{"id":68556,"date":"2016-10-22T11:35:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T15:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=68556"},"modified":"2016-10-22T11:35:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T15:35:26","slug":"the-pentagon-wants-its-bonuses-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=68556","title":{"rendered":"The Pentagon wants it’s bonuses back"},"content":{"rendered":"

The LA Times<\/a> reports that the Pentagon is demanding that troops return the bonuses that they got a decade ago;<\/p>\n

Nearly 10,000 soldiers, many of whom served multiple combat tours, have been ordered to repay large enlistment bonuses \u2014 and slapped with interest charges, wage garnishments and tax liens if they refuse \u2014 after audits revealed widespread overpayments by the California Guard at the height of the wars last decade.<\/p>\n

Investigations have determined that lack of oversight allowed for widespread fraud and mismanagement by California Guard officials under pressure to meet enlistment targets.<\/p>\n

But soldiers say the military is reneging on 10-year-old agreements and imposing severe financial hardship on veterans whose only mistake was to accept bonuses offered when the Pentagon needed to fill the ranks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apparently, the Pentagon paid the bonuses and then spent the next five years determining if the recipients were eligible for the cash they paid. One soldier sued the process and his debt was forgiven before the case made it to a judge – funny how that works, huh?<\/p>\n

The same thing happened to me – I extended a year on my first enlistment for a bonus, then after I did the year, some civilian technician couldn’t find the Army message that authorized the payment and they made me pay it back. But, that’s the way the government works – their mistakes cost you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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