Tuesday, March 4, 2008

They're pissing me off again

The Army owes me about 2 grand from the KFOR mission. I submitted the correct paperwork before we re mobilized to come home but I only got about $100 of it. Apparently a LOT of people had the same thing happen to them. When the questions were raised last weekend we were given a phone number for the Dept of Defense payroll service and told to contact them with pay issues. I called this morning and after 15 minutes of pushing button prompts I was given an email address to submit my full name, ssn, orders #, and deployment dates to. I'm trying not to get frustrated here, but I sent a very polite email to this address hoping that a human will read it and help me sort this out. I'm so so so so so pissed at 29th ID HHC right now. I know that probably doesn't mean anything to anybody other than Dave or maybe Kara but imagine if you didn't even know who your immediate supervisor was at work and the only people you knew above you were like your boss's boss's boss's boss. Its confusing and a run around, but thats why words like "Cluster-fuck" are invented. As soon as I can turn in my gear and get my unit transfer orders I will be able to wash my hands of Ft. Belvoir and all the political bullshit that 21 year old Specialists have no business being involved in. I didn't join the Army to sit on my ass and twiddle my thumbs.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

ugh this annoys this CRAP outta me FOR YOU. thanks for shout out and boy were you right!

you know i have friends in their 30s now that were USN when they were your age, still waiting on money.

i love this country, why does it keep letting me down?

OUR MEN HAVE THE ABILITY, NOW IS THE TIME TO DECIDE WHO'S THE RIGHT ONE TO UTILIZE THOSE ABILITIES.

that's a bum out ashton....at least you're back in the land of cheetos and peanut butter!