Please remember that I have the utmost respect and admiration for the American soldier. If there were unlimited funds...I would give them everything they want....not just need.
But....
Sometimes I wonder if some of them read the brochure?????
I mean...I see these sob stories about mom having to deploy and I think...
Maybe it was the wrong job for her!
She like the paycheck but she doesn't want to ship out..I don't blame her...but my sympathy has some limits.
And when I read about how hard it is for a lowly enlisted man to support a family....maybe he should get a better job or promoted before he starts a family!!!
I know a lot of retired military that will tell you the biggest problem with soldiers is that most of them never save a dime....meals and lodging are covered and they spend it all.
It is the same tired minimum wage argument ...don't have kids if you work for minimum wage!!! Unless you can make it work.
The military is being forced to live in the real world....big companies do it all the time...cut wages or benefits while spending big bucks on new equipment....
I have had to let good people go simply because someone decided we could not afford the current staffing level and we had to "do more with less"
Let me tell you.....you almost always do less with less!
It sucks and everyone has to work way too hard...and often times they have to travel way too much....that is why it is called work.
I fault the pentagon.....just because they have to work within a budget does not mean they have to take it out on the people...not every time.
A couple less bombers will pay for a fair number of troops.
If you want to be able to quit whenever you want to...the military may not be for you....
My brother in law got out (Army)under Clinton...because he saw the handwriting on the wall...increased deployments and decreased numbers....he got out while he could.
Now I am sure I managed to offend someone....sorry....I was really just trying to further the discussion....
But Katie Couric didn't call to interview me when I took a pay cut....so I guess I am a little sensitive....
And while my pay was cut I put my kids in private school because the local schools are overfull/underfunded.....Katie didn't call.
So I have a hard time crying when Rumsfeld says military kids should use the public schools....The public schools are the problem...not D.R.
Instead of blaming the current administration....I find myself wondering if I picked the right career....but I am thoughtful that way.
I suggest anyone that is really ticked off read my opening statement again.
Or just ignore me completely...that works