Originally Posted by
Deuce130
Easy there, Hilltopper. Good for you, but it sounds like you're insulting a whole lot of people who honorably served their country. My dad dropped Agent Orange. I guess he should just now skip his VA appointments? I know a lot of people that tore up backs, necks, and shoulders by virtue of the jobs they did in the military. Tell someone with 1000 jumps to his credit that his knees and ankles probably would've sucked anyway. Or fighter pilot necks and backs, or even some pencil pusher with carpal tunnel syndrome. Bottom line is that many of these chronic injuries would not have happened but for their military service. I wouldn't be so quick to judge.
Nope, all the cases you mention are legit. You are totally distorting my point. Agent Orange? Of course he deserves it. 1000 jumps? Yes, them too. I was a fighter pilot. Sorry, I guess I'm insulting myself as well. Seems like everyone wants to automatically claim disability, real or imagined. That's all I'm getting at. When the vast majority are claiming it something is amiss. I can judge because I was there and did it and fought on the pointy end for 20 years pulling G's for 15 of it. Pencil pusher with carpal tunnel? Really?