I like Joni Ernst and I hope she wins the open Iowa Senate seat but I am sick to death of the glorification of having a job in the military

Here's text from her latest ad:

“We’ve taken that oath to sacrifice everything, with nothing asked in return.”

First of all Ms. Ernst you were paid to take those risks. Paid so much in above market total comp that an enlisted heavy posting like Jacksonville NC is among the highest income per capita places in America. Second of all only a small proportion of our military ever see combat or even come near it. And if you're paid far above market rates for a government job that is no more dangerous than many civilian ones I am sorry: you are not a hero, you made no sacrifice and you are not special.

This glorification of the militry not to mention overpaid cops and firefighters for doing their jobs smacks of militarism and should stop. People strutting around in uniforms draped in flags should scare us all.