The Latest: Military officials talk about enlistment bonuses
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4 p.m.
Senior U.S. military officials are seeking to assure a House oversight panel they’re taking aggressive steps to ensure that thousands of soldiers who received enlistment bonuses and served in combat won’t be forced to return the money.
Army Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, the adjutant general of the California Guard, testifies that he supports a “streamlined adjudication process” that forgives debts that may be owed by troops who received an enlistment bonus or other benefits “through no fault of their own.”
The Guard offered enlistment bonuses of as much as $15,000 to nearly 10,000 soldiers.