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Once a soldier, always a dependent.

C H Sommers

    The Hastings Center Report
    |August 1, 1986
    PubMed
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    Veterans receive special benefits like free medical care due to a quasi-familial relationship with the military, not as an inducement for service or risk acceptance. This relationship extends healthcare rights even after service ends.

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    Area of Science:

    • Military Medicine
    • Veterans Affairs
    • Sociology of Military

    Background:

    • Understanding the rationale behind veteran benefits is crucial for policy and support.
    • Existing justifications for veteran benefits often focus on service inducement or risk, but may overlook deeper relational aspects.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the underlying relationship between military service members and the Army (as an example) that justifies ongoing benefits.
    • To propose an alternative framework for understanding veteran entitlement to healthcare beyond traditional service-related justifications.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of the military-personnel relationship.
    • Examination of the nature of entitlement and rights extending beyond formal service periods.
    Keywords:
    Department of the ArmyHealth Care and Public Health

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    Main Results:

    • The relationship between the military and its service members is characterized as quasi-familial, akin to a parent-child dynamic.
    • This quasi-familial bond forms the basis for veteran entitlement to benefits, including healthcare.

    Conclusions:

    • Veteran healthcare benefits are an extension of the enduring quasi-familial relationship established during service.
    • This perspective reframes veteran benefits not as compensation, but as a continuation of a fundamental relational obligation.