Abstract
Abstract : Reforming the Military Retirement System (MRS) is an issue that raises concern within Congress, the military organization and the military s strategic leadership. A 2011 Defense Business Board (DBB) report recommends major reform of the MRS from a defined benefit system towards a defined contribution system that demonstrates federal budget savings over time. This study contemplates MRS reform using the Strategic Thinking Framework to identify the viable reasons to consider alternatives to the current MRS that reach beyond the budget savings projected by the DBB in its report on MRS reform. Even though the United States government s budget is facing mounting deficits and increased debt, the DBB report faced immediate criticism upon publication in an effort to resist any change. The criticism suggests budget savings alone will not carry an effort for MRS reform. Linking U.S. interests identified in the National Security Strategy (NSS) to the need for MRS reform beyond budget savings may be the key to moving the MRS from the current method to a system that truly aligns ends, ways and means.
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