Also, aren't these deployments going on longer than they ever have before? There's something to be said for precedent.
On 10/1/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What Bruce said is true, but I imagine they're going to have a heck of > a time getting people to sign up in the future. BTW, you don't think > going without your normal paycheck for 2+ years would be enough for > you to have to sell your house? > > > On 10/1/07, J.J. Merrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Very well laid out and I agree totally. The reserves is just that, The > > RESERVES. You can and in this day in age will be deployed. > > > > I know it is sad but something tells me that regardless if he was in > > Iraq or not they probably couldn't afford the house to begin with. > > > > BTW I hate the war just as much as the next liberal but we currently > > have a volunteer army and nobody is forcing these people to sign-up > > with the heavy potential that you will get shipped to Iraq. > > > > J.J. > > > > > > > > On 10/1/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am assuming that her husband is in the Guard or Reserves. If this is > > > the case, I can't feel too sorry for her because her husband joined the > > > military part time, knowing that he could be deployed at any time. > > > Whether or not it was before or after they bought their house is not > > > important. If they bought the house and then he joined the military, > > > then he should have taken into consideration that he could be deployed > > > at any time, how much they were going to pay him, and if that would not > > > cover their expenses, then either move to a less expensive house or > > > don't join the military. If he was already in when the house was bought, > > > then once again they should have taken into consideration the fact that > > > he could be deployed, how much was he going to make, and then buy a > > > house that they could afford in case this were to happen. > > > > > > When I bought my first house back in '99, I was not in the National > > > Guard. We bought a house well below what we qualified for because I did > > > not want most of my civilian paycheck to go towards a house payment. I > > > thought that it would be a neat idea to actually have money left over to > > > enjoy other things in life. Later on after we closed on the house, I > > > joined the National Guard. Before doing so, I looked up how much a > > > Sergeant gets paid for being activated. Not deployed in a combat zone, > > > just activated for whatever reason. I determined that I could still > > > afford my house with the Army pay so I joined the Guard. Had I not been > > > able to, I would not have done this since I did not want to put my > > > family in Jeopardy financially. > > > > > > Now, if he is currently active duty, then how could he afford this house > > > in the first place? You make less money at your base than you do in a > > > war zone. When you are deployed to a combat zone, you pick up extra > > > money (imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay and family separation > > > allowance) as well as not having to pay taxes while you are in the tax > > > exclusion zone. This can be several hundred to over a thousand dollars a > > > month, so he would actually be coming out ahead. > > > > > > Finally, if he is an IRR (Individual Ready Reserve. This is a pool of > > > service members who did their 2, 3 or 4 year hitch in the active duty > > > military, National Guard or Reserves, and are now on call for the > > > remainder of their contract, which is 8 years total. If the US needs > > > them, they get called up to go back in). So again, if this is the case, > > > then he should have done what I said in the first paragraph of this > > > discussion. > > > > > > And before anyone goes on about 'if we were not at war in Iraq, then > > > none of this would be happening to this poor family'. That is crap. No > > > one knows for sure when and if we go to war. So again, if you are in the > > > military, you need to make sure that your life is such that you can > > > handle being deployed for long periods of time. > > > > > > > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > > > > Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > > > > I do real estate virtual tours on the weekend. This weekend I did a > > > > moderately priced house. It was a very well kept property. The > > > > little girls room had a really cute mural of a countryside with a > > > > white rail fence and a life size pony painted on it. The backyard had > > > > immaculately maintained landscaping along with a wooden fort/swingset. > > > > The rooms were all painted with nice colors, nothing too loud. > > > > Everything about this house expressed the owner's pride in it. > > > > > > > > The woman who was selling it was doing so because she couldn't afford > > > > it anymore. Her husband has been in Iraq over 2 years now. She's > > > > unable to make up the difference in pay. Unfortunately, I didn't know > > > > the situation this woman was in until afterward. I thought it odd > > > > that she seemed so emotional when I asked her if she painted her > > > > little girl's room. She seemed to be on the verge of tears during the > > > > time I was there. > > > > > > > > Meanwhile, we're going to ship another $190 billion to Iraq....... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:243521 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
