From: Jeff Shultz 

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 22:37:40 -0600, Robert G Lewis wrote:

>
> "Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
> news:pan.2004.12.11.03.53.07.244795{at}shultzinfosystems.com...
>> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:07:27 -0600, Robert G Lewis wrote:
>>
>>> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
>>> news:opsis2nbwieipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
>>>> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:07:45 -0600, Robert G Lewis
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Glenn Meadows" 
wrote in message
>>>>> news:41b9c49d{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>> Seems the deeper story is that the question was
either a plant by a
>>>>>> news reporter from the Chattanoga Times, or was
actually from an
>>>>>> embedded reporter from the same newspaper.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> To me the real story is do our troops have the
resources they need
>>>>> and is the  guard and reserve treated worse than the active duty
>>>>> troops. I could care less where the question came
from. I only want
>>>>> to know the truth about
>>>>> the issues. Given the reports of the applause given
the question I
>>>>> suspect
>>>>> there is at least some truth to the story.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob Lewis
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Yes, and the fact that Rathergate was based on forgeries was
>>>> irrelevent because the content of those forgeries was true.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gary Wiltshire
>>>
>>> Not the same thing and you should be bright enough to realize it. Are
>>> the benefits and pay to the Guard and Reserve different than those for
>>> active duty ? I don't care if the reporter worked with someone in
>>> phasing the question or not as that doesn't affect the truth of the
>>> facts. I guess its
>>> a lot easier if you decide the messenger disagrees with you so ignore
>>> the message.
>>>
>>> Bob Lewis
>>
>> Benefits fo Guard and Reserve are equivalent, if not better, than
>> regular force. I've seen where their college benefits could be
>> considered to be better, at the very least.
>>
>>
> Does this include when they are on duty - How is retirement accrued ?
> What about medical for those injured on active duty ?
>
> Bob Lewis

Retirement is accrued as points - you get a point for each day on active
duty. The more points you have when you retire, the more you get paid when
your retirement pay kicks in.

As for medical, I dunno - maybe they kick the reservists out of the
hospital halfway through surgery?

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