From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"George Sherwood"  wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.28.22.35.12.730041{at}beernabeer.com...
> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:09:50 -0500, Rich Gauszka wrote:
>
>>
>> "George Sherwood"  wrote in message
>> news:pan.2006.01.28.21.58.20.408609{at}beernabeer.com...
>>> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:43:12 -0500, Robert Comer wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Most that I
>>>>> signed off on were about $20-25K and usually for a 3
year enlistment.
>>>>
>>>> $25K is a hell of a lot more than I've ever got in a 3
year period out
>>>> here
>>>> in private industry...  (I'm an IT Manager.)
>>>
>>> And how many 6 months deployments have you made over that 6 month
>>> period?
>>> Are you telling me they don't deserve it?
>>>
>>> George
>>
>> Oh absolutely they deserve it. Sso do those with over 14 years that are
>> excluded
>
> I agree since all my type of incentives have gone way done.   I never
> said they weren't used as incentives because they are.  Unfortunately once
> you have that 14 year mark, the retirement becomes the incentive.  I
> certainly wish it was different.  Most of this stuff is targeted at the
> 6-12 year folks.  Those that are at the point they need to think about a
> career in military or somewhere else.
>
> George

While the retirement mark becomes the incentive for those over 14 years I
thought there were quite a few that were screwed out of even that when the
military last downsized in the 90s.  I also wish it were different

--- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5