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obamanut2012

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3. Female service members also have to pay their own travel costs

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 02:15 PM

Jan 2013

Last edited Thu Jan 3, 2013, 05:01 PM - Edit history (1)

And take personal leave. So, raped in Iraq and need an abortion? Take leave, if granted, and pay costs to fly to Germany or the UK, pay all costs while there, then pay travel back to your base in Iraq. Or 29 Palms, or wherever.

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