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Based on estimates, Arlington National Cemetery will run out of space in the near future. According to the article, by 2025. If this proposal is approved, those who retired from the military will no longer be eligible for burial there. However, there is a suggestion to modify this proposal. Those receiving military retirement pay, effective this policy’s implementation, should be grandfathered and keep their eligibility.<\/p>\n
From the military Times, commentary:<\/span><\/p>\n Imagine you are an 80-year-old who served over 30 years of active military service — with the literal battle scars to prove it — having made plans to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. You and your family made these plans because a burial, with the appropriate honors is what the military promised you when you joined AND when you retired. Now as you and your family think about how and where your life and sacrifice to our nation are to be honored — you discover your end of life plans are null and void. (Even worse — your family finds out after you are gone.)<\/p>\n That’s the scenario that will play out for military retirees if the Army is successful in denying burial benefits for retirees at Arlington. The changes proposed will render those who honorably served 20 or more years ineligible for in-ground burial and the military honors currently afforded to retirees at Arlington. It seems bizarre that the Army is proposing to eliminate Arlington burial benefits for veterans alive today in order to benefit those who have yet to serve one day in uniform — but that is exactly what is before the Congress.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The military Times has the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"