Nice one, Bush
How 'bout this for the Supreme Con: The guys from the Minnesota National Guard* are the longest serving unit in Iraq. They were ordered to come home when they'd been there a total of 729 days.

Amazingly enough, the cutoff for higher benefits 730 days! Oh, sorry guys, one day short. Cue sad trombone sound: Wahnt, wahnt, wahnt, waaaaaahnt.

WHAT FOLLOWS IS MORE OF A RANT THAN A JOKE, SKIP AT YOUR LEISURE

Benefits in dispute? WHAT BENEFITS?

If a Soldier served 730 days or more, they can then choose to make a $1,200 payment upon returning from active duty and receive $894 per month while going to school full-time. This benefit is "portable" for ten years, meaning that it is accessible after the service member leaves the military. This category of benefit is called "Chapter 30" of the Montgomery GI Bill.

If a Soldier served 729 days or less, they are entitled to the Reserved Education Assistance Program (REAP). Full-time students under REAP receive $660 per month. While the Soldiers don't have to make any payment, this benefit is not "portable" -- once military service ends, the benefit ends. This category of benefit is called "Chapter 1607" of the Montgomery GI Bill (from Blackanthem Military News)

*These guys aren't regular tough trained-at-boot-camp soldiers. They are guys like you and me who sign up to make extra money and get much smaller benefits than the ones above. They train one weekend a month and then a two weeks period per year. Think that's enough training to go into combat? Not me.
The entering service isn't the con. They go in with their eyes open and if they choose to believe a recruiter, more fool them. They know full well they might have to go into combat and yes, they are taking a gamble. Some whinge about it. Others suck it up and go. I'm not complaining about that-it's the piss poor training, the extended tours, the crap pay while they're gone (and their families might have been used to a dentist's pay, a plumber's salary, the CEO's pay, etc) the fact they may lose their job and then this. Bush is the most amazing Con Man, yet people still believe him.

My apologies to anyone who still likes Bush.
(TDub Nunc id vides, nunc ne vides on, Fri 19 Oct 2007, 17:53, 7 replies)

George Bush
Is a complete wanker. You have my support and thoughts.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Fri 19 Oct 2007, 18:15, closed)

nice one
hear hear, bush is a cunt
(brocky, Fri 19 Oct 2007, 21:16, closed)

bush and his friends are doing harm to america that will take a long time to fix (if it can be)
I just hope all the guys having to deal with the insanity first hand get home safely
( discomeats This canoe, Fri 19 Oct 2007, 23:35, closed)

Apologies???
Anyone who still likes bush should be beaten with a big, big stick for a long, long time.
(Squash, Sat 20 Oct 2007, 1:03, closed)

war
I'm very concerned that this war will go on for another ten years and that Bush will never be tried for negligence and lying to get us into the war in the first place. Not to mention the poor handling of the war.

I can't believe people who want to cut back on large government support lowering taxes but raising the cost of the war and then allow private firms to be paid tax dollars with no negotiation and have no problem with it and label anybody who criticizes this plan as a traitor.
(Marty McFly's Father You're not getting any peanuts until we get home!, Sat 20 Oct 2007, 4:15, closed)

Why the fuck
would you apologise to people who still like Bush. People who like Bush should be sent to Iraq to fight his bullshit war for him. See how much they like him after that.
If there is anyone reading this that likes Bush - FUCK YOU. It just means you're too lazy to bother educating yourself as to what a cunt he is.
(Creamy Discharge Freeze Motherstickers, this is a fuck up, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 5:06, closed)

blah
I don't think you need to apologize to anybody. Even his own party thinks he's a corrupt, cunty retard.

True, dat.
(TheWonderfulWombat It came to me in a dream., Tue 23 Oct 2007, 16:47, closed)