“Sounds like you believe that the inferior health care, as part of a benefit package my husbands receives for his family, is more than what he’s worth to the country.”
The medical care at for profit hospitals is better than any I ever received in the military system. So forget the inferior and stop taking it as an attack against your hubby.
“I sure never expected anything like that for only 6 years. I just get a little pissed off when people start talking about the “free” healthcare vets,”
I’m talking about people who server 4 years and then expect the VA to cover every prescription they need for any reason for the rest of their life.
If you’re active, or its service connected, or you’re retired and its part of the package its fine. If you were healthy when you got out and smoked for 20 years and got lung cancer then no, the govt should not foot the bill.
I’m not taking it as an attack against my husband, as he provides very well for us and will make FAR more once out of the AF than while in. He’s already received offers to do the exact same thing (minus the combat missions) for a lot, lot more money but stupid him decided to keep active because he felt that he wanted to keep doing his part for this war effort rather than looking at just the $$$$$. That’s what guys like him get for their loyalty and for not serving the all mighty dollar only first and foremost. Those kinds of men and women are who I am taking as an attack against.