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Originally Posted by Mithrall
I take a bit of offense at an ex-navy officer/pilot telling me that they can't afford to be too generous to ground soldiers, who have been getting shot at on a daily basis, because it might make them choose to leave the service instead of re-enlisting... Officers, pilots in particular tend to develop an above-it-all mindset where they don't have a good grasp of the suffering on either side.
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I know exactly what you mean about officers and pilots. But if I use myself as an example, I didn't have the GI Bill at all. Ford got rid of it in favor of VEAP, and Carter retained that policy. I got royally fucked, but I realized it was a volunteer service and I made the only deal I had when I joined. Did I go to war? No. I was lucky, but I still volunteered for my country. A deals a deal and you make it on the way in.
And for the crap I hear about supporting the troops, the only support people in my age group had was our own kind of support as so many civilians were just as likely to want to kick your ass as spit on you.
You may not like what he said, and that is perfectly alright. But I think it is wrong to say he doesn't support veterans. In his mind he supports them but not at the expense of depleting the resources. He has a valid point, whether we agree with it or not.
05-29-2008, 05:37 PM
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