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[quote=Anonymous]Is the premise here that military retirees don’t deserve the pay and benefits they receive?

The military, like most civilian careers, has a benefit system that rewards sacrifices, hard work, and competence. Rank and pay are based on experience and education (shocking!).

So some military families actually find financial stability after a career in the military. Is that a bad thing?  With few excerptions (there are always exceptions), that success is usually modest, yet comfortable at best.

Most of them did not have the privilege (oh no, did I appropriate your “p” word) of making their own decisions about where and when they moved, where and when they deployed, or whether their kids could remain in a school system that they were comfortable with. They didn’t have the privilege of buying a home in early 20s, and staying there to gain equity over 20 years, while their parents lived up the street and provided them with free daycare.

Clearly this crowd does not appreciate that there are sacrifices inherent to service. Now you’re complaining that the benefits that are designed to incentivize families to make those sacrifices (so your family doesn’t have to) are too much?

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