MORE MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN NEED TO SPEAK SUPPORT OUR MILITARY FOR ALL THAT THEY DO . THEY FIGHT TO KEEP US FREE!!!!!!! WITHOUT THEM WHERE WOULD WE BE!!!! 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 If > you dont forward it, you dont deserve their > sacrifice. CINDY > WILLIAMS was appointed by Obama as an Assistant Director for > NATIONAL SECURITY in the Congressional Budget > Office..... This > is an Airmans 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. MS > Williams: I > just had the pleasure of reading your column, Our GIs earn > enough”, and I am a bit confused. Frankly, Im 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 yearsˆ™ 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............. > Im 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 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 militarys > 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 theyll be able to make ends meet while the primary > breadwinner is gone. Obviously theyve 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 youre actually over there, > sitting in a foxhole, shivering against the cold desert night, and > the flight sergeant tells you that there arent enough people on > shift to relieve you for chow, remember this: trade whatever MREs > (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 wont 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 cant 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!
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 19:23:10 +0000
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