This is my personal battle that I wanted to share with my friends on FCBO...
If you didn't know, I served most of my adult life (20 years) in the U.S. Army. I served in Armored Calvary and Self Propelled Heavy Artillery Regiments almost the whole time I was in. I served 15.5 years out of 20 overseas including Germany, Thailand, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and a few other places. I worked for AAP for ten years after the Army and again worked for the Army as a military contractor at the Army Test Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground testing everything imaginable for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to include Frag Doors for HMMWV's, MRAP Vehicles, IED defense and mitigation, body armor, robots, drones, numerous ballistics testing and SEAL Team 6 Support to take out OBL.
My personal battle is the with the recent Military Pension cuts to me and my fellow Warfighters that are retired. This is what I sent to my my representatives. I would appreciate if you would express your opinion to your elected representatives. Again, this is my personal battle.
I still have to work...my military pension isn't a Golden Parachute (no pun intended). I have to pay for health care too because I elected to have a medical plan better than being treated at the VA. Annual premium, dental annual premium, co-pays for doctor/dental visits and prescriptions, out of pocket for other medical things. It just makes me mad as hell that our government gives away billions of dollars overseas and to illegal invaders here on the backs of Military Retired Combat Veterans. Thanks for listening to my rant.....
[h=3]The following information was sent to Legislator(s):[/h]I am a Retired Army Combat Veteran with 20 years of faithful and dangerous service to our great country. I totally disagree with the recent Retired Military Pension cuts. No one told me almost 40 years ago when I enlisted that promises would be broken and my Retired pay would be stolen from me by future law makers and legislators. What is really irritating is that billions of our tax dollars are sent overseas or given to illegal invaders on the backs of Retired Military Combat Veterans. This is the straw that is going to break my back. If my Retired Pension pay isn't 100 percent restored I'm going to be permanently leaving your political party at every level including local officials. I will promise you that I will never vote for you ever again and of course you know that if I took the time to write this to you that I'll do everything I possibly can to help you NOT get re-elected with the huge network of veterans, friends, and family that I have. I don't want to hear that you voted against the Retired Military Pension Cuts. I want action to reverse this wrong and won't except anything other than 100 percent reversing the pension cuts. I expect a written response from every one of you since you are my (for now) elected official representing me.
If you didn't know, I served most of my adult life (20 years) in the U.S. Army. I served in Armored Calvary and Self Propelled Heavy Artillery Regiments almost the whole time I was in. I served 15.5 years out of 20 overseas including Germany, Thailand, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and a few other places. I worked for AAP for ten years after the Army and again worked for the Army as a military contractor at the Army Test Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground testing everything imaginable for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to include Frag Doors for HMMWV's, MRAP Vehicles, IED defense and mitigation, body armor, robots, drones, numerous ballistics testing and SEAL Team 6 Support to take out OBL.
My personal battle is the with the recent Military Pension cuts to me and my fellow Warfighters that are retired. This is what I sent to my my representatives. I would appreciate if you would express your opinion to your elected representatives. Again, this is my personal battle.
I still have to work...my military pension isn't a Golden Parachute (no pun intended). I have to pay for health care too because I elected to have a medical plan better than being treated at the VA. Annual premium, dental annual premium, co-pays for doctor/dental visits and prescriptions, out of pocket for other medical things. It just makes me mad as hell that our government gives away billions of dollars overseas and to illegal invaders here on the backs of Military Retired Combat Veterans. Thanks for listening to my rant.....
[h=3]The following information was sent to Legislator(s):[/h]I am a Retired Army Combat Veteran with 20 years of faithful and dangerous service to our great country. I totally disagree with the recent Retired Military Pension cuts. No one told me almost 40 years ago when I enlisted that promises would be broken and my Retired pay would be stolen from me by future law makers and legislators. What is really irritating is that billions of our tax dollars are sent overseas or given to illegal invaders on the backs of Retired Military Combat Veterans. This is the straw that is going to break my back. If my Retired Pension pay isn't 100 percent restored I'm going to be permanently leaving your political party at every level including local officials. I will promise you that I will never vote for you ever again and of course you know that if I took the time to write this to you that I'll do everything I possibly can to help you NOT get re-elected with the huge network of veterans, friends, and family that I have. I don't want to hear that you voted against the Retired Military Pension Cuts. I want action to reverse this wrong and won't except anything other than 100 percent reversing the pension cuts. I expect a written response from every one of you since you are my (for now) elected official representing me.
