It's time to back our veterans with action!

[dgray64]

I heard on the O'Reilly Factor tonight that the government (our government) is asking (demanding) that those people who got a sign-up bonus from the military, but who don't serve their entire term, must pay it back.  "Those People" include several soldiers who were wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and who were medically discharged.  The case in point was a young man who lost an eye and had other wounds.  They want him to pay back $3000 for not serving the final 3 months of service.  That's outrageous!!  Contact your congressmen and the President.  I am.  I'm pissed!

Dave   

[azgunnut]

I heard on the O'Reilly Factor tonight that the government (our government) is asking (demanding) that those people who got a sign-up bonus from the military, but who don't serve their entire term, must pay it back.  "Those People" include several soldiers who were wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and who were medically discharged.  The case in point was a young man who lost an eye and had other wounds.  They want him to pay back $3000 for not serving the final 3 months of service.  That's outrageous!!  Contact your congressmen and the President.  I am.  I'm pissed!

Dave   

I am with you all the way Dave.  Veterans, especially those in a combat zone, are paying the now due installment on our freedom.  If we don't support them, then, we are against them and freedom.

[Pathfinder]

I heard on the O'Reilly Factor tonight that the government (our government) is asking (demanding) that those people who got a sign-up bonus from the military, but who don't serve their entire term, must pay it back.  "Those People" include several soldiers who were wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and who were medically discharged.  The case in point was a young man who lost an eye and had other wounds.  They want him to pay back $3000 for not serving the final 3 months of service.  That's outrageous!!  Contact your congressmen and the President.  I am.  I'm pissed!

Dave   

Bill over-reacted on this one, so have a bunch of normally mild Congresspeople. Everyone calm down, take a deep breath. This is rapidly achieving urban legend status.

There have been a very few of these cases, and they are always a clerical error, not policy. A spokesman for the Pentagon yesterday was quoted as saying that anyone injured in the line of duty does categorically NOT have to repay their enlistment bonuses. One hotline set up for people to call in with these and related problems got a whopping two calls this year.