Lawmaker slams ‘boneheaded decision’ to make soldiers repay bonuses

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Forcing thousands of California National Guard soldiers to repay their enlistment bonuses is a “boneheaded decision,” Rep. Duncan Hunter said in a letter to the defense secretary.

The California Republican wrote Sunday that it is “disgraceful and insulting” that the Pentagon is asking these National Guardsmen to repay bonuses that were paid either in excess or because of Defense Department errors.

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