And no one is bringing up what the fuck that thing is.

A ton of ex service tend to not get jobs

@Abel I'd agree with the idea of pensions being somewhat necessary

The AARP slaughters anyone who touches social security or medicare.

but tbh some of the payouts are fucking crazy

Boomers will admit it's a ponzi scheme.

The military is heavily, and possibly over-compensated, to be honest.

You're looking at serving maybe a decade and collecting 30k for the next 40-50 years.

But it's their turn because they paid into it. And they'll be damned if they're left holding the bag.

and in the same breath they'll say "don't cut it because I paid into it! It's my money!"

"But.. That's what happens to us after you."

i dunno iif im gonna go as far as you @pratel

That adds up when you track how many people serve and then get pretty high paying jobs afterwards.

Well, here my dad gets a reduction in petrol prizes, free healthcare, and even scholarships for his family

And he only served for three deacades

For military?

Yep, Air force

3 decades makes sense for a nice pension.

yeah it makes sense

That's basically a career.

Basically

He joined when he was 17 lol

It's the guys who never get past the low levels but collect pensions for a lifetime that make you scratch your head.

And alot of those guys leave at 30 and take 6 figure jobs in private industry.

Oh I should mention

Can those guys get jobs elsewhere?

Giving your kids ritalin means they can probably never hold office.

"Why?"

Because it means they can never serve in the military.

"--Huh?"

@pratel who actually stays in the low levels and gets a pension?

You'll be running against people who have served in the military.

They win and you don't, in most circumstances.

You Americans should medicate children less

@oprahsminge I'm not sure. But I've heard people talk about it.

that's seeming to become a trend @Abel

Here we tell them to grow the fuck up

the reduction of it

I'm not 100% familiar with military compensation to be honest.

Parents get bamboozled.

They didn't know what ritalin really was.