She should consider A-10, they seem to be a more fun group of pilots. All the F16 pilots I knew would party, but tended to be jerks. There are some good female A-10 pilots...Originally Posted by A.Saturnus
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She should consider A-10, they seem to be a more fun group of pilots. All the F16 pilots I knew would party, but tended to be jerks. There are some good female A-10 pilots...
RIP Tosa
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1. Actor (theatre)
2. Politician (they're both the same thing really)
3. Writer
If all that fails, then I'll settle for being an accountant in Switzerland.
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OMFG, you met my cousin???
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1. Life Peer
2. Minister of State
3. Chief of the Defence Staff or General Staff or One of the Sea Lords
4. Teacher
It was not theirs to reason why,
It was not theirs to make reply,
It was theirs but to do or die.
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Warlord, or Emperor of The Americas.
Barring that, an aerospace engineer will do just fine.
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I´ll tell her.
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I had always dreamed of a military career, first in the German army and then in the American..
When I was told I couldnt enter the Marines or any US military branch it was the worst day of my life.
Now im just in limbo trying to figure out what to do with myself. Money and employment arent a problem, but I really dont enjoy my job and cant see myself making a career out of it.
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writer, musician, comic creator, or all three.
Sometimes I slumber on a bed of roses
Sometimes I crash in the weeds
One day a bowl full of cherries
One night I'm suckin' on lemons and spittin' out the seeds
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Man, I have been a senior member before being a moderator... the viagra costs are a killer.A senior member.
Our genes maybe in the basement but it does not stop us chosing our point of view from the top.
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Man, I have been a senior member before being a moderator... the viagra costs are a killer.
RIP Tosa
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Too bad your favourite career was not open to you. Elsewhere you wrote this:Now im just in limbo trying to figure out what to do with myself. Money and employment arent a problem, but I really dont enjoy my job and cant see myself making a career out of it.
If I put the two together, I would think your present position is not conducive to self-esteem or initiative. Why don't you use that money to start your own business? Get out from under your Dad's wings. We will not be seeing much of you around here for a year or two (nor will your family see much fo you during that time), but in return you will be creating your own work instead of doing what comes your way. It is none of my business, but that is what I would consider in your situation. I've been there, I have held jobs that were no challenge, so I decided to become a free lance journalist until I hit upon a job that was so fulfilling I could not refuse it. But that was my choice, after years of fending for myself.Of course not, or I wouldnt be playing on the net all day instead of doing work. I dont think he even knows exactly what Im supposed to be doing, only that Im to get a check every week and stay out of trouble.
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Yes, from my limited viewpoint, you seem like the type of person who could become a freelance journalist - or anything else - and be successful at it. Hell, anyone who could read through the entire EU constitution deserves a government grant.If I put the two together, I would think your present position is not conducive to self-esteem or initiative. Why don't you use that money to start your own business? Get out from under your Dad's wings. We will not be seeing much of you around here for a year or two (nor will your family see much fo you during that time), but in return you will be creating your own work instead of doing what comes your way. It is none of my business, but that is what I would consider in your situation. I've been there, I have held jobs that were no challenge, so I decided to become a free lance journalist until I hit upon a job that was so fulfilling I could not refuse it. But that was my choice, after years of fending for myself.
At this point in my life I still need some direction. I may be smart enough to put together a business on paper, but Im not wise enough to run it properly.
Its long overdue that I stop depending on dad, but I just havent come across anything that makes me enthusiatic enough to change my relatively boring, yet comfortable life. The military was "it". It was going to be the time when I got out on my own and became my own man.. and to think, all that ROTC marching down the drain.
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What was it about the military that you liked? Would something like the emergency services or the coastguard be similar?
I can understand that but on the other hand there is always a reason not to do something. You have to get out there a bit in order to discover interesting things you will want to do. How will you discover your passion for life as a gay rights activist if you never hang out in a San Fran coffee bar?Its long overdue that I stop depending on dad, but I just havent come across anything that makes me enthusiatic enough to change my relatively boring, yet comfortable life.
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Why cant you join?I had always dreamed of a military career, first in the German army and then in the American..
When I was told I couldnt enter the Marines or any US military branch it was the worst day of my life.
Now im just in limbo trying to figure out what to do with myself. Money and employment arent a problem, but I really dont enjoy my job and cant see myself making a career out of it.
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Einstein
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I'm guessing because he's not american, with *fakest Russian accent you've ever heard* real American money.
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I can understand that but on the other hand there is always a reason not to do something. You have to get out there a bit in order to discover interesting things you will want to do. How will you discover your passion for life as a gay rights activist if you never hang out in a San Fran coffee bar?
My freind and I were duck hunting and he swung to get a duck and shot right by my head, blowing my eardrum out. Although its repaired and ive got 80% hearing and am still able to hunt, apparently the concussion of heavy weaponry could destroy it again. Thats a liability the military wont accept.Why cant you join?
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Why do you want to rot away in the military Panzer? What's the point of lying around in camps with people yelling at you and all the hardships for such minimum pay? I know it's glamorous killing people that hate freedom but do you really think you'll get any more then 5 seconds of trigger time your whole life(also with the risk of being hurt)?
I used to think the army was cool too when I was small. I later watched a movie called Full Metal Jacket and that changed my mind completely. It's not even the army as it's suposed to be. Your superiors should have respect for you not beat into the ground and abuse you for everything.
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Uhm, you can go to a different MEPS and just not disclose this. They'll say a bunch of non-sense about 'fraudalent enlistment' but there's no way they're finding out unless you blab, thanks to HIPAA. All that should happen is that when you take your physical at MEPS you'll be barred from jobs like Sonar Tech or other hearing sensitive jobs, and it doesn't sound like those are up your alley.
It's stupid for the military to bar someone from serving because a gun blast damaged ones ear drum. Half the fun for guys in the Marines and the Army infantry is hearing how loud things can explode. Ask Redleg. I doubt he can hear a damn thing after his time with the King of Battle.
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Hehe, I didnt want to be in the military just to shoot people who dont like freedom.Why do you want to rot away in the military Panzer? What's the point of lying around in camps with people yelling at you and all the hardships for such minimum pay? I know it's glamorous killing people that hate freedom but do you really think you'll get any more then 5 seconds of trigger time your whole life(also with the risk of being hurt)?
I used to think the army was cool too when I was small. I later watched a movie called Full Metal Jacket and that changed my mind completely. It's not even the army as it's suposed to be. Your superiors should have respect for you not beat into the ground and abuse you for everything.
Prole, do they not request your military records? When I tried to join some years ago the recruiter required them and said it was the same in every branch.
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What military records do you have? Were you a dependent that visitied military hospitals? That could be a problem, but there's ways around it.
Most recruiters help you find the loop holes to get in around silly things like this. The worst that can happen is if you go to basic, and then try to get discharged because your ear hurts, if they find out what happened to you previously you'll get the fraudulent enlistment deal.
I remember seeing Marine recruiters giving their recruits who had smoked pot masking teas so they could pass the drug test upon entry. A health problem as minor as your's has to be workable.
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Heh, ive got the military on my mind. I meant medical records. Sorry.
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No, medical records are protected by the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act. It's illegal for them to get your medical records without your consent. They'll ask you a bunch of stuff about your medical history, just answer 'no' to everything. It's how alot of people with asthma get in.
Something like your injury would be very easy to get in with, since it's so likely you'd get that injury while serving anyway. The first time you're on a live fire exercise or some activity where there's risk to your ear drums, just go on to sick call the next day and complain about a ring in your ear. You'll probably wind up with better treatment for your ears than you'd get on the outside.
If you want to be in as bad as you say, just don't bring it up with your (new) recruiter and you'll be fine. I hope it works out for you.
(I know this sounds unethical, but the doctors at MEPS that are there to disqualify recruits fight dirty. You could say 'Mexican food gives me indigestion' and they might send you home. I actually saw that happen.)
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Try Police Force. Esp. in LA, you get to beat people with sticks when they don't comply
My freind and I were duck hunting and he swung to get a duck and shot right by my head, blowing my eardrum out. Although its repaired and ive got 80% hearing and am still able to hunt, apparently the concussion of heavy weaponry could destroy it again. Thats a liability the military wont accept..
Why do you hate Freedom?
The US is marching backward to the values of Michael Stivic.
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Thanks Prole, i feel a bit mislead now. The guy never said I could chose not to disclose medical information. I hope im not on some list somewhere. My dream might not be gone afterall.
LoL Caps.. i could defend the freedom of those brave men and women in Beverly Hills, God bless them.
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Well, technically you should disclose that stuff when they ask, but if it keeps you from doing something you've dreamed about... Well, I know this wouldn't be a very difficult moral dilemma for me. (Think of how many of our Great Grandfathers lied about their age during the World Wars)Thanks Prole, i feel a bit mislead now. The guy never said I could chose not to disclose medical information. I hope im not on some list somewhere. My dream might not be gone afterall.
Anyway, good luck, good luck, good luck and keep us updated whenever you choose to look into it again.
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wow allot of people want to join
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My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
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Heh my one friend wants to be a cop right? So I'm going USAF and I'll be like "Ha I have a cooler uniform than you" and he'll pull out his NARC weaponry and be like "Ha I have these guns and stuff" and I'll be like "Hah I have a B-52 Bomber Fleet, some A-10s, a Squardron of F-15s, and the US Ballistic Missile Fleet" and he'll be like "Oh" and I'll be like "PWNED"
Sorry, brain fart.
Why do you hate Freedom?
The US is marching backward to the values of Michael Stivic.
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Wow, ladies and gentlemen, thanks to Prole and PJ, a wonderful thing may have happened here today. In amongst all the endless reheating of abortion, evolution, and what underpants are you wearing right now YES RIGHT NOW, a young man's dream may now come true, all thanks to the org.
Put it in your diaries and Prole, today's fairy godmother award goes to you.
(NB for those who can't tell I am not actually being sarcastic here)
"The only thing I've gotten out of this thread is that Navaros is claiming that Satan gave Man meat. Awesome." Gorebag
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Lol, yes you were but it's funny anyway.
Anyhow, good luck PJ I wasn't too pleased when I was told I couldn't join the Navy after passing all the tests.
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I really wasn't...
"The only thing I've gotten out of this thread is that Navaros is claiming that Satan gave Man meat. Awesome." Gorebag
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