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04-03-2009, 07:28 AM
first, the snopes 'correction' so the wrong Cindy Williams does not get blamed for this (do not stop at 'false' or you will be uninformed):
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then the email:
Subject: Military Pay (A must read)
Please send this to everyone on your address list......I thank you for that!! It is a MUST read!!
Thanks for sending this Jim...I just sent it to fifty (50) people and I sure hope they send it on as well. I think someone dropped Cindy Williams on her head and she has permanent damage.
This is an Airman's response to Cindy Williams' editorial piece in the
Washington Times about MILITARY PAY, it should be printed in all newspapers
across America........I agree one-hundred (100) percent!!!!!
On Nov. 12, Ms Cindy Williams (edited here to protect the innocent) wrote a
piece for the Washington Times, denouncing the pay raise(s) coming service
members' way this year -- citing that the stated 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. Yes, I agree with this as well!!!
"Ms Williams":
I just had the pleasure of reading your column, "Our GIs earn enough" and I
am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm 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. 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 years experience with
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. I'm 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 military's 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 they'll be able to make ends meet while the primary
breadwinner is gone obviously they've 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 you're actually over there, sitting in a foxhole,
shivering against the cold desert night; and the flight sergeant tells you
that there aren't enough people on shift to relieve you for chow, remember
this: trade whatever MRE (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 won't nearly be
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 opened piece.
But, 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
rights 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 nose 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
can't offer the stability and pay of civilian companies.
And you, Ms. Williams, have the gall to say that we make more than we
deserve? Rubbish!"
A1C Michael Bragg Hill AFB AFNCC
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then the email:
Subject: Military Pay (A must read)
Please send this to everyone on your address list......I thank you for that!! It is a MUST read!!
Thanks for sending this Jim...I just sent it to fifty (50) people and I sure hope they send it on as well. I think someone dropped Cindy Williams on her head and she has permanent damage.
This is an Airman's response to Cindy Williams' editorial piece in the
Washington Times about MILITARY PAY, it should be printed in all newspapers
across America........I agree one-hundred (100) percent!!!!!
On Nov. 12, Ms Cindy Williams (edited here to protect the innocent) wrote a
piece for the Washington Times, denouncing the pay raise(s) coming service
members' way this year -- citing that the stated 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. Yes, I agree with this as well!!!
"Ms Williams":
I just had the pleasure of reading your column, "Our GIs earn enough" and I
am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm 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. 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 years experience with
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. I'm 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 military's 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 they'll be able to make ends meet while the primary
breadwinner is gone obviously they've 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 you're actually over there, sitting in a foxhole,
shivering against the cold desert night; and the flight sergeant tells you
that there aren't enough people on shift to relieve you for chow, remember
this: trade whatever MRE (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 won't nearly be
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 opened piece.
But, 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
rights 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 nose 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
can't offer the stability and pay of civilian companies.
And you, Ms. Williams, have the gall to say that we make more than we
deserve? Rubbish!"
A1C Michael Bragg Hill AFB AFNCC