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Source: 2003 Survey of Military Retirees and author's calculations. The universe is all male retirees with at least 20 years on active duty aged 40 and older. The data include age at survey in single years; age at retirement is calculated using age at survey minus an estimate of the year of retirement, which is reported in 5-year intervals; age at entering is calculated as age at survey minus single years spent on active duty.
