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Originally Posted by Pnk XXX
not at all
they are merely puppets fighting for a countries capitalistic conflicts and gain.
these days they will accept almost any schmuck into the US military.
lets see how they attract these peons:
instant signup bonuses
pay your college tuition or put $ towards
advertising and appealing to minorities and the lower class
advertising on public radio, tv commercials, movie theaters, public billboards, etc.
the US military is designed to attract people with no other place to go, minorities, the lower class.
why should I give a person respect who solely joined the military bc they were going no where in life and signed their life away to the government to waste 4 yrs of their life for a petty $4k signup bonus for the Army?
not to mention how much army recruiters will lie to your face and on paper and do almost anything to get you to join. I went and took the ASFAB test when I was in high school for shits and giggles and my recruiter lied about me having ADHD on paper bc he said they would prob deny me if he marked it down, LOL!
God bless the troops!
:rolls eyes:
also take a look @ how the US military takes care of its vets. look up the # of vets that returned home from Vietnam to end up homeless. I believe the current stats is 1 out of every 4 homeless person has served in the US military. ?
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What a fucking crock of bullshit.
I wasn't promised a signing bonus, college was the furthest thing from my mind when I signed up, and my four years wasn't a waste.
My best friend is former US Army; He serviced the nuclear tipped missile trucks in Germany during the late 1980s. He started to complain of constant headaches and then one day just failed to wake up. Turns out he had a condition called "water on the brain" which they believe might have been caused by radiation. He was operated on, given a shunt (a tube that drains water from his brain to his urinary track), and was medically discharged. He got a job at the post office, but after a few years his medical condition returned and he was unable to kept a steady job because of time missed from work. Since I've met him in 1990 he's had fourteen brain surgeries. All of his medical care was paid for by the VA, and he's a 100% disabled Vet.
I compare the medical benefits he gets from the VA for free for the rest of his life compared to what I'm paying $500/ month for at Kaiser and I don't see much of a difference.
I'm not saying the VA doesn't have it's share of problems; Any organization the size of the VA is bound to have problems. The cases you've seen on the news where things are bad doesn't take into account the millions of VETS who have never had some problems.
As for your stats that say 1/4 of all homeless people are VETS..... I also believe that 1/4 of Congress are US VETS also.