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I can’t believe this isn’t going to cause an uproar in Congress. And the GOP nominess ought to be jumping on it too.
this is not a pay cut for serving “in harm’s way”, it is a refinement of what constitutes being “in harm’s way”
I guess someone who takes 30 days of leave in Hawaii or Florida, or who rotates to a statsuion in conus or noncombat zone, will not be considered as being “in harm’s way”, and won’t get combat pay for those days
I see nothing wrong with this. But if the troops are underpaid just give them a pay raise
I guess someone who takes 30 days of leave in Hawaii or Florida, or who rotates to a station in conus or noncombat zone, will not be considered as being “in harm's way”, and won't get combat pay for those days
I see nothing wrong with this. But if the troops are underpaid just give them a pay raise
It is my personal opinion this is another of Obama’s moves to shrink the military to dangerously low levels for the purpose of returning to the Draft. The Draft has been on the list of to-do’s for the Democrats since it was rescinded.
He wants to say the volunteer army isn’t working, therefore he hasn’t any choice but to return to the draft.
Obama has REPEATEDLY said one thing ... and done another.
We need to cut Congressional pay to the same levels and maybe even drop them in Afghanistan. Then we could bring our soldiers home and make them our Congress.
As an Infantryman in the United States Army, I see this as a good and bad thing.
It is good that those who are actually put in harms way during deployments are rewarded over those who are quite safe on their FOBs. Fobbits, as we call them, do not deserve the same pay of those actually risk their lives on a daily basis.
It is bad if they limit it to only combat arms MOS’ despite a soldier’s actual duty when overseas. Many soldier’s who are not combat arms go outside the wire. Also, some FOBs do take incoming fire. This policy may leave too much up to the discretion of someone who is too far out of harms way to make the judgement of who is deserving.
While many in the military will disagree with this new policy. You will not find too many Infantryman in that boat.
I don’t think Obama would be doing this if he wasn’t feeling confident about winning in November.
I detest that man...
Mike
I hope all obama worshippers who have relatives serving in the military appreciate this. Maybe they can get obama to pay them from his stash.
This will free up some more money to help buy votes.
In a way, I support this. I remember how many Colonels and Generals would time their visits to the troops...arriving on the last day of the month, and departing on the first of the next month. 36 hours in theater, and in return they got 2 months combat pay and two months tax exemption.
However, I’d feel better about it if they would also increase the combat pay to say...$20/day. Most real combat troops would get a raise, while the high-up strap hangers would get much less.
This should screw up everybodys pay for months.
He’s getting ready for his 150th vacation and needs the money.
I can see a change in flight pay for aircrew members coming where flight pay is pro-rated daily and credited only for the days you fly. This will expand to other hazardous duties as well.
But Obama increased the amount of welfare his sheep receive,so much for leadership.