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  • Money Collection From National Guard Members Repaying Bonuses Is Suspended

    On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ordered the Pentagon to suspend efforts to collect money from California National Guard members who were told they had to repay erroneously issued enlistment bonuses. The Washington Post reports that Carter announced steps to resolve the cases of thousands of guardsmen who received bonuses during the wars in Iraq…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Promises to Resolve Enlistment-Bonus Scandal

    After significant public outcry about a report that California National Guardsmen who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are being forced to repay enlistment bonuses that were improperly issued to them through no fault of their own, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter promised on Tuesday that the issue would be resolved. The Washington Post reports that Carter…

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  • Fired Army General Charged Nearly $3,000 in Nightclub Visits to Government Credit Card: Report

    According to the Department of Defense, the former top military aide to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter used his government credit card at gentlemen’s clubs in Korea and Italy last year, the Los Angeles Times reports. It is alleged that Army Major Gen. Ronald F. Lewis engaged in excessive drinking at the Candy Bar in Seoul,…

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    Monique Judge

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