#241

I am speaking on behalf of myself, no one else. Not my husband, his unit, the Army, or any other military service or spouse. Clear?

I am pissed off and the more I think about it the more I want to scream. The whole 'Pick on the Military' thing is just getting old. I am tired of hearing about it, tired of thinking about it, and tired of it even being an option to some people.

Here is the deal. 1%. One percent. That is the population of this country that serves in the military. 1% protects this country's freedoms and defends the Constitution. Don't get me wrong, law enforcement officers and other civil branches protect us. But the United States Military member signs his life away, literally, for the good of his country.

And in return, Congress thinks it is a good idea to take away the perks of the job. An actual retirement plan. Health benefits. Our income. Veteran's benefits. These things are the reasons the military family tolerates the crap we do: because the perks get us through the crap. Knowing his wife and kids are taken care of makes it easier for husbands and fathers to go off to war.

You really think it is a good idea to take that away?

I am really just so tired of this administration and the shit they have put my military family through. Oh, boo hoo, GW Bush 'sent' us to war. He was doing what any sane person would have done. This guy, on the other hand, is a total screw up that clearly doesn't give a shit about the guys protecting his ass. If he did, we wouldn't have to worry about our pay being cut, or withheld completely. We wouldn't have to worry that the retirement plan we were planning on, and planning our lives around, would be taken from us. We wouldn't have to worry that our friends and family wouldn't be getting the medical care they need, for wounds received in the act of protecting us all.

The military is one percent of our population. One percent that carries a heavy load. They have never asked to be called heroes. Their actions have just led us all to call them that. They do not ask to be paid over time. Hell, they don't ask to be paid half of what they deserve. All they ask is that the United States government treats them fairly.

Because if the USA doesn't honor the contract our service members signed, what makes you think the service member will honor it? You might want to consider that, Washington.