Navy Laying off Sailors....

I am going to raise the big BS flag on this one.  We have 2,947 U.S. Sailors that have fought for this country and now being layed off because their rates are considered “overmanned”.

The Navy said it had 31 areas that were "overmanned," so it set up something called an enlisted retention board looking at about 16,000 sailors who have served anywhere from seven to 15 years and made certain amounts of money.

A spokeswoman said the Navy considered many factors and chose to let go of those 3,000 sailors effective Sept. 1.

She said that before the layoffs were announced, those sailors were given chances to apply for other opportunities, but only 125 were placed elsewhere.So how is that helping the remaining sailors?

Once gone, the Navy will give them six months of insurance and severance pay that they may have to pay back- It is extremely insulting considering these men and women fought for thier country, and was held to a contract. Now the government isn't holding up to their end of the same contract and they are being kicked to the curb.

As a result these sailors are now petitioning the Obama Adminsitration to review how sailors are being involuntary seperated. I encourage all my Blog readers to please read  and sign this petition at : https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/review-how-sailors-are-being-involuntarily-separated-us-naval-service-fy-2012-enlisted-retention/mMmDRqWV

If you read through the petition it has common sense solutions..one would be a slow down on recruitment, or asking first for volunteers who would like to seperate early. Or let them finish out their contracts and do not let them re-enlist..but don't kick them out like this!

They have also started a Facebook Page Called "Sailors Against ERB"......