Well, it's not like all of us who served were press ganged into it.
We got paid to do a job. We were fed, clothed and housed while training and or serving.
If any vet deserves a little entitlement, it's the ones who lost a piece of themselves during their service. Not the ones who reached their ETOS without a scratch.
I once overheard a conversation between a vet and a VA rep. The rep was trying to talk him into applying for government benefits for a service related injury and the vet telling him that the only physical problem he was having was related to his stomach. Ulcers or some such nonsense. An ailment that can be caused by any number of things. But the rep was insistent that he could assist him in bilking the government for his intestinal distress.
I almost offered my opinion of disgust with both of them but kept my mouth shut.
I can't say that I have witnessed any vet using his former service for his own gain.But, if I do, I may not be inclined to stay quiet about it.
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