General Brown Fired

[Gregory Matthews]

On February 21 2025, President Trump exercised his legal authority to remove General Brown from his position as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Normally this is a 4-year position.  As such, General Brown was the highest ranking person in the entire US military.  He was over all branches of the military.  I have been asked what his retirement pay will be.  That is uncertain, due to the fact that all US 3-star and 4-star officer's retirement rank is determined by a vote of Congress.  Congress may vote to retire him at either the 3-star rank ot the 4-star rank.  If Congress does not vote his retirement at that level, General Brown will automatically retire at the rank of a 2-star officer.

I have been asked as to what his retirement pay might be. I have researched it, factored in the important facts, and I have   determined that his retirement pay will be as follows.  NOTE:  I have not considered retirement at the 3-star rank as I do not consider that likely, but it could be.

4-sta4r rank:   $18,880.00 per month:    $226,560.00 per year.

2-atar rank:     $16,611.00 per month;     $199,332.00 per year.

The difference between he two:  $2,269.00 per month;  $27,228.00 per year.

NOTE:  For those of you who attempt to run the figures and think that the above amounts reflects his current Active Duty pay, you have misunderstood the system as his current Active Duty pay exceeds the above amounts.