Ronald Reagan actually said...

The adjustments in rates of pay under sections i through 3 of this Order... are effective on the first day of the first applicable pay perio...

Duty for more than three months under temporary orders which provide for return to the member's same permanent station is not considered sea...

Duty for less than three months is not considered to be sea duty.

The Soviet Union invaded that nation, 6 years of utter hell for the Afghan people.