Nothing happens quickly in the US Government, and in the military, it is even slower. My ex was a civilian employee in personnel management in the Army and had to apply to retire three months ahead of his proposed retirement. And if you don't leave on the date you said you would, all of that paperwork is tossed and you start all over again.

Trump and Vance have nothing to offer so they are spending their time attacking the Democrats. I heard a recent proposal Trump is trying to float to bring in more votes, so here's the back story: back in the Reagan administration, when he said government was the problem and talked about "welfare queens" he also struck a nasty blow against retirees and started taxing Social Security benefits. That has always been a sore point, because it is benefits we paid into and is being taxed as wages. Trump suggested he would remove the tax from social security - if that gets traction then the Democratic answer should be that this has always been on their radar and would happen regardless of who wins the election.