Retiring from the U.S. military is a sweet deal for the 17 percent of veterans who are allowed to serve for twenty years on active duty. Too sweet. For decades, critics and top brass have warned that the Pentagonâs defined benefit pension (earned after 20 years of service) is growing exponentially more expensive.
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The Age of Revolution is the period from approximately 1775 to 1848 in which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in many parts of Europe and the Americas.The period is noted for the change in government from absolutist monarchies to constitutionalist states and republics.he Age of Revolution is the period from approximately 1775 to 1848 in which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in many parts of Europe and the Americas.