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I don't get folks who post about something they didn't even bother to read. From the article, the subject of this thread: 1. Since 1891, anyone retiring after a full military career has had their retirement pay reduced dollar for dollar for any Veterans Administration checks they get for a permanent service-related disability. However, a veteran who served a two-or-four-year tour does not have a similar reduction in Social Security or private pension. 2. The second complaint is over medical care. After decades of promising free medical care for life to anyone who served for 20 years, the government in the 1990s abandoned the promise in favor of a new system called Tricare. The Tricare system provides medical care, but requires veterans to pay a deductible and does not cover dental, hearing or vision care.

I'm reading many comments in deference to the retired veterans plight. I don't get it. These people want the veteran lifer to promise his blood spilt if necessary on foreign soils, which he/she does offer for 20-35 plus years...but then they don't believe retired veterans should complain when the promises to them are not kept?