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Can we drop any one from the MSAR list if they make
inappropriate use of their priviliges? Any topic not related to some
aspect of MSAR should be prohibited. One warning, and then if you repeat
the offense - off the list.
Steve de Lyra
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 12:12
PM
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Fw: Military
Pay
I'm sorry-
this is NOT a political list, is it? It is a SEARCH AND RESCUE list. We may
all have to work together sometime and we don't have the luxury of excluding
someone due to their misguided political beliefs. Best to leave those
meanderings for other lists while here we discuss how to do our jobs
efficiently and with a high probability of success. Chris
On 10/06/12,
Stef Schwartz<sfs@mpps.us> wrote:
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 12:24 PM
Subject: Fw: Military Pay
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Another brilliant
appointment by Obama.
This one has got to go.
Read on.
Military PayIf you get this more
than once, feel honored that you know more than
one person who supports our military and
appreciates what they do.
If you don't forward it,
you don't deserve their sacrifice.
CINDY WILLIAMS was
appointed by Obama as an Assistant Director for
NATIONAL SECURITY in the Congressional Budget
Office......
Military
Pay
This is an Airman's
response to Cindy Williams' editorial piece in
the Washington Times about MILITARY PAY, it
should be printed in all newspapers across
America ..
Ms. Cindy William wrote a
piece for the Washington Times denouncing the
pay raise(s) coming service members' way this
year citing that she stated a 13% wage increase
was more than they deserve.
A young
airman from Hill AFB responds to her article
below. He ought to get a bonus for this.
"Ms Williams:
I just had the
pleasure of reading your column, "Our GI's earn
enough" and I am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm
wondering where this vaunted overpayment is
going, because as far as I can tell, it
disappears every month between DFAS (The Defense
Finance and Accounting Service) and my bank
account. Checking my latest earnings statement I
see that I make $1,117.80 before taxes per
month. After taxes, I take home $874.20. When I
run that through the calculator, I come up with
an annual salary of $13,413.60 before taxes, and
$10,49040 after.
I work in the Air Force
Network Control Center where I am part of the
team responsible for a 5,000 host computer
network. I am involved with infrastructure
segments, specifically with Cisco Systems
equipment. A quick check under jobs for "Network
Technicians" in the Washington , D.C. area
reveals a position in my career field, requiring
three yearsˆ™ experience in my job. Amazingly,
this job does NOT pay $13,413.60 a year. No,
this job is being offered at $70,000 to $80,000
per annum............. I'm sure you can draw the
obvious conclusions.
Given the tenor of
your column, I would assume that you NEVER had
the pleasure of serving your country in her
armed forces.
Before you take it upon
yourself to once more castigate congressional
and DOD leadership for attempting to get the
families in the military's lowest pay brackets
off of WIC and food stamps, I suggest that you
join a group of deploying soldiers headed for
AFGHANISTAN ; I leave the choice of service
branch up to you. Whatever choice you make
though, opt for the SIX month rotation: it will
guarantee you the longest possible time away
from your family and friends, thus giving you
full "deployment experience."
As your
group prepares to board the plane, make sure to
note the spouses and children who are saying
good-bye to their loved ones. Also take care to
note that several families are still unsure of
how they'll be able to make ends meet while the
primary breadwinner is gone. Obviously they've
been squandering the "vast" piles of cash the
government has been giving them.
Try to
deploy over a major holiday; Christmas and
Thanksgiving are perennial favorites.. And when
you're actually over there, sitting in a
foxhole, shivering against the cold desert
night, and the flight sergeant tells you that
there aren't enough people on shift to relieve
you for chow, remember this: trade whatever
MRE's (meal-ready-to-eat) you manage to get for
the tuna noodle casserole or cheese tortellini,
and add Tabasco to everything. This gives some
flavor.
Talk to your loved ones as often
as you are permitted; it won't be nearly long
enough or often enough, but take what you can
get and be thankful for it. You may have picked
up on the fact that I disagree with most of the
points you present in your open piece.
But, tomorrow from KABUL , I will
defend to the death your right to say it.
You see, I am an
American fighting man, a guarantor of your First
Amendment right and every other right you
cherish...On a daily basis, my brother and
sister soldiers worldwide ensure that you and
people like you can thumb your collective noses
at us, all on a salary that is nothing short of
pitiful and under conditions that would make
most people cringe. We hemorrhage our best and
brightest into the private sector because we
can't offer the stability and pay of civilian
companies.
And you, Ms.. Williams, have
the gall to say that we make more than we
deserve?
IF YOU AGREE, PLEASE
PASS THIS ALONG TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN FIGHTING
MEN AND
WOMEN. | | | | | | |
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The
Navy SEALS removed one Muslim threat to America
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It's
up to the voters to remove the other
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In GOD we trust ! |
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