Obama Screws The Military Again...Expecting Soldiers That Already Served Repay Bonuses

[mudwhistle]

Obama has frozen their pay, jacked up prices in the exchanges, and refused to take care of veterans.

He's forced them to undergo sensitivity training and installed diversity in the military. One the primary reasons soldiers are dying today is because Obama has politicized the military to the point that winning is frowned upon and understanding the needs of the enemy is a primary concern.

Now he slaps veterans in the face with an accusation that the troops screwed up and took money they didn't deserve.

Obama's Pentagon used these bonuses to convince reserve and National Guard soldiers to reenlist to stay in and fight in Iraq. Now they're demanding they pay back the bonuses they earned after these soldiers served and risked their lives over a decade ago.

Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after going to war

Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after going to war

Short of troops to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan a decade ago, the California National Guard enticed thousands of soldiers with bonuses of $15,000 or more to reenlist and go to war.
Now the Pentagon is demanding the money back.


Nearly 10,000 soldiers, many of whom served multiple combat tours, have been ordered to repay large enlistment bonuses — and slapped with interest charges, wage garnishments and tax liens if they refuse — after audits revealed widespread overpayments by the California Guard at the height of the wars last decade.
Investigations have determined that lack of oversight allowed for widespread fraud and mismanagement by California Guard officials under pressure to meet enlistment targets.

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[JoeB131]

Okay, so how is fraud in Guard enlistments a decade ago Obama's fault, exactly?

 

[Moonglow]

Okay, so how is fraud in Guard enlistments a decade ago Obama's fault, exactly?

Because he doesn't like him..So every stubbed toe for the past century is Oblama's fault...

 

[Iceweasel]

A former soldier was on FOX this morning, she re-upped with the bonus back then and just got a letter saying she is in violation of the law. Hubby too and he lost a leg.

These assholes have corrupted government to third world standards.

 

[pwjohn]

Obama has frozen their pay, jacked up prices in the exchanges, and refused to take care of veterans.​

He's forced them to undergo sensitivity training and installed diversity in the military. One the primary reasons soldiers are dying today is because Obama has politicized the military to the point that winning is frowned upon and understanding the needs of the enemy is a primary concern.

Now he slaps veterans in the face with an accusation that the troops screwed up and took money they didn't deserve.

Obama's Pentagon used these bonuses to convince reserve and National Guard soldiers to reenlist to stay in and fight in Iraq. Now they're demanding they pay back the bonuses they earned after these soldiers served and risked their lives over a decade ago.

Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after going to war

Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after going to war

Short of troops to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan a decade ago, the California National Guard enticed thousands of soldiers with bonuses of $15,000 or more to reenlist and go to war.
Now the Pentagon is demanding the money back.


Nearly 10,000 soldiers, many of whom served multiple combat tours, have been ordered to repay large enlistment bonuses — and slapped with interest charges, wage garnishments and tax liens if they refuse — after audits revealed widespread overpayments by the California Guard at the height of the wars last decade.
Investigations have determined that lack of oversight allowed for widespread fraud and mismanagement by California Guard officials under pressure to meet enlistment targets.


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i blame bush. And those butfucking repubs stinking up both houses if congress for shit like this.

 

[Iceweasel]

Obama has frozen their pay, jacked up prices in the exchanges, and refused to take care of veterans.​

He's forced them to undergo sensitivity training and installed diversity in the military. One the primary reasons soldiers are dying today is because Obama has politicized the military to the point that winning is frowned upon and understanding the needs of the enemy is a primary concern.

Now he slaps veterans in the face with an accusation that the troops screwed up and took money they didn't deserve.

Obama's Pentagon used these bonuses to convince reserve and National Guard soldiers to reenlist to stay in and fight in Iraq. Now they're demanding they pay back the bonuses they earned after these soldiers served and risked their lives over a decade ago.

Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after going to war

Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after going to war

Short of troops to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan a decade ago, the California National Guard enticed thousands of soldiers with bonuses of $15,000 or more to reenlist and go to war.
Now the Pentagon is demanding the money back.


Nearly 10,000 soldiers, many of whom served multiple combat tours, have been ordered to repay large enlistment bonuses — and slapped with interest charges, wage garnishments and tax liens if they refuse — after audits revealed widespread overpayments by the California Guard at the height of the wars last decade.
Investigations have determined that lack of oversight allowed for widespread fraud and mismanagement by California Guard officials under pressure to meet enlistment targets.


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i blame bush. And those butfucking repubs stinking up both houses if congress for shit like this.

You're insane.

 

[mudwhistle]

Why does Obama do this?

1. He hates our military
2. He wants to piss them off
3. He hopes that some rednecks start blowing up buildings ala Timothy McVeigh

 

[waltky]

Congress leaning toward letting Guardsmen keep their bonuses...

Congress May Let National Guard Soldiers Keep Millions in Bonuses
Nov 18, 2016 | WASHINGTON -- California lawmakers in the House and Senate offered legislative proposals Thursday that would allow nearly 10,000 California National Guard soldiers to keep improper enlistment bonuses they were paid during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan a decade ago.

In a rare sign of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, Democrats and Republicans argued that congressional action is needed to make sure the Pentagon forgives the soldiers' debts and closes out an episode that has hurt thousands of veterans, roiled the Pentagon and embarrassed members of Congress. A version of the bill could be approved as part of a defense authorization package as early as next week, when Congress leaves on Thanksgiving recess, congressional leaders said. If approved, the legislation would make it likely that most or all of the roughly 9,700 California Guard soldiers who received inflated enlistment bonuses and student loan payments between 2004 and 2010 would have those debts waived, lawmakers said.

Under the Democrats' version of the bill, the approximately 1,700 California Guard soldiers who already have repaid all or part of their bonuses to the Pentagon would be given the money back with interest. The proposed legislation also orders the Pentagon to inform credit agencies that the debt was never valid, meeting a key complaint from soldiers unable to get mortgages or car loans because of poor credit scores. Credit agencies would be barred from including references to the soldiers' debts in credit reports. The Los Angeles Times/Tribune Washington Bureau reported last month that the Pentagon was demanding repayment of enlistment bonuses that were given to about 9,700 California Guard soldiers to help fill enlistment quotas for the wars. Many of the soldiers served in combat and some returned with severe injuries.

Soldiers of the California National Guard's 40th Infantry Division rehearsing an air assault mission at Fort Hunter Liggett​

Many of the soldiers were told to repay bonuses of more than $15,000 years after they had completed their military service. In response to a public outcry, and at the urging of the White House, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ordered a suspension of the repayment program on Oct. 26 and set up an internal appeals process to review the debts by next July. But Pentagon officials emphasized that they could not fully forgive all the soldiers' debts, which totaled in the tens of millions of dollars. Some of the bonuses were awarded as part of an illegal scheme that saw several recruiters convicted of fraud and other crimes in 2011, they noted. Pentagon officials also warned that forgiving all the debts could hurt future efforts to stem waste, fraud and abuse in the military.

Congress appears likely to sweep away those concerns, however, arguing that soldiers who agreed to enlist or re-enlist in return for a financial bonus should not be forced to repay the money years after they had gone to war. On the Democrats' side, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Adam Schiff introduced a bill Thursday that would require the Pentagon to waive repayments even for soldiers who were ineligible for the bonuses as long as the individual did not knowingly commit fraud. "It's still not clear to me that even those who accepted the bonuses in good faith will have their debts forgiven" under the plan Carter announced, Schiff, D-Calif., said in an interview. "We don't want there to be any doubts."

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