Fayetteville, NC – When a soldier voluntarily re-enlists in the military and receives a bonus for doing so, the government might demand 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.
Congressional Candidate and Iraq Veteran 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, Breazeale says this should change.
“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!”
Rep. Jones is co-sponsoring HR 3793, also called the Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act, to make this change.
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