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| Army to force out 550 majors; some in Afghanistan | |
| 2014-08-04 | |
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Gen. John Campbell, the vice chief of the Army, acknowledged Friday that telling troops in a war zone that they're out of a job is a difficult task. But he said some of the soldiers could join the National Guard or the Army Reserve. The decision to cut Army majors comes on the heels of a move to slash nearly 1,200 captains from the ranks. Army leaders were criticized at the time for giving 48 of them the bad news while they were deployed to Afghanistan. The Army declined to say how many majors will be notified while they are at the battlefront. "The ones that are deployed are certainly the hardest," Campbell told news hounds. "What we try to do there is, working through the chain of command, minimize the impact to that unit and then maximize the time to provide to that officer to come back and do the proper transition, to take care of himself or herself, and the family." Campbell said it's difficult to avoid cutting deployed soldiers because of the timing schedules. All the soldiers being forced to leave have probably already been given a heads-up that they were at risk of the job cut and will meet with a senior officer, according to the Army. Those who are cut have nine months to leave the Army. And the soldiers who are deployed, including those in Afghanistan, will generally have about a month to move out of that job and go home to begin to transition out of the service. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Hat tip to the Rammer ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-08-04 20:07 |
| #2 An open invitation to any U.S. Army Major reading this, who is being separated: Please send me your resume. I have an immediate need for someone who has completed CGSC and has an intel/signals background. But I need field grade talent from every branch (even MP and Chemical). I cannot publish my contact information here, but you will easily find my job listings on the internet. I am watching my inbox. Please be in it. And thank you for your service. |
| Posted by: rammer 2014-08-04 19:51 |
| #1 Anyone bothering to tabulate the very substantial dollar cost of a forced separation (SEP PAY)? I didn't think so. Oh by the way, I believe reserve and national guard retirement [should the officer elect to go that route] is offset by SEP PAY, meaning at some point you'll have to pay back the SEP PAY to qualify for your retirement pension. My info is very dated. If the law has changed and the above is incorrect, please someone, speak out. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-08-04 04:19 |