I'm guessing every person who has been promised retirement and a generous package by their organization has the same sentiments as everyone else "these is waste, but this was promised to me, I earned it, and it will be a cold day in hell before you go back on that promise".
I also allow for the fact that not only do I not get retirement, but I have spent the last decade paying into a system I will never benefit from (I'm talking about Social Security).
My comment regarding sleep apnea? Have we not all had at least one Navy nurse pull us aside and say "you should get sleep tested..."
I separated from the Coast Guard on June 30, 2011. I completed a Quick form (or whatever it's called) before I got out. I was told that would speed up the process. I'm approaching 200 days since I took my physical, submitted my paper work.... etc.
"But LITS, you weren't injured in the line of duty, why did you submit anything to the VA?"
You are correct SAF thread reader, LITS was not injured in battle, but had a few things happen while on active duty. My goal is not to get 100% disability, though 10 points would help when applying to federal jobs. My goal is to have the work that was done on me documented so 30 years down the road when my left arm falls off, I can go to the VA and say "um, my shoulder was operated on at the direction of the federal government, and by George, they need to make sure their job never fails."
Unfortunately for LITS, my VA package hasn't moved an inch in nearly 200 days, and it still has three other steps to go through.
I appreciate the VA's GI Bill. I have been far from impressed with any medical paperwork they do.
I cannot fault anyone who was promised certain support by their employer from getting angry when something may happen to that support. Can't fault them for a second. But employers have been writing promise checks that the future generations won't be able to cash. That's true in the private sector, that true on the local level, true on the state level, and it's true on the federal level, including the U.S. military.
Something has to be done.... because my dollar is buying me less than it did a decade ago.