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2007-10-06 Home Front: WoT

Bean Counters Screw Troops of Bennies by One Day

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Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-06 08:15|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I suspect that all Guard orders are written for 729 days. The MN Guard spent 22 months on duty, far less than 730 days.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2007-10-06 11:49|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2007-10-06 11:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Nothing new here. During the ARC LIGHT and BULLET SHOT days of VietNam, aircrews going to Andersen AFB on Guam had their orders written for 179 days to avoid having to give anyone credit for a short tour (overseas deployment) of 181 days. Had anyone gotten credit for a short tour then they couldn't have been redeployed. As it was we went for 179 and then home for 28 and then back for 179 for over 5 years.

Of course, the flip side was that it was considered temporary duty so you got $10 a day per diem.

Posted by RWV 2007-10-06 17:39|| 2007-10-06 17:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Two boats (SSNs) I was on were given a couple of back to back 89 day voyages. Just to save the Navy from having to pay $1 a day "lack of nooky" pay to the married guys. We had to be 90+ days out to get it (the money not the nooky).

Posted by Whatch Trotsky8433 2007-10-06 19:45|| 2007-10-06 19:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah, but the bean counters still screw everybody they can, any time they can. The bean counters really screw up what would otherwise be a superb military. May they all be sent to Attu for a 90-day "TDY" - four or five times a year.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-10-06 20:04|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-10-06 20:04|| Front Page Top

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