There has been much hell raised since that topic was brought up.
How about this? I joined the Air Force in '65. I went through OCS at Lackland AFB graduated and as a 2nd Lt. and went directly to Munitions School at Lowry
in Denver. After 1 year training I went to California for a year and a half then volunteered for EOD training [Explosive Ordnance Disposal or Bomb Squad].
Before getting to that let me say that when I went into the military I was promised benefits and medical care for life for me and my family. What a joke!!
I went to EOD School which is a Naval School at that time was in Indian Head, Maryland. I understand that now it is consolidated at Eglin in Florida but it is still a Naval School.
After 9 months I graduated [first in my class off the 4 services
]and was sent to Hill AFB in Utah. After a few months I was sent to SE Asia. I spent approx. 7years in SE Asia which encompassed Vietnam, Thailand and places we were not supposed to be like Laos, Cambodia get the picture? I retired in '85.
What does this have to do with my benefits.
I never got "free" health care after retiring. Yes, it was very cheap but not free. When I turned 65 I began Medicare and what is called Tricare for Life. Tricare is the military's
health care but it is attached to medicare. Now medicare is being attacked and if doctors refuse medicare patients that means I cannot see them because tricare will not be accepted either.
Remember Medicare is tied to Medicare. I cannot go to a VA hosp. because I earn too much. I cannot go to local military posts, bases because they are filled. So now I am wondering if
my private physician of 18 years will stay in practice.
No retired military should have to worry about health care. In fact, no one that has worked all their life should have to have the worry that medicare and or their healthcare will disappear.
Therefore, I have zero compassion about drug testing welfare/food stamp recipients. Their "benefits" are more guaranteed than mine.
I have written Congressmen and Senators but always get the same stock answers which amounts to nothing but bull.
Our govt. under the present admin is making a mess out of this country, IMHO.
