Sure, I don’t begrudge any man permanently injured on a job from doing that job a disability pension from that employer unless the worker had agreed to not make any claim to liability against the employer.
But it is the entitlements granted “veterans” of any sort — especially those not wounded, and the encouragement of the sense that they “deserve” such entitlements because their jobs are more special than the jobs of others that has been at the vanguard at disenfranchising Americans from our legacy of self-reliance, independence from government, and sense of shame at being on the dole in any way.
A service member’s job IS special in that they risk their lives to defend the nation. That’s simply not on the same level as selling widgets at Walmart. That’s not meant to demean widget sellers. It’s only meant to point out that the military is not just another job like any other.