I hope you're wrong. In the real world, lawyers get involved when the party holding all the power decides they don't want to do "the right thing", ethically and morally speaking. What you are describing, whether true or not, is an example of "hiding behind legal technicalities".Apparently, the chances for us to get paid are very slim because lawyers are arguing that due to our mission being shorter than 31 days
I hope you're wrong. In the real world, lawyers get involved when the party holding all the power decides they don't want to do "the right thing", ethically and morally speaking. What you are describing, whether true or not, is an example of "hiding behind legal technicalities".
I hope you're wrong. In the real world, lawyers get involved when the party holding all the power decides they don't want to do "the right thing", ethically and morally speaking. What you are describing, whether true or not, is an example of "hiding behind legal technicalities".
-Bull-, I hope you get all that pay wherever you are going. I don't understand why we are potentially getting screwed out of this stuff just because we are titled 'cadet'. What was the answer you got from 'em?
KEY CULP DEPLOYMENT CADET PAY POINTS
- Cadets are paid at the rate of $33.89 per day while on a CULP DEPLOYMENT.
- Cadets must be on a CULP DEPLOYMENT for a minimum of twenty-eight (28) days before they become entitled to payment.
- All pay will have deductions made for any federal, state, local, and FICA taxes.
- Cadets cannot receive both stipend and CULP base pay at the same time. Due to system requirements, MSIII and MSIV cadets will continue to receive stipend while deployed. However, once input is made to pay their CULP base pay a debt will be established and their stipend will be collected back as an overpayment.
- Cadets who are members of the Reserve or National Guard are not entitled to drill pay or active duty for training pay from their Reserve or National Guard unit while receiving CULP base pay.
- All cadets will receive payment of their CULP base pay within thirty (30) days after completing a CULP deployment and subsequent departure from Fort Knox, KY.*
- POC while participating in CULP deployment: Mr. Kary Riggins, HQ USACC G8, Pay Operations Division, Cadet Pay (502) 624-6451.
- POC once cadet returns to school: Battalions HRT.
*There will be two G8 teams at your Travel/DTS out briefing. One collecting orders for your base pay entitlement and another to process your travel voucher for your deployment. You will be required to provide a copy of your CULP deployment orders, to include any amendments, to the Cadet Pay team. If the Cadet Pay team does not receive a copy of your orders, base pay for your deployment will be delayed until such time as orders are forwarded to HQ USACC G8, Cadet Pay Operations via your schools HRT pay inquiry process.
Are you a cadet XO or something like that? We had a cadet XO for our country but out Mission Commander sent him back us with (we were our country's Team 1) after learning of the pay issue.
I'm bummed out because I got screwed out of AT. My unit had AT the same time as my Title 10 orders for CULP, and they originally weren't going to let me make it up because of it. But now the pay situation has come up, it may be too late for me to make it up because the make-up application deadline passed.
Yes, I am. I've been told I will be getting paid, but if I find out that has changed, I will most certainly be leaving early. It's embarrassing what a joke this has become.
I now wish that my country had all teams in country relatively around the same time like some of the others, rather than spaced out over the course of 3 months.
I hope they pay you too man. I think I was lucky because we had a pretty good mission in our country, did the full spectrum from mil-mil to humanitarian. But when I came back I found others weren't so lucky. I believe CULP is a relatively new program, so I'd be surprised if there weren't hiccups along the way. Still though, something of this magnitude isn't a fun experience.
No, the mission happening here is awesome, and I enjoy it. I'm referring to the pay thing. I'd rather spend my summer pool-side than where I am if I'm just wasting a few extra months in country doing repetitive things (I've already been with 2 Teams, I'm not knocking the CULP experience, it really is an awesome program).
CULP (the program, not the name) is about 9 years old, the hiccup with pay is a result of some things this year.
Oh okay I got you now. Yeah I can see where you're coming from. I didn't know CULP was that old though. An officer I had spoke with at Knox said it was 3 years old. I think he was just misinformed though.
DS has been back less than a week and has so far received the following pay from CULP:
1) Incidential pay
2) Mileage/Travel pay.
Still waiting on CLIP and CULP.
More to follow.