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"Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl could have a tax-free $350,000 dropped into his bank account if the current investigation into his disappearance from his base in Afghanistan was not desertion, and if he is deemed to have been a prisoner of war for the five years he was held by Islamic militants, Fox News has learned."
Bergdahl is due approximately $200,000 in back pay for the time he was in Taliban hands. He would be eligible for another $150,000 if an ongoing probe determines he was a prisoner of war. Both sums could be tax free for Bergdahl, who was promoted from private first class to sergeant during the time he was held.
Under tax rules for military pay, enlisted personnel can exclude active-duty pay earned while serving in a combat zone. And, according to the Department of Defense’s financial management regulation, payments to former captives generally are not taxable if the captive status resulted from the deprivation of personal rights, such as terrorist activity.
originally posted by: Sremmos80
a reply to: neo96
Your entire post is based on if, so let's let the investigation finish and then we can condem him
originally posted by: wutang717
a reply to: Krazysh0t
If you leave your Job and never come back, do you still get paid? So how is he going to be paid when found as a deserter?
Hell the fact that this guy can walk around freely with someone 'just' watching is awful enough, only a matter of time until he is found out as a try-to-be Taliban, WHAT THAN???!!???
What I'm pissed about is that he'll get the money for DOING THIS ON HIS OWN, if he wins you will see tons and tons of soldiers trying to do this just to get a payday.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: wutang717
a reply to: Krazysh0t
If you leave your Job and never come back, do you still get paid? So how is he going to be paid when found as a deserter?
Hell the fact that this guy can walk around freely with someone 'just' watching is awful enough, only a matter of time until he is found out as a try-to-be Taliban, WHAT THAN???!!???
What I'm pissed about is that he'll get the money for DOING THIS ON HIS OWN, if he wins you will see tons and tons of soldiers trying to do this just to get a payday.
You don't know how the military works do you? When you sign up, you sign a contract. You cannot be fired from the job and the only way to leave is to be discharged. Otherwise, you are on duty and drawing a paycheck. So while this guy was a POW, he was earning a paycheck. Also keep in mind, it hasn't been determined if he deserted or not. So to claim that he is guilty before even getting a trial isn't very fair. Instead of internet juroring, how about you let the military determine his guilt?
There is stupid and then there is simply absurd. The Obama administration is sending pink slips to troops while they’re serving in a war zone.
Read more at allenbwest.com...
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: milomilo
If you familiarized yourself with US military law he could have requested conscientious objector status, a moral objection to what he was being ordered to do.
As for volunteer, it undermines the above possibility. He knew what he was getting into before he signed up.
As for the rest, i will refrain until an investigation is complete and will see how it looks in comparison to what Obama and Susan Rice claims.