18 December 2007
Evacuated Soldiers Now Get Immediate Combat Injury Pay
Posted by darkblue under: worth noting .
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 17, 2007) — When Soldiers are evacuated from a combat zone due to a combat-related injury, they no longer need to wait 30 days to begin receiving their Combat-Related Injury Rehabilitation Pay.
Now, CIP kicks in immediately, ensuring troops continue to receive an additional $430 dollars a month, even while they are recovering in a military hospital. The change is more in line with what Congress envisioned when the program was created, said Craig Taylor, Combat Injury Pay program coordinator.  …..more
