The "fiscal cliff" and bonuses

[Spekkio]

I have a CCC telling Sailors to reenlist now instead of calendar year 2013 because the fiscal cliff might take away reenlistment bonuses. I think this is bs because A) the fiscal year goes from Oct - Sep and B) I can't find anything on the net reporting that cuts to military bonuses or special pays are even on the table for the fiscal cliff debate.

Can anyone confirm or deny this before I tell him to stop spreading stupid rumors to get his numbers up?

 

[Rellag]

At lease with respect to sequestration, the answer appears to be no change to compensation programs.

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/new...rsonnel-programs-exempt-sequestration-073112/

 

[Brett327]

I guarantee your CCC doesn't have any valid inside information to base that statement on.

 

[nukon]

Echoed in a more recent article.. http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/12/ap-fiscal-cliff-worries-families-sequestration-121412/

Because President Obama has said the paychecks and housing benefits of the uniformed military would not be affected if the fiscal cliff talks fail and automatic cuts start, defense experts say the cuts will fall most heavily on civilian Pentagon employees and contractors. Reducing their numbers would directly affect active duty military and their families because those civilians provide much of the day-to-day staff for base services including hospitals, day care facilities, commissaries and even the guards who man many of the gates.

 

[sevenhelmet]

Fear mongering CCC. I really wish they wouldn't say things like that. It's unprofessional.

 

[jty2007]

Hello ladies and gents,

I am brand new to this forum, but have been lurking for a few days (reading for ASTB retake), and have a follow-on question that can hopefully be answered by any with perspective:

Fiscal cliff and accessions? Thoughts? I'm a prior Army O-3 going for 1 Feb SNA/NFO/SWO. My MBA studies and the news have primed me to "the sky is falling" with respect to sequestrations, etc. Are emergency cuts in selects likely or even precedented?

Thanks!!

Jim

 

[Brett327]

Nobody knows the answer to that question. As posted above, personnel programs are supposedly off the table, but who knows exactly how that will be defined. Bottom line, you're powerless to control it if it did affect you, so I'd just proceed with your plan and roll with the punches.

 

[robav8r]

Bottom line, you're powerless to control it . . . . . proceed with your plan and roll with the punches.

Good advice - has definitely worked for me

 

[KBayDog]

...roll with the punches.

The fact that you refer to them as "punches" says it all.

 

[Brett327]

I was listening to VH.

 

[AllAmerican75]

Fiscal cliff and accessions? Thoughts? I'm a prior Army O-3 going for 1 Feb SNA/NFO/SWO. My MBA studies and the news have primed me to "the sky is falling" with respect to sequestrations, etc. Are emergency cuts in selects likely or even precedented?

I can't help you as far as "fiscal cliff" discussions go, hell I'm not even certain my ship will remain off the chopping block (Frigate Navy, baby!) if shit hits the fan. But out of curiosity, are you submitting an OCS package or a lat transfer request? I would assume that your commission would count the same in the Navy as it would in the Army, right?

 

[BigRed389]

I can't help you as far as "fiscal cliff" discussions go, hell I'm not even certain my ship will remain off the chopping block (Frigate Navy, baby!) if shit hits the fan. But out of curiosity, are you submitting an OCS package or a lat transfer request? I would assume that your commission would count the same in the Navy as it would in the Army, right?

I would bet it's OCS...coming in as a O-3 would be getting set up for failure in the long run unless there's some YG trickfuckery magic that can be done.

 

[MasterBates]

Every IST I knew came in at old rank.

 

[revan1013]

Do you go to OCS as a prior O from another branch?

 

[MasterBates]

Not the ones I knew..

(Exception- W-1 from the Army, but they are not Commissioned Officers)