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In reply to the discussion: Navy Seal who allegedly shot Bin Laden says US military has abandoned him [View all]IggleDoer
(1,186 posts)If the military no longer needs (or has to many of) some people in a certain position(MOS/AFSCs), the military offers an early retirement from time to time.
Also some individuals retire and got, let's say a 50% retirement, but have only been in a few years. Their base pay is rather paltry and their retirement pay is 50% of paltry. So he may complain that he isn't getting enough.
Others have decided to settle in an area with no military or VA facilities within several hundred miles of where they chose to live. Then they complain that they have no medical or commissary/Bx privileges.
The Navy Seal who killed OBL would be "Golden" for the rest of his career. He would easily get a promotion or two before reaching retirement eligibility. If he left on his own volition, he must have thought that he would get more $$$ on the outside.