Today in "the military is not connected with reality..."

[rebeccafrog]

Is a story about the military demanding a return of signing bonuses paid to soldiers who are discharged due to injury. That's right, if you get blown up before you complete your commitment, the military is going to ask for its money back. As Eugene points out in his post, it may very well be legal under the terms of the contract, but it's an

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[libwitch]

Thats just bloody insane - if the solider received an hornorable discharge for whatever reason before their "contract" is up, then damn it, they should keep it. End of story.

[kastinkerbell]

Did you hear the one about the Minnesota company that was given orders exactly one day short of what would qualify them for education benefits? That was a real crowd pleaser, too.

[baliset]

It's disgraceful.