Soldier Pays For Armor

The Charleston Gazette ^ | 2/7/06 | Eric Eyre

[spunkets]

Similar thread. The soldier got screwed.

[dinok]

Its stupidity an lack of respect for soldiers that reminded me why I left the Army.

Charging soldiers for equipment lost in battle is disgusting.

[farlander]

That's a disgrace. People responsible up the chain of command should be relieved.

[Jimbaugh]

Some has to get fired over this.

[DoughtyOne]

I'll grant you that, but in every organization there's one dumbass that will do something like this. Of course the Army is big enough that there are probably many of them scattered about. Sorry to hear about this.

It's a shame.

[Choose Ye This Day]

Where can we send a few bucks? This is ridiculous.

[dinok]

I wish I could tell you its a few "dumb asses"...but this policy is enforced from the top.

Our government wastes billions yet it makes soldiers pay for lost equipment in a war zone? Especially wounded ones?

I expect this from a Hillary administration.

[Zeroisanumber]

Chickenshit. Pure chickenshit.

[dinok]

"People responsible up the chain of command should be relieved."

Ditto.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Just write it off on taxes. That is what I always do with work equipment.

[DoughtyOne]

Well, sorry to hear it. Take care.

[BulletBobCo]

More information here....
http://sundaygazettemail.com/section/News/2006020719

[dinok]

U.S. Army Lt. William “Eddie” Rebrook of Charleston (left) and other soldiers take cover near an ancient cemetery during a gunbattle with insurgents in Najaf, Iraq, in August 2004. Rebrook, who was honorably discharged last week because of an arm injury sustained in battle, was forced to pay $700 for body armor that was destroyed when he was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq.

From WVGazette.com

[FreedomCalls]

The soldier got screwed.

No he didn't. He was on his last few days of outprocessing and thought he could hand them a memo explaining the situation, unaware that there is a specific form that has to be filled out and processed. When he was told that the form would take several weeks to be processed, he told them that he would rather just pay the $700 and finish his outprocessing and be done with it (he's a Lt and can afford it). His fault for not knowing about the form, and his choice for paying the $700 rather than waiting for the form to be processed. Nobody "got screwed."

[WoofDog123]

aint u ever seen someone flying one of them 200lb+ desks?

the military IS bureaucratism incarnate. I have heard jokes from serious people thinking you join the air force to fly and the army to shoot! Have they ever been AD military before?

[FreedomCalls]

Rebrook, who was honorably discharged last week because of an arm injury sustained in battle, was forced to pay $700 for body armor that was destroyed when he was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq.

He wasn't "forced to pay." He could have signed the proper form, but he chose to pay so he could outprocess early. It was his decision.

[SR 50]

ping

[Echo Talon]

Who is in charge of these stupid rules? This is insane and asinine, and only makes them look bad.

[Echo Talon]

No he didn't. He was on his last few days of outprocessing and thought he could hand them a memo explaining the situation, unaware that there is a specific form that has to be filled out and processed. When he was told that the form would take several weeks to be processed, he told them that he would rather just pay the $700 and finish his outprocessing and be done with it (he's a Lt and can afford it). His fault for not knowing about the form, and his choice for paying the $700 rather than waiting for the form to be processed. Nobody "got screwed."

It shouldn't take several weeks to process these forms.