From: "Steve Ewing" 

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:04:02 +0000, Adam Flinton
 wrote:

> BTW if sucked into the mil via the NG or whatever, what happens to
> payments such as the mortgage, car loan etc given that a 50K per year
> person would not be paid 50K while serving?

Some companies (Sears is one) pay the difference between military pay and
previous salary.  They are not required to, and some do not, and the family
has to suck it up.

Yes, NG volunteer for service; yes, they know they are liable to call-up;
but the past few years have been enormously out of proportion to previous
experience, including Vietnam.  They are getting hammered, and ought to be
compensated.

I just saw an article about a 70-year-old retiree recalled to active duty;
he is a dentist, a colonel, and is presently in Afghanistan.  Points up
those stories about the potential for selective drafts, where medical
people are top of the list.

--
Steve 
http://www.qmss.com/sewing

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