Secretary of Defense Gates Moves To Retain Top Troop Talent (Trees And Things)

pO157: Re: It's Good To See

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:54:45 EST

prevents the enrichment of private enterprise at the expense of public war is only a happy bonus.

I know active military with Iraq/Afghanistan experience would likely be the #1 targets for recruitment by these companies but there are likely oth

uncarved block: Sounds Good So Far

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:27:12 EST

A good side to this that I didn't see mentioned so far is how efficient these payments are, compared to, say, a weapon development program, or even renovation projects. Cost overruns aren't going to be a concern (no $200 hammers!), and no one

zyxwvutsr: Re: Non-Compete Clause Not Needed.

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:28:57 EST

The armed services have always had reenlistment bonuses which ranged in amount based upon what skills the military needs

The significant difference with these new bonuses is that they are being offered to troops with at least

thefadd: Re: Non-Compete Clause Not Needed.

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:11:20 EST

I hope the suit at least gets its day in court. Blackwater is of course arguing it's immune to just about everything, including Iraq's demand for $8 million per dead in the recent traffic circle massa

MayorBob: Non-Compete Clause Not Needed.

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:55:01 EST

The armed services have always had reenlistment bonuses which ranged in amount based upon what skills the military needs. I must admit that they never had a six figure reup bonus when I was in, but that was back when a dollar was worth a dime, I gues

thefadd: It's Good To See

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:59:49 EST

...some apparently sanity prevailing somewhere in the government. Rewarding our men and women in uniform is only the right thing to do. That it keeps them within more accepted channels of procedure and prevents the enrichment of private enterprise at the e