I am by no means a warmonger and I think our armed forces is bloated and needs to be drastically reduced. That said- many veterans volunteered to put their lives on the line, often just so they could afford college. I think they deserve a leg up for that. Not to mention the ones that were drafted. Plenty of Vietnam vets are still alive and they didn’t even choose to be in the military in the first place. They’ve been dealing with long-term physical and psychological damage for decades.