TAPPER: I do have some good news for you today. A victory for thousands of service members ordered by the Pentagon to repay reenlistment bonuses that had been wrongly given out. Today, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter suspended efforts to collect that money back. The California National Guard offered the bonuses about 10 years ago while trying to meet recruiting goals, but after evidence emerged of fraud and mismanagement of the bonuses, the guard began demanding refunds, even though many of the soldiers and veterans who didn't know the bonuses were wrongly given had already spent the money. Carter said today said that about 2,000 cases will be reviewed. Now, he did not guarantee refunds for payments already made. On Monday, I spoke with retired Army Master Sergeant Susan Haley, who's trying to repay more than $25,000. She said on Monday that she felt betrayed by the government. Today, she said she's ecstatic to hear of Carter's decision, but she will not stop fighting this until very guardsman who made payment, gets a refund. That's it for THE LEAD. I'm Jake Tapper. I'm turning you over to Wolf Blitzer in "THE SITUATION ROOM." Thanks for watching.
Pentagon Suspends Repayment Of Guard Bonuses.