PAY SUCKS

5SEP07. Wednesday. Well, another day, another dollar. Why the focus on pay? Simply put, this deploymemnt is definately not a money maker. In retrospect, I remember paying my Travel Bill upfront ($6,000) worth. With the bills rolling in, and not being reimbursed until after I get "Boots on Ground." Same was true at Fort Bragg. That trip cost me $5,700 bucks. And, I still havent heard about myI travel claim yet. So, deployment is not for the faint of heart, nor is it cheap. I can only imagine how the lower paygrades cope.....Boy is this system broke. Ok, I'm done venting...Doug