Obama appointee thumbs nose at our Military and their PAY!

I received the following from my Good Friend Tom Taylor in Arizona:

A very articulate young airman writes a great letter to Cindy Williams, an Asst. Director for National Security in the Congressional Budget Office.

Well said !

Military Pay


CINDY WILLIAMS WAS APPOINTED BY OBAMA AS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.....


This is an Airman's response to Cindy Williams' editorial
piece in the Washington Times about MILITARY PAY, it
should be printed in all newspapers across America.

Ms. Cindy William wrote a piece for the Washington Times
denouncing the pay raise(s) coming service members' way
this year citing that she stated a 13% wage increase 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
GI's 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 per month. 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 in 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
NEVER had the 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's (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 be nearly 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 open 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 right 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 noses 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?

A1C Michael Bragg, Hill AFB AFNCC


I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO WITH THIS PIECE. FEEL FREE TO DISTRIBUTE TO ANY AND ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS, AND BY ALL MEANS, TO YOUR RESPECTIVE LEGISLATORS!!

I say enough of this heavy handed, derogatory, government appointees denegrating our troops and this GREAT COUNTRY!!