Posted on 11/08/2014 10:12:25 AM PST by kindred
They gutted most of what we remember from the ‘old days’
After 8 years in, my kid cant even shop the PX.
I know. But after 16yrs of combat. . .that beats the odds. . .
First, he was not in Military service. He was in Naval service as a SEAL.
Second, it is not a pension. It is retired pay.
Third, retired pay is an earned benefit normally gained only upon serving at least 20 years of active duty.
Fourth, retired pay is not the same as civilian retirement. Those receiving such served a specified amount of years on active duty and then were transferred to the retired list. They remain in service subject to recall which is why they receive retired pay.
Fifth, this former SEAL apparently did not serve the required amount of time on active duty to be transferred to the retired list and receive the benefits of retired pay, medical, etc.
That's the deal. You don't meet it. You don't qualify. Nothing else matters.
Do you mean you are in and your kid is not allowed to shop the PX on his own (that would mean he is below the min age to get his pown mil dep ID card).
I think most of us understand that. The question is, why did he leave early? What little we've seen doesn't answer that question. Was he forced out, or he just had enough, or maybe he thought he would get work as a consultant?
Its just odd.
Unless he was run out of the military by the same forces that gave the murderer Hassan a promotion and more pay and benefits for murdering United States military men on base for his jihad love of Satan. He still receives pay and benefits and retirement benefits to come under the obamantion regime.
No. My kid just got out after an 8 year enlistment. Fully honorable. Spent the last 2 with Chuck on the Doomsday plane.
She cannot go shop on base because they do not issue cards anymore to regular dischargees.
Bkmrk.
And he's only 38 years old.......
Why doesn’t he get a job? Every motivational speaker that I ever knew got paid for it, it is what they did for a living.
I’m going to say it....Now imagine if he was black.
And Muslim.
He probably makes too much, the cutoff is less than $20,000/yr I think.
Can you tell me where someone could get the impression just serving would grant post-servicve access without being retired? Was that ever the case? Not to my knowledge.
As far as I have seen and known over the past 30-yrs, that privilege was reserved for active-duty and retirees only.
Access to the PX/BX isn't like the VA.
Not saying you are wrong, just I never heard or saw those that served and left without retirement being granted access to the PX/BX. . .or any base services, either. . .other than records stuff.
->>That’s the deal. You don’t meet it. You don’t qualify. Nothing else matters.
Makes me angry and sad. I would put him in my charity listings. I hope someone helps to set up a volunteer fund for him. It’s not right to turn our backs on our vets. This current regime and parts of the country are not veteran sensitive so, they are not being taken care.
“She cannot go shop on base because they do not issue cards anymore to regular dischargeges”
They never allowed discharged people access to the PX when I was in (71-96)
Actually, not really.
I was making well over 20,000 a year and had to seek medical care and the nearest hospital was a VA hospital. . .went in, showed my retired ID, was seen and admitted (subsequently they darned near killed me but that is another story).
Unfortunately, we’re paying more in welfare to some able-bodied people that do absolutely nothing than we do to those serving in our military.
That’s not how it would work if I were calling all the shots.
She is issued no card to go on base at all. She goes in like any other civilian has to.
Amen to that, boycott.
Veterans are the best of the Best!
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