"...Older retirees like Air Force Master Sgt. Floyd Sears, 81, stand shoulder to shoulder with younger generations of retirees in opposing any of the higher fees being proposed for hard earned TRICARE benefits.
But Sears also agrees with many retirees of his own generation that there’s something especially wrong with the Obama administration’s plan to impose a first-ever enrollment fee on 900,000 retirees age 65 and older and their surviving spouses.
The oldest among them entered service in World War II or during the Korean War. Some completed careers with tours in Vietnam. This older generation of retirees truly was promised free health care for life, routinely as they reenlisted, if they would serve at least 20-year careers..."
But Sears also agrees with many retirees of his own generation that there’s something especially wrong with the Obama administration’s plan to impose a first-ever enrollment fee on 900,000 retirees age 65 and older and their surviving spouses.
The oldest among them entered service in World War II or during the Korean War. Some completed careers with tours in Vietnam. This older generation of retirees truly was promised free health care for life, routinely as they reenlisted, if they would serve at least 20-year careers..."