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    (at the call center for Borgsphere cell phones)

    Had a guy who's service had been suspended for non-payment. Not unusual in and of itself, in fact that was at least half of our calls on any given day. What set this young man apart is that he the company would no longer accept payments that werent cash or money order.

    Yeah, I was curious about that one too the second I saw the note from accounts receivable.

    'This account banned from accepting credit, debit, or check payments. All payments must be made in retail location with cash or customer can mail in a money order'.

    Bwah?
    So I looked at the account history, this account had all in all about 22 denied or returned payments. Some were bad checks, others were cancelled checks and there were several bank reversed credit/debits at customer request.

    When I told him about the options open to him he told me that he couldn't leave post. (He was in the Army). I then happily informed him that he could also send a money order. He tried to tell me he couldn't get any on post.
    I was kind enough to inform that the PX would have them at the service counter.

    "But I cant go there either!"

    Ah.. this made it all clear to me. Not only was he restricted to post, he was restricted to quarters. Only thing I could advise at this point was to recommend him to ask his team leader to do it for him.
    That last statement allowed him to figure out that not only was I myself in the Army, but that by this point I also knew he was a fuck up. (You have to do something pretty stupid to get restricted to quarters.) He sounded ashamed of himself after he put two and two together.

    Easy to have a lot of bounced checks when the Army is taking all your pay cause you're being stupid and keep getting Article 13s.

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    I had to have my Marine husband read, to share in the lol's.
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    • #3
      How many times can you be confined to quarters before you're dishonorably discharged?
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      • #4
        I wonder if Irv's pal Numbnuts left the Air Force and joined the Army...
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        • #5
          Yikes! I'll have to ask my Army lieutenant hubbie what one must do to warrant such punishment!
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          • #6
            Quoth barainga View Post
            Easy to have a lot of bounced checks when the Army is taking all your pay cause you're being stupid and keep getting Article 13s.
            Please forgive my ignorance, but... Article 13s?
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            • #7
              Google. not just for porn anymore (copyright)
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              • #8
                Quoth Marmalady View Post
                Please forgive my ignorance, but... Article 13s?
                My bad.. article 15 not 13. typo.

                But in case it wasnt the typo, its a non-judicial punishment. So it doesnt involve a military court.

                For instance, a soldier gets caught drinking under age, his commanding officer can issue out an article 15 which can include several different punishments.
                -extra duty (shit jobs like picking the dandelions out of a large field)
                -confined to post/quarters only allowed to go to the dining facility and sometimes they dont even get that.
                -pay with held
                -reduction in rank

                A little more in depth here.
                Last edited by barainga; 09-26-2012, 08:11 PM. Reason: added link.

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                • #9
                  Quoth Josh View Post
                  Google. not just for porn anymore (copyright)
                  I did Google, but the info I looked at wasn't that helpful.. I reasoned that barainga would be able to explain it far more clearly and concisely, and I was right - thanks barainga.

                  (and thanks to Myt who also explained it to me)
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                  • #10
                    Your welcome.

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                    • #11
                      Quoth skeptic53 View Post
                      I wonder if Irv's pal Numbnuts left the Air Force and joined the Army...
                      I thought he had applied for a job with the FBI.

                      Back to the OP: that sounds like a special kind of stupid to screw up so bad in the military that you are restricted to quarters.

                      I'm curious to know just what did this dude do . . .he sounds like a reality show in progress.
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                      • #12
                        Quoth DGoddessChardonnay View Post
                        I'm curious to know just what did this dude do...
                        The CO's dog?
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                        • #13
                          Quoth barainga View Post
                          Some were bad checks, others were cancelled checks and there were several bank reversed credit/debits at customer request.
                          Allow me to suggest he's just a scammer, although a pretty successful one if he's managed to avoid paying 22 times. Cancelling checks and reversing credit/debit charges are the actions of someone scamming the system. He may be an idiot, but he's pretty devious when it comes to theft of services.
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                          • #14
                            Quoth barainga View Post
                            Easy to have a lot of bounced checks when the Army is taking all your pay cause you're being stupid and keep getting Article 13s.
                            Well, he can look on the bright side. When his term is up, the Army will refuse to reenlist him and he can move on to being stupid as a civilian.

                            Quoth bainsidhe View Post
                            Allow me to suggest he's just a scammer, although a pretty successful one if he's managed to avoid paying 22 times. Cancelling checks and reversing credit/debit charges are the actions of someone scamming the system. He may be an idiot, but he's pretty devious when it comes to theft of services.
                            Not really. That shit catches up with you sooner or later. A little forethought should have let him figure that one out.
                            They say that God only gives us what we can handle. Apparently, God thinks I'm a bad ass.

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                            • #15
                              Quoth Laund-o-rama Mama View Post
                              Yikes! I'll have to ask my Army lieutenant hubbie what one must do to warrant such punishment!
                              Honestly, it can depend on the CoC. Our former roommate was confined to quarters when we were moving out to a) stay out of our way and b) have someone watch him as he had just had shoulder surgery. There was also a training incident that involved serious injuries that all Rangers were recalled and confined to the compound, even the married guys who lived off post. They would also be on lock down/confined to compound before any unscheduled combat deployment.

                              Quoth thehuckster View Post
                              How many times can you be confined to quarters before you're dishonorably discharged?
                              Again, it depends on the reason and your CoC. I know guys who honestly were a bit childish but their platoon Sargent and Captain just didn't like them. They transferred to another company and excelled. There are also different levels of discharge, not just Honorable and Dishonorable.

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