[SZonian]

The vast majority of retired military MUST go on to a 2nd career...the pension for many enlisted folks, going back decades, would not be enough for many to live on in this economy.

How do you propose an E7 retired in 2003 live on ~ $1200 a month in retirement income after taxes?

What you are proposing has been actually proposed in the past...that military retirees of “working age” (whatever the hell that is supposed to mean) do not collect their pension until they “retire” (retirement age to be decided by some cabal of REMF’s and useless political hacks). The underlying intent there is to hope that the vast majority die off before reaching that magical age.

Yeah, whatever...

[SkyPilot]

Check this news story that just came out today. I thought it was satire.....it isn't.

Schumer: Veterans Must Face Budget Cuts, Too

"They're going to have to pay a tiny, little bit into it, which they never have," he added. But Schumer maintained members of Congress should not be forced to take a pay cut. He said they have already sacrificed, since they have not seen a pay raise "in a long time," and explained most of them are paying more for healthcare insurance. "We (members of Congress) have taken pretty big cuts," he said.

The Retired Military Officers Association estimates the average military retiree will lose 20% of the value of their hard earned pension...something Chuck Schumer says is "just a little bit."

But, we are not cutting the hundreds of Billions that ObamaCare subsidies that we are just now learning are a ticking time bomb. We are not cutting the 75+ welfare programs that give money away with both fists.

We truly live in evil days.