"...There was an interesting article in last week’s Washington Post concerning the unaffordability of the all-volunteer military. Some of what was written was not a surprise: the current retirement pay beginning at 50 percent for the rest of retired active duty service members lives as well as health care is under scrutiny or already changing...
Should benefits be equal for someone who has seen combat vs. someone who has only had an office or stable career in the military with no deployments?..."