Should veterans and retirees be "Triple Dipping?"

The way I see it if you sustained injuries that extensive during your 20 years of service that you are 100% disabled and meet all those qualifications then you deserve to be taken care of. Some people aren't lucky enough to walk away from active duty as healthy as I did

Why not. Better a disabled retired vet or a vet than a kid out of high school who claims anxiety and can't work and gets SSI and welfare and food stamps

When my dad retired from his job, the company was bought by another company, so he had enough time to retire with company 1, worked another 20 retired with co 2, came down with COPD and retired outright, drew two retirements and his SS benefits. I don't have a problem with it, for soldiers to do the same..if the benefits were good enough folks would not have to triple dip.

I honestly tried to get ebt. I just retired Nov 11 (medical after 7 years). I guess with my VA and my 25 hour a week job delivering pizzas for 8.05 an hour is enough... I can't take care of myself... but the help with the food would have made things so much better..

It is not triple dipping if you get your pension plus disability and qualify for ssi you earned it. I did 40 yes. I get all right now only 10% from Va but it will be going up

Only 3% voluntarily serve to protect this country. We do it knowing that we know we will put our bodies through hell and back and again just for seconds! IMO they pay them fucksticks in the house and Senate more money to fuck over the troops and the American people so damn right if you qualify take that ish!

Okay by me.

well, theres serving active for a term or two, then switching to reserve or guard to retirement, and getting a civil service job (city, county, state, federal, or other job that counts your active time for retirement), and your active duty time counts toward your reserve retirement AND your civilian retirement.

I wish.

I don't meet all those requirements. I meet some of them, and receive concurrent retirement and disability compensation. The total amount is only slightly more than my pension alone. The biggest difference is, the portion that is disability is not taxed. I do not receive SSI. For those who truly meet all the requirements, you're welcome to what you receive, fir you must be in a world of pain.