Ever stop and think about the soldiers that put their asses on the
line everyday so that your neighbors can enjoy their right to be a
damn moron?
Real
News
Retirement! One of the mort important things you will ever read.
Your child's SSN
Did you know that the ranks of E-1 through E-5 (in the Army, that's Private through Sergeant)
qualify for FOOD STAMPS? That's 5 pay grades!
It took less time . . . . . . . .
Is this
"OUR" US Embassy, Manila, Philippines. NEW!
HELP the Vets that have earned their
medical care, but because of TriCare TMA lack of training or listening, are
denying the VETS that have SERVED their medical! Copy and pasts Letter to your
Congressional Representatives. NEW!
LINKS
Soldier Poetry & A little girl's dad.
NEVER Judge Someone.
Hanoi Jane Fonda-Hayden-Turner-TRAITOR
Ann Margaret - patriot and supporter of ALL our
troops
Tired of Comic Book
Heroes (TV
Stars/Sports Stars/etc)? Read real HEROS!
Ronal Reagan.
Andy
Rooney with some facts.
Robin
Williams - Gotta love him.
Denzel
Washington visits the troops in Brooks Army Med Center.
Bob
Hope - He made the difference for so many of us old vets.
Rush
Limbaugh on Military Benefits.
US
Military humor. Making Signs for the Arabs.
NEW
US
Ambassador (Retired) Charles A. James - A Senior in Paradise - a great story.
NEW
Why
The Gun Represents Civilization.
NEW
Ben Stein on the Real Stars.
NEW
Minorities.
NEW
Independence Day
This 4th of July, 2008
NEW
I Pledge Allegiance To the Flag
NEW
60 Years after WWII and they're still trying to
bury history.
Military Friends or Civilian Friends. They
(civilians) will NEVER know!!!
Picture of the Year!
Death of a SEAL!
Death of a Hero - Henry David Wyatt Jr. -
UNNOTICED? Not on my watch!
In Texas
we really do pull off the road and stop for funerals NEW!
The meaning of the proper folding of the US Flag NEW!
I
DON'T CARE!! & I DO care.
What a mother did to commemorate her Marine son.
What a trucker did to commemorate 9/11/2001.
Another truck to commemorate 9/11/2001.
A Graffiti Rock in Iowa. Now a tribute.
Another Great Paint Job - Helicopter.
US
Global Hawk. NEW!
US
Military humor. F-16 vs. C-130
SR-71 Blackbird. NEW!
Those
SNEAKY Marines - Gotta love 'em, & more Marines NEW!
4th Infantry Division Statue in Iraq.
USS New
York & Meet Me in the Stairwell. NEW!
USS
Ronald Reagan CVN 76 & USS William Jefferson Clinton CVS1. NEW!
A
Wife's Request. NEW!
The Muslim make a "Good American"? & an old German's take on
Islam & Auschwitz NEW!
How to make a "Good Terrorist"!!!
Before and After
What the "media" won't tell you about Iraq.
What
would Gen. George Patton say? NEW!
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and photos of the Holocaust. Lest We Forget NEW!
Gen. Black Jack Pershing. & Coincidence?
US
Military prepares for Democrat cut-backs & Military Humor. NEW!
US
Soldiers come home, Thoughts and more. NEW!
A Soldier's last letter home. A better read than that rag newspaper
you're reading. NEW!
Our Soldiers. Half adult/half child & DRAFT THE OLD GUYS NEW!
I
AM COMING!! NEW!
Without
Apology!! NEW!
When
the Music Stopped!! NEW!
We
Thank You!! NEW!
Pretty
Sobering. Hope it puts YOUR life in perspective!! NEW!
Human
Statue of Liberty!! NEW!
Mowing
the Lawn!! NEW!
Jeopardy
Question - Arlington Cemetery!
NEW!
Some history of the US Dollar Bill.
UPDATED 2 JUL 2008!
Veteran's Day
Gun
Control
IMPORTANT VET/VA INFO FOR VETS IN THE PHILIPPINES NEW!
IMPORTANT TRAVEL PAY INFO FOR VA/VETS IN THE PHILIPPINES NEW!
24-0296 VA Direct Deposit Form (.pdf) NEW!
Aussie General's comeback to the illiterate Press NEW!
Continue to vote "Liberal".
Maybe we can make the E-6s and E-7s
(in the Army, that's Staff Sergeant and Sergeant First Class - the "backbone"
of the Army) qualify for Food Stamps too!
(see story below)
Have you seen this?
On 12 Jan 01, Ms Cindy Williams 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 Jan 00, "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 25,000 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 over-compensated 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 Saudi - 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 the full "deployment experience."
As your group prepares to board the plane, make sure to note the spouses
and children who are saying goodbye 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 you manage to get for the tuna noodle casserole or cheese
tortellini, and add Tabasco to everything.
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 Sarajevo, 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 at 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
I don't usually suggest that many emails or links be
forwarded, but I'd be proud if this one reached as many as possible.
We can be very proud of our young men and women in the
service no matter where they serve.
Real
News
