The U.S. service member is too unappreciated due to denied amenities, bureaucracy, and the lack of support from their fellow Americans. The times have changed and the moment of the past is gone. In the old days, I am sure that what our service members knew was more than enough. However, with today's longer deployments, cost of living and other variables like base closures throughout the country, there is a risk of going past the breaking point for the service member and the family.
I would like to start by asking a reasonable question "Why is it so hard to get the benefits that our service members deserve?" In the past eleven years that I have been in the service, I have experienced very few pay raises. Even the pay raises that we are receiving cannot compensate for the past decades that have been ignored. …
