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To: thesistine
The military isn't a social program. What the schmuck doesn't tell you is that you have little choice on where to go. No Labor unions, little choice on medical care. Long Hours fixed pay and a good old boy system second to none. An lower pay than you civilian counterparts. Don't get me started about the VA.

You still have to pay for educational benefits and what little the armed forces chip in is taxed and everything will be controlled by a government official.

A military community without accountability is called a welfare state. An uncontrolled Military system is called a dictatorship...Take your choice schmucky.


7 posted on 06/16/2011 7:17:27 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: darkwing104

B U M P for intelligence


10 posted on 06/16/2011 7:21:15 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: darkwing104

He’s ignoring several things: there is structure in the military for a reason which is self-evident and promotions are based on merit...if you’re a dirtbag, you get thrown out or don’t get promoted, etc, so color, race, creed is not the end all be all (isnt that in contrast to what libs think?); and like GatorGirl pointed out, the benefits are earned....while libs think they should just be given because they are a “right”; which brings me to another point, servicemembers give up their civil rights, a fact he also ignores. But he’s probably ok with all giving up rights if it’s for the common good anyway. I swear it’s like arguing with a stop sign when it comes to liberals.


18 posted on 06/16/2011 7:49:44 PM PDT by rangerwife (Proud wife of a Purple Heart Recipient)
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To: darkwing104
Don't get me started about the VA.

When I was a child, back in the 70s, I had to go to several different hospitals for tons of medical tests. One of those was the VA hospital. It was the only hospital with a real-time X-ray machine... I got to see my own skull on a monitor screen.

That experience aside, I have always heard bad things about the VA. I suppose it's like most government service agencies--not enough customer service, and too many people trying to get the service.

23 posted on 06/16/2011 8:38:35 PM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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