I'm torn on this issue to be honest. Many of my generations vets come out of the service already having a family and are unable to take advantage of their benefits due to those costs. The amount you get per month are fine if you can live in dorms, or are single or whatever. I don't know.
Tough one. Duane wrote: > How far does 40k get you in university today? How many vets are in a > position to take advantage of those benefits. That 40k would go a lot > further is if was available for rebuilding the vets life when the return > from combat. It seems to me that after dodging rocket propelled grenades and > live rounds for a 6 years, the least your country can do for you is make > sure that your taken care of. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 8:54 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: So Nobody Cares Anymore? > > It's also not true. > > While we don't get what the WW2 era vets got, we do ok. Many state > universities let you attend for free, plus we get $40,000 for college. > > Duane wrote: >> It's a pretty pathetic way to treat military personnel in my opinion. Ask >> them to put their life on the line, then slap them in the face by telling >> them that their service doesn't amount to much once they get home. >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 12:19 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: So Nobody Cares Anymore? >> >> 2 things today appalled me (which is saying a lot after 7 years of Bush): >> >> (1.) John Yoo's torture memo was released. It would've taken him less >> time, but I suppose not been as insulting, for him to just take a shit >> on an original copy of the constitution. WTF? Seriously. Why not >> just say "Bush is King and no laws apply to him." Oh. I guess he >> did. Where's the outrage? Am I the only one that cares? >> >> (2.) GI Bill. Apparently giving soldiers a miniscule increase in >> their ridiculously meager benefits is controversial. McCain doesn't >> support it. Neither does the Bush administration which shouldn't >> surprise anyone since he routinely kicks the military in the nuts but >> they don't seem to notice. Here's what the Administration has say >> about giving the troops more money: >> >> "Attracting qualified recruits using large, across-the-board basic >> benefits incurs the risk that many who enter for the benefits will >> leave as soon as they can use them," said Thomas L. Bush, acting >> deputy assistant secretary of defense. >> >> That could lower the number of experienced non-commissioned officer >> and petty officers available and put more pressure on recruiting to >> replace those that leave, Bush said. >> >> Bush also said the current GI Bill for active duty is "basically sound >> and serves its purpose." >> >> "The department finds no need for the kind of sweeping and expensive >> changes offered," Bush said. >> ---------- >> >> Take that soldiers. Iraq costs $12B per month so we can't afford $2B >> more per year for you or you might actually use the benefits and >> leave. As long as you're poor and futureless, the Bush Whitehouse >> will sleep easy. >> >> WTF? >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:257950 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
