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riversedge

(69,721 posts)
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:37 AM May 2020

Trump to pull National Guard off COVID-19 duties one day before their benefits would kick in: report



each day I think I can not get sick with Trump at the helm. then things like this happen.




Trump to pull National Guard off COVID-19 duties one day before their benefits would kick in: report
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/trump-to-pull-national-guard-off-covid-19-duties-one-day-before-their-benefits-would-kick-in-report/



Published 1 min ago on May 19, 2020


According to a report from Politico, Donald Trump’s administration is recalling National Guard members assisting in states with coronavirus pandemic efforts just before many become eligible for extra benefits from the federal government.

The report states the guardsmen face a “hard stop … just one day shy of many members becoming eligible for key federal benefits, according to a senior FEMA official.”
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In a May 12 call obtained by Politico, “The official also acknowledged during the call that the June 24 deadline means that thousands of members who first deployed in late March will find themselves with only 89 days of duty credit, one short of the 90-day threshold for qualifying for early retirement and education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI bill.”
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The official also acknowledged that the order will require a “delicate messaging strategy,” in order to quell complaints.......................


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Trump to pull National Guard off COVID-19 duties one day before their benefits would kick in: report (Original Post) riversedge May 2020 OP
Kick dalton99a May 2020 #1
F*CKER no_hypocrisy May 2020 #2
Tell me again how much this administration values military personnel. Arkansas Granny May 2020 #3
If you're a Republican Proud Liberal Dem May 2020 #14
Original article in POLITICO - am supporting credit to journalists who worked for their story. MFGsunny May 2020 #4
Right about the time the next wave will be spiking out of control. tanyev May 2020 #5
The Feds are no longer tracking it... Hugin May 2020 #6
I don't know why I'm not surprised. Firestorm49 May 2020 #7
These fuckers are so selfish. nt Hotler May 2020 #8
Just wow Victor_c3 May 2020 #9
Who has two thumbs and is a miserable prick? captain queeg May 2020 #10
BLOTUS! I think the NG can figure out what the Cha May 2020 #20
I hate to say it, but sarisataka May 2020 #11
Works for Wal Mart gratuitous May 2020 #12
The quintessential lowlife strikes again malaise May 2020 #13
Standard operating procedure for him. His private business history is full Blue_true May 2020 #18
This has become standard practice in the Trump Administration. MineralMan May 2020 #15
This is unacceptable! I hope a stink is made of this ... Baked Potato May 2020 #16
K&R! rogue emissary May 2020 #17
What's mrs ******* MORBID BLOTUS smiling about? Stupid Troll Cha May 2020 #19

Hugin

(32,778 posts)
6. The Feds are no longer tracking it...
Tue May 19, 2020, 09:54 AM
May 2020

and the corporate controlled mass media is no longer reporting on it.

So, the second wave will be largely invisible or so they're hoping.

It's the Big Lie writ large.

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
9. Just wow
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:44 AM
May 2020

I wonder how republicans are going to try to spin this.

They’d probably be alright with it since those troops weren’t actually in combat or some shit like that

captain queeg

(10,036 posts)
10. Who has two thumbs and is a miserable prick?
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:46 AM
May 2020

This guy! Soldiers remember he doesn’t give a shit about you.

Cha

(295,907 posts)
20. BLOTUS! I think the NG can figure out what the
Tue May 19, 2020, 11:56 PM
May 2020

Asshole with 2 thumbs sticking up like a DUMBSHIT is Doing.

sarisataka

(18,218 posts)
11. I hate to say it, but
Tue May 19, 2020, 11:02 AM
May 2020

This practice isn't anything new.

The guard/reserve usually doesn't activate for longer than their two week duty, which is anywhere from 15 to 17 days. However there are times they are called up for extended periods.

It is well known that the magic number is 90 days. Once that number of days of consecutive service is reached, several long term benefits will kick in, as if the guard/reservist had served on active duty. Therefore the extended activation will last 89 days at most (unless it is a deployment to a combat theater). Great lengths will be gone to, making sure the guard/reservist is released before that 90th day.

There is a similar situation in the navy. After a certain number of days at sea, an additional pay benefit kicks in for the sailors. Unsurprisingly ships will make a port call 1 or 2 days prior to avoid having to give the additional pay.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
12. Works for Wal Mart
Tue May 19, 2020, 11:05 AM
May 2020

My stepdaughter got laid off at Wal Mart on her 89th day three or four times before she moved somewhere else she could get employment. Her bosses were always very sorry, praised her performance, and urged her to re-apply the next week. The day 89 layoff meant that she hadn't achieved "permanent" status, and she couldn't get unemployment.

Looks like Trump is using the same playbook, as if paying the National Guard folks is coming out of his pocket.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
18. Standard operating procedure for him. His private business history is full
Tue May 19, 2020, 11:48 PM
May 2020

of this type of conniving BS, he considers that "winning".

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
15. This has become standard practice in the Trump Administration.
Tue May 19, 2020, 11:14 AM
May 2020

Holding National Guard members to postings one day short of the 90-day threshold is SOP. That way, they don't have to pay the extras NG members qualify for for continuous service of 90 days or more.

It is a cold-hearted and evil procedure.

Cha

(295,907 posts)
19. What's mrs ******* MORBID BLOTUS smiling about? Stupid Troll
Tue May 19, 2020, 11:54 PM
May 2020

Stupid BLOTUS thumbs.. looks like a big Moronic Assface.

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