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Title: They Didn't even wait a week!!
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on August 14, 2003, 02:05:30 PM: Less than a week after Troops in Iraq were told that they had to stay there for a whole year the Pentagon dropped the other shoe. Now here come the paycuts....

According to this article http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/08/14/MN94780.DTL&type=printable

Military hazard and family seperation pay is being cut by over half.

I love how the government calls soldiers heros.
Title: Re: They Didn't even wait a week!!
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on August 14, 2003, 05:36:40 PM: Apparently, they wouldn't be heroes if they were compensated appropriately.
Title: Re: They Didn't even wait a week!!
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on August 14, 2003, 06:02:02 PM: Or even adequately, If I told you the number of soldiers who had to rely on food stamps you be ill.
Title: Re: They Didn't even wait a week!!
Post by: Entsuropi on August 14, 2003, 08:40:03 PM: I find this sad.

I hope Bush does something about it personally.

I am biased; i intend to join the UK army. But it is worth noting that the government refuses to increase the pay of soldiers here. This has resulted in the (110,000 strong at full size i believe) being something like 7,000 men understrength.
Title: Re: They Didn't even wait a week!!
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on August 15, 2003, 12:47:16 PM: I suspect Bush already HAS had something to do with it.
Title: Re: They Didn't even wait a week!!
Post by: Spriggan on August 15, 2003, 01:13:08 PM: When Bush first came into office he almost dubbled service men/womens pay. Even with the pay cut they're still makeing more then before he was in office. Not saying I agree with it. And yes Bush has had something to do with it, but congress lowered it more then he had wanted to.
Title: Re: They Didn't even wait a week!!
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on August 15, 2003, 03:31:50 PM: No Spriggan he didn't. Im in the service and my pay sure as heck didnt double. We got three scheduled pay raises that amounted to about 100 dollars more a month in my pay check.
Title: Re: They Didn't even wait a week!!
Post by: Spriggan on August 16, 2003, 12:22:16 AM: well then USA Today is lieing.
Title: Re: They Didn't even wait a week!!
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on August 16, 2003, 11:59:35 PM: What was doubled was the individual bonuses i.e. Family Seperation and Hazard pay. Both of which needed to badly be updated as they hadnt been increased in over a decade. Before the war they were raised and the troops were told that it was going to be permenant and was included in the appropriations for the war. Oh and a big distinction coming up, while the Whitehouse can and often does lobby for increases and obviously congress is in the presidents pocket right now, congress is the branch of government that pays my salary and decides to raise or lower it.
Title: Re: They Didn't even wait a week!!
Post by: Spriggan on August 17, 2003, 12:05:16 AM: Thanks for clearing that up Jeffe.