The larger ‘bonus’ payment was what they were told they would get, not something ‘extra’ by ‘mistake’.
The CNG was giving out larger bonuses to boost reenlistments. But supposedly these larger amounts were not approved by the US government who were reimbursing the CNG.
Now after an audit, the US government wants the extra ‘non approved’ amounts back from the CNG. So the CNG now wants it back from the soldiers.
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>> “Now after an audit, the US government wants the extra ‘non approved’ amounts back from the CNG. So the CNG now wants it back from the soldiers.” <<
Tough titty for the CNG!
The statute of limitations on this crap is likely long past.
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OK, but why would the CNG offer bonuses it knew weren’t approved or funded? None of this is adding up, frankly.
I’m not arguing that the soldiers didn’t deserve every last penny, just that there’s something fishy along the line here. I know when my son joined the Army (not the Guard) he had a contract. He committed to a certain MOS, and to serve for four years; the Army promised him $X, in writing, if he fulfilled the contract. How did the CNG make promises, not put it in writing, as part of the reenlistment effort? Didn’t the soldiers have any kind of contract? It was all just wide open?