Thanks for adding this log to the fire Paralus!
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Could we see another Bonus Army? Maybe. If we're lucky. But thousands of pissed off, disaffected, unemployed combat veterans is not something that any society wants to have.
Like Paralus said in previous comments...
That's when this will be fun to watch.
via Wikipedia.
The Bonus Army was the popular name of an assemblage of some 43,000 marchers—17,000 World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups—who gathered in Washington, D.C., in the spring and summer of 1932 to demand cash-payment redemption of their service certificates. Its organizers called it the Bonus Expeditionary Force to echo the name of World War I's American Expeditionary Force, while the media called it the Bonus March. It was led by Walter W. Waters, a former Army sergeant.Read the whole thing. Its a fascinating view of an ignored period of our history.
Could we see another Bonus Army? Maybe. If we're lucky. But thousands of pissed off, disaffected, unemployed combat veterans is not something that any society wants to have.
Like Paralus said in previous comments...
One of the most dangerous things in any society is a large amount of trained soldiers who are unemployed, bored and ticked off. There's a reason why the Romans offered each retired soldier a plot of land and citizenship. It provided a source of income for the former soldiers, it helped populate the frontier with veterans capable of defending their communities while it also expanded the boundaries of the empire.In about a month, maybe two, you're going to have military members, military blogs, mainstream media and family members waking up to the reality modernization (and lets be honest here...the F-35...everything else has been canned to protect that airplane) has been chosen over personnel.
That's when this will be fun to watch.
I never thought I'd see the day my father, 27yr Army Vet, would encourage me to leave the Army. Looks like dad knew what was coming. So many of my brothers are stuck in fear mode and working for leaders who still don't understand anything about taking care of Soldiers since they are scrambling to push anyone under the bus to make themselves look good. Grad school is a breeze compared to working in HQs. My seniors actually want me to succeed and are willing to help. That's something I haven't felt since I was in a platoon.
ReplyDeleteSolomon, back then, Welfare, food stamps, and unemployment checks didn't exist.
ReplyDeleteThey may whine and complain, but there isn't going to be some million soldier march on DC anytime soon.
Plus, I bet PMCs are still hiring.
just out of curiosity what do you think will be the next to get chopped once they're done with the military?
Deletenothing.
DeleteDomestic welfare programs = democrat votes :)
The best welfare program in the world is a good job, but as long as Corporate America keeps offshoring jobs, the demand for Social security, food stamps, unemployment, medicare/medicaid increases.
DeleteIt ain't exactly rosy in the job market. We need to be nurturing entrepreneurs and small businesses, especially manufacturing, because large multinationals don't give a shit about which country they do business in as long as they make their money.