This would truly be a blessing in desiguse! I was stop lossed in May of 2003 for 6 months, at a location that was (is) supporting the Afgan war. With a wife and 2 small childern at home, this stop loss was difficult for me & others as I was planning to get home & retire and was told “sorry”!, you’ll be here as long as you’re needed. WOW I of course had no other options and did another 3 months in country, after already being deployed numerous months before this. Lets pray that this passes!

Prior to 9/11 when I was 18 I signed up for a 6 year enlistment. There was no talk of stop-loss back then, it was understood I would serve 6 and end my service. Then I was hit with stop-loss and sent to Iraq 5 months before my end of service. I served an extra 11 months on top of my initial 6 years. Almost 7 years on 1 enlistment, with no bonus the whole time… it would be nice if this passed.

The military normally gives some incentive for their service members to re-enlist, for stop-loss service members you receive nothing. I think asking more from those already giving,(more than the rest of the country), without any thank you is just taking advantage of those members.

I just got hit-my ETS was 27June 08-I am in the WA Army National Guard with my unit deploying to Iraq end of August-it will be 15 months extra service.

My ETS was 15Jan2008 deploying for 12-15 months, left Jan 1st. I was enrolled in school was set to start on the 15th of January when I got out but I was told that it wasn’t a good enough reason even though I had everything set up to move.

The stop loss wasn’t the worst part though it is the fact that since I have joined the Army I have always had difficult time with running, and now I am flagged. So not only has the army forced me to stay in an extra 15 months but I can’t even progress in my career when I deserved it long time ago.

My husband’s contract was up in February 08 and he got stop loss in march, to leave on 15 month tour to Afghanistan in April..he will be there until July 2009. I think it is unfair that he gets no compensation for being forced to stay in and deploy for a 3rd time. This bill would mean the world to us and our future.

My husband was also hit with the stop-loss and was forced to remain in active duty for an additional TWO YEARS!! This sure would have come in handy during that time. I pray this bill passes for all of the others involved in this situation. God Bless Our Troops.

To the second poster. Every contract has an IRR period in which the Army can call you back to service if there is a need. The way I read it you would only receive compensation if your were under a stop loss and your entire contract, to include IRR time obligation, was met. So in your case of having a 6×2 contract you were not out of your contract obligation with seven years and one month. Secondly, you as a soldier have to initiate the paperwork to officially terminate your service in the Army. The military will continue to require you to drill and deploy even if you are out of contract until such paperwork is submitted. Hope I am wrong, but that is how I see it.

In my case, I was placed on stop loss 90 days out prior to my seperation date from my contract. My mobilization was 01DEC03 and my contract obligation ended 03 DEC03. I spent the next 12 months out of contract in Iraq.

This is much needed, Served 14 months on stop loss in iraq, after fulfilling an 8 year committment. I never received a bonus for my first enlistment or my re enlistment, and yet several soldiers were given some large bonuses just for a short enlistment, or a nice bonus to re enlist. The additional 14 months caused a lot of financial strain on my family whom I had to leave behind, yet I still served my country proud!!! Support the troops!!!

I have 13 years of service, I was stop lossed on Nov 10 2007, my ETS was Dec 28 2007. After an e-mail to Congress Women Sutton., I was informed that this bill if passed would be retroactive to Oct 2001. This something that will benefit all who were put in this hardship. Write your Congress Person from your states and urge them to vote yes on HR6205.

as a former army infantryman and a veteran of iraq who was stop-lossed an additional 14 months after my original ETS date, i fully support this bill. if it is not passed it would be yet another stab in the back to military, veterans, and the spirit of the greatest nation on earth. word!

This bill should definitely be passed. I was supposed to be out September 05, was put on stop-loss and deployed to Iraq October 05’-July 07. I took a pay for the deployment and my son was born 2 months prior to getting deployed. Not much I could do and I would never take away my deployment because it was such a great experience. It would just be nice to have some compensation for my service.

My current ETS date is 15 Aug 2009 and I will be stop-lossed for our next deployment in Oct 2009. I just got married in March and my wife and I want to start a family ASAP. I am afraid to have a child before October just to be forced to leave for Iraq again, this has made a negative impact on our marriage and our plans for the future. Compensation for my extra service is the least the the Army could do for us!

If you were in IRR time and extended you were referred to as being “stop-loss” this section of the bill states:

(3) Any other provision of law (commonly referred to as a `stop-loss authority’) authorizing the President to extend an enlistment or period of obligated service, or suspend an eligibility for retirement, of a member of the uniformed services in time of war or of national emergency declared by Congress or the President.

i think this provision make members of the national guard who would have been separated via there contact and place on IRR eligible for the $1500. it is going to take some clarification. when my term of service was up and was supposed to be placed on IRR i was told i was ’stop-lossed"

when are they suppose to vote on this bill

I HAVE STARTED A LETTER IN RESPONCE TO THE ACTIO OUR REPRESENTATIVES HAVE TAKEN IN THIS ISSUE THE ORIGINAL BILL WAS HR 6205 THEN WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPEN BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ABBOUR THAT BILL ANY MORE IT WAS THE INCORPORATEN IN TH 110 TH CONGRESS BILL 2638 THERE YOU WILL FIND OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO HR 6205. TGHE SAME REPRESENTATIVES THAT TALKED SO MUCH ABBOUT SUPPORTING OUR SOLDIERS EXT EXT EXT UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE APPROPRIATIO0NS COMMITTEE AND I THINK MR. MURTHA JOHN P. RECOMENDATIONS AND WHO KNOW WHO ELSE THEY REDUCED THE AMMOUT OF COMPENSATION AND ONLY TO DOES SOLGIERS STOP-LOO AFTER OCTOBER 2008 ONLY THE REST GOT THE SCREW BY SOME OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES. PLEASE LOOK IT UP AND YOU WILL FIND OUT . I HAVE SO FAR SEND ALETTER OF PROTEST TO A BUNCH OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MEDIA SUCH AS CNN THE TAMOA TRIBUNE AND OTHERS THIS IS AN ISULT TO OUR MILITARY [PLEASE HELP SEND ME YOUR E- MAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL SEND YOU THE DOCUMENT IM SENDING OUT lUCAN555@AOL.COM lUIS g. CANINO jR.

REPEAT, FORGIVE THE ERRORS IN THE PREVIOU COMMENT
A- ORRIGINAL BILL HR 6205
B- 110TH CONGRESS AT SECOND SESSION SEE SECTION 8116

THER YOU WILL FIND THE TRUTH

1- MY CONGRESSMAN mR BELIRAQUIS OF FLORIDA ANMD OTHER CONGRESS PEOPLE
2- CNN TV
3- THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
4- THE NEW YOUK TIMES
5- WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS PUBLIC ANYWERE I CAN

PLEASE HELP MY E-MAIL IS LUCAN555@AOL.COM MY NAME IS LUIS G. CANINO JR.
IM AVETERAN AND THE PROUD FATHER OF A SOLGIER WITH TWO TOURS OF DUTY IN IRAQ FINISHED. i WILL E-MAIL YOU THE DOCUMENT THAT IM PASSING OUT TO ANYONE THAT WANTS TO KNOW

I also agree that this bill needs to be passed. I have spent exactly 2 years past my contract on stop loss in support of OIF/ OEF. I was in the National guard and the state placed me on stop loss 7 months prior to even deploying for our train up period. I am proud of serving in the Military but also happy that it is over. 11 years served.

I am currently in Iraq, my ets and all IRR time was up in may and my unit didn’t even deploy till august and yet I am on stop loss over here losing hundreds of dollars every month compaired to my civilian carreer. If we do get the full $500 a month it will almost make up the difference in pay but still won’t come close to making up for the birthdays and holidays I am missing while my children grow up and I am not there for over a year.

Well I just stumbled across an article from the army times dated March 4, 2009. Here is a qoute from that article.

“Pentagon sources — speaking on the condition of anonymity — said the final stop-loss allowance policy may disappoint many people.

It is possible that monthly payments will be less than the $500 maximum approved by Congress, and it is also possible that payments will apply only to those affected by stop-loss after the policy is announced, and will not be retroactive to Oct. 1, as Congress envisioned."

Give it to the government to screw their soldiers one more time!

It is possible that monthly payments will be less than the $500 maximum approved by Congress, and it is also possible that payments will apply only to those affected by stop-loss after the policy is announced, and will not be retroactive to Oct. 1, as Congress envisioned."

yeah i was wondering when are good ole worthless leaders would screw us out of this thanks…………and you wonder why i am no longer serving my country.. you would rather serve the enemys than we the american soildiers.. well up yours and never ask for my vote again

why is this bill sitting on the back burner but aid for terror suspects gets worked on man you guys have no clue and no hope bunch of pigs eating away at our exspense…..