“If it wasn’t for the military..there would be no private sector”
Actually, no, it’s the other way around. There should not be a separation between people in the private sector and the military to the extent indicated on this thread.
Without the separation, you cannot enslave to private sector to pay for pensions for government, including military, because they are the same.
This isn’t quite the place we were when the unpensioned Minutemen fought for America. They just returned to their private sector vocations.
“This isn’t quite the place we were when the unpensioned Minutemen fought for America. They just returned to their private sector vocations.”
WRONG
http://vagensearch.com/AmericanRevolution/Pensions.html
This is an all volunteer force. Many of these men have permanent disabilities caused by too many jumps, too many loud noises, too many deployments. They put their families through hell for a pittance and the love of their country. They maintained the knowledge required to keep the military running effectively, even when higher paying civilian jobs were available to them. They stayed under the impression that they would be compensated over time.
Yes, there has been a rift between civilians and military. That is due to an all volunteer force and the desire of many Americans to save the day all over the world, regardless of what it does to those who go. If you disagree with those policies, fine. Change them in the future. You don’t get to look back and say, “Well, gee, I guess that was a bad idea, so now I’m not going to pay those who did the work.”
The ones making bank are the contractors who sell ancient equipment like it’s high speed stuff. My smartphone does a lot more and costs 1/100th of the cost of some of our equipment.
But you stay focused on those pensions so you can save a couple dollars off the backs of soldiers/marines/sailors/airmen.