[douginthearmy]

Holy Crap! 49 responses before anyone even questioned the source or the info! And this is at least the second thread on this I have seen myself. FReepers, I know you hate Obama, but this is the dangon internet for crying out loud. Check your sources.

In fact, I’ve known people who intentionally delayed their return stateside to the 2nd of the month

This was SOP when I was in. Anyone with enough rank to influence their own flight arrived on the 25-30th and left on the 1st-5th.

[PeteB570]

Well, if you had to schedule Air Force assets to drop you off or pick you up they really liked the 31st and 1st deal.

Little crew rest at the best hotel downtown and get 2 months Combat Pay - and tax free.

I just looked at it as an extra perk for the men since we were there from 4 to 6 months.

[PeteB570]

Forgot to add - sometimes we were just “passing through” to other places when the Air Force stopped for fuel in the “right place” and we got it for that month. Again just a perk for the men.

More than once we scheduled a reenlistment in country or at one of those stops - since the reenlistment bonus would then be tax free.

I would think that’s the least this country could do for the troops.