“They should be so treated and appreciated. They will give up their life to save yours without judgement of your character; one for one without blinking - that makes them special.”
When your armed services expects to be treated specially outside of the historic traditions of military service in the United States, it’s a very short walk to tyranny.
I am afraid of a military in which service becomes monetarily lucrative, because then they have something to defend other than the freedoms of this country.
“I am afraid of a military in which service becomes monetarily lucrative, because then they have something to defend other than the freedoms of this country.”
There are no servicemen getting rich for being in the military - and a 10% discount from a vendor is certainly not the pot at the end of a rainbow.
Some people are really clueless about what it means to serve. 1% of our nation is willing to die for the freedom and ideals of the 99% that don’t serve - they should be paid more while athletes and movie stars should be hoping for a little discount at the store because they need the help making ends meet...