Posted on 05/07/2019 6:01:30 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
Need advice. I have a grandson in law who was discharged from the Army about a year or so ago. He'd spent a year in Korea, and then spent a year in poland. He received extra pay for his time in Poland.
Now, the Army is demanding that extra pay back saying he was never in Poland. His discharge papers say otherwise, and he also has photographs of himself while there.
He protested their error and told them about his papers, and tje woman he spoke with said she didn't care what HIS papers say, the Army says he wasn't there, period!
I suggested he contact the Veterans Affairs, as well as his state Representative.
What would you suggest?
I also wondered it it was a scam and suggested the FBI.
Any ideas?
Now, the Army is demanding that extra pay back saying he was never in Poland. His discharge papers say otherwise, and he also has photographs of himself while there.
He protested their error and told them about his papers, and tje woman he spoke with said she didn't care what HIS papers say, the Army says he wasn't there, period!
I suggested he contact the Veterans Affairs, as well as his state Representative.
What would you suggest?
I also wondered it it was a scam and suggested the FBI.
Any ideas?
Go to Veterans’ Affairs immediately with paper work.
Just who from the Army contacted him how, about this? Was it by phone, email, regular mail or in person?
and was the extra pay in Poland correct? Perhaps they are saying he was overpaid? Is Poland officially a combat zone, or a location for which extra pay is paid? If not, they are probably correcting an erroneous overpayment.
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In any case, they are doing a terrible job of explaining what happened.
Maybe an official text message...
My boy was a 2Lt. years ago, and there was no record of him ever being vaccinated. He had to get 7 or so inoculations immediately. He almost passed out in the Infirmary. That kid was in tip top shape too.
The stuff usually surfaces eventually, but if he retained copies of his Orders, the problem should be resolved more easily.
Could be a scam. Otherwise, you can call your congressman.
Contact your Congressman or Senator. If they’re not a raving lunatic they might be able to help.
Your State Veterans Affair office is your best friend. See them.
Submit a claim to the Board of Military Records Correction with a copy of his form DD 214 and any other documentation such as copies of orders, etc and request that the records be corrected and the claim for pay overage be dismissed.
Going to the local VA office might help, but as you mentioned “it might be a scam.” How far is he from a US Army post? A reclaiming of money would come from the Army Finance office at Ft. Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, IN. If he is not near an Army post, I recommend he find a recruiting office to look at the notice he received. Or visit an Army ROTC detachment if there is one close to where he lives. The fact that he was in Poland being on his DD 214 is official proof that he was in Poland. He should also go through all of his Army papers and hopefully he kept copies of all them and especially his orders to go overseas.
Did he do a Do It Yourself move for any of those and submit the proper paperwork?
In this thread, a person covers that oversight and said his senator fixed it.
You guys are a blessing, thankyou! I sent a copy of the thread to my daughter so she can pass it along.
First of all, you were not specific if he got an email, letter or phone call.
BE SPECIFIC. My cousin is currently serving in Sokor near the DMZ so i have some affinity to your case...
“Now, the Army is demanding that extra pay back saying he was never in Poland. “
How did they demand it? On the phone? Bull shit...a scam.
Contact the FBI?
Oh sure.
Same guys out to get the current President?
Im not sure how the initial contact was made, but army personnel did come to their house. My GD was also in the army, and shes pretty sharp, so it would take some doing to fool her. When i posted this, i didn’t know the army had come to her house.
In the meantime, these suggestions will help them a lot.
It is our pleasure. Also, most American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War posts have a member designated to help veterans solve problems with ‘the system.’
If his Representative or at least one of his Senators are Republican, contact them they love straitening military SNAFU’s out.
DemonRATs not so much.
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