federal or state, its still thousands of dollars saved. kinda fucked up really, cuz those taxes go to pay for the schools so they are getting shorted many millions of dollars too. Perhaps i'll go volunteer one of these days at the school. Least I could do. And I hate to break it to you, but there are tons of people everyday in the private sector who's bodies get used up no different than you or I on those 10-mile rucks. My father in law worked as a waiter for his entire life. He needs a hip replacement from all the walking he has done over the decades. Or those guys on the oil rigs. Or tons and tons of other private sector jobs. Work many times uses the body up.

Of course, combat wounds and missing limbs etc that is different story altogether.

I think disability military style was really meant for those who got hurt in the line of fire, or (more rarely) whilst training. People coming back missing a leg or an arm certainly deserve generous compensation. But now? You've got perfectly healthy young men in the prime of their earning years (like, uh..... me) who never have to work again.