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Originally Posted by Lune
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The thing about it being a voluntary service is that participants are expected to make a conscious, informed decision about their enlistment. You were free to make your own choice about whether to 'serve', and you chose something that is a lot of work and pays like shit. Take responsibility for your life and your decisions, nobody owes you anything. The entire essence of it being a 'service' means you're not entitled to come back and expect to cash in on a wave of charity, respect, and appreciation. If people choose to give you those things, that's great; however, the tone of your post clearly indicates that you expect those things, which leads me to conclude your decision to 'serve' was driven more by calculated self-interest than altruism.
So which is it? Were you serving us, or were you purchasing our service?
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If you don't understand that VA healthcare is part of the deal for serving then your dumb as shit too.
I could have said fuck it and done a ton of different things. But I put my heart and soul into serving and I made a deal with uncle sam. Seriously. Yes it's voulentary. But it is a bigger thing then I will just "be a slave". It's better than being a blackwater or academi merc. It is a sacrifice. And everyone who serves deserves respect and good treatment for their service. Especially those enlisted. Who really get shafted every fucking day.
I don't know how to explain this any better. People voulentarily serving in the military are still giving their time away at a loss. The military is a group. It is not a 1 person job. Everything you do and put into while your in the military goes into the group.
The VA is part of this system for those who honorably serve to give back a little bit of that. If we ran the military VA like you and mr nihilist wants. Then everyone would be responsible for their own care 100% and no wounded war veterans would get taken care of. No one would give a shit about those people. I'm not denying anyone else care. I asked this and had it explained to me before I even elected to pursue this with the VA. Everyone who serves earns it.
If you don't understand how socialistic systems work. I can't explain it. I'm not really able to make it any clearer.