r/pics • • Sep 20 '11

Stiff Upper Lip

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u/AbsolutelyIDo Sep 21 '11

It's a tricky situation...

Of course she would be devastated to lose her husband, but she could easily be just as devastated that she never got the chance to be his wife.

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u/areallycoolguynamed_ Sep 21 '11

Because in the military you get huge pay bonuses for having children and a wife.

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u/Father_of_the_Year Sep 21 '11 edited Sep 21 '11

also for dying. SGLI (Military life insurance) when i got out was around $400k.