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Originally Posted by Shaun
To be fair if they're able bodied they're treated the same as you and I are by the local authority. They don't get negative points because they come from the forces. 
If you've been in the army (without children*) for several years where's the money gone? Why weren't they saving for their live out of the army?
*obviously if they have kids the the money will have gone to them, but in my eyes if you have a family you shouldn't be out there risking their lives surely? 
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How is that different to any other able bodied person on the list?
I'm not being funny but why should being in the forces bump you up the list? 
The system is out of line but not just for service men (AND WOMEN). |
Firstly,when I joined the RAF,It was a career.I was intending to do 22 years & retire.If I was still serving,I'd be retiring next year.But it all changed when the Berlin wall fell.The military were top heavy & redundencies started.
But how many teenagers & men in their early twenties saved like mad for a house do you know.Maybe now they do but back then,being a singly,I saved for a car.
Anyway,Why should I buy a house in,say Stafford when I decide to get married & settle in Scotland or somewhere.If I did buy a house hat would I do with it?Rent it out?Thats ok if you live in the area & can keep a eye on things but what if you're down in Iraq ?
Secondly,I thought your comment;
*obviously if they have kids the the money will have gone to them, but in my eyes if you have a family you shouldn't be out there risking their lives surely?
Was a bit crass.Saying that only single men should go to war is wrong.
Thirdly,When you leave the forces,you're not treated the same by the lcal authorities when you leave the forces. I had to wait for seven years before I was even considered for a house yet one of the neighbours near me was released from prison for assault & was given a home straight away! What makes
him special?And all the dole scroungers?The single mothers who get pregnant for a house? (I cite my nieghbours daughter for example.)
I come from this area,have family in this area yet get no help when I was made redundent.
The are injured servicemen invalided out of the services who have it worse than I or any other servicemen ever got.All we want is to be treated the same as our civilian counterparts.
Have a look at the links Hitback posted,you'll see what I mean.
Thanks again to all those who helped.Every signature helps.