> Subject: Fw: Fw: Contesting Militart Raise (PLEASE
> READ)
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> > I'm sure this one won't have a problem getting
> around the email circles of
> the world!
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> > > Subject: Fwd: Contesting Militart Raise (PLEASE
> READ)
> > >
> > >
> > > > >On 12 November, Ms Cindy Williams (from the
> Laverne and Shirley TV
> > show)
> > > > >wrote a piece for the Washington Times
> denouncing the pay raise(s)
> > coming
> > > > >service members' way this year - citing that
> the stated 13% wage gap
> > was
> > > > >bogus. 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 of 12 Nov, "Our GIs
> > 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 leave and
> earnings statement (LES), I
> see
> > > that
> > > > >I
> > > > >make $1,117.80, before taxes. After taxes, I
> take home $874.20. When
> I
> > > run
> > > > >that through Windows' 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 (AFNCC), where I am
> > part
> > > of
> > > > >the team responsible for the administration
> of 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 with my job. Amazingly,
> > > > >this job does NOT pay $13,413.60 a year, nor
> does it pay less than
> > this.
> > > > >No,
> > > > >this job is being offered at $70,000 to
> $80,000 per annum. I'm sure
> > you
> > > can
> > > > >draw the obvious conclusions.
> > > > >
> > > > >Also, you tout increases to Basic Allowance
> for Housing and Basic
> > > Allowance
> > > > >for Subsistence (housing and food
> allowances, respectively) as being
> a
> > > > >further boon to an already overcompensated
> force. Again, I'm curious
> > as
> > > to
> > > > >where this money has gone, as BAH and BAS
> were both slashed 15% in
> the
> > > Hill
> > > > >AFB area effective in January 00.
> > > > >
> > > > >Given the tenor of your column, I would
> assume that you have 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
> > > > >AFDC, 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 DOD
> 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 DFP
> > > (Defensive
> > > > >Fire Position, the modern-day 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
> > > > >(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
> nearly
> > be
> > > > >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 op-ed 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
> > > > >rights 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 nose 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? Rubbish!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >A1C Michael Bragg, Hill AFB AFNCC
> > > > >
> > > > >IF YOU AGREE, PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO AS
> MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
> AND
> > > SHOW
> > > > >OUR SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN FIGHTING MEN AND
> WOMEN. THANK YOU.
> > > > >
> > > > >THIS LETTER SHOULD BE APPLAUDED BY ANYONE
> WHO'S EVER SERVED OR HAD A
> > > FAMILY
> > > > >MEMBER SERVE IN THE ARMED FORCES!
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