Originally Posted by
Brian Hjelm
Well, what is the qualification for the twenty year service pension? Is it for courageous deeds in the face of the enemy or meritorious military service in harm's way in a war zone? Or is it for turning up and collecting your pay for twenty years? It is paid whether the person was up the sharp end in Afghanistan or counting socks in a depot. Whether they crossed the Indian Ocean or never crossed the Murray River. There are plenty of labourers, drivers, plant operators, clerks, cooks, barmen and waiters working in the private sector who would be delighted to receive a pension after twenty years service. Most would be delighted to have had a job that lasted twenty years. That sort of pension is morally indefensible.
