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Let the Veteran's decide....

Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:21 am
Posted by Lutcher Lad
South of the Mason-Dixon Line
Member since Sep 2009
7048 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:21 am
All this bullshite about military bases being renamed because of woke politics is resurfacing. I had basic training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana and regardless of what the Democrats want to call it...it will forever be Ft. Polk to me.

How 'bout we let the veterans of each facility decide on the name? I'm pretty certain the results will show that veterans don't give a damn about the name being connected to confederate generals, etc. but rather they cling to the sentiment of where they served while wearing the uniform.

Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
27670 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:23 am to
They will always be Ft Huachuca and Ft Campbell to me because thats what they were called when I served.

Suck on it leftist.
This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 8:32 am
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
27670 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:35 am to
Didnt they name Ft Bragg back from whatever gay name they gave it?
Posted by HeadSlash
TEAM LIVE BADASS - St. GEORGE
Member since Aug 2006
54565 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:52 am to
There are bigger problems to solve and renaming bases isn't one of them.
Posted by Snipe
Member since Nov 2015
15536 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 8:56 am to
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How 'bout we let the veterans of each facility decide on the name?



Welcome to Fort. Basey McBase Face.

Ft. Shithole.

Camp Anal warts

It's going to be great letting soldiers make the decisions.




This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 8:58 am
Posted by Friendly Satan
Member since Nov 2024
1243 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:00 am to
Veterans
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
4269 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:02 am to
Yes, let's name them all "endless disability for life."
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
94573 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:07 am to
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They will always be Ft Huachuca and Ft Campbell to me


Those names didn't change. Huachuca is a geographic name. Campbell was named for some Yankee general.
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
27670 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:07 am to
You don’t know jack shite about VA benefits huh?
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
27670 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:09 am to
I thought they tried to change the root of the 101st? Idk I discharged from them over 15 years ago.

I just did my AIT in Az never went back. Other 2 years were spent in Iraq and Afghanistan
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
4269 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:10 am to
I know they all get disability for life.

My friend gets it, he was still in basic when he got medically discharged, so we pay him a few grand each month so he can work another job and smoke weed all day.
Posted by Deek
Member since Sep 2013
1235 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:13 am to
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they all get disability for life.



Really???
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
27670 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:15 am to
No lol.

It’s a disability scale of 10% to 100% where 10% is like nothing and 100% is nearly 4k a month. You can’t get free healthcare from the VA for all things unless you’re at 50% which is when the bigger money starts to kick in. I’ve never met a vet above 50% that didn’t deploy. I’m at 70% personally

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My friend gets it, he was still in basic when he got medically discharged, so we pay him a few grand each month so he can work another job and smoke weed all day.


This didnt happen unless he took an injury at basic training that was very serious. Far above even a regular medical discharge. Which isnt disability, and gets you no disabiliy on its own.
This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 9:27 am
Posted by tigersmoke
Member since Sep 2023
42 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:16 am to
Oh shite here comes an "s" better use an apostrophe. Real question though, why worry about letting veterans decide about something as trivial as naming bases after confederate traitors? Why not let them decide if we should strip the VA budget to fund massive billionaire tax cuts. Veterans have earned the right for their country to take care of them.
Posted by The Maj
Member since Sep 2016
30514 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:38 am to
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Yes, let's name them all "endless disability for life."


Was the recruiter closed the day you wanted to enlist?
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
4269 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:45 am to
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Was the recruiter closed the day you wanted to enlist?


I talked to a recruiter and at no point did they say I could get disability for life or I would have signed up on the fricking spot.


So take your uncreative quip and shove it up your arse. At some point the taxpayers are going to say no more, and the people that actually need disability are gonna get screwed. Good job America, only looking out for yourselves.
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
4269 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:47 am to
Had a heart issue, gets free healthcare and over 2k/month for life. Already on year 15 or so. Dude is completely fine.

LINK

There's literally paid services to get max benefits, the system is completely broken.
Posted by The Maj
Member since Sep 2016
30514 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:47 am to
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I would have signed up on the fricking spot.



bullshite... fricking coward...

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people that actually need disability are gonna get screwed


Plenty already are getting screwed by the VA, so take your bullshite take on it and pack it in skippy... You had an opportunity to serve and decided to go another route...
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
27670 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:49 am to
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I talked to a recruiter and at no point did they say I could get disability for life


Because you can’t you fricking retard.

I did 12 months in Iraq and 14 in Afghan doing air assault once and jsoc intelligence the second and I only get 70% disability which is about 1800$ a month and health care.



They don’t just hand that shite out you’re a moron. Especially above 50% when the benefits really kick in
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
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Member since Feb 2008
23472 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:51 am to
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Ft Campbell


Didn’t get renamed. Are they trying to now?
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