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<tire_guy@sbcglobal.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Undisclosed-Recipient@yahoo.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thu, January 6, 2011 5:30:40 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Fw: Military Pay<br></font><br>
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<div><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:'sans-serif';"> <br>> CINDY
WILLIAMS was appointed by Obama as an Assistant Director for <br>> NATIONAL
SECURITY in the Congressional Budget Office.....<br>> <br>> Military Pay
<br>> <br>> This is an Airman's response to Cindy Williams' editorial
piece in the <br>> Washington Times about MILITARY PAY, it should be printed
in all<br>> newspapers <br>> across America . <br>> <br>> Ms. Cindy
William wrote a piece for the Washington Times denouncing the <br>> pay
raise(s) coming service members' way this year citing that she stated a<br>>
<br>> 13% wage<br>> increase was more than they deserve. <br>> <br>>
A young airman from Hill AFB responds to her article below. He ought to <br>>
get a bonus for this. <br>> <br>> <br>> "Ms Williams:<br>> I just
had the pleasure of reading your column, "Our GI's earn enough" <br>> and I
am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm wondering where this vaunted <br>>
overpayment is going, because as far as I can tell, it disappears every<br>>
month <br>> between DFAS (The Defense Finance and Accounting Service) and my
bank<br>> account. <br>> Checking my latest earnings statement I see that
I make $1,117.80 before <br>> taxes per month. After taxes, I take home
$874.20. When I run that through<br>> <br>> the calculator, I come up with
an annual salary of $13,413.60 before <br>> taxes, and $10,490.40 after.
<br>> <br>> I work in the Air Force Network Control Center where I am part
of the <br>> team responsible for a 5,000 host computer network. I am
involved with <br>> infrastructure segments, specifically with Cisco Systems
equipment. A<br>> quick check <br>> under jobs for "Network Technicians"
in the Washington , D.C. area <br>> reveals a position in my career field,
requiring three years experience in<br>> my <br>> job. Amazingly, this
job does NOT pay $13,413.60 a year. No, this job is <br>> being offered at
$70,000 to $80,000 per annum............ I'm sure you can<br>> <br>> draw
the obvious conclusions. <br>> <br>> Given the tenor of your column, I
would assume that you NEVER had the <br>> pleasure of serving your country in
her armed forces. <br>> Before you take it upon yourself to once more
castigate congressional and <br>> DOD leadership for attempting to get the
families in the military's lowest <br>> pay brackets off of WIC and food
stamps, I suggest that you join a group <br>> of deploying soldiers headed
for AFGHANISTAN ; I leave the choice of <br>> service branch up to you.
Whatever choice you make though, opt for the SIX<br>> month <br>>
rotation: it will guarantee you the longest possible time away from your
<br>> family and friends, thus giving you full "deployment
experience."<br>> <br>> As your group prepares to board the plane, make
sure to note the spouses <br>> and children who are saying good-bye to their
loved ones. Also take care to<br>> <br>> note that several families are
still unsure of how they'll be able to <br>> make ends meet while the primary
breadwinner is gone. Obviously they've<br>> been <br>> squandering the
"vast" piles of<br>> cash the government has been giving them. <br>>
<br>> Try to deploy over a major holiday; Christmas and Thanksgiving are
<br>> perennial favorites. And when you're actually over there, sitting in
a<br>> foxhole, <br>> shivering against the cold desert night, and the
flight sergeant tells you<br>> <br>> that there aren't enough people on
shift to relieve you for chow, remember<br>> <br>> this: trade whatever
MRE's (meal-ready-to-eat) you manage to get for the <br>> tuna noodle
casserole or cheese tortellini, and add Tabasco to everything. <br>> This
gives some flavor. <br>> <br>> Talk to your loved ones as often as you are
permitted; it won't be nearly <br>> long enough or often enough, but take
what you can get and be thankful for<br>> <br>> it. You may have picked up
on the fact that I disagree with most of the <br>> points<br>> you present
in your open piece. <br>> <br>> But, tomorrow from KABUL , I will defend
to the death your right to say <br>> it. <br>> <br>> You see, I am an
American fighting man, a guarantor of your First <br>> Amendment right and
every other right you cherish...On a daily basis, my<br>> brother <br>>
and sister soldiers worldwide ensure that you and people like you can
thumb<br>> <br>> your collective noses at us, all on a salary that is
nothing short of <br>> pitiful and under conditions that would make most
people cringe. We <br>> hemorrhage our best and brightest into the private
sector because we can't<br>> offer <br>> the stability and pay of civilian
companies. <br>> <br>> And you, Ms. Williams, have the gall<br>> to say
that we make more than we deserve? <br>> <br>> A1C Michael Bragg, Hill AFB
AFNCC <br>> <br>> IF YOU AGREE, PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO AS MANY PEOPLE
AS POSSIBLE AND <br>> SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN FIGHTING MEN AND
WOMEN. <br>> THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>>
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