tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post7981041393132538576..comments2023-12-28T13:45:10.211-08:00Comments on Three Beers Later...: Fuck You Very Much, Mr, Commander-in-Chief. Sir. (18)richard mcenroehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-15430398289502172472012-02-06T17:13:12.527-08:002012-02-06T17:13:12.527-08:00What happens to the guy who flies in, gets FU'...What happens to the guy who flies in, gets FU'd in his first week and flown back to Germany/USA. Gets a whole 5 days CP for his leg?<br /><br />This is bureaucratic bushwah of the kind MacArthur's Palace Guard would have loved.richard mcenroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-43175703374144372772012-02-06T17:11:15.332-08:002012-02-06T17:11:15.332-08:00Is that such a huge problem? If you've been i...Is that such a huge problem? If you've been in the military you know that once a rule like this in place some climber is going to try to make his bones being a hardnose with it....<br /><br />Were they granting combat pay for an entire month, or could this be a backdoor way of qualifying ineligible personnel for a little pocket change?richard mcenroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-60577612009096394532012-02-06T16:57:35.153-08:002012-02-06T16:57:35.153-08:00Richard: The whole country is an IDP area. IDP a...Richard: The whole country is an IDP area. IDP areas/combat zones are defined by executive order. There are currently three: Afghanistan, most of the Middle East (Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, etc), and Kosovo.<br /><br />http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=108331,00.html<br /><br /><br />Deborah: Why? It's a perfectly reasonable change that will have little effect on most normal units that are there month after month. The only people it will affect are the people that fly in for a ceremony or inspection or visit, stay for a day, and then fly out having collected combat pay for the whole month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-24456089333030898762012-02-06T16:29:05.389-08:002012-02-06T16:29:05.389-08:00Deborah Leigh said... Let's see the President ...<b>Deborah Leigh said...</b> Let's see the President and any Congress critter who signed onto this walk Kabul?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-38222544633865273472012-02-05T20:26:03.271-08:002012-02-05T20:26:03.271-08:00How do you define an IDP area in an insurgency?How do you define an IDP area in an insurgency?richard mcenroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-68104534969461855862012-02-05T09:47:13.448-08:002012-02-05T09:47:13.448-08:00You have it exactly wrong. None of the locations ...You have it exactly wrong. None of the locations for Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) have changed. What has changed is that the pay is now prorated rather than an all or nothing. So if you are there half the month you only get paid for half the month versus the old system where you got the full amount even if you were only there for one day.<br /><br />You are still getting paid if you are in an IDP area. You just aren't still getting paid even after you leave.<br /><br />http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=67030Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-49835106804168816632012-02-05T04:33:57.347-08:002012-02-05T04:33:57.347-08:00This is what happens when the American establishme...This is what happens when the American establishment, media and self loathing Americans of all backgrounds vote for the candidate put forth by the Weather Underground.<br /><br />The fun really starts when he is elected to a second term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com