7.28.2004

We Also Fail to Pay Our Service People

This story from Todd at debunker goes along with other reports we've read about various units - active, reservist, guard, you name it - all having problems getting paid, or getting docked for mistakes made state-side, et al.

    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."
    He said virtually all of the 121 soldiers in his company had pay problems.

    He said virtually all of the 121 soldiers in his company had pay problems.
You know, I bet Misters Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz never encounter this issue...