I’m retired military. The military retirement system - paid in advance since 1984 - is in the black. In theory, I could soon start getting Social Security - which I’ve paid in to for over 40 years. I still suspect at some point I’ll be told I don’t “need” Social Security and that it is double-dipping.
We’ll see. I don’t apologize to anyone for getting military retirement. If that pisses anyone off, too bad.
Having a family member on military retirement shows me one thing. Many could not live on it as their only income(if that were the case) & others could live quite well on it. Obviously, these were were the higher-ranking retirees.