There numbers are way off for an E7 it will over time cost a substantial amount but it will effectively after taxes hold us at our current levels for years to come. In the mean time they plan to raise our insurance rates. Our pensions are earned in my case over 30 years of total service. Ryan went after us because we are an easy target and the Dims have been targeting us for years, especially Patty Murray. We make up less than one percent of the total population. We cost the military but it is the retirement we were promised for stay. Keep in mind that statically very few veterans make it to retirement, it is a hard life. I will not vote in 2014, I have heard the arguments, not voting is a vote for Dims, well look what voting got me! Maybe it is time the GOP stop treating vets and conservatives like the Dims react blacks.
If the group is going to bitch about this then they ought to poll their membership and ask them to answer honestly how they voted in this last Presidential election cycle and who they voted for in their state level and local elections. ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!!!!!!
If they just say: “I did’nt vote for that” they can tell them that Yes, they did.
I retired from the US Army in 1987 after more than 23 years active service. I just hate lousy journalism. Now I have to go research this topic myself to find out how badly I am being screwed.
Thanks to all of you for your service.
My wife and I on Veterans day heard an interesting statistic, and we have not been able to verify it.
The stat was only 2% of Americans adults have served any time in the military.
That would mean that our retired military and disabled vets are even less of a %.
Yet our congress can’t keep its promises to those of you who gave up your young years to serve, our disabled vets and those on active duty now.
Yet congress wants to give millions of illegals everything, keeping funding the knockout kings and their queens, and fund the so many questionable disabled with no problem.
Ryan also went after us because he has no affinity for guys who served. I don’t have to check to know that Duncan Hunter voted against this.