Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the Pentagon on Wednesday to
stop clawing-back the bonuses that thousands of soldiers got for
reenlisting to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"There is no more important responsibility for
the Department of Defense than keeping faith with our people," Carter
said in a statement. "Today, in keeping with that obligation, I am
ordering a series of steps to ensure fair treatment for thousands of
California National Guard soldiers who may have received incentive
bonuses and tuition assistance improperly as a result of errors and in
some cases criminal behavior by members of the California National
Guard."
White House spokesman Josh Earnest told
reporters on Wednesday that the message to struggling soldiers is
President Obama "has their back."
"The President makes the fair treatment of our
service members a top priority," Earnest said. "When a promise is made
to our men and women in uniform, we should keep. That's certainly the
view of the President."
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Source: NBC News
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