“Military pay is good enough that you shouldn’t need handouts”
That may or may not be true however my wife and I feel pretty strongly about helping military families out. Rodger Hedgecock does alot of charity work for the military on AM 600 and we drove a truckload of baby supplies down there last week. I went to Venice High up in L.A. when I was a kid and while I had it pretty good, alot of my friends were from very poor neighborhoods in Culver City and Mar Vista. Not alot of them were great decision makers in life and for many of them the military was the best choice.
I think that the sacrifice military personnel have made for all of us is noteworthy to say the least. You do not have to agree or disagree with the policies of our government but like it or not, the military protects all of our well being and without a strong military this country and the world would be a very very different place… I believe for the worse.
I have many friends who have active duty servicemen and the stress on these families is gut wrenching. I think any help that our society can give these families is useful regardless of the good or bad decisions some of the service people have made regarding starting a family to soon or getting married to early.
