Comments on: National Guard troops getting CIR’d on!

By: falcon_01

falcon_01 — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:46:00 +0000

Hey, watch it on the contractor jab! Some of us are qualified ex-military or inactive reserve as a result of good-old Congressional downsizing to save money!

I'm with Greyhawk though- if you're on active duty, you signed a blank check with your life regardless of whether or not you even see combat. The least they could do is not screw around with benefits during wartime. He's got a good point about what they did for WWII vets.
I'm surprised anyone thinks Congress is actually going to fix the problems! The Air Force is still working on "Force Shaping"- getting rid of 40,000 people over the course of a few years to save money in the middle of a war!

By: Nicki

Nicki — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:01:00 +0000

Depending on how long Guard Soldiers spend on active duty, they can qualify for full GI benefits and can buy in. At least that’s what we’ve been told.

By: brown neck gaitor

brown neck gaitor — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:20:00 +0000

Greyhawk is, unfortunately, correct.

Generally speaking, deployment orders are written with a "not to exceed" value.

By: Thus Spake Ortner

Thus Spake Ortner — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:57:00 +0000

Here is Greyhawk’s take on it:

http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/009471.html

By: Nicki

Nicki — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:46:00 +0000

I have no doubt it’ll be fixed. I’m highly offended that it has to be fixed in the first place.

By: Thus Spake Ortner

Thus Spake Ortner — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:01:00 +0000

1) I virtually guarantee this gets fixed.
2) I agree with most of it, but some of it is not really analogous. If this was a cost saving thing (and I bet it is not) then it would have nothing to do with other accounts. My guess is that the 729 was due to a different law dealing with how long they can be activated. Either way, it will be fixed.