Thursday | June 22, 2006

A mystery study

Space-A for DAVs & Gray Retirees:

Mystery Study Group in Hiding

Some people believe in conspiracies, groups meeting in the middle of the night, plotting control of the universe!  I think I am fast becoming one of them. 

Particularly in regards to the study mandated by Public Law 109-163 - a feasibility study for expansion of space available travel on military aircraft to 50% disabled American Veterans, and to Reservists retired with over 20 good years, under 60, but eligible for pay at 60 years of age.

Where are they!?!  What are they doing?  Who are they?  Coming up with blanks is very unsatisfying - especially when in the back of the mind I have pictures of the agencies doing the study.  The Department of Defense has always hated the idea of ANY expansion - and they are on the study. 

In conjunction with them on this study is to be the Veterans Administration.  That agency probably could care less about these issues as they struggel to meet increasing needs of vets with decreasing resources.


So do you understand my concern?  This has all the ear marks for a rote "who's got the boiler plate text, we'll use it" study.

And that would be a tragedy.  That would be the exact opposite of Congressional intent who actually - I suspect - want a credible and authoritative answer and a product that is the result of serious study.

All I can say is:  Write your Congressional delgation (Senators and House Rep) and ask them to check on this study's progress.  Where can we input to it?  Good questions for you, the reader, to ask!

Posted by mike6181 at 14:33:22 | Permanent Link | Comments (7) |
Comments
1 - So alright already, I'm writing! I want to know where these guys are hiding. Reminds me of "Find Elmo" game. (Comment this)

Written by: John Podemsky at 2006/06/23 - 05:08:32
2 - served in kwait for 03 for 1 yr , civil service worker, pay reduced by half, while serving in army, had no funds going into my federal thrift saving plan , missed promotion and was disabled 50% while serving . having reserve pay at age 55 will help my family stay afloat. (Comment this)

Written by: keith brown at 2006/06/25 - 11:48:52
3 - I am one of those Gray area (AF Reserve) retirees.
I retired on 7 Sep 01 w/20 years and 3 days.
I would love for my family to be able to fly
Space A w/me. I have never flown Space A before.
I would like to be added to your list to know what's
happening in this arena, thanks. Teri Boyer (Comment this)

Written by: Teri Boyer at 2006/08/29 - 10:44:22
4 - Im rated at 100% disabled and have Military ID for all base PX and any other thing on base. I would like to know if I qualify for Space A? my wife also has ID any one that can answer this for me?
Thanks
Dave
ssgt USMC
1966-1975 (Comment this)

Written by: Dave Hennion at 2006/09/10 - 13:04:48
5 - Dave Hennion, Sorry to say that presently you do not qualify. The study spoken of in the original post pertains to this becoming a reality for you. We MUST contact our Congressional reps in order to make sure a true and fair study is conducted. That's because a "true and fair" study cannot sustain the present exclusions we have been seeing. (Comment this)

Written by: Mike Mitchell at 2006/09/10 - 20:06:43 in reply to: 4
6 - Dave Hennion, I also am 100% service connected. I tryed to fly space A, I went to a bace and tried to board a plane going from the west coast to the east coast. I was told that we 100% vet are not alowed to fly space A. We need a blue retire ID card to fly. Our cards are a problem. On one hand the government tell us that we are intilted to everything a Tewnty Year retirer is intilted to; and on th other han they the US government limit what we can do and not do. We need blue ID cards just like a regular retire. (Comment this)

Written by: Darrell B. Cunningham at 2006/11/21 - 02:20:14 in reply to: 4
7 - hey,i dont have a blue card either,i too am 100%disabled service connected,i went to get a new ID card,first i was given a blue card,then i was ask for it back and given a tan card,i have 23 years total service in the military,ie 8 years regular and 15 reserves,whats happening out there in politic land? (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2007/06/16 - 06:19:37
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