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   From: gwn1947 at verizon.net
   Date: Apr 29, 2014 2:50:45 PM
   Subject: Fwd: Fwd: Military Pay
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   From: [1]blackband at comcast.net
   Date: Apr 29, 2014 11:27:20 AM
   Subject: Fwd: Military Pay
   Subj: FW: Military Pay
   If you get this more than once, feel honored that you know more than
   one person who supports our military and appreciates what they do.
   If you don't forward it, you don't deserve their sacrifice.
   CINDY WILLIAMS was appointed by Obama as an Assistant Director for
   NATIONAL SECURITY in the Congressional Budget Office.....
   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.
   I'd like to know how much she makes.
   "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 the 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? What do you think someone should be paid to defend your life,
   and the life of your family?
   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 WOMAN
   GOD BLESS AMERICA
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