Captain Mehdi Akacem, a Navy officer with 27 years of service, audited his PERSTEMPO record, revealing systemic flaws in how the military tracks service members’ time away from home. Despite legal requirements for documentation, significant periods of training, transitions, and parent-child separations remain unaccounted for, undermining compensation and support for military families.
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The Government Has Been Counting the Wrong Days
Captain Mehdi Akacem, a Navy officer with 27 years of service, audited his PERSTEMPO record, revealing systemic flaws in how the military tracks service members’ time away from home. Despite legal requirements for documentation, significant periods of training, transitions, and parent-child separations remain unaccounted for, undermining compensation and support for military families.