Members of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, take an oath to the United States as well as the state they serve in. Active duty and reserve members of the Armed Forces take an oath to the United States.
I read everyones post on here about who should get what and why. I understand where everyone is coming from. I was in Iraq this year, and i am going to Afganistan next year. no one is my unit joined because of a signon, nor did we get any. we didnt join because of free college. i already had a degree (which they wont repay my loan!) i didnt join because of drill pay. its less than $300 a month. i didnt join to be away from my family for many months at a time. But i did it.
When i was in Iraq, the room and board i had was an old Iraqi pilots building from the 70's, which in the start of the war was used as a building where they cut off peoples heads at. T'was the hilton, minus the smell of death and decay, rats, mice, bugs, lizards, dust and misery.
The money. it was decent. i left my family when my daughter was just 2 months old. and my wife was off of work.
i came home from the desert, tried to fit back into my job, my family, friends and normalcy. it was hard, still is, sometimes. its to quiet to sleep, to bright, too cold to safe here sometimes. so what did the military do, sent me to talk to a shrink. thanks.
keep your tax dollars rollin' and keep listening to what Mr. President tells you about the war and where all of your money is going. Its not about the money, its about who you are.
Vote yes on Issue 1 to give Ohio veterans a bonus
Members of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, take an oath to the United States as well as the state they serve in. Active duty and reserve members of the Armed Forces take an oath to the United States.
just saying.
November 4, 2009 at 6:58 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Vote yes on Issue 1 to give Ohio veterans a bonus
I read everyones post on here about who should get what and why. I understand where everyone is coming from. I was in Iraq this year, and i am going to Afganistan next year. no one is my unit joined because of a signon, nor did we get any. we didnt join because of free college. i already had a degree (which they wont repay my loan!) i didnt join because of drill pay. its less than $300 a month. i didnt join to be away from my family for many months at a time. But i did it.
When i was in Iraq, the room and board i had was an old Iraqi pilots building from the 70's, which in the start of the war was used as a building where they cut off peoples heads at. T'was the hilton, minus the smell of death and decay, rats, mice, bugs, lizards, dust and misery.
The money. it was decent. i left my family when my daughter was just 2 months old. and my wife was off of work.
i came home from the desert, tried to fit back into my job, my family, friends and normalcy. it was hard, still is, sometimes. its to quiet to sleep, to bright, too cold to safe here sometimes. so what did the military do, sent me to talk to a shrink. thanks.
keep your tax dollars rollin' and keep listening to what Mr. President tells you about the war and where all of your money is going. Its not about the money, its about who you are.
November 3, 2009 at 1:41 p.m. permalink suggest removal