Home CA Guard Vets Told to Repay Millions in Enlistment Bonuses (Video) Soldiers from the California Army National Guard have been ordered to return enlistment bonuses they received a decade ago when the Pentagon needed troops for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (California Army National Guard)

Soldiers from the California Army National Guard have been ordered to return enlistment bonuses they received a decade ago when the Pentagon needed troops for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (California Army National Guard)

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (AP)
Christopher Van Meter is one of the affected veterans in California. He earned a purple heart after being hurled from an armored vehicle in Iraq. By 2007, he had already served 15 years in the Army and was about to retire — until the military encouraged him to reenlist. (Photo Credit: Ameriforce)