Soldiering is not a normal job. Men take the job expecting to be, possibly, killed in action. In return they expect their families to cared for.
They don't expect high salaries, and they don't get them. They do expect "quality of life" matters to be covered for their families. Health care and schools for their kids is all a part of that.
When a man signs on as a soldier, he is making a bargain. He is willing to risk the life of his family's primary bread-winner, if you promise to take care of his family. Break that promise, short-change that promise, and he will have to guarantee his family's well-being himself.
So, you're arguing that that promise must then be fulfilled in the most wasteful manner possible. I see.