For a start, but nothing will buy him his arm back.”
In the meantime we have members of our military who have lost arms and somehow manage to adjust without the benefit of lifetime worker’s comp or suing anybody.
I don’t want to be contentious but the situations aren’t equivalent.
It’s not the same. When you join the volunteer military you takes your money and your chances. This poor kid, who hasn’t sued anybody that we know of or has not claimed workmans’ comp that we know of, is ruined for life and it’s not a joke.
You lose an arm on active duty and you're getting a check from Uncle Sam for the rest of your life.