April 1, 2012
Military credit issue stymies lawmakers
The Associated Press
AP Reports

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia lawmakers have so far been unable to revisit a state policy that rewards public employees for their military service by enhancing their pensions.

State law counts additional years toward the retirement of veterans, depending on their service and whether they are troopers, teachers or rank-and-file workers. For those enrolled in the Public Employees Retirement System, the state's main program, veterans can receive up to five years' credit for active duty service during a draft or "a period of armed conflict.''

A number of veterans allege that officials have not followed that policy fairly or consistently. The Legislature has considered proposals over at least the past decade addressing what kind of service qualifies for credits. None has gone very far.

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    Posted By: Stick2theTruth
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    As did: Food tax, Road Tolls, Bollards in the courtyard, chain of command,who sent the text, who did what, what did who, what’s a Cracker, where are we now, where is the Cracker, are we there yet, Etc, Etc, Etc.
    Posted at: April 01, 2012 3:09:32 pm

    Posted By: Stick2theTruth
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    When the award of service time : to the veteran would gain a guarantee of a job and for his/her service time (Active Duty) would count as time on seniority only so if you have 4 years’ service time your rank and file time would award 4 years seniority. Doesn’t count as pension time, doesn't count as promotion time,or retirement, it guarantees against cutbacks and lay-offs only.
    Posted at: April 01, 2012 3:36:46 pm

    Posted By: CAIIG
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    So - The Vets don't qualify for a military pension because they fail to meet the basic requirement for length of service so they want the rest of us poor taxpayers to provide it for them?

    How absurd
    Posted at: April 01, 2012 8:06:33 pm

    Posted By: weatherwatcher
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    Considering how the country has abused the National Guard, I can see why they want something more. They didn't sign up for unlimited never stopping rotation to backwater countries that don't want them there all for oil so idiots like CAIIG can be so self righteous to call anything we do for them "absurd". tell you what, you go over there and have your rear end shot at and bombs going off beside you then come back and say your service was "absurd" and doesn't need some form of recognition.
    Posted at: April 02, 2012 12:50:01 am

    Posted By: leroylipship
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    Tomblin and the WV Good Ol Boys have Capped/or taken away service to the frail in home seniors and now for autistic children! Now, Tomblin and the boys want to do the same for the veterans! NO BOSS HOG AND NO JED CLAMPETT IN 2012!!!!!!!!!!!
    Posted at: April 02, 2012 5:33:03 am

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