Top military chiefs: Cut pay and benefits

[MADem]

38. I survived that mess, too--I was in a job where I was difficult to replace.

I knew where a lot of bodies were buried (figuratively speaking, mind you) and had a lot of historical knowledge in my head. Lucky me, eh?

The sad truth of the matter is that professional service members, war fighters, without a real solid "back up talent" that had utility in the bureaucratic mazes of a peacetime military, were targeted and given the old heave-ho. It's an awful thing to see.

One other way that they got rid of people--that I forgot to include upthread--was to get rid of/combine specialities/ratings/MOS's. The poor people who have a tough time changing horses in mid-stream ("I've spent my career doing X....I don't want to have to learn how to do Y!!!!&quot often become discouraged and will take an early retirement if offered and they are eligible, or take a severance pay if they are younger and just don't want to adjust.

Off topic--every time I see you around the board, I look for those dancing underwear you used to have as your SIG line--they used to make me laugh every time I saw them flit across my screen!