NEWS: Sorry Your Leg Was Blown Off, Now Fork Over The Dough Soldier Boy

POLITICS: Sorry Your Leg Was Blown Off, Now Fork Over The Dough Soldier Boy

The American government is so sickening sometimes that it is astounding. George Bush is a hideous viper, who could give a shit about any of the soldiers killed or wounded while fighting his useless and ill-planned wars. Every couple of months we receive information that backs up such a statement, whether it is our lack of care for mental disorders caused by the war or the condition of our Veteran Hospitals and we should constantly hang our heads in shame.



The lastest attack on soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq is so disgusting it makes me want to drive my car through the White House gates. (Just to say, “Hi.” Easy, Secret Service.)

Yep, you read that correctly. Many soldiers get signing bonuses these days, up to $30,000, because they are making the choice to join the military while the country is at war. Problem is, being at war sometimes leads to those soldiers losing legs, or arms, or eyes. Guess what? If you lose a fucking eye, then you have not fulfilled your commitment and you have to give back the money.

The military is asking Fox to pay back $3,000 of his signing bonus, because he did not fulfill three months of his commitment. Oh, also, he can’t see out of his right eye because a bomb blew up near him while he was in IRAQ, fighting for government.

Yeah, yeah, I get all that. Your dreams are over, you are permanently handicapped. Anyway, can we get our money back?

This is seriously the most fucked up thing I have written about since I started on this site. What kind of fucking animals are running our country? Oh, right, the kind who love a photo op.





So, you can give me a check now, or mail it later...





Democratic Representative Jason Altmire is working to stop the villainous behavior.

Hopefully this bill will be retroactive, but right now it is not. The Department of Defense is, of course, doing all they can for our soldiers.

Go eat a dick.

Jesus H. Fucking Crazy Christ on a DARPA designed pogo-stick!

Un-fucking-believable.

What's next? Will the families of soldiers killed in action be forced to reimburse the government for the money spent training their dead children?

Maybe the DOD will start billing a soldiers health insurance for battlefield triage.

What would Jesus do?

I'm not surprised. This from the same administration who not only resisted increasing the size of the Army and the Marines during this massive military blunder (and decreased the size of the Navy and Air Force), but has also continually resisted pay increases for military members over the years. After all, all these government benefits isn't exactly a conservative ideal.

That is beyond despicable. Get ready for the draft to make a comeback, since no one will want to join voluntarily anymore.

Family members must pay for the blanks used in the 21 gun salute.

Honestly, I'm not surprised at all. I was in the Army for the kick-off of all these grand festivities in Iraq, and they have their collective head shoved so far up their ass that it's hard for them to see. We lost three guys while over there, and one's family was lied to about how he died by enemy fire, and one's wife was lied to about how he died from friendly fire. As my drill sergeant said in basic, "The army will fuck you many times, even when you're out. When you get the chance to fuck the army, don't use lube."

...seriously?

Well, after this it wouldn't surprise me.

Holy fuck! What the fuck does it take for this dip-shit prez of ours to get kicked out of office?!!! I really have issues fathoming this kind of scum baggery, and I've met plenty of scum bags, but truly? This is just evil bull. It's probably since they've overspent the budget by ridiculous sums and figure, hey maybe this is one way we can weasel our way back into a little of that money... by fucking with people who have had some aspect of their life ruined by our stupid war and stealing money back from them. And that picture of Bush with that guy just makes me seethe, I would probably punch him if I had the chance.. I'd maybe even bash him in the face with something heavy and metallic so he kind of starts to feel some of what they feel and then say "Ok, now you owe me $1,000." See how he likes it.

I wonder if they have to pay for the flag.

Freedom isn't free, ya know.

Ha!!! what a great quote! somehow hilarious and depressing that a drill sergeant said that, all at once.

Agreed.

What incentive do you have to put your life on the line if you won't be cared for if things go wrong? Being court martialed is nothing compared to not having your leg and being out your bonus

They did this in Maryland with police (Fuck O'Malley), and it hurt morale badly.

Long gone are the days when a returning soldier would have their education paid for, vetrans preferance for employment, life-long medical services, and scholarships for their children. I'm sure all of these "exist" in some manner, but are made to be so inconvenient, confusing, and coated in red-fucking-cement (forget the tape) as to be impossible for anyone to get to. I have a friend who spent a year in Iraq getting his ass shot at while delivering radios. He has to work 50+ hours per week to pay for school, which is causing it to take an extra 2 years to get through his program. He can't afford the gas to drive to the nearest vetrans' hospital for his physical therapy . . . and the only thank-you he got from any military or government source was a letter from a commander whose radios he fixed. And he counts himself lucky: he came back with no visible injuries.

Words fail me.

Quick to blame Bush for some jacked regulation that he didn't write? Sounds like most of the fucking hippies on this site... FYI - most military regulations are written BY G.I.'s and are signed/endorsed by General officer or the service Secretary, NOT the President. Enlistment bonuses are handled by each individual service, therefore, it's in that particular branch's regulations. Is what happened to this guy wrong? Yes, I think so. But put the blame in the correct place. Don't go automatically blaming the President for everything that pisses you off in this world, he's still just a man and people make mistakes.

Family members do not pay for the blanks at funerals nor do they pay for the flags. In fact, the next of kin can request up to 2 additional flags to be presented at the funeral (at least that's how the USAF does it). This is usually done when parents of the deceased are divorced, in which case one goes to each parent, or in the case of multiple children.

It calls folks like you and me.

No wait, it doesn't...but hey.

this is just...revolting. I think it disrespects every serviceman and woman who serves out there. Of all the ways to save money, I can't believe this is what they come up with.

Ron Paul 2008!

A) Oooo, wow, flags. What repentence! Extra flags solve everything, including paying the bills!

B) The blanks comment was a joke, Einstein.

FearTheReaper called Bush a "hideous viper," but didn't claim that the blame for this lay with him specifically.

Subrosa and BlastProcessing were being facetious.


Reading comprehension is your friend.

Name calling makes me decide to not read the rest of your post. Grow up.

A friend of mine was evacuated from Afghanistan for a serious injury and the Army tried to charge him for all his gear that was left behind. I've heard stories from other troops who've received a statement of charges for "lost or damaged equipment" upwards of $3000 long after they were out of the military. I recently had my paycheck stripped of $666.95 for purchases allegedly made at a PX in Iraq back in 03-04, yet I was told no record of these purchases exists.

Am I the only one who sees a seemingly desperate pattern here?

This sickens me.