Don't tell me how easy it is to be a military family

I really hate it when people comment about how lucky we are to be in the military with all our "freebies". Please tell me what freebies there are, because me and a lot of other people are trying to figure this one out. We have to pay rent, we have to pay insurance, we have to pay for food, gas and everything else. Just like regular people. So please tell me where you get the freaking notion that we have it so well off. Do you realize that over half of military families qualify for WIC or food stamps. We do. And we are officers. Do you realize how horrible that is? People are putting their lives on the line for this nation and all the citizens of this nation can do is complain about how easy we have it. How is it easy to explain to your child that mommy/daddy will be gone for over a year, you will not see them, and in the end they may never come home. But I guess since we get "free" things its all ok.

I am beyond pissed AGAIN at tricare. So today I went with a friend to Lyster to get her meds. It didn't cost her anything. So I asked why it costs us $22 for my son's meds. She asked where we went and I said Walgreens. She asked why we didnt bring it on base and I told her because when we first got it we did and they turned us away saying they dont carry it. She asked what it was and I told her. She asked if we were referred by a PCM to a specialist and got it from him and I said yes. She said then we should go to the Tricare office down the hall and get it stamped. Then once it is stamped bring it back to the pharmacy and they will order it for us and then it will be covered 100%! WTF! why the hell dont people tell you this shit. Do you realize how much money Tricare has got out of us in the past six months because of people not informing us. We were civilans healthcare before this we have no clue how this crap works. Now I am wondering if they can reimburse us for it. Another battle to go through.