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It was 2018 and I wasn't registered in the VA healthcare system, but I was heavily suicidal. I could barely function, and I had to provide so many documents that were scattered about just to register.

This is good news.

You don’t have to get a dishonorable discharge to be ineligible. There’s (at least) two ways you can be ineligible:

1. you received a discharge like a “general under honorable” discharge. This means you did nothing illegal, but for one reason or another you needed out before your contract was up. The military, especially the navy, drums people out of the service with these all the time, and they didn’t do anything wrong - just ended up in a situation where they were no longer able to serve in their role.

2. When you go to the VA, they have to “attach” you to a program. So, for instance, you were stationed in the Southeast Asia region between date X and date Y.” If they cannot find a “program” that you qualify for, you get no benefits.

Germany has entered the chat

Is it free, or "free"

Shhh, don't give them ideas.

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Wow that's still a lot of coal. Australia has one of the highest per capita co2 emissions. I am surprised how low the roof top solar contributes. It's everywhere. For those wondering why one of the largest uranium suppliers don't have nuclear in the mix it's because Australia said no to that in the 90s.

My boyfriend is mad at the squirrels because they used to chew up the wires in his old truck. Thankfully the new one has normal wire insulation lol

He also closed many many psychiatric facilities and just put the folks that were housed there out on the street. He made the wandering crazy homeless person the norm in many cities IMO.

Active duty know they are expndable but its the people that are being recruited who dont realize just how expendable. Recruiters LOOOVE being in underprivilaged highschools and community college preying on lower income people that want a better life.

What better place then using the poor to fill the ranks.

I work 911 and am always saddended by all the homeless VAs that choose to be homeless because its honestly easier for them. Neglected and forgotten so many of our soldiers.

I’m a big Nuclear Chad

If they didn't receive a dishonorable discharge, they can go. Now, the care they will get, that all depends on the quality of the VA facility. They are not all the same.

Well this seems to be a good step.

No, surgery does not manufacture blood.

A finger poke will produce blood.

I know this is crazy, but sometimes words can mean two things.

A friend of mine killed himself. He was a vet who was prescribed an ungodly amount of painkillers and downers. They pulled his scripts because weed. He couldn't deal. This is a very good thing it seems.

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Veteran here, we know. Political ideologies are different depending on which service you are in, infantry Marines seem the most right leaning and support roles in the Air Force seem the most left leaning in my personal experience. I was in the Navy and I knew a bare handful of folks in my years in the service that were joining up for patriotism, actually the majority was trying to get free college and that's one of the reasons why I don't think the U.S. Government would ever make college free anytime soon because there goes the majority of service members.

I will agree with you healthcare sucks, I'm a disabled veteran and my healthcare is bureaucratic as all get out. I've been waiting about 8 months for a therapist and 3 months for an x-ray for my back because my sciatic nerve is being pinched. I'm not even 30 yet.

Also active duty folks already know they are expendable, when I was active duty I had a "manager" that told my division that it doesn't matter how shit we are at our jobs since new replacements come every friday. Friday is the day at least one class of boot camp class graduates.

Yay and the sky didn’t fall in!

Seen one too many scrums David.Please leave politics and find a job you can get your head around.

Not to mention how every time a woman shows her ankle the entire male population of Gaza goes absolutely insane.

Hell, remember that resort in Gaza where a woman swam naked in a pool in her room? People wanted her executed.

More. MORE!!

Wyoming complains

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This is long overdue and is really the bare minimum.