We ‘reserve’ the right to abrogate this contract
Monday, December 29th, 2003“According to their contracts, expectations and desires, all three
soldiers should have been civilians by now. But Fontaine and Costas are
currently serving in Iraq, and Eagle has just been deployed. On their
Army paychecks, the expiration date of their military service is now
listed sometime after 2030 — the payroll computer’s way of saying, ‘Who knows?’”
This WP story
not a joke at all. During my discharge processing from the
Air Force in 1976, I noted to some Err Farce clerk that my paperwork
puzzlingly indicated that I could be reactivated at any time during the
next eight years. “Damn right, airman,” he grinned. These poor
schmucks - all they wanted to do was grab some extra cash and maybe
defend the country in the event of an attack. Sure was a hella’lot
cushier back in the days when George W. pushed to the head of the line
for the f???in’ reserves.