US Post Office fires Sergeant Major for reporting for duty

[jwintosh]

abc news reported a national guard sergeant major was fired for being gone too long. on the frontlines in for 2 years. fed law says they can serve up to 5 w/o fear of being fired. and the feds fired him! he said his boss gave him an ultimatum. he told him that he was ordered. he didn't have a choice.

:hammersma

 

[Greg]

Obviously a big mistake....the idiot boss will be fired.

 

[kirscovitch]

aint that just the biggest kick in the nuts youve ever heard of.......

 

[Greg]

I've heard of guys coming back, some of them badly injured, being charged money for losing body armor...WTF?

 

[ezrider]

Oh our gov. and their rationale,, when will the bulllshit STOP..most likley NEVER.. a Sargent Major.. you know what kind of dedication it takes to become a person of his status.......He IS the military, our Gov. WTF????

 

[cvm4]

Hope the guy that fired him has an updated resume, LOL.

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

Hope the guy that fired him has an updated resume, LOL.

He'll need it for sure!

 

[ATCDub]

Obviously a big mistake....the idiot boss will be fired.

More likely, they will get promoted to a regional position where they can screw things up on a wide-spread basis. Seen it before, it's the Fed way.

 

[Len___T]

I've heard of guys coming back, some of them badly injured, being charged money for losing body armor...WTF?

That was a Lt here in wv...the army was trying to charge him 700+ bucks after an IED detonated on the side of the road injuring him...he discharged out of army and they were trying to charge him...raised a big stink here...I believe the gov't kinda took a step back after the ppl and rep's here in state started going nuts over that lol...eventually he ended up not having to pay...len

 

[tobby4]

that is crazy, stupid, etc... he will be looking for a new job..

 

[CWS]

One of the guys that hangs with us at the B&M is a super with the Post Office. Says its next to impossible to fire someone. Probably be transfered to some other office or given paid leave. Sucks.

 

[cvm4]

Well, they do have unions.

 

[Texas Cop]

I've heard of guys coming back, some of them badly injured, being charged money for losing body armor...WTF?

I see it and fight it for my soldiers here every day. It is a paperwork fuck up that the Army has no sympathy for, and leaves up to us to fix. What happens is, all the TA50 (combat gear) must be accounted for. Should be easy right? Injured in combat, your company overseas can vouch for that, and the problem is solved. The gear is written off as a combat loss, and no charge is issued to the soldier. This same piece of paper insures that soldiers are paid properly, and receive Purple Hearts, and other awards, which also are fucked up regularly. Very seldom do the troops actually have to pay for the gear, but it takes some serious ground work, paper work, and patience to get the shit straightened out. But it IS very unsettling when you receive a bill for $23,000 instead of your paycheck...



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