Should the Government cut the pay of the military and extend tours in Iraq to 3 yrs to save tax money?

Old Scout

Drunk on Duty? I didn't know they discharged people for that.
It must have been multiple offenses.

plopper

That's really funny.I'm guessing you've never been near the military.Did someone help you with that question or did you think that up all by yourself?

navywife

are you serious. military doesnt get paid very well at all. at least not the navy. it takes years to make decent money. why do you think the military offers perks, like discounts, medical insurance (w/o co-pay). If we got paid any less than we do now we would be living behind walmart in a box! the military should not have to suffer a wage cut because the government spends too much money on stupid stuff. in my opinion, people who risk their lives to do there jobs should be making the big bucks, not football players, etc...

Rabbit just got back from Iraq

Haha, yeah, like military members get paid nearly enough in the first place! thats funny. And 3 year tours, our military force wouldn't be able to rotate in-and-out in 3 year periods.

Johnny Reb

NO, a three year tour is to long, and we should never cut the Military's Pay. The Military Pay should be tax exempt on Federal, State, and Local Levels. for anyone serving outside the 50 states.

wise old sage

If the Gov't extended tours to 3 years and cut pay, and will send you home for drunk on duty, I forsee a rise in alcoholism in the armed forces.

sfctranspo

Are you still drunk ?

"That One"

The USO can send your mom over to help boost morale.

Jerry S

theres already a severe shortage of people who want to
serve, even with financial incentives.
cutting they pay of our troops in iraq and extending their tour
to 3 years to save money would be unpopular and a disaster
too boot.

woofywaffles

Are you kidding? 15 months is already torture for me. Lots of us in the armed forces have families at home that were willing to leave because we care about our country. 3 yrs. is just way to long, I would miss a large "chunk" of my childs life especially if they send me on more than one deployment.
I love the Army and that would just ruin it for most people.

DOOM

No. They should shorten deployments to six months. Then, you don't have to worry about sending anyone on RnR. And then, if a unit gets extended, you don't have to pay them an extra $1000 a month. That would save money and improve morale. My unit got extended twice while I was in Iraq (one special, and then the blanket extension. If we hadn't gotten the blanket fifteen month extension, we would have actually been there longer.

ARMY STRONG!

NO and NO!

US Army 15 years

drunk on duty,well thats says it all for me...your own fault and thank god that most soldiers take their job more seriously.

a cut down of the pay?? no!!! where did you get this stupid idea from? if you want to save tax then get all the lazy people working who sit on their bums all day while claiming as much as they can from the gov. government should cut that down but not the pay for people who might loose their lives in the name of this country.

(before people start,im not saying that everybody on the dole is lazy. i mean those who are fit enough and have 24 hrs a day to themselves but just cant be bothered to work)

backyardbum

NO!! The Government does not pay the Military enough as it is to Lay Down Their Lives for the People of another Country instead of their own!! How would extending their tour of Duty in IRAQ to three years save TAX Money anyway? The ones in Washington D.C. make more money off our TAX than a SOLDIER ever did!!
This WAR is just turning into another VIETNAM and we should not have been there in the first PLACE!!
ME!! I only spent 6 years in the Army so I learned well that you do not make alot to lay your life down for more than you have to!

mike_bellnj

It's not often then I get belligerent on here, but GO **** YOURSELF!!

Drunk or duty= Piss poor spldier!!

No wonder you got ****-canned!!

NSA

We could save money by cutting social services, stop road repair, eliminate all forms of law enforcement, stop those noisy water wasting fireman, no more congress, no judicial system.

All we need is a dictator and the military. That way we double their pay and save taxes. Would that make you happy?

The words above are sarcasm. My true feeling is: Raise military pay, cut congressional pay. When military and congressional paychecks are equal, then congress will think before they talk and act.

Our military doesn't make nearly enough! Tax free is a better choice!

And, you could stop eating your sour grapes and try to be an adult.

Lisa Burnham

H$ll no.
Thats a really good offer though.

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