{"id":2083930,"date":"2023-10-30T12:40:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-owes-thousands-of-national-guard-soldiers-long-overdue-enlistment-bonuses-report\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T12:42:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:42:55","slug":"biden-admin-owes-thousands-of-national-guard-soldiers-long-overdue-enlistment-bonuses-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-owes-thousands-of-national-guard-soldiers-long-overdue-enlistment-bonuses-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Biden Admin Owes National Guard Soldiers Thousands in Overdue Bonuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-owes-thousands-of-national-guard-soldiers-long-overdue-enlistment-bonuses-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2083930&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Federal Government Owes Thousands of National Guard Soldiers Enlistment Bonuses<\/h2>\n<p>The federal government is facing criticism for failing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-owes-thousands-of-national-guard-soldiers-long-overdue-enlistment-bonuses-report\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Admin Owes National Guard Soldiers Thousands in Overdue Bonuses\">pay enlistment bonuses<\/a> to thousands of National Guard soldiers, with some\u200d payments being years overdue. Military.com spoke to sources \u200dfamiliar with \u2062the issue, as well\u2064 as several families\u2063 who are still waiting for\u2062 promised payments.<\/p>\n<p>One soldier expressed frustration, stating, &#8220;I did my part, and this is a terrible way for the Army to treat its people.&#8221;\u2062 Another soldier mentioned that they were relying on \u2062the money to \u2063help with moving into a \u200dnew place with their spouse.<\/p>\n<p>Enlistment bonuses are offered by \u200dthe military\u200b to attract \u200bAmericans to serve.\u200c For the Army National Guard, these bonuses can reach up to $20,000 and are \u200ba significant incentive\u2062 for many individuals.<\/p>\n<p>While guidelines \u200bsuggest \u200cthat half of the bonus should be paid within 30 days of completing initial training, and the other half at \u2062the midpoint of the soldier&#8217;s\u200d first term, these timelines \u200dare not \u2062strictly enforced. As a result,\u2062 many soldiers have experienced delays in receiving\u2063 their bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>According to Guard officials, \u2062the \u200caverage \u200ctime for the first bonus payout is around\u200d six months. However, they acknowledge that more than 5% of soldiers have not \u2063received the promised bonus.<\/p>\n<p>Col. Danielle\u200c MacDonnell, division chief of Army National Guard G1 operations, \u200cstated that they are working hard to resolve the issue and ensure \u200dthat all eligible soldiers receive their bonuses. She emphasized the importance of holding themselves to\u2064 higher standards and not allowing \u200cany overdue payments.<\/p>\n<p>The Army National Guard\u2062 Incentive\u200b Management System (GIMS) is primarily blamed for the problem, along with inadequately\u2063 trained staff. \u2062GIMS, which is over a decade old, experienced significant downtime \u200cin 2018 and 2021, making it challenging to track payments for thousands of \u2062military personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the fact that most National Guard members serve part-time limits their access to staff \u200dmembers who \u2063could assist them in resolving payment \u2064issues.<\/p>\n<p>Some soldiers have\u2064 been informed that their\u2062 states are out of money, but it is important to note that bonuses are paid from a central budget that is not dependent \u2063on \u200bstate budgets.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts are being\u2062 made to address the misinformation and\u2064 improve\u2063 the payment process. However, \u2064the delays have left soldiers frustrated and questioning their commitment to the National Guard.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>I walked into the\u200c office one morning \u2063and noticed something strange. Half of The Western Journal\u2019s readership was missing.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>It had finally happened. Facebook\u200b had flipped THE switch.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Maybe it was because we wrote about ivermectin. Or election integrity. Or the Jan. 6 detainees. Or \u200cballot\u2063 mules.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Whatever the reason, I immediately \u200cknew what to do. We had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">turn to \u2063you<\/a> because, frankly, we know you are the\u200b only ones we can\u200b trust.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Can\u2063 you help? 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We operate on a shoestring compared to other\u2062 news media companies, so I can personally promise that not a \u200bpenny of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">your donation<\/a> will be wasted.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><b>We will use every single cent to fight against\u200c the lies and corruption \u200bin high places. And\u200b as long\u200c as we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">your help<\/a>, we will never give up.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Sincerely,<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Josh Manning<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Deputy Managing Editor<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>The Western Journal<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post\u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-owes-thousands-national-guard-soldiers-long-overdue-enlistment-bonuses-report\/\">Biden Admin Owes Thousands\u200c of \u200dNational Guard Soldiers Long Overdue Enlistment Bonuses: Report<\/a> appeared first on \u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the Western Journal app\u200c ensure that readers never miss an \u2064important story?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Mmediately \u2062knew that something had to be done. 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Military.com interviewed an anonymous source and families who are still awaiting promised payments. &#8220;I fulfilled my duty,&#8221; said one soldier, highlighting the delay in receiving their rightful compensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2010,"featured_media":2083931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2083930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2010"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2083930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2083931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2083930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2083930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2083930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}