Hillier to look at policy of cutting soldiers' danger pay

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The head of Canada's military said Friday he's going to do something about the current practice of taking away the danger pay of wounded soldiers.

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Recruitment low, must find ways of making it look good to be a soilder.

Must get story in press that doesn't demonstrate soilders only die.. many are wounded.. and get pay!!!

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All in all perhaps they should institute "recovery pay" instead. so when they are wounded and taken out they have a "reward" for being in an "engagement" if they are wounded in an engagement or related to their work they get a form of "workmans comp"

perhaps not as high as danger pay but perhaps they can keep the "recovery pay going" until they are asignable.
furthermore if a portion of pay automatically goes to a "health insurance plan" that rewards on death or disability due to being wounded in employment related duties, then it would in my opinion be quite fair.

All in all I honestly don't think they are intitled to danger pay once they leave the combat area and are taken off roster for the area. but I think they should be compensated for being injured in the line of duty.
 
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