How The Pentagon Supports Our Re-enlisted
The Pentagon has reneged on its offer to pay a $15,000 bonus to members of the National Guard and Army Reserve who agree to extend their enlistments by six years, according to Sen. Patty Murray (D-Seattle).
The bonuses were offered in January to Active Guard and Reserve and military technician soldiers who were serving overseas. In April, the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs ordered the bonuses stopped, Murray said.
“This is outrageous,” the senator said in a telephone interview. “It makes me angry that this administration has broken another promise to our troops.” [“When a bonus isn’t a bonus”]
What I want to know is if those Active Guard, Reserve, and military technician soldiers, who extended their enlistments because of the bonus, now have the opportunity to rethink their end of the deal and change their mind. If not, it sounds a little like bait and switch to me and more than a bit illegal. No wonder recruitment is at a 30-year low.
Hat tip to John in DC at AmericaBlog.
tags: Pentagon, National Guard, Army Reserves
You may also enjoy...
Leave a comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
