--- Bob wrote:>>
> Subject: forwarded message inline
> Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:14:03 -0600
>
> Hi, all.. the proletariet out in HollyWIERD keep stepping on it. We
> need to jerk their collective chains.. read this about dumbass cindy
> williams..
> pass it on..
> Again, HOOHAH!!! for our troops.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: CONVERSE, JOHN
> > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 11:28 AM
> > To: BONDURANT, JANICE; DETCHMAN, VICKI; DIXON, KIMBERLY A; HEIMANN,
> MELISSA; HEITMAN, KAREN; HOEKSTRA, BEVERLY; JOHNSON, BEVERLY;
> LAMKINS, ANN;
> SCAUZZO, VICTOR; TOLSON, MAURICE; WEBER, SHARON R; WOODARD, CYNTHIA
> > Subject: FW: You've got to read THIS ONE!
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: GEER, ALICE
> > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 11:12 AM
> > Subject: You've got to read THIS ONE!
> >
> > You've got to read THIS ONE!
> >
> > This Airman's response to the Washington Times should be printed
> in all
> > newspapers across America. Especially now when the President is
> calling up
> > more Reserves and National Guardsmen. Get this response out to
> everyone
> you
> > know. It's time this country wises up and supports the troops that
> defend
> > them.
> >
> > Military pay article:
> >
> > On 12 Nov, Ms Cindy Williams (from Laverne and Shirley TV show)
> wrote a
> > piece for the Washington Times, denouncing the pay raise(s) coming
> service
> > members' way this year -- citing that the stated +13% incr was more
> than
> > they deserve.
> > A young airman from Hill AFB responds to her article below. He
> ought to
> > get a bonus for this!
> >
> > "Ms Williams:
> >
> > I just had the pleasure of reading your column, "Our GIs earn
> Enough"
> and
> > I am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm wondering where this vaunted
> overpayment
> > is going, because as far as I can tell, it disappears every month
> between
> > DFAS (The Defense Finance and Accounting Service) and my bank
> account.
> > Checking my latest earnings statement I see that I make $1,117.80
> before
> > taxes. After taxes, I take home $874.20. When I run that through
> the
> > calculator, I come up with an annual salary of $13,413.60 before
> taxes,
> and
> > $10,490.40 after.
> >
> > I work in the Air Force Network Control Center where I am part of
> the
> team
> > responsible for a 5,000-host computer network. I am involved with
> > infrastructure segments, specifically with Cisco Systems equipment.
> A
> quick
> > check under jobs for Network Technicians in the Washington, D.C.
> area
> > reveals a position in my career field, requiring three years
> experience
> with
> > my job. Amazingly, this job does NOT pay $13,413.60 a year. No,
> this job
> is
> > being offered at $70,000 to $80,000 per annum. I'm sure you can
> draw the
> > obvious conclusions. Given the tenor of your column, I would assume
> that
> you
> > have NEVER had he pleasure of serving your country in her armed
> forces.
> > Before you take it upon yourself to once more castigate
> congressional and
> > DOD leadership for attempting to get the families in the military's
> lowest
> > pay brackets off of WIC, and food stamps, I suggest that you join a
> group
> of
> > deploying soldiers headed for AFGHANISTAN, I leave the choice of
> service
> > branch up to you. Whatever choice you make, though, opt for the SIX
> month
> > rotation: it will guarantee you the longest possible time away from
> your
> > family and friends, thus giving you full "deployment experience."
> As your
> > group prepares to board the plane, make sure to note the spouses
> and
> > children who are saying good-bye to their loved ones. Also take
> care to
> note
> > that several families are still unsure of how they'll be able to
> make ends
> > meet while the primary breadwinner is gone -- obviously they've
> been
> > squandering the "vast" piles of cash the government has been giving
> them.
> > Try to deploy over a major holiday; Christmas and Thanksgiving are
> perennial
> > favorites. And when you're actually over there, sitting in a
> foxhole,
> > shivering against the cold desert night; and the flight sergeant
> tells
> you
> > that there aren't enough people on shift to relieve you for chow,
> remember
> > this: trade whatever MRE (meal-ready-to-eat) you manage to get for
> the
> tuna
> > noodle casserole or cheese tortellini, and add Tabasco to
> everything. This
> > gives some flavor. Talk to your loved ones as often as you are
> permitted;>
> > it won't nearly be long enough or often enough, but take what you
> can get
> > and be thankful for it. You may have picked up on the fact that I
> disagree
> > with most of the points you present in your op-ed piece. But,
> tomorrow
> from
> > KABUL, I will defend to the death your right to say it. You see, I
> am an
> > American fighting man, a guarantor of your First Amendment rights
> and
> every
> > other right you cherish. On a daily basis, my brother and sister
> soldiers
> > worldwide ensure that you and people like you can thumb your
> collective
> nose
> > at us, all on a salary that is nothing short of pitiful and under
> conditions
> > that would make most people cringe. We hemorrhage our best and
> brightest
> > into the private sector because we can't offer the stability and
> pay of
> > civilian companies. And you, Ms Williams, have the gall to say that
> we
> make
> > more than we deserve?
> >
> > Rubbish!
> >
> > A1C Michael Bragg, Hill AFB AFNCC"
> >
> > IF YOU AGREE, PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
> AND HOW
> > OUR SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN FIGHTING MEN AND WOMEN. THANK YOU.
> THIS
> LETTER
> > SHOULD BE APPLAUDED BY ANYONE WHO'S EVER SERVED OR HAD A FAMILY
> MEMBER
> SERVE
> > IN THE ARMED FORCES! THIS YOUNG MAN DESERVES A MEDAL!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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