Wounded Warriors should not have to repay bonuses

From aWILLtoWIN at blogspot

Fayetteville, NC – When a soldier voluntarily re-enlists in the military
and receives a bonus for doing so, the government demands it be repaid if that
warrior is wounded in battle and unable to remain in the service. This is the
current policy and not everyone agrees it is the right policy.

Fox News is reporting that Jordan Fox – a soldier injured and partially blinded by a
road side bomb in Iraq. Not only is he disabled and not able to pursue his
intended career as a police officer when he finished his enlistment, but because
he was injured and left the service three months short of his commitment, the
government wants him to repay three thousand dollars of his signing
bonus.

Congressional Candidate, Army Reserve Major and Iraq Veteran
Will Breazeale joins NC Rep. Walter Jones and others in calling for an end to
the practice. That policy, which also calls for repayment of such bonuses if the
service member leaves the service for other reasons prior to the fulfillment of
the enlistment term, has no exemption for members unable to continue due to
injuries in the line of duty.

"This should change." Breazeale said
“Say a young soldier re-enlisted, got married and used the bonus to qualify to
buy a home for their future family. Then he deploys, is seriously wounded and
discharged. Is it then fair for the government to say they are taking back the
bonus? I don't think so! These warriors have fulfilled their
commitment!”

Breazeale is running for the NC 7th district which
extends from the Amy's Fort Bragg to the Marine Corps Camp LeJeune in
southeastern North Carolina. Rep. Jones, whose district includes LeJeune to
USMC's Cherry Point, is co-sponsoring HR 3793, also called the Veterans
Guaranteed Bonus Act, to make this change.