Military provides baracks or sleeping on ships..cushy quarters. Base housing is horrible. Fire the civillians and hire military retirees...they know more about military protocol than civillians. Retirees do and should have top priority for government jobs. Also, retired military are often in their 40’s and the private job market does not offer alot of opportunities depending on what the military has trained them to do. Their are civillians that may risk their lives but not as many as military by a long shot. LOL at my lifestyle choices? as I am the daughter of a retired navy chief and the wife of a retired navy chief...also, grew up in Norfolk and I did work on the base...made more money than I could have made in the private sector. As for the lifestyle? not easy living in Wash. State, NJ, Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee before you are 5! and never in the type of housing YOU refer to as being equal to what the civillians make...just saying there are alot of jobs the military could do on bases that would save training and money and they should have priority
Still, a military retiree is, for all practical purposes, a CIVILIAN.
Hey, I was in the military, then I got out and I became a Civilian.
Actually, I was in "the real man's Army" and people who weren't in that or something equivalent to it really have no call to criticize any aspect of my civilian years!