A bill that would raise the retirement age of military members to 65 years old or 40 years of service has been approved for a second reading by the House of Representatives.
The bill, which Jonathan Gaza was the primary sponsor for, was discussed and ultimately approved for the second reading on Thursday.
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This bill proposes to alter section 30 of the Principal Act in order to raise the age at which officers can retire from 60 to 65, and to increase the number of service years required for retirement from 35 to 40.
According to the text of the proposed amendment, “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Principal Act, the age of retirement for members of the Armed Forces shall be 40 years of Service or 65 years of age, whichever comes first,”
In addition to this, the measure seeks to shield senior military leaders from being forced to quit as a result of the nomination of service chiefs.
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In addition, in the event that the bill is enacted into law, officers who are compelled to retire in order to make way for the appointment of service chiefs will be given the opportunity to find work as service consultants.
“Beginning on the date that this bill takes effect, any Senior Serving Member of the Armed Forces of the Federation who is required to retire compulsorily solely due to the fact that an officer of the same rank or a subordinate rank is appointed by the President of the Federal Republic as the Chief of Defense Staff, or Chief of Army Staff, or Chief of Naval Staff, or Chief of Air Staff, shall be engaged by the Chief of Defense Staff as Senior technical consultants for the training of the newly appointed Chief of Defense Staff
The bill was amended and sent to the House Committee on Defence for further legislative action after it was passed through the House.
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