[leapfrog0202]

Every penny of your salary and every penny of the retirement check you are already collecting and every penny of the second retirement you ar banking on has to earned by some poor schlunk on the economy, do you get that?

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You don’t think that maybe Navy Vet and other military folks have spouses that earn their money on the economy? You don’t think he and other veterans have given up enough in their lives to deserve their retirement?

How many times have you been gone oh, say 350 days a year, unreachable by phone and sometimes (if you’re lucky) getting a chance to send email? Have you been shot at or had to drive down a road that could be littered with IEDs?

What about during WWII, where would our country be today without the military?

Very few people that have served our country, unless they are Generals or very long serving Colonels can afford to retire on their retirement pay that so many worry about.

You should be glad these people with military service are working as civilians supporting our military. At least the military members can rest somewhat easy, knowing that someone who has served their country 20 years plus has the experience to do what needs to be done and also that most that have done that type of service have their backs.

[yldstrk]

I resent double dippers, I don’t mind the military one bit however.

[Hot Tabasco]

Very few people that have served our country, unless they are Generals or very long serving Colonels can afford to retire on their retirement pay that so many worry about

Every military retiree I know has retired in their 40's and gone on to get good jobs in the private sector......So retiring at the age of 40+ and staying retired is certainly a personal choice and yes, nobody is expecting them to live on their reduced pensions......That's why they go on and get jobs.