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SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — A small number of sailors chosen for separation from the Navy by the enlisted retention board could receive a lifeline in the form of retirement benefits after all, Navy officials have announced.

Under a program known as the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, about 300 of the nearly 3,000 sailors who are facing separation in the fall will have a chance to apply for retirement benefits if they are scheduled to reach 15 years of active service by Sept. 1, Navy officials said. For more information please click here.