We're cool, Navy. I get taken aback when civilians think of guard/reserve service as it was back in Vietnam or pre-2001 - I was just floored by a fellow vet - Navy at that - taking that position. Now, I had a civilian job that had me traveling a bit during the aughts - but when I was getting ready to come home from Iraq in mid-2009 - I did the math - I had spent 1 night in 4 away from home since I joined in 1988. That's back down to about 1 in 5 now, after 26 years.

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When I got out and returned to La, I was very bitter..It seemed like people were complaining about things that were as mundane as "deploying" to Ft Polk, or something goofy like that. I spent/am spending my GI Bill plus some to go through school, and some weekend warrior gets a free ride.

Nobody rides for free - and there are Regular Army/Navy/Air Force people who dodge deployments and bitch, too.

I hope you do better and feel better about things - if you're paying attention to recent and past events with veterans' affairs, we can only count on each other and our families - the powers that be have not/are not/will not take care of us unless we hold them accountable.

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Posted by Redbone

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Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:38 am to Ace Midnight

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We're cool, Navy. I get taken aback when civilians think of guard/reserve service as it was back in Vietnam or pre-2001 - I was just floored by a fellow vet - Navy at that - taking that position.

Can I get in on the group hug? I feel pretty much the same. I respect Navy as much as any of the others. I get a bit carried away when anyone is tough on us ... even when it is one of us. A very good friend of mine joined the reserves to get his tuition paid. After 2 tours in Afghanistan and a few years at LSU he is a mechanical engineer. Also the story about my buddy that is nearly a paraplegic due to an IED is true ... too true. He gobbles pain pills like they are candy and can't remember his grand kids name's.

Also, I was in N.O., N.O. East, Arabie, Chalmette, etc. less than a week after Katrina. I have sympathy for all that had to be in that hell hole. Many had to leave their on homes before the syorm and had that on their minds. I have to give some credit to those people ... but that's just me.

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