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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDamn military RETIREES pensions were cut in the budget agreement by 1 percent
Joe Madison just blew the lid off this story No one not even most military retirees knew it.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)I'm sure they will redouble their efforts to elect Republicans who are both fiscal conservatives and strong on defense.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)factsarenotfair
(910 posts)There were some Senators talking about how this was an outrage that needed to be fixed by cutting OTHER pensions.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)To hell with people that served to protect our country and the oligarchs.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Oh, I wonder how it will be once the Pentagon is audit-ready...
"Ok, we have a massive waste of money, but that's no excuse to cut our budget!"
unhappycamper
(60,364 posts)Defense department makes changes to danger pay
Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 4:30 am
Rose L Thayer | Herald staff writer
Beginning in June, service members deployed to certain areas will no longer receive imminent danger pay.
The Defense Department announced Friday the recertification of some locations as imminent danger pay areas while discontinuing that designation for others. The last certification process allotting the $225 monthly stipend was completed in 2007, according to the release.
Areas no longer with an imminent threat of physical harm to U.S. military personnel, effective June 1, include:
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Danger pay will remain in effect for Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen and Egypt within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Berlum
(7,044 posts)Check the record.
The Repubbie chickenhawks love to run their mouths with "supportive words." But then when no one is looking (occultism), they ream the veterans. It's a very sick expression of a core Republicon "value" - hypocrisy.