On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 11:24:17 GMT, Yeff wrote:

On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:49:52 +1000, The Raven wrote:

"tscottme" wrote in message
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http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news/...2803&id=l16340

Saw this story listed on the Drudge Report web site. Does this sound
genuine?

The article is vague. I don't know what various international military
forces policies and procedures are but if he was being "sent home" from his
tour then I'd expect that would be paid for by the military.

I'm betting the military flies the GIs to their port-of-departure but no
further. That means that if you're stationed in Kentucky but your
port-of-departure to the AOR was Philadelphia, the military will return you
to Philadelphia and no further. *You* pay to get to Kentucky and back to
Philly where the military will again pick up the bill to get you back to
the AOR.

Same as it ever was.

-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com

The airlines are offering $200 round trip fares to anywhere in the US
from the point where the GIs are "dropped off" by the military. These
fares do not require any advance purchase, etc.

Al Minyard