Verterans& Retirees benifits
To all my fellow camping vererans and military retirees, Noticed about the closing of commissaries. That not all the Congressional Budget Office wants to cut. Defense Department and the COB want tocut...
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I retired from active duty in 2006. Since then have
seen a steady erosion of my "promised" retirement benefits.
I do not live close enough to a commissary or PX to take
advantage of any perceived bargain in shopping there...
I was of the post Vietnam service group that was promised
(on enlistment) free medical and dental care "for life". I passed many of
the "critical decision" mile markers ("stay-in or
get out" ) at a pay rate / benefit plan no where near what my
contemporaries in the civilian workforce were drawing ... with
the understanding that the "retirement package" would somewhat
offset any deficits in my earnings. Now that I am out (still working)
I feel I was duped in the "value" of the retirement plan I was assured
would be mine for the remainder of my life (see the inflated "calculators" on
line for the "monetary value" of a "military retirement"). Any new political
entity feels free to carve away at my retirement plan for the "greater good".
I feel 28 years of service in uniform allows me to say I already
paid my share of the lifetime dues for the "greater good".
I am ashamed at the treatment the political parties seem "o.k. with"
aimed at Veteran's of any era...especially the most current. I will continue
to fight the good fight ( man, I hate having to say that) to
protect any remaining retirement package "benefits" that come under
attack... thru the only means I have, the ballot.
My oldest son is coming up on the end of his initial 4 year enlistment...
I need to carefully consider what advice I will provide (if he asks) on whether
to continue to serve his country. I never thought that would be the case.
Charles
seen a steady erosion of my "promised" retirement benefits.
I do not live close enough to a commissary or PX to take
advantage of any perceived bargain in shopping there...
I was of the post Vietnam service group that was promised
(on enlistment) free medical and dental care "for life". I passed many of
the "critical decision" mile markers ("stay-in or
get out" ) at a pay rate / benefit plan no where near what my
contemporaries in the civilian workforce were drawing ... with
the understanding that the "retirement package" would somewhat
offset any deficits in my earnings. Now that I am out (still working)
I feel I was duped in the "value" of the retirement plan I was assured
would be mine for the remainder of my life (see the inflated "calculators" on
line for the "monetary value" of a "military retirement"). Any new political
entity feels free to carve away at my retirement plan for the "greater good".
I feel 28 years of service in uniform allows me to say I already
paid my share of the lifetime dues for the "greater good".
I am ashamed at the treatment the political parties seem "o.k. with"
aimed at Veteran's of any era...especially the most current. I will continue
to fight the good fight ( man, I hate having to say that) to
protect any remaining retirement package "benefits" that come under
attack... thru the only means I have, the ballot.
My oldest son is coming up on the end of his initial 4 year enlistment...
I need to carefully consider what advice I will provide (if he asks) on whether
to continue to serve his country. I never thought that would be the case.
Charles
