This guy’s an idiot who shouldn’t ever again be asked to testify before Congress. BUT, that being said, an E-10 (or whatever) has put in decades in the Corps and is obviously worth far more than an E-4 or an O-3. He’s earned whatever the pay is. That doesn’t mean he should be making public pronouncements. IMHO, they’re two totally separate things.
Never said he didn't.All I was suggesting was that at his pay level perhaps he might have lost sight of the sad fact that all too many of the enlisted ranks of our Armed Forces are already on food stamps.And once reminded of that perhaps he'd understand that *that* might be a drain on morale and a cause of low retention rates.