tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803448836532043383.post1001225064344411278..comments2024-01-28T17:33:19.476-08:00Comments on Kansas redneck: YonderingJeremyRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692050680065474779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803448836532043383.post-30491011062813997002017-07-04T16:53:55.442-07:002017-07-04T16:53:55.442-07:00Full pay plus a promotion the last time. Retiree&#...Full pay plus a promotion the last time. Retiree's get a lot of benefits that the fellow who gives twenty to the UAW will never get. They come with a price, They can be called back at any time.<br />Most people who put in 20+ are not hesitant to go back. After 9-11-01 we had people who were in their 70's serving as instructors for some special skills. running Morse code is not a common task today, but was critical in Afghanistan. The men were dropped in remote regions, minimal supply and challenging communication. The old guys who knew battle could skip through the trash and find the meat. Their contributions shaved several minutes off the time needed to get air power on target, minutes mean lives. Those men were worth their weight in gold.<br />Also consider that some of the equipment the folks there had was obsolete, they needed people from over the hill. Think Clint Eastwood in Space Cowboys.JeremyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692050680065474779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803448836532043383.post-81395373751307011212017-07-04T10:26:33.952-07:002017-07-04T10:26:33.952-07:00Wow. I didn't know the military called back r...Wow. I didn't know the military called back retirees. I hope they paid Orv well.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402448149726547233noreply@blogger.com