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Oct 23 09 10:42 AM
charleyharvey wrote: SM is a smart lady. She'd run circles around half the people on this board who pride themselves on their cleverness and intellect.
RebelsBuckaroo wrote: SM's all badass keeping illegal chickens in her yard and what not. She's a G.
baxtersmom wrote: When the Nation of FiSH arises, SM will be the Intelligence and Communications Director.
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Oct 23 09 10:49 AM
pdj47 wrote: ImproperUsername wrote: My husband is managing a National Guard/university agricultural development team in Afghanistan. The region he is working in is somewhat calmer than other areas, because it is farm country and the farmers just want to take care of their families and be left alone. (To answer the obvious question, no that specific region is not poppy country.) The farmers have some very ingenious methods for farming the narrow vallies between mountains, but their major problem is getting their products out to markets. They have been open and interested in whatever assistance my husband's team has to offer. The team collected school supplies (ballpoint ink pens are regarded as awesome by the locals) and took them to the girls' school. They had female team members do that delivery, due to cultural considerations. The girls were as tickled and showed their appreciation with smiles, and would hold female soldiers by the hand. Across the street, little boys at the boys school looked envious at the attention and goodies the girls were getting, so there are plans to do the same thing for them. HA, the first thing I thought of. What do they grow?
ImproperUsername wrote: My husband is managing a National Guard/university agricultural development team in Afghanistan. The region he is working in is somewhat calmer than other areas, because it is farm country and the farmers just want to take care of their families and be left alone. (To answer the obvious question, no that specific region is not poppy country.) The farmers have some very ingenious methods for farming the narrow vallies between mountains, but their major problem is getting their products out to markets. They have been open and interested in whatever assistance my husband's team has to offer. The team collected school supplies (ballpoint ink pens are regarded as awesome by the locals) and took them to the girls' school. They had female team members do that delivery, due to cultural considerations. The girls were as tickled and showed their appreciation with smiles, and would hold female soldiers by the hand. Across the street, little boys at the boys school looked envious at the attention and goodies the girls were getting, so there are plans to do the same thing for them.
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Oct 23 09 10:58 AM
HNR83 wrote: USMC wife and totally thrilled I get to use the GI bill since my husband never planned on it. Holy hell the paperwork though. I will say the VA still sucks and so do the naval hospitals, if your not shot or having a baby they are not of much use. lol
Oct 23 09 10:59 AM
Oct 23 09 11:01 AM
ImproperUsername wrote: HNR83 wrote: USMC wife and totally thrilled I get to use the GI bill since my husband never planned on it. Holy hell the paperwork though. I will say the VA still sucks and so do the naval hospitals, if your not shot or having a baby they are not of much use. lol I avoid my area military hospital completely because it is such a puzzle palace. I just pay for everything out of my own pocket and go to a local doctor of my own choice. I don't bother with trying to get compensated through that tricare crap anymore. Local physicians won't bill it directly themselves because it is such a headache. Y'all want 100 percent government healthcare, you think??? Believe me, you DON'T want it, it would be as bad or worse than tricare. I don't know if it is true, but I've heard that tricare was Hillary's plaything when she was unelected co-president. Now, when we lived in Alabama back in the early 90's, I really liked the hospital at Ft Rucker. They managed family health care very efficiently (I don't know if they still do).
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Oct 23 09 12:20 PM
StreetMutt wrote: That's her right to get mad at me. I'm not going to argue with her about it. I just appreciate she cares enough to be so vocal. If she wants, she totally believe that I know nothing of military families since my husband is coastie. It doesn't offend me.
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Oct 23 09 12:25 PM
might as well ride a good looking horse then a $100 CL fug.. Stolen from Praised2
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Oct 23 09 12:51 PM
nola wrote: The only action Obama ever took at all in the Senate was to make it impossible for officers to get VA money for school. You now have to pay ahead of time and wait, maybe over a year, to be reimbursed. Before, you were given money to pay your tuition and buy books and survive. Now you have to come up with that and wait for red tape to fall into place. The entire system is terrible .
Oct 23 09 12:57 PM
KaylaBlueHorse wrote: ^you have to be crotchety to see things like that?
Oct 23 09 12:59 PM
KaylaBlueHorse wrote: StreetMutt wrote: That's her right to get mad at me. I'm not going to argue with her about it. I just appreciate she cares enough to be so vocal. If she wants, she totally believe that I know nothing of military families since my husband is coastie. It doesn't offend me. Some of us care plenty, and are vocal in loads of ways that reach beyond an internet horse forum's non horse side; we don't feel the need (or desire) to invite frustration. Just sayin... Anyway, I personally feel the frustration that huge segments of this population feel (military families, service members, and veterans make up a huge part of the populous), as well as the alienation that we have. Many of the things you mentioned as positives have been in the works for nearly a decade. About seven years ago, the military started reaching out to military families in all branches and encouraged them to share their suggestions in terms ways to make things easier. Huge numbers of surveys and meetings were held on bases across the country. I think it's important to note that these are things that were put into effect quite some time ago, and are finally coming to action.
I absolutely agree. I wasn't trying to say "look at what Obama has done" or "look what the democratic congress has done." Nothing is done overnight (especially in regards to change!). But I had that convo this morning and I felt like there were so many positives that I didn't want them to get overlooked with all the current crises going on. The part at the bottom about when I heard Obama speak was supposed to be in addition to everything above. I hope no one thought I meant otherwise.
Oct 23 09 1:01 PM
graureiter wrote: • Military got it's regular annual pay increase in a recession. Next year this regular increase will go up by .5%! (now a 3.4% pay increase well above inflation) • Expansion of GI Bill to spouses; and some other relaxation of other rules, but I can't recall • Easier absentee ballot voting (nearly 25% of military absentee votes last election were discounted because they were not notarized) A crotchety old Prussian like me might see that as a thinly veiled attempt at vote buying.
However, it is no secret for politicians to try to gain favor by increasing military benefits. It's kind of like increasing education ... who can argue with that?
Oct 23 09 1:10 PM
StreetMutt wrote: KaylaBlueHorse wrote: StreetMutt wrote: That's her right to get mad at me. I'm not going to argue with her about it. I just appreciate she cares enough to be so vocal. If she wants, she totally believe that I know nothing of military families since my husband is coastie. It doesn't offend me. Some of us care plenty, and are vocal in loads of ways that reach beyond an internet horse forum's non horse side; we don't feel the need (or desire) to invite frustration. Just sayin... Anyway, I personally feel the frustration that huge segments of this population feel (military families, service members, and veterans make up a huge part of the populous), as well as the alienation that we have. Many of the things you mentioned as positives have been in the works for nearly a decade. About seven years ago, the military started reaching out to military families in all branches and encouraged them to share their suggestions in terms ways to make things easier. Huge numbers of surveys and meetings were held on bases across the country. I think it's important to note that these are things that were put into effect quite some time ago, and are finally coming to action. I'm sorry if you thought I meant you had to be vocal to care. I was just extended kudos to nola for expressing herself, not trying to say everyone should do it that way I absolutely agree. I wasn't trying to say "look at what Obama has done" or "look what the democratic congress has done." Nothing is done overnight (especially in regards to change!). But I had that convo this morning and I felt like there were so many positives that I didn't want them to get overlooked with all the current crises going on. The part at the bottom about when I heard Obama speak was supposed to be in addition to everything above. I hope no one thought I meant otherwise.
Oct 23 09 3:10 PM
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