Pay mix-ups plague soldiers

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More fuckups that help the morale of the American soldier.

By Steve Goldstein
Knight Ridder Newspapers


WASHINGTON — A study of eight Army Reserve units sent to Iraq and other Middle East bases showed that 95 percent experienced significant problems getting paid correctly, creating, they said, stress and concern about the financial well-being of their families back home.
The soldiers were overpaid, underpaid or paid late, according to a study by the Government Accountability Office, and the problems in some instances persisted for more than a year.

"You never want to mess with a soldier's money. That's a cardinal rule," said Army Capt. Orlando Amaro, a platoon leader who was in Baghdad from May through December 2003.

"When a soldier has financial issues, the morale just goes through the floor."

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1. The way the military works is, if you've been overpaid, they'll fix

the glitch (mandatory Office Space work-in) the very next paycheck 100%. If the problem works out to be more than the first check, you get zero, and the difference taken out of the next check, and the check after that if necessary. There's no bargaining, it's ~your~ fault for spending it.

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2. Have they privatized this too.