not so in the least. america is still paying for ww1 not to mention ww2, korea and vietnam.

Point.

"They don't get subsidies, either. But they live on the spending of those, who make money in the military, which is, in essence, a welfare payment. The military is not something that produces a goods or provides a service, other than for killing people and to keep the country safe -- so to speak. The country is not safe, and killing people is not a production of goods or a service a nation should be proud of. "

These monies go into the 'economic' supply chain right here in the USA. (local merchants do well - and their suppliers enjoy a slice of the action).

I am agast that someone would use the families of military members this way...

Military spouses usually work... We have an all volunteer force... IT is JUST that we take care of their families. They defend us. The least we could do is safeguard their families till they get home.

yes, it is an all volunteer army. being a vietnam vet nobody more than i want to see military families taken care of. over the years the upper enlisted ranks and all of the officer ranks have come to earn pay and benefits on par with the average for the rest of the country. but as we are an all volunteer military now, for the life of me i cannot understand why a soldier, sailor or airman would ever enter the service with a family, especially as an enlisted man/woman. some personal responsibility is required here. when an eighteen year old decides to marry and have kids without a job that pays enough to support a family is that not a bad choice? yes pfc pay sucks and comes without the housing benefits of the higher ranks but how is that so different from a landscape worker, inexperienced auto mechanic or many other low paid workers in america? i do appreciate anybody who answers the call to arms for this country but much of the sacrifice is, always has been and must be related to pay and benefits. we simply cannot afford to pay entry level soldiers any more than any more than a corporation can afford to pay an entry level employee especially before they've proven their worth, been promoted to leadership positions and made a commitment to the organization. the people who choose too make a career of the military know full well the benefits AND the downside of military life.

Aye...?

So instead of addressing the generational 'entry level' welfare and benefits receivers you would strip the family protections from our military?

Compared to the 'entitlement' communitity that exists like a 'hump' on the backs of the taxpayer Military Spouses and family members ammount to very small portion of 'payout'.

I wonder why it is that no one is willing to actually cut where CUTS are necessary...

Instead they dance around the edges eliminating 'good' tissue while leaving the 'cancer' in place to poision the body.