Retiring officers in the military have the same sweet package.
They retire with an excellent income at 50 or so and then go on and get jobs with big business for 6 figures or more. Do you also resent that? They are all service employees (firemen, teachers, police, etc.).
Some of these people put their lives on the line. Teachers work long hours for their pay and have to constantly keep up with additional education. They'll work every night grading papers and doing lesson plans and then work on weekends and meet with parents after school, etc., etc.
If we're going to cut one group, we'd better cut them across the board including retiring military. And if you're going to cut benefits, cut theirs, too. Bet you don't get far with that.