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September 20, 2010 in City, Idaho
Veterans eligible for ‘stop loss’ pay must apply by Oct. 21
More than half of those eligible haven’t applied for retroactive pay
The Spokesman-Review
The White House advised veterans whose service in Iraq and Afghanistan was involuntarily extended during the Bush administration that they are eligible for back pay under legislation signed by President Obama last year.
With the Oct. 21 deadline for applying fast approaching, nearly half of the 145,000 service men and women entitled to receive $500 for each month served under the “stop loss” policy have not applied for the retroactive pay.
Service members, veterans or their beneficiaries of veterans whose service was involuntarily extended between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, are eligible. Visit the Defense Department’s website for more information.
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karl2002 on September 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Why doesn’t the Military who was was there and send out the checks. This sounds like the rebate scam where they expect to save money due to a low response rate.