At any rate, the Donnie Wahlberg divorce is due to irreconcilable differences per the Houston Chronicle. Evidently, wife Kim Fey Wahlberg had enough of hearing about how sweet this New Kids On The Block (NKOTB) reunion is going to be (we guess).
Check your retirement points every year (ARNG/USAR). As a member of the Army Reserve/National Guard, you must have 20 years of service to be eligible for retired pay when you reach the age of 60. A qualifying year is one in which you earn a minimum of 50 retirement points. The reference for how retirement points are established can be found in AR 140-185. It is your responsibility to ensure that you achieve the minimum points required to achieve a qualifying year.
August 20, 2010. Retirement pay for the U.S. Military Reserves is based on accrued points. The more points you have, the more you will be paid in your retirement. Points are calculated in accordance with the amount of service you performed--the more time you spent, the more drills you attended, the more classes you took to further your value to the military, the more points you will have and the higher your retirement pay will be.