The nonmarketable bonds in this account are demands on future taxes just like all other entitlement trusts. Wherever you see a negative monthly "Excess" taxpayer money has been used to meet the obligations of retired military personell.
MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUND
FISCAL 2008
(in millions)
Month
Receipts
Outlays
Interest
Surplus
Balance
Open
$2,637
$4,703
-
$1,051
$193,689
10/2007
$1,701
$833
-
$868
$231,421
11/2007
$2,818
$3,710
-
$892
$226,493
12/2007
$1,535
$3,705
-
$2,170
$224,487
1/2008
$2,363
$3,793
-
 $1,917 $223,176
MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUND
FISCAL 2007
(in millions)
Month
Receipts
Outlays
Interest
Surplus
Balance
Open
-
-
-
-
$181,810
10/2006
$31,133
$3,496
$9,501
$21,632
$206,403
11/2006
$2,444
$3,497
-
$1,054
$205,488
12/2006
$588
$3,500
-
$2,912
$202,730
1/2007
$1,091
$3,622
-
$2,530
$200,382
2/2007
$2,690
$3,636
-
$946
$199,260
3/2007
$1,415
$3,694
-
$2,280
$197,370
4/2007
$3,208
$3,660
-
$452
$195,018
5/2007
$3,248
$3,689
-
$441
$196,741
6/2007
$4,733
$3,646
-
$1,823
$195,018
7/2007
$2,107
$3,688
-
$1,581
$193,601
8/2007
$2,637
$4,703
-
$1,051
$192,689
MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUND
FISCAL 2006
(in millions)
Month
Receipts
Outlays
Interest
Surplus
Balance
Open
-
-
-
-
$177,282
10/2005
$27,249
$3,292
$9,444
$14,513
$196,248
11/2005
$4,559
$3,305
-
$1,254
$197,662
12/2005
$1,717
$3,301
-
$1,584
$196,226
1/2006
$699
$3,446
-
$2,747
$193,646
2/2006
$2,160
$3,456
-
$1,295
$192,507
3/2006
$1,608
$3,469
-
$1,861
$190,815
4/2006
$2,168
$3,466
-
$1,297
$189,692
5/2006
$4,419
$3,486
-
$932
$187,387
6/2006
$1,998
$3,488
-
$1,490
$186,018
7/2006
$1,790
$3,482
-
$1,692
$184,460
8/2006
$2,720
$3,485
-
$765
$183,825
9/2006
$1,327
$3,469
-
$2,142
$181,810
MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUND
FISCAL 2005
(in millions)
Month
Receipts
Outlays
Interest
Excess
Balance
Open
-
-
-
-
$177,280
10/2004
$19,112
$3,000
$9,572
$11,326
$198,288
11/2004
$5,299
$3,312
-
$1,987
$200,604
12/2004
$1,251
$855
-
$395
 $198,821
1/2005
$1,329
$3,234
-
$1,904
$197,138
2/2005
$3,012
$3,276
-
$264
 $197,069
3/2005
$1,020
$3,280
-
$2,260
$195,027
4/2005
$1,338
$3,317
-
$1,980
$184,319
5/2005
$5,087
$3,261
-
$2,960
$186,347
6/2005
$1,463
$3,279
-
$1,816
 $180,706
7/2005
$1,287
$3,277
-
$1,990
$178,935
8/2005
$3,050
$3,312
-
$263
$178,890
9/2005
$1,521
$3,270
-
$1,750
$177,282
MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUND
FISCAL 2004
(in millions)
Month
Receipts
Outlays
Interest
Excess
Balance
Open
-
-
-
-
$172,362
10/2003
$19,179
$2,982
$9,476
$6,721
$187,484
11/2003
$5,410
$2,981
-
$2,429
$190,134
12/2003
$904
$3,001
-
$2,097
$188,253
1/2004
$1,080
$3,064
-
$1,983
$184,982
2/2004
$2,451
$3,104
-
$654
$184,934
3/2004
$983
$3,106
-
$2,124
$183,039
4/2004
$1,024
$3,134
-
$2,109
$180,612
5/2004
$5,343
$3,090
-
$2,253
$183,144
6/2004
$920
$3,107
-
$2,187
$181,175
7/2004
$1,178
$3,120
-
$1,942
$178,779
8/2004
$3,117
$3,133
-
$17
$179,314
9/2004
$929
$3,174
-
$2,245
$177,280
Drawn Down $14,269
MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUND
FISCAL 2003
(IN MILLIONS)
Month
Receipts
Outlays
Excess
Balance
10/2002
$18,735
$2,934
$15,800
$178,424
11/2002
$5,677
$2,932
$2,745
$181,481
12/2002
$827
$2,951
$2,124
$179,690
1/2003
$824
$2,955
$2,131
$177,801
2/2003
$2,822
$2,973
$150
$178,009
3/2003
$998
$2,977
$1,979
$176,298
4/2003
$901
$2,975
$2,074
$174,517
5/2003
$5,407
$2,978
$2,430
$177,250
6/2003
$1,243
$2,970
$1,727
$175,738
7/2003
$895
$2,972
$2,077
$173,900
8/2003
$2,970
$2,977
$7
$174,105
9/2003
$1,088
$2,974
$1,886
$172,362
Drawn
 Down
$14,155
MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUND
FISCAL 2002
(IN MILLIONS)
Month
Receipts
Outlays
Excess
Balance
10/2001
$18,724
$2,874
$15,850
$172,927
11/2001
$5,716
$2,877
$2,838
$175,626
12/2001
$864
$2,924
$2,060
$173,724
1/2002
$965
$2,934
$1,968
$171,910
2/2002
$2,215
$2,952
$737
$171,346
3/2002
$935
$2,904
$1,969
$169,536
4/2002
$1,811
$2,942
$1,131
$167,665
5/2002
$6,051
$2,939
$3,112
$169,834
6/2002
$968
$2,935
$1,967
$168,003
7/2002
$961
$2,913
$1,953
$166,208
8/2002
$2,451
$2,936
$486
$164,202
9/2002
$1,552
$2,930
$1,378
$162,396
Surplus
$8,252*
MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUND
FISCAL 2001
(IN MILLIONS)
Month
Receipts
Outlays
Excess
Balance
10/2000
$17,433
$2,763
$14,670
$164,213
11/2000
$6,194
$2,771
$3,424
$167,797
12/2000
$878
$2,760
$1,883
$163,407
1/2001
$$945
$2,863
$1,918
$164,168
2/2001
$2,122
$2,861
$740
$163,524
3/2001
$911
$2,880
$1,969
$161,615
4/2001
$1,690
$2,864
$1,174
$160,525
5/2001
$5,838
$2,866
$2,972
$163,574
6/2001
$876
$2,866
$1,990
$161,611
7/2001
$1,005
$2,864
$1,859
$159,853
8/2001
$2,117
$2,869
$752
$159,119
9/2001
$818
$2,869
$2,050
$156,978
Surplus
$6,731*
MILITARY RETIREMENT TRUST FUND
FISCAL 2000
(IN MILLIONS)
Month
Receipts
Outlays
Excess
Balance
10/1999
$16,116
$2,676
$13,439
$155,252
11/1999
$6,043
$2,685
$3,358
$158,931
12/1999
$836
$2,683
$1,847
$157,162
1/2000
$857
$2,736
$1,879
$155,373
2/2000
$2,049
$2,750
$701
$154,778
3/2000
$1,359
$2,751
$1,391
$153,494
4/2000
$856
$2,763
$1,906
$151,693
5/2000
$6,208
$2,749
$3,459
$155,312
6/2000
$869
$2.753
$1,885
$153,522
7/2000
$864
$2,752
$1,888
$151,739
8/2000
$2,046
$2,769
$723
$151,154
9/2000
$853
$2,740
$1,888
$149,348
Surplus
$6,148*