[Joe 6-pack]

"Aviation Officer Candidate School, Pensacola, Florida, 1985."

So...in the mid 80's, when my parents were struggling to provide for three teenaged kids, you were content with them subsidizing your attendance at OCS, flight school, your billeting, your mess, your cadre, training aircraft, avgas, etc. Sounds like you were the direct beneficiary of other peoples' parents subsidizing your education and training, which, to your credit, it seems as though you've parlayed into what I'll assume is a reasonably comfortable vocation.

Good thing they and millions of others didn't object too strenuously to educating other peoples' kids. If however, you really are sincere about it, I'd be happy to drop you my parents' address via FReemail and you can reimburse them to assuage your guilt.

[ALPAPilot]

So...in the mid 80's, when my parents were struggling to provide for three teenaged kids, you were content with them subsidizing your attendance at OCS, flight school, your billeting, your mess, your cadre, training aircraft, avgas, etc. Sounds like you were the direct beneficiary of other peoples' parents subsidizing your education and training, which, to your credit, it seems as though you've parlayed into what I'll assume is a reasonably comfortable vocation.

So here on Free Republic you are arguing that serving in the United States Military is the equivalent of sponging off the tax payer? I'll be sure to pass on those sentiments to the guys down at the VFW.