Self-Defense Forces personnel can serve until age 65, proposed by a bipartisan coalition of parliamentarians

Proposals compiled by the ``Parliamentary League Supporting Self-Defense Forces Members, Retired Self-Defense Forces Personnel, and Their Families,'' a nonpartisan group of members of the Diet, were made public on the 9th. In order to guarantee the status of Self-Defense Forces personnel, many of whom are forced to retire in their mid-50s due to the early retirement age system, the main goal is to allow them to work as civil servants at the Ministry of Defense or other ministries until the age of 65 if they wish. It will be decided at a meeting on the 10th and will be submitted to the government soon.

The proposal argued that ``supporting Self-Defense Forces personnel and their families throughout their lives'' should be positioned as a pillar of security policy in three security-related documents to be revised by the end of this year.

On top of that, he advocated the creation of the ``Retired Self-Defense Forces Personnel and Family Support Agency.'' Specifically, in addition to allowing SDF personnel to continue working until the age of 65, the request includes (1) early realization of free medical care for SDF personnel, (2) financial support for troop associations, SDF family associations, and defense associations, (3) childcare, childcare, and nursing care support for families, and (4) support for employment, kindergarten, and school transfers when transferred.