Full Time Retired Military
Can any of you give us some in sight on being FT RM, like are you using military bases (monthly, weekly) State/Fed Parks, private. Are you in a 5th wheel, Class A, something else. Hubby has got the i...
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Not exactly - I have issues with anyone DOD or Military taking housing allowance, which is based on the local rent, and staying in military campgrounds, and putting that money in their pockets. That's not what that money is paid for, and it's NOT earned, and FamCamps is not housing - it's recreation. I might find it okay temporarily for AD moving in for awhile when TAD, but when DOD gets paid a fortune for housing assistance, and lives in FamCamp, that sticks in my craw.
You talk about pay and waste, look at pay now compared to when we were in the 60's ... and we got benefits that are now disappearing faster than we can count the pennies. I'm as appreciative as anyone about AD, I was one once too, as were my brothers, but we need to take care of retired and DAV's as well, not just AD, and when AD or DOD abuse this housing allowance, it cost all taxpayers and erodes the potential for other benefits to continue.
Today, the pay is much more, but the budget continues to rise and manipulating housing allowance like this is not what it's for - that's all I mean ... and, yes, millionaires funneling money to themselves is a whole different issue.
You talk about pay and waste, look at pay now compared to when we were in the 60's ... and we got benefits that are now disappearing faster than we can count the pennies. I'm as appreciative as anyone about AD, I was one once too, as were my brothers, but we need to take care of retired and DAV's as well, not just AD, and when AD or DOD abuse this housing allowance, it cost all taxpayers and erodes the potential for other benefits to continue.
Today, the pay is much more, but the budget continues to rise and manipulating housing allowance like this is not what it's for - that's all I mean ... and, yes, millionaires funneling money to themselves is a whole different issue.
