A Squad Leader’s Yearly Salary or an Hour in an F-22?

Something I didn’t know but Brandon Friedman at VoteVets did: a staff sergeant leading an infantry squad in Afghanistan makes, with combat pay, about $44,500 per year. And it costs about $42,000 per hour to fly an F-22, a fighter jet never used in post-9/11 combat at a time More…

VoteVets Takes On Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell

Don’t miss this excellent and heartfelt post from Brandon Friedman of VoteVets, the progressive veterans’ organization, going after the 1000 retired generals and admirals who want to retain the military’s ban on service from out gays and lesbians.

The fact that 1,000 long-retired generals are frightened of gay

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