I work 4, 12 hour days then I have 3 days off. I sleep on my bed at my house every night. 70 hours in the military is a short week. Sleeping in a tent with 19 other guys or in berthing with 300 others made me think sleeping in a truck by myself was the best thing ever. Soooo much freedom. I didn’t have to ask to take a dump anymore. Perspective is in the eye of the beholder.
they fought in Vietnam as well. i was on the cutter morgenthau in 80 thru 82. she has an award plaque on the bridge for her service. she was built in 72 just in time to serve. I did a search recently and on one of the sites a guy who was on her during that time say a Vietnam diver had put explosives on the screws and when it went off the blew out of water. what I just found out the u.s. sold her to Vietnam early this year
Old system. E9 with 30, $7706 * 75% = $5779 a month but that makes them 48 at the earliest when they get out. My example was for 20 years which is doable but from digging less than .5% of the people that enlist make E9 by 20. Tricare has premiums and copays now unless you go to a military medical facility. I went to mountain Home AFB once and sat there for 12 hours waiting to see someone and was told to come back the next day. I said screw it went to a civilian DR spent $250 in copay and was seen in minutes. Retiree Tricare is no better than free Medicare.
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