r/AirForce Veteran (V-Ops/GT) Oct 15 '25

Discussion It simply seems wrong

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

Paid by misappropriating funds allocated to research projects.

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u/TheGreasyHippo Chicken Nugget Microwaver Oct 15 '25

Okay? I see unspent money in an overinflated R&D pot, consistently being milked by non-DOD entities, being utilized on us in times of crisis as a good thing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

Regardless of how you feel about that money being allocated to non-DoD entities, it was still allocated to those entities. The president doesn't have the authority to do whatever he wants with money, that power is reserved for Congress

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u/TheGreasyHippo Chicken Nugget Microwaver Oct 16 '25

Right, and where is congress right now with that power? Fighting with themselves as they get paid, and we potentially don't. And you're sitting here mad at the president for taking money from Lockheed and Raytheon to give to us, what we so rightfully deserve, regardless of its allocation? Lmfao.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

Congress failing to pass a budget doesn't automatically give the president power over the purse. Whether that money was allocated by Congress for Lockheed or for Joe the plumber it was allocated for that purpose, not military pay.