$900,000 Paid to Army Reservists Who Deserted...

[bridgit]

'WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (AP) — The Pentagon has done little to recover about $900,000 mistakenly paid to 75 Army reservists who have not reported for duty since late 2001, Congressional investigators said in a report on Monday.

Fewer than two dozen of the deserters have surrendered or been arrested, the report said.

The report by the Government Accountability Office details continuing problems with the military payroll system, which has been consistently criticized as convoluted and error-prone, with repeated instances of troops being overpaid or underpaid.

The number of improper payments and the money involved was probably significantly understated, the investigators said. The report said the Army and the Army National Guard and Reserve had acknowledged being unaware of the extent of the problem because there is no system to track such records.

The G.A.O. first reported the payment errors in 2004. It contacted Pentagon officials again this year to determine whether the money had been repaid or the deserters found.

A Pentagon spokesman, Brian Maka, said officials were still reviewing the report and its recommendations.

Congressional auditors identified 75 soldiers in the Army National Guard and Reserve who were designated as deserters for failing to report for duty when their units were called up after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

http://fairuse.100webcustomers.com/sf/nyt8_29_06_5.htm

[ComerPerro]

1. hahahahahahahaha

[bridgit]

3. it's the rumsfeld pentagon at it's finest...

:rofl:

[Horse with no Name]

2. Curious if they paid AWOL when he went missing?

And if they did--can we have our money back please?

[ComerPerro]

4. that was all of the $900k

pay for his "top secret mission" that led to him having to appear to have desserted...

[Horse with no Name]

9. Was that with or without meringue?

;)

[TomInTib]

5. 'or the deserters found'. I got out in '72 and they found me.

When I moved to where I live now, I was careful to leave no trail at all because I am eligible for call-up for the next 6 years and I certainly don't want to go anywhere.

When that DoD laptop was stolen I got a letter at my house.

I cannot figure out how they did it.

[bridgit]

6. Hey Tom, hi & take care, friend...

:hi: :patriot:

[TomInTib]

8. I'm taking care and taking heed

and staying pretty darned low.

And Hey! back, bridgit.

[BrotherBuzz]

15. I got my letter, too.

and the letter stated the addresses were generated by and with the one time cooperation from the IRS....and the IRS didn't give the addresses to DoD. Well, my friend, if you believe that I have a bridge I can sell you . You know what I mean, Vern?

Fortunately they don't want this old busted up old draftee and Rumsfeld even said as a much when he stated draftees added "no value, no advantage, really, to the United States Armed Services over any sustained period of time."

[MADem]

16. They partnered with IRS to mail out that letter is how they did it.

They used the SSAN identifier and matched to TAX records. VA wrote and prepared the letter, and IRS used their mailing list to address the envelopes.

They announced this when it happened.

[razors edge]

7. (as W)

Hell I dint get paid after skipn out on a piss test, they aint neither. Rummy see if they got some old relitive on medicare and dockem for the difernse.

[bridgit]

10. welcome to du, DiktatrW...

here's hoping you stick around for a time or two :hi: :patriot:

[razors edge]

13. Thanks

been lurking since 01, I don't type well, but I don't have to much on this board, you guys beat me to it. But I feel I can't hold out anymore, that and I'm kinda sick of holding my tongue.

after five years reading posts here, I can smell a freeper like a fart in a car.

[bridgit]

14. pft, i hear'ya friend...

:spray: :thumbsup:

[kenny blankenship]

11. Let that be a lesson to the rest of you!

[bridgit]

12. i've heard of a signing bonus, but never a going AWOL & never...

coming back bonus...who knew :shrug: