Army Discriminates Against Single Career Soldiers Deploying in Support of GWOT

[Bullmoose Bailey]

Wow.



You can't be serious. I think that our tax dollars are spent on much more rediculous things than BAH for deployed Soldiers.

Yes sir.

I'm always serious about my work. To quote MAJ Boothroyd, "I never joke about my work".

I can think of nothing more ridiculous than waste and for me to be sincere on my detestation of the welfare state means personally opposing all unearned benefits and duplicitous payments, which I ever have.

As a capitalist I respectfully disagree with all governmental wasteage. You might agree if you looked objectively at the issue. Critical thought requires being able to dispassionately judge situations and seperate your own interests from the equation.

I'm also convinced that that's how good leadership works.

It would be a very hypocritical man who thought it okay for him to steal from the taxpayers or derive any largesse, whilst pointing the finger at others who do the same. Communist attitudes infect many otherwise good people within our society and even the nobler subcultures.

Seperately, as a sign of my sincerity & charity, any affected soldier by this particular policy who cannot afford their personal housing whilst deployed can send me an email and I will personally write them a check for as much as their requirement may seem to be or my ability to give will permit.

[jkm_101_fso]

I'm always serious about my work. To quote MAJ Boothroyd, "I never joke about my work".

To quote myself, "I always joke about my work, so I don't go insane."

I can think of nothing more ridiculous than waste and for me to be sincere on my detestation of the welfare state means personally opposing all unearned benefits and duplicitous payments, which I ever have.

You are deployed. Are you collecting BAH?

As a capitalist I respectfully disagree with all governmental wasteage.

You must be a pretty frustrated guy, then.

You might agree if you looked objectively at the issue. Critical thought requires being able to dispassionately judge situations and seperate your own interests from the equation.

Thanks for the lesson on critical thinking. I'm not deployed. I'm not single. I have no interests here.

I'm also convinced that that's how good leadership works.

I'm sure you are an outstanding one.

It would be a very hypocritical man who thought it okay for him to steal from the taxpayers or derive any largesse, whilst pointing the finger at others who do the same. Communist attitudes infect many otherwise good people within our society and even the nobler subcultures.

All right, guy. Now I'm a communist?

Seperately, as a sign of my sincerity & charity, any affected soldier by this particular policy who cannot afford their personal housing whilst deployed can send me an email and I will personally write them a check for as much as their requirement may seem to be or my ability to give will permit.

I can't really tell if you are joking or not.

Based off of your extremely bizarre use of English, I don't think you are.

If that's the case...again, you've left me speechless.

[120mm]

Thanks for the lesson on critical thinking. I'm not deployed. I'm not single. I have no interests here.

Just sniping here, but you do too have an interest. You pay taxes, just like the rest of us.

Personally, I think the military needs to redo it's pay system. We should, as a country neither be paying one guy/gal more because he's married, nor should be providing special programs and bennies to another guy/gal because they're single. Under the 120mm pay redo system, some will earn more, and some will earn less.

And please, spare me the "holy sainted soldier" b.s.. Frankly, soldier pay is more than ample, now. Especially since a significant amount of it is direct benefit, which makes their net pay seem smaller.

[jkm_101_fso]

Just sniping here, but you do too have an interest. You pay taxes, just like the rest of us.

True. However, there are about 5,697 things on my list that are more of a waste my tax dollars; more than BAH for deployed single guys. That is something I actually don't mind paying for. $4 billion for global warming/carbon emmissions research chaps my ass a little more...

And please, spare me the "holy sainted soldier" b.s.. Frankly, soldier pay is more than ample, now. Especially since a significant amount of it is direct benefit, which makes their net pay seem smaller.

Agreed. I think the pay is awesome. I am a man with mediocre talent and very average intelligence; I don't think I could make this much money/great benefits anwhere else. I make a pretty good living in the military, and I'm thankful for all that the Army provides for me and my family.

[Bullmoose Bailey]

Yes sir, I too have many more things on the "wasteful list".

Regarding my last; "It would be a very hypocritical man who thought it okay for him to steal from the taxpayers or derive any largesse, whilst pointing the finger at others who do the same. Communist attitudes infect many otherwise good people within our society and even the nobler subcultures."

I would not accuse anyone here, but I fear the "largesse/entitlement" attitude is even capable of extending itself to some of our nation's heroes like Duke Cunningham for example & some others that I know of.

In this way I fear what the philosophy of communism poses for us all in a world where individuals are unaccountable & governance is total.

In my quote above I'm trying, perhaps poorly, to say "I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't agree with this army policy".

Sorry if that did not come across the best