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Some people have no family.
The military didn't know what to do when I put no one down as next of kin to notify/get payments etc. I told them I had no family, but they just couldn't stand an empty block.
Some people have a difficult time understanding that some of us have NO family. Understood. One of my earlier mobilizations was snafu'ed because I could not tell them where my (first) wife was. Didn't know. Sagebrush mentioned that frustration. Blanket: If he needs it; if he earned it! Get it for him and not the slackers who play the system. Try to make the VA work like it is supposed to; else then look like Sagebrush said, into non-VA organizations. Church helps some guys.
Me solum relinquatis
Molon Labe
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My Dad just had a first name and a last name. The Army could not stand that so they gave him a middle initial. miles
Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.
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Follow your instincts. Help who you can. Don't get played.
As much as it pains me to say it, look what happened to Chris Kyle.
I believe many of the vets with mental problems were f'd up long before they joined up.
I joined the Marines in 1979, and did 25+ years. I knew a lot of Vietnam Marines who went through hell, and were still the very best.
As already stated, everybody handles stress differently. But beware, there are a lot of hustlers out there.
A few bad apples can sure screw up the works for those really in need........
A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope
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Sorry, I did not mean any disparity to those who have no family. I spent 10 years in the Marine Corps during and after the Korean War and some of my buddies did not have family either, except the Corps. Please accept my apology.
Better to be over the hill than under it.
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Does the Marine get any benefits? How does he pay for the motel? I figure that and minimal food would be at least $20,000 a year. If he's on some kind of disability, does the agency who pays him do any counseling, etc.? (Don't know, just asking.) If not I suspect I know where he gets money and what he did time for, and I'd run like hell.
Don't blame me. I voted for Trump.
Democrats would burn this country to the ground, if they could rule over the ashes.
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Campfire Ranger
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Does the Marine get any benefits? How does he pay for the motel? I figure that and minimal food would be at least $20,000 a year. If he's on some kind of disability, does the agency who pays him do any counseling, etc.? (Don't know, just asking.) If not I suspect I know where he gets money and what he did time for, and I'd run like hell. If he went through the VA process before he got out he probably rates some sort of disability but if he moves a lot it is somewhat cumbersome and lengthy to get the VA to be responsive or timely. I just retired last year and I'm still sorting out using the VA for medical stuff. Good on you for taking the time to talk with the Marine. I feel pretty lucky in that my current job I am surrounded by a lot of the same dudes I worked with while on active duty and other like minded folks.
Semper Fi
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