Soldiers Asked to Repay Bonuses
During Barack Obama’s eight-year reign as emperor… I mean, president, of the United States, U.S. veterans were treated shamefully. The Veterans Administration scandal was and continues to be a major embarrassment to the country, but the Obama Administration was more concerned about the temperature of the Earth than it was in how our retired military personnel were treated.
One of the ways our veterans have been shown additional disrespect was when nearly 10,000 California National Guard soldiers were asked by the Pentagon to repay enlistment bonuses and other incentives they received when they signed up for duty.
Many veterans spoke out against this request at a news conference, while another said that the request was “an insult to my service.” He added that these types of actions by the government are why so many veterans are unemployed, homeless and distrustful of the system.
Some of the bonuses and incentives were paid out in error – or through fraud – but the soldiers had no way of knowing they were not supposed to receive them. Many of those soldiers have since spent that money but are now being asked to repay it.
Representative Mark Takano of California said, “It’s clear to me the vast majority of these guardsmen acted in good faith. We need to take immediate action on this.”
I was always taught that if you make a mistake, it’s on you to fix it. Don’t try to pass the buck and put it on somebody else. But the government apparently doesn’t see it that way, and so they’re trying to make the very people who lay their lives on the line for us do the paying.
It’s nothing short of disgraceful.
i firmly believe that if a mistake was made, it should be repaid out of our (mis) representatves over payment of wages (and) their medical plans! they are the criminals here.
To all the Veterans everywhere don’t give up HELP is on the way with President elect Trump. He and most true Americans are for you and he will right the wrong that has been done to you! God Bless our servicemen and women, WE LOVE ALL OF YOU and will pray for you.
Trump has already put more money in the budget for the Veterans Administration, so hopefully we’re on the right track there.
I’m a Desert Storm veteran and to be honest I’m about fed up with what our government is doing with our lives and digging us deeper and deeper in a situation our children and grandchildren have to deal with. It’s time we get our government back to the people and stop big brother from being in our business. Our Veterans deserve the upmost respect all branches and all conflicts. We definitely need new blood and get rid of these politicians that are out for the buck and lime lite. Get it together politicans and quit capping on the people who put you there
From what I’ve read President Obama was not the one that wanted and tried to make our military pay back their bonus’s. I read that the Pentagon initiated that and that President Obama stopped it. If you find documentation that that came from President Obama would you please send me a link to verify that. I know you are a pretty serious reader and I always like to see both or all sides of thins.