According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation orders, the critical paperwork that not only authorizes their duty status, but also unlocks pay and Tricare health benefits.
  • candyman337@sh.itjust.works
    28·
    6 days ago

    I genuinely don’t understand why these dudes are showing up. They’re not getting paid, not being ordered by the correct authority, no proper sleeping quarters. Like what’s in it for them?? The satisfaction of authoritarianism???

      • candyman337@sh.itjust.works
        12·
        6 days ago

        If they believe their orders are unconstitutional they can call the GI line and report them and report that they’re not following them I believe

    • cm0002@lemmy.world
      7·
      6 days ago

      Oh it’ll hit them, you can string people along with “It’s system glitches, you’ll get paid next week!” for like 2 maybe 3 weeks before people start bailing

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
      10·
      6 days ago

      American complacency

      It’s like watching an idiot take the wheel of a car, threaten everyone that he’s going to drive a car full of people off a cliff… and everyone just shrug their shoulders and say, ‘Well, we won’t do anything until we hit the bottom of the canyon, then you’ll be sorry’

      • UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        6 days ago

        Except the person riding shotgun has an actual shotgun (loaded with nonlethal bullets (for now)), loves the driver, and threatens anybody that questions the driver

        It’s a lot easier for everyone else to take control of the situation when ‘death for not blindly trusting the driver’ isn’t on the line.

  • SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world
    111·
    6 days ago

    I always thought history has taught us that not paying your army is always a massive mistake. I suppose those in power at the current time probably didn’t do well in history classes and were likely even proud of it.

  • Truscape@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    6 days ago

    Didn’t the US federal government learn in Iraq the consequences of stiffing paychecks to existing service members… ?

    Guess not.

      • Truscape@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        6 days ago

        Iraqi Military became Iraqi insurgents/rebel forces (During US Occupation). Especially with all of their weaponry and training practically falling into the laps of the US’s opposition during the war.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    1·
    6 days ago

    So the whole stuff is so illegal that even the soldiers get doubts about it, and now they are not getting paid?

    I have to re-read that chapter in “Recipies for Desasters” again…