SFC Ollie
Still Marching
Yeah I am no book keeper or economist so the whole cola math formula is not a strong point for me it is just my opinion that some one who dedicated their life to our nations defense should basically get as much as we can give.
I think they're entitled to a safe and secure income in retirement and that we can do better on that, but disagree with the notion of increases without regard to anything else.
I agree. They signed their contract and get more than they signed for anyway if retired becuase of past COLA raises.
I do think they(active duty) should be better paid, but continuous raises to retirees are not right.
No we do not get more than we signed up for. When I was a young troop we were promised that if we served for 20 years or more that we would receive free health and Dental care for life. well that ended 2 years after i retired. Suddenly we had to pay for it. And I still pay for health care coverage today with no coverage for Dental. Ask congress why. You can bet that they got theirs.