http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2836.html#46952 I retired in june of 2007 and cannot recieve my retired pay until Nov 2009. All of the peronel that are reservists and are obligated to serve have done a job well done. If they continue to risk their lives in Iraq and Afganistan they will filter thier views on to younger people and this counties reserve will be nill. They risk their lives for this country only to be told they cannot be compensated for their heroism.... 46952@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:52:17 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2836.html#44720 It is important to realize that those called up for 911 were Reservists and National Guardsmen recruited for "Reagan's Red Horde Reserve". That is we were "strategic" reserves (to be called up in all out out war). Now we are, secondary to a much smaller Army, an "operational" reserve. We now participate in much more frequent mobilizations and expose ourselves to markedly increased dangers. All this we do for the old reserve compensation. Our government needs to "pony-up" the benefits commensurate a much more robust reserve component. If they do not then I fear that the reserve component will not be there when the military calls on them.... 44720@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:09:05 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2836.html#39321 I have volunteered and deployed four times since 9/11 - I earned my Bronze Star and Combat Infantry Badge chasing down Taliban at age 54, 16 years past the age of some retired service members who joined at 18 and got out at 38. We reservist traditionally stay in longer and surely deserve parity here.... 39321@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:31:46 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2836.html#39236 While this bill does not fully address the inequities of the Reserve Component retirement pay, it does help correct the inequity for those who have been called up since the 9/11/01 attack. If our country calls on the reserves to support a war, the Congress and Senate should support those vary same troops they have called from their homes to risk their lives for our county.... 39236@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:07:14 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2836.html#38696 Passage of this bill is very important to reserve members and their families. Consideration of making it retroactive to September 11, 2001 is of the highest piority. Your support is greatly appreciated.... 38696@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:53:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2836.html#38626 While this bill doesn't fully address the inequity of the age at which Reserve Component members of the military can receive retirement pay, vice their federal employee counterparts (age 60 vs 55), it does correct the inequity for those who are going to be called up in the future (which will probably be far less than the number called up in the previous 6 1/2 years) as opposed to those who previously served between 9/11/01 and 01/28/08.... 38626@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:06:14 EDT