[TPR] Miltary Pay Increase - More from Obama Administration
Mad Dog Antenucci
teampantera at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 7 14:16:45 PST 2011
I sure hope this is bogus because if its true its an insult to every service
member serving our country.
Mad Dawg Antenucci
Team Pantera Racing
The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing
www.teampanteraracing.com
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Eric Pettersen <tire_guy at sbcglobal.net>
To: Undisclosed-Recipient at yahoo.com
Sent: Thu, January 6, 2011 5:30:40 PM
Subject: Fw: Military Pay
> 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 $10,490.40 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 years 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?
>
> A1C Michael Bragg, Hill AFB AFNCC
>
> IF YOU AGREE, PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND
> SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN FIGHTING MEN AND WOMEN.
> THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
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