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Thoughts on military retirement

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MililaniBuckeye said:
Are you a Major? A retired Major getting a GS-12 or GS-13 position would be doing just fine. Just be advised that property taxes in Dayton are fucking retardedly high. A good friend of mine (retired E-8, currently a GS-13 I believe with 16-17 years) has a house in Dayton that's worth about $200k and pays well over $6k a year in property taxes.
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The KSB said:
I'm not going to live in Dayton. Looking to stay well south of there. Not to mention, that's less than half of what typical taxes in jersey are.
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Colorado has a messed up constitutional amendment that keeps residential property taxes (technically the ratio of valuation for assessment) unnaturally low and makes up for it with high business property taxes. My property tax rate, based on actual value, is about 1/5 of what Mili's reporting for Dayton.
 
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Jagdaddy said:
Colorado has a messed up constitutional amendment that keeps residential property taxes (technically the ratio of valuation for assessment) unnaturally low and makes up for it with high business property taxes. My property tax rate, based on actual value, is about 1/5 of what Mili's reporting for Dayton.
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Thanks to tourism, our property taxes are absurdly low based on the property assessment. My net taxable value for last year was $636,500 while my property tax was $2,200 (0.347%).
 
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The KSB said:
Not sure what HYTing is. But yeah I'm getting to formally retire. It will be as a captain. Branch transferred to acquisitions about 4 years ago. I picked up a lot of certifications that I keep as a civilian. Plus I worked some major programs. If I would be willing to stay in Jersey I would get a GS 14 position. I would prefer not to stay here though. Jersey is too crowded and expensive. Wright Patterson is a major acquisition center for the Air Force. They have GS 14 positions and I have the qualifications. However, My experience isn't as directly transferable as it would be here so I'm guessing a 12 or 13.

Edit: I looked up hyt. Yeah, it's the same thing but the Army calls it something different for officers.
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Thank you for your service to our great nation. WPAFB is a good place to work, especially if you're GS. I'm in Columbus now as a GS-13 working for DISA. We lived in Springfield at the time but if I had to do it over again, I would have lived either in London and commuted or lived in Beavercreek. If you can, avoid Fairborn :biggrin:

Edit: Ok I read further on - the fuckin big green weenie strikes again....I don't miss that part of the Army....sorry about that....

AirForceBuck15 said:
I am former Air Force active duty and currently a GS-12 at Wright-Patt (NASIC). I just glanced at the locality pay difference between Dayton, OH and NJ and it is quite substantial. Let me know if you have any questions about the area or base. Thank you for your service and congratulations on your retirement!
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Where are you in NASIC? I worked there from 2005-2010 in SC for General Dynamics.
 
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The KSB said:
Have you ever got an email saying your services were no longer needed then another one a couple months later saying whoops, paperwork error, we actually do need you? If so, how did it go for you.
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me personally? no. but in my field it happens all the time actually. we call them "independent contractors" and they typically make just a straight up shit ton of cash.

oh and as far as retirement goes in any field....

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