[samm1148]

Please see post #6. I know many liberals masquerade on here and the poster may be that. My point of view is 20 years of military service to a public who often didn't know that a base was near to them and mostly looked on it as a source of federal employment for locals.

[sarasmom]

"They" are never going to accept any clear explanation from you.
OTOH, "they" never come back for more information, when you call them on their "freely voiced ignorant opinions".
hmmmm

Changing topics slightly...
We all swore the same oath, and the vast majority of us have at least one piece of pretty parchment paper that says we faithfully honored that oath between two arbitrary dates, but that piece of paper does not say we are entirely done with that oath, and I know of no un-oath-swearing ceremony that relieved any of us from our original oaths.

Perhaps we could all unite and demand "they" make it official and final, for all those who wear the boots now, and in the future?

[Triggerhippie]

I know many liberals masquerade on here and the poster may be that.

Blow it out your ass...

Merely enlisting (the Army used to have 2 year 11B enlistments) shouldn't give anyone lifelong entitlements. 20+ years, however, should provide a comfortable retirement.