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And it’s various other financial benefits that the federal government provides to American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines, when they’re called into active duty. He wants to provide these same benefits to Americans who go to Israel, Americans who live in Israel, Americans with dual citizenship in Israel. I’ve never heard of this. What a Pandora’s box this would open, Phil. Yeah, these are benefits that were designed for American soldiers in the National Guard, in the Reserves, also active duty in some cases. And I have to read this. The Servicemember Civil Relief Act is one of them, and the Uniformed Services Reemployment Rights Act is the other one, which is, for example, for National Guardsmen, is pulled out of his job and is sent overseas.
That second act is for the government to be able to have a voice with the employers, so that these people will have jobs to go back to when the crisis is over. So these are very beneficial for lower ranking American uniforms, soldiers, sailors, and Marines. And they were seen as essential when soldiers were making $90 a month, as the song used to go, $90 a day, once a month. It was the case when I was drafted. I remember singing that in basic training Fort Knox, Kentucky circa 1970, $90 a day, once a month.
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