Seriously?!

So, veterans want cash for life for serving two years...somewhere.  Really?  And those who pocketed a lump sum of $200 K are also demanding the monthly stipend being offered those who didn't get it. 

It's insane.  Here's the deal.  You only go into the army if you can't get any other job.  The lower ranks are usually unskilled people who are hard-pressed to find other employment.  They need to get out of their parents' basement, so they join the infantry.  Sorry to be so blunt, but them's the facts, folks.  I mean, why would you go into the army as a foot soldier with a good chance of dying if you could get any other employment?  To enjoy Afghanistan and Bosnia?  Hardly. 

Just watched a guy crying on 'Power Play' about how he needs a lifetime pension.  I had to work for 40 years to get one; two years doesn't really cut it.  But vets have an aura, thanks only to people such as my father-in-law, his brothers and my uncle who served with distinction.  One of them died at 24.  Those who survived received small pensions, but then went out and got jobs.  They thought their lot a good one. 

And as to PTSD, that's what the legions were for.  That's where the vets met comrades, shared stories and hoisted a few just to get through the day.  B's uncle suffered all his life with malaria and assorted other maladies, but he worked hard and never complained.

In Canada, everyone wants a big handout.