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Originally Posted by ambull01
Thanks for all of the helpful responses. By PL time, I was referring to the planning of operations(i.e. opord, etc).
As far as being prepared to answer questions about finance, I already know a little about some of them. I currently work in finance as an enlisted soldier in a dual status technician slot. I have processed numerous travel vouchers for SF guys from the 20th SF group. I've seen reimbursement requests for motorcycle magazines, gym memberships, zoo entrance fees, etc. I've also paid a SF soldier for a $350 limo ride to the airport which was about 15 miles away. I guess you guys deserve to read some Harley Davidson magazines for all the good work you do.
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Hey, high-speed, you need to check yourself and not generalize.
Although I am not currently serving in a 20th SFG unit, that Group was my home for 8 years many oconus trip and two OEF rotations....and until very recently was the flash that I had on my beret. Trust me, "us guys" in the 20th SFG do not operate like that. You just lumped me in with that post and I don't like it one bit.
What was the intent of your post? Trying to make yourself sound important? Or, was it to Publically drag down the unit that you think you want to join (If you pass a whole bunch of training gates first)?
Now from your post I surmize that your think that sort of stuff is B.S. I concur. That crap is an embarrassment. The process is not to "claim whatever you want and see if 'the government' is stupid enough to pay" Both the person submitting and the person approving that voucher as it left the unit should be doing some explaining. Most of all the individual. Wrong is wrong, and like TR said, Fraud is Fraud. In my book, at the unit, if not procecuted, or made the subject of a formal counseling (as the situation dictated) it should have been given back to the individual for redo with a dose of attitude adjustment from the SGM and a mental note kept to look for futher indicators about the the trustworthiness and ethics of that individual. I'd be quick on the trigger if there were repeat indicators of problems in that area.
Stuff like that should not have been submitted by the individual, approved at the unit or paid by finance.