bonus payback

[resister]

Fox news reported this morning that the secretary of defense Ashe Carter has suspended its plan to have many of the California NG pay back thousands of dollars in bonuses that it gave the troops.No word yet if the ones who have paid pack will be reimbursed.I kinda doubt.We shall see.

[Crepitus]

They should be.

[Cigar]

They should be.

INB4 - Obama's Fault

[Crepitus]

INB4 - Obama's Fault

What? He's got nuthin' to do with this.

[Cigar]

What? He's got nuthin' to do with this.

Give it an hour or two ... they're still in their crib waiting to get their diaper changed

[Common Sense]

They should all be reimbursed.

[waltky]

Congress gonna get to the bottom of the problem...

Lawmakers Press DoD to Fix Guard Bonus Repayment Problem
Oct 27, 2016 | U.S. lawmakers on Thursday pressed the Pentagon to find a fix for the thousands of California National Guard members forced to pay back improperly awarded bonuses.

A group of more than 100 members of Congress asked Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Chief of the National Guard Bureau Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel to work with them to address the controversy. "We urge you to make this a top priority and work with Congress to find a permanent solution to make service members whole," according to a letter co-signed by Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat from California, and Adam Smith, a Democrat from Washington, and others. The lawmakers praised Carter for outlining steps to deal with the problem. But they said the plan -- which calls for speeding up the existing adjudication process and completing the work by July 1, 2017 -- doesn't relieve the burden now weighing on troops and families who received the money in error. "Those who served in the California National Guard bear no responsibility for the mistakes and misconduct that led to these payments," they wrote. "It is unfair and unacceptable to hold them accountable a decade later."

Cpl. Christopher Garland, a member of the California National Guard, receives the Army Commendation Medal for valor, and a Combat Medic Badge, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni.

The letter continues, "Even if those bonuses and benefits offered by the Guard were unauthorized, the Army would be contractually liable for paying the bonuses to the Guard members because they signed reenlistment contracts and agreed to put their lives on the line under a belief that they would receive the bonuses and incentives offered to them for their service and sacrifice." The letter came a day after Carter ordered a temporary halt to the collection of the bonuses. The defense chief instructed the Pentagon's Defense Finance and Accounting Service "to suspend all efforts to collect reimbursement from affected California National Guard members, effective as soon as is practical. This suspension will continue until I am satisfied that our process is working effectively," he said in a statement.

Peter Levine, the Pentagon's senior personnel official, said the department won't seek legislation to create a blanket waiver for all cases. "We don’t believe we need legislation," he said. "It would set a bad precedent if we don't recoup" money from service members who abused the system to get bonuses, he said. "There are cases where we need to recoup." Regardless, a separate letter addressed to House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, among others, also advised to quickly advance legislation that provides "a permanent solution for servicemembers and veterans who received the bonuses in good faith." The letter was signed by 106 congressional members.

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[resister]

What? He's got nuthin' to do with this.

Don't feed the troll

[Crepitus]

Don't feed the troll

OK, I'll stop feeding trolls, you stop with the irony.

Deal?

[resister]

Don't feed the troll

My bad meant to quote ceegar