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Picture of the Week
Easy Does it for trip home
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samantha Brunner helps rack a patient onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 27, 2008. Brunner is an aerospace medical service journeyman with the 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical Squadron and is deployed from the 911th Airlift Wing at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa. DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley, U.S. Air Force.
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Chief Sarge will investigate grapevine rumors that affect your military life.
Information on DD 294!!!
Chief Sarge:
I was enlisted for 10 years 6 in the Marines and 4 in the Army. I was medically discharged in 03 but they did not retire me. The Army only gave me 10% disability. But the VA gave me 80%. That is why I have been trying so hard to get the new DD Form 294. If what I have read about the new process is true, then they will retire me.
Meanwhile, I am trying to find this form which is supposed to begin the review process. It is for the retirement disability do over for service men and women that were dischged form the military with less than 20% from the respective service.
Dumpdawg
Dumpdawg, and others who have asked about the DD 294:
This form is STILL under review. It may come out as late as January, 2009.
Here's some more information.
Kick Butt - Be Safe,
Chief Sarge
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+NEW+NASA Trains Rota Medical Personnel to Support Shuttle Missions
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+NEW+Medics, Maintainers Test Skills at Alternative Careers
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Report Suggests Radical Personnel Changes
-Army Times; December 9, 2008
University Provides Care for Wounded Warriors
-Air Force Wounded Warriors; December 9, 2008
Soldiers Hone Their Combat Readiness in Combat Life Saver Course
-DIVIDS; December 9, 2008
Six Reasons it’s the Best Time to Re-enlist
-Army Times; December 8, 2008
CNO Selects Fleet Master Chief Rick West to Serve as MCPON
-Navy News NNS081205-21; December 5, 2008
Soldiering into ROTC
-Military.Com; December 4, 2008
'Robo-docs' May Soon Help War Wounded
-Military.Com; December 4, 2008
Sailors Unite for Suicide Prevention
-Navy News Service #NNS081203-05; December 3, 2008
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Dear Aunt Mabel,
I met a great lady over in Iraq. We’re both soldiers. I was already in the unit and she came in with a group of Reservists. Many of the guys gave her a hard time because she was a reservist. They kept saying things like, “not only is she a girl but a know-nothing Reservist too.” They didn’t get to know her like I did. I learned things like she had to stop working on her master’s degree when she was activated.
And she’s smart too! One of our trainers kept telling us that we had to make sure we kept a look out for people’s hands and you know what she did? Riding in the gunner’s position she kept waiving at Iraqis like she was the Rose Bowl Queen. The people waived back and we could easily see their hands…one hand at least. I think it was someone’s hidden hand that just about killed me. After loosing a leg above the knee and getting some nasty burns I was doing OK…wasn’t too worried about finding a girlfriend…hell, who’d want me in this condition? Well, my battle buddy, the Rose Bowl Queen, started emailing me. We kind of started a thing over emails and chat rooms and stuff. Now she’s going to come to Texas to see me. It’s weird, but every time I think about her coming, I start crying. I can walk now, sort of…but I don’t look too good. I’m not a man like she knew me. I don’t know how to act. What do you think? Jerry
Dear Jerry,
Oh hon! You want to do the hootchie cootche with her and you’re afraid the oil well isn’t going to pump. I can see your fear dripping all over your words. First of all, if ya don’t know how to act…don’t act. Be real. I know men aren’t real good at this, but try talking. I’m not referring to the locker room stuff, I’m talking about real words and feelings to someone like a doctor or a shrink. Yea, I’d like to know what those couch-gazers have to say about reconstruction….and I ain’t talking about Iraq.
Don’t worry about the tears, your body just does things different now. What ever you do, don’t make the mistake of thinking women like to cuddle. That’s only after the fireworks. You two work it out and write a book about it. If it’s published and not banned, I’ll keep a copy under my pillow. Here darlin, maybe this link will help.
Love,
Aunt Mabel
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