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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 907269" data-attributes="member: 12952">Re: Obamanation here todayoops, here&#039;s another 157 that will likely not be voting for bhos in 2012.[h=2]<a href="http://moonbattery.com/?p=5100" target="_blank">Obama Shafts Air Force Officers</a>[/h]The Chapman University of Military Law and its associated&nbsp; AMVETS Legal Clinic are blowing the whistle on what they say is an&nbsp; injustice set to be perpetrated on 157 Air Force majors on the last day&nbsp; of November.
 “The Obama administration has ordered massive reductions in forces,&nbsp; resulting in many officers who are near retirement being involuntarily&nbsp; separated without retirement or medical benefits,” explained institute&nbsp; director Maj. Kyndra Rotunda.
 The Department of Defense specifies that service members within six&nbsp; years of retirement normally would be retained and allowed to retire on&nbsp; time with benefits, unless extenuating circumstances exist such as&nbsp; disciplinary issues.
 According to lawyers at Chapman and the AMVETS Legal Clinic, the Air Force has deviated from the six-year protection “without any legal authority.”
 “At the heart of the matter, is whether the Secretary of the Air&nbsp; Force [Michael Donley] can ignore protections that exist in governing&nbsp; regulations,” Rotunda told The Daily Caller. “The Air Force position is&nbsp; that yes, he may. Our position is that nobody is above the law.”


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[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 907269, member: 12952"] [b]Re: Obamanation here today[/b] oops, here's another 157 that will likely not be voting for bhos in 2012. [h=2][URL="http://moonbattery.com/?p=5100"]Obama Shafts Air Force Officers[/URL][/h] [INDENT]The Chapman University of Military Law and its associated AMVETS Legal Clinic are blowing the whistle on what they say is an injustice set to be perpetrated on 157 Air Force majors on the last day of November. “The Obama administration has ordered massive reductions in forces, resulting in many officers who are near retirement being involuntarily separated without retirement or medical benefits,” explained institute director Maj. Kyndra Rotunda. The Department of Defense specifies that service members within six years of retirement normally would be retained and allowed to retire on time with benefits, unless extenuating circumstances exist such as disciplinary issues. According to lawyers at Chapman and the AMVETS Legal Clinic, the Air Force has deviated from the six-year protection “without any legal authority.” “At the heart of the matter, is whether the Secretary of the Air Force [Michael Donley] can ignore protections that exist in governing regulations,” Rotunda told The Daily Caller. “The Air Force position is that yes, he may. Our position is that nobody is above the law.” [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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