Comments on: Sones: Travis tightening its belt, improving facilities

By: S K

S K — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:45:27 +0000

No these civilian employees I am talking about are FED employees, GSes I believe.

By: rich

rich — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:14:31 +0000

Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe you’re referring to the State of California employees retirement plan and CALPERS. I believe the FERS system has different rules. The State of California is far more generous with employee benefits then the reformed FERS system has. If Travis closes, many Federal employees will be ”Riff’d” and they will lose quite a bit with no recourse or rights to be automatically hired elsewhere. GI’s will simply PCS to new assignments elsewhere in the US or overseas depending on the Air Force’s needs.

By: S K

S K — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:05:38 +0000

I am not an expert nor rocket scientist, but here’s a suggestion to save A LOT of $$$$$s. How about letting the civilian workers that meet the service time requirement of 30+ yrs. but not yet the AGE requirement of 55+ retire if they are wanting to. It does not make any sense whats so ever to have two systems in place based on when you hired on. I know PPL that want to go NOW, having the time, but not the age. Under your OLD plan one can go with 30+ yrs. but would owe an age penalty under 55, as where I retired from PacBell (S.B.C. now again A.T&T). But under your NEW plan even with 30 yrs. service, under 55, NO CAN GO. That is INSANE!!!! But with Telco, you can retire with ANY age once you have 30 yrs. service. Travis ought to do the same. As Moses once said, “LET MY PPL GO.” >>LOL

By: Rich Giddens

Rich Giddens — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:18:27 +0000

Solano County is a horrible rotten host for any military installation with its peace protests, high cost unionized labor, high crime rates, marijuana ''dispensaries'', unchecked encroachment with 2 deadly bird attracting landfills at either end of both runways. Its like Solano County is begging for Travis to be closed. I'm not so sanguine about Travis staying open and I base that on previous observations of the life cycle of military bases. When the Federal Government starts spending hog-wild on a base, its a good sign the base will soon be nominated for closure. And Sandy Person and her laughable ''economic development'' corporation? She seems to be clueless about anything military. The bad news has already started as the Department of the Air Force has notified you that California will not be a State where the new KC-46 will be based at. Those aircraft and jobs wisely I'll not be sent to the military unfriendly state of California.