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demigoddess

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10. the military provides prescription drugs for many retirees up to the age of 65

Reply to WhaTHellsgoingonhere (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 05:02 PM

Feb 2015

and a lot of those guys are also former military who were wounded in service to the US. They also pay for children's vaccines. I used to get my school medical exams at the base hospital. We lined up one day each year in August and we all got examined and vaccinated, like a production line. Very efficient. Hundreds of kids in an afternoon.

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Where is $300M of defense spending going? You have to guess before clicking [View all] WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2015 OP

I assume that's under military/retiree health care, though. TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #1

I remember that. I also remember a vet saying to a doc: "They promised me healthcare for ND-Dem Feb 2015 #6

When I was in the military the rumor was that they were spiking our food with saltpeter Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #2

And THAT-- Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #7

This is so wrong. daredtowork Feb 2015 #3

The military also covers women's birth control jmowreader Feb 2015 #4

So what's the problem SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2015 #5

Care to guess what one of the effects of PTSD is? Nt hack89 Feb 2015 #8

Yeah, they got me. Point taken. Thanks. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2015 #11

I was guessing it might be something I really cared about but nope. TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #9

the military provides prescription drugs for many retirees up to the age of 65 demigoddess Feb 2015 #10

Post removed Post removed Feb 2015 #12

Way to slander the entire military SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2015 #13

#NotAllMilitary mwrguy Feb 2015 #14