Quote, Paraphrase, & Citation #3

Quote: "All of these retirement systems have a common thread: if you stay in the armed forces for 20 or more years, you are eligible to receive a pension based on a percentage of your basic pay, and if you stay in for a 40 years, you are eligible for 100% of your basic pay. But that's where the similarities end and the confusion really begins, because each of these systems determines your amount of pension differently."

Paraphrase: All of retirement systems are similar because they base your pension a percentage of your daily pay.  

If you serve for a total of 40 years you are eligible for 100% of your daily pay. After that they are not really similair.

Citation: . "The Military Retirement System ." Military.com. 2013 Military Avantage, n.d. Web. 18 Mar 2013. <http://www.military.com/benefits/military-pay/the-military-retirement-system.html>.