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Originally Posted by FOG
Porsche-o-Phile,
The military knew what they signed up for, do you? Part of it is that one may be killed, maimed, injured, or come down with an illness. Another part of the contract is that the service member will be taken care according to the law, as in the CFR.
What Shaun is riling about is bureaucrats not following either the spirit or intention of the law. What the vets and current military want is for the government to uphold their end of the contract and law. Period.
A good part of the problem is compounding of medical conditions by not addressing them up front. I know of more than a few cases that the Marine or soldier would probably been returned to full duty status, but due to incompetence/indifference is no longer a viable asset but a liability (except the dead).
S/F, FOG
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I don't have a problem having the government uphold their responsibility. I have EVERY problem with creating a new, giant, incompetent and expensive government bureaucracy to do the job of an existing, failing giant, incompetent and expensive government bureaucracy.
There are ways to deal with these problems, and bigger government is not the answer.
And yes, I get outraged when I hear of our vets getting screwed over by the VA or about sleazy tactics being used by commanders to cut costs at the expense of the veteran. That's a problem. It needs to be fixed, but I fail to see how the proposed program would do that.