Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

Ok all you contractors out there who are making bucks. Quit ur job and give up all the bennies u get because ur making a ton mire than u did when u served. Can't even believe that there are some people that would push that vote button. Wow. If u qualify legit for the benefits then u should get them.

The concept seems egregious at face value until you consider the normal sequence. A retiree draws 50% and goes to work someplace spending the next 20 years earning wages, benefits, a 401(k), etc. Then they retire a second time and draw the rewards of SS, military & civilian retirement. With a disability rating, you're compensated for the wages you aren't able to earn in comparison to your civilian peers. And, frankly, the upper end where unemployability comes into play doesn't come close to keeping up with a mid-career salary, let alone increase as much as the salary of someone with 30 years of work experience.

No you don’t have to serve 20+ years, you just have to be retired by the military, and it’s not triple dipping. Plus plus it’s alot harder then you think to qualify for all three, like me, I have two and didn’t serve 20 years but was retired. If you are gonna bitch and moan about something know what you are talking about.....

Fuck yeah we should do whatever it takes so that we can get by!!!

Right now if you are under 50 per cent disabled and retired, your VA check comes out of your retirement. This vice those who do a single enlistment or what not and receive any disability free and clear. In my mind, this is 100 per cent wrong.

I’m guess I’m a little confused with the thoughts from the OP. I served for 21 years and retired in 2002. At that time I was given a 60% VA disability rating from the VA due to several surgeries that I went though as an active duty soldier. Fast forward to 2015 after I endured 17 additional surgeries that were all service related and Im now 100% P&T and I also collect SSDI that I paid into. First of all I live with pain each and every day and have days that the neuropathy in my feet make it almost impossible to walk across the street, so sorry but if you go through the process and it is granted then no problem. Also I would give it all back but my retirement in order to live a normal pain free life.

You can tripple dip. If you retire with twenty in the military and twenty as federal you collect both and then SSI when you hit the age requirement. There are instances were buying back military time can change that.

I have so many friends that are permanently disabled due to service related injuries. One very good friend is a so called "triple dipper". Believe me when I tell you, he deserves way more. I can assure you that he would trade places with any of us and give back any amount of monetary gain to have his full bodily functions back. My heart bleeds for these brothers and I wish they got more than they are getting.

I feel as though if they meet the requirements to get the different benefits then they should be entitled to them. It shouldn't matter what else they are getting. If you qualify to "tripple dip" then you sure as hell must have gone through hell to be qualified and deserve every single benefit you get.