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spacetoaster posted:Yeah, but they don't want some old GI bill veteran.........do they? I started nursing school at 24 (not old but not a traditional student) with my g.I bill. Honestly they want individuals who show the ability to be able to learn the material and pass the final test, the NCLEX. Males are deeply sought after in many nursing positions, especially management Shoot me a PM if you got questions
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MurderBot posted:That's a shame, the nursing life is pretty cush, decent pay, and gives you the freedom to literally practice anywhere in the U.S Yup, this and the Navy is where my mom cheated on my dad apparently. Also lots of medics said it's the nicest ratio of guys to girls BUT it's busy so love making my not be on the curriculum.
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Also, McNally's plight kinda has me wanting to work for the VA. Let me explain... It's not because I could obviously gently caress off and do no work, but so that I could try to change it and actually help people. poo poo like his happens to lots of people I guess. A nice receptionist who was trying to get me to a provider so they could fill out a VA form so I could up my percentages ended up telling me how her husband fell from a blackhawk when doing an AA mission. He ended up getting 20% Army and 30% VA, and they have been trying to get their percentages raised for years. I think it's bullshit, and I think I could do some good. Maybe. I'd try at least.
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People thinking they can change the VA and then realizing they don't stand a chance is the #1 reason for burnout. I've heard this from a huge number of current/former VA people of all levels.
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Vasudus posted:People thinking they can change the VA and then realizing they don't stand a chance is the #1 reason for burnout. I've heard this from a huge number of current/former VA people of all levels. This. You might feel better working for one of the many non-profits that help veteran's deal with the VA.
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spacetoaster posted:This. You might feel better working for one of the many non-profits that help veteran's deal with the VA. I'll look into these when I start job searching. Thanks.
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Obstacle2 posted:having bought two homes now with a VA loan the level of truth here is appalling I get those a lot too advertising a rate like half a point lower. How does the scam work? Charging more than market average to refinance a loan? Outright lying about terms? Is it really a scam or is it just a bad idea in most cases?
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Soulex posted:I'll look into these when I start job searching. Thanks. And there would be the added bonus of becoming very knowledgeable about the VA process.
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So my brother is looking at a Army reserves job. Maybe you guys know someone/are that someone who deals with that career field. Its 91D and 92Y. Are these jobs tolerable or what? Its based in Germany in the KMC area.
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92Y is supply and I pretty much never saw our supply guy outside of his bed. He also always had access to fast food, new movies, all the nice poo poo even during the locked down training events and / or deployments. Buuut it's the Army so I'm sure it sucks in some less obvious way.
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Being a 92Y AGR in Germany would be lower on the horrible Army poo poo scale. But it would still suck horribly. Why are there AGR spots in Germany in the first place is another question for another day though.
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Always looked like the maintenance and mechanic jobs were pretty terrible, at least the support company guys, maybe the higher level jobs were more chill. C/d?
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Vasudus posted:Being a 92Y AGR in Germany would be lower on the horrible Army poo poo scale. But it would still suck horribly. Because we have national guard in Germany. I actually have a Soldier marrying a German girl and he's going to live in Germany for their first year of marriage. He'll be able to drill there.
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Crazy Mike posted:I get those a lot too advertising a rate like half a point lower. How does the scam work? Charging more than market average to refinance a loan? Outright lying about terms? Is it really a scam or is it just a bad idea in most cases? They often are not fixed interest rates so they get bumped up after a certain amount of time and you end up paying more. They are scams. You shouldn't be financing the same month you moved into your new house. poo poo is predatory as hell I don't know how its legal.
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spacetoaster posted:Because we have national guard in Germany. that actually is kinda cool
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:that actually is kinda cool A lot of people don't know/don't understand that the National Guard is an operational force now. We were strategic until the war on terror. Heck, the Guard has a freaking joint chief now for crying out loud. It's like the politicians realized that you can have a fully functional military force that costs a fraction of what the regular army does.
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spacetoaster posted:functional military force Lets not get too carried away here.
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Lockmart Lawndart posted:Lets not get too carried away here.
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hey they can spend 10+ years doing nothing of relevance in a desert, too
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Lockmart Lawndart posted:Lets not get too carried away here. Hey, at least I'm not "active duty" (anymore). go3 posted:hey they can spend 10+ years doing nothing of relevance in a desert, too While we're talking about the foreverwar, we've got what? 2 more years before we start sending Soldiers to fight in a war that literally started before they were born? "My father fought here before I was born. Now it's my turn." - Foreverwar private.
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Natty guard/reserves is the poo poo, especially after college. Thurs/Fri to Sunday once a month? 2 weeks in the summer? Why the hell not? 20 years of being a pretty sub par soldier and making the high rank of e5 and getting some form of retirement ? Okay. I'll play your games for the weekend but if not I'll play the civilian card hard as gently caress
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spacetoaster posted:Hey, at least I'm not "active duty" (anymore). Eh, it really depends if you consider what we're doing in Iraq/Afghanistan now as the same as when the invasions started. I don't really consider Iraq now to be the same as OIF Iraq, probably not the same with OEF either. If you just want to go with the War on Terror, then yeah I guess. But there's no indication that we'll ever not have a War on Terror just like we'll always have the War on Drugs.
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Vasudus posted:Eh, it really depends if you consider what we're doing in Iraq/Afghanistan now as the same as when the invasions started. I don't really consider Iraq now to be the same as OIF Iraq, probably not the same with OEF either. I'm talking about the war on terror. It's perfect. Lockmart is pleased.
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Ok. Saw unit doing PRT in uniform before a ruck march. Guess we are playing bingo today
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sigh. So I've always shaved after PT, which I know is the "wrong" thing to do but whatever. Sweat sucks on a shaved face. Apparently someone noticed today and got mad. Just got a counselling statement, on day 2 of being in a new part of the unit saying that I can leave the army with my head held high or as a specialist on extra duty. 15 minutes early next week for "health and welfare" inspection. I literally can't take this anymore. I seriously just can't...I'm at the point where I'm thinking of jumping out a goddamn window just so I can spend the rest of my time in the army in the hospital or some loving psych ward
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spacetoaster posted:I'm talking about the war on terror. It's perfect. Lockmart is pleased. eh, I would argue that what we would consider The War on Terror ended when we pulled out the main forces out of Iraq/Afghanistan. Sure, it's technically not over (nor will it probably ever be) but to me GWoT was hallmarked by OIF/OEF and many tens of thousands of troops on the ground. Fun fact: the DoD/VA consider Desert Storm to present one perpetual phase of warfare, in regards to benefits. Despite the fact that aside from Kosovo in the mid 90s there really wasn't anything big until the towers fell.
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I'm going to be at the Wiesbaden garrison for work in a few weeks. Anything I should check out while I'm there other than Frankfurt?
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Soulex posted:sigh. So I've always shaved after PT, which I know is the "wrong" thing to do but whatever. Sweat sucks on a shaved face. Apparently someone noticed today and got mad. Do you not have a medical hold company? That's the best place to hide out. Go to sick call and have some "realtalk" with the officer doc who sees you. Do you have any senior ranking friends/favors that you can call? I know I've personally shielded some lower enlisted buddies from storms. Have you been to the mental health clinic? They should have some Captain with a PHD who probably takes his job very seriously (in a good way) who can rain down fire and brimstone on your supervisors and make them just ignore you (or put you in medical hold!). Have you gone to see JAG? Some of my best friends are Lawyer Officers and they can totally get into a defense attorney mindset and go to town on some regs to protect you. All you gotta do is call the JAG office and schedule an appointment Speaking of appointments, have you made any? Like, make an appointment everywhere. Dental, education, JAG, flu shot, exit briefing, whatever. Appointments get you out of army crap. *Edit* What state are you in? I'm pretty sure we aren't stationed at the same place, but wouldn't it be funny if we were? spacetoaster fucked around with this message at 00:13 on Apr 30, 2016 |
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IT BEGIIIIIINNNNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS from my facebook feed
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Mike-o posted:IT BEGIIIIIINNNNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Because if there is one thing women are completely unfamiliar with, and incapable of dealing with, it is blood.
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bonus points for grunts not using correct grammar it's me i'm the grunt 
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Most of the people complaining about it on my FB feed are like 92Ys in the reserve/national guard or served in the Airforce/Navy between 1992-2000.
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Yeah im in an infantry unit and ive heard much less bitching about it compared to ADA, which was a unit full of people literally never deploy.
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if women want to suffer in a combat arms unit with no real land war to fight, whatever jokes on them
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Women have been medics attatched to combat arms/psd for a while now so honestly who really gives a gently caress
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No girls allowed!!!
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"no one gives a god damned gently caress what you think about female infantry, you dumb poo poo wait-listed e-4. get back to soaking up tax dollars while you police call my crusty cum rags, you worthless sack of smashed assholes." -most generals involved in army decision making, probably
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lol if you still care what the army does and gently caress you if you're still in
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If she allows us time to look fabulous before we hit the range I'm all for being my PL. Got these sweet ammo pouches and I wanna look so operator when I'm shooting reflexive fire.
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