«We've been waiting for this,» says Donald Jenkins, trauma director at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn., and a 24 - year Air Force veteran who has spent more than 700
days in combat zones, including in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Not exact matches
Despite the environmental stress that comes with being
in a
combat zone, I was able to start my
day energized, focused, and feeling great, with a full reservoir of willpower to spend on the decisions and actions I needed to survive and accomplish my mission as a Navy SEAL leader during wartime.
What happened is, let's say you spend a year
in a
combat zone or even six months, every
day your sympathetic nervous system is just getting bombarded.
Initially I thought they were a little bit outside my comfort
zone style wise and I already had the
combat boots from
Day 5
in hand but I couldn't pass up the deal.
If you are stationed
in a
combat zone for at least one
day out of a month, not only should you receive a nontaxable
combat pay allowance for that month, but the entire month's regular salary may be excluded from your taxable income.
Doing other tax - related acts (which were performed on or after the start date for your
combat zone, or the date you began serving
in that
combat zone, whichever is later; deadline extensions begin on the
day you started the services)