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Show Former Reservists: Army Has $800,000 The United States Army is trying to give away $800,000 -to eligible former Army Reservists. GIVING away that much money would seem to be an easy job. This isn't true in this case, however, according to Rick Centner, Public Information In-formation Officer for the 96th U.S. Army Reserve Command, Com-mand, headquartered at Fort Douglas. "The Sixth U.S. Army, in San Francisco, started this effort in June, 1974, with a little over a million dollars," says Centner. "And they still have about 80 percent of the original amount left unclaimed." THE PAY resulted from the President's 1972 decision to withhold a scheduled pay increase for three months. The pay raise, originally set to take effect for all military personnel beginning Oct. 1972, did not become effective until January, 1973. As a result of subsequent court action, Congress authorized back pay to soldiers sol-diers for the three-month period. DURING the time tha.t the court and congressional actions ac-tions were being completed, several thousand persons left the Active Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Na-tional Guard. These individuals in-dividuals are eligible for the amount of the pay increase -but they must apply for it in order to get it. Anyone who was a member of the Army Reserve during the period October 1, 1972 : through December 31, 1972, 1 can apply for their back pay by sending their name, current address, social security number and inclusive dates of service to: Retro Pay, Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. 94129. |
