[nuconvert]

I can’t believe this isn’t going to cause an uproar in Congress. And the GOP nominess ought to be jumping on it too.

[NativeNewYorker]

The change was mandated by Congress as a part of the 2012 budget, and the Pentagon announced the implementation of the new rules on Thursday.

Looks like Congress was behind this.

[PeteB570]

It is an interesting subject and one I’ve taken advantage of a number of times.

For a grunt deploying overseas to a combat zone for 4, 6 or 12 months the extra pay was nice.

When we were scheduling our air flow the Air Force was more than happy to get us there by the last day of the month. Which with crew rest and two days work got them 2 months HDP and tax free.

But this is targeting the “visitors” who like to come check up on you for a few days. Days that just happen to span two months - the 31st to the 1st.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Bachmann plan would cut veterans benefits
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/01/military-michele-bachmann-veterans-budget-cuts-012811w/

[sport]

If you think that this will cause a uproar in Congress or that the GOP candidates or the nominee will be jumping in[protesting] then you don't know either the GOP candidates or the Congressional Republicans.

When obama says,"Kiss my as", he has a ten mile long line of Republicans on their knees and puckered up.

To even think that a republican would oppose obama on anything, one would have to have the optimism of a red bug crawling up an elephant's hind leg with rape on his mind.