Soldiers voice concerns about Bragg's Warrior Transition Battalion

Soldiers voice concerns about Bragg's Warrior Transition Battalion at meeting
Apr 10, 2012
By Greg Barnes
Staff writer

Staff photo by Amanda Berg Sgt. Daryl Shaw listens during a meeting Monday in an effort to strengthen the voice of soldiers in the Warrior Transition Battalion.

Leaders of Fort Bragg's Warrior Transition Battalion are wrongly accusing soldiers of faking illness or injury in an effort to keep them from getting full military benefits, some soldiers in the battalion said during a meeting Monday night.

One of those soldiers, Sgt. Daryl Shaw, said he will become homeless April 19 - when he is separated from the Army - because he is being accused of feigning his illnesses. That, he said, means he will receive only 60 percent of his medical retirement benefits - or between $900 and $1,200 a month to feed his family of six.

As it stands now, Shaw said, two of his children will have to live with friends from his church; the other two will stay with him and his wife in an old RV that has no electricity.

Shaw was among about two dozen soldiers or their family members who spoke during the meeting, which was called in an effort to strengthen the voice of battalion soldiers who feel wronged and betrayed.
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