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In reply to the discussion: Alright, I kind of went at it w/ a conservative today. [View all]pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Military members and their families usually are aware that those appointments should be planned and booked well in advance. (And the same goes for the VA health care system--which consistently is rated as good or better than private health care.)
Your friend seems to have the kind of entitlement attitude that the Left is always (falsely) accused of: "I want it and I want it NOW!"
I'd have been tempted to make a snarky reply about how we oviously should have put increased funding into expanding optometry clinics so she can have her need for a routine vision exam met on an 'urgent--top priority' basis instead diverting funds to frivolous things things like TBI and PTSD. Or that she should clip a coupon and head for Lenscrafters if she thinks DoD's government health care is so terrible.