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Originally posted by HYHYBT View PostSo, none for people who are legitimately serving, but happen to be injured on the job but outside of combat?
there's a difference between saying kids in a prep school that can fast track them to the military should have restrictions, VS people serving in the actual military should have restrictions.All uses of You, You're, and etc are generic unless specified otherwise.
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Originally posted by siead_lietrathua View Posti would assume, from the way the thread was going, that they meant the restriction while people are in these 'training academies' where they aren't yet fully trained soldiers.
there's a difference between saying kids in a prep school that can fast track them to the military should have restrictions, VS people serving in the actual military should have restrictions."My in-laws are country people and at night you can hear their distinctive howl."
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Originally posted by hinakiba777 View PostMy uncle who is a Navy Vet refuses to even get a vetran's license plate because he didn't see active duty,
1) Uncle enlisted, but something happened (wash out, injured and medically discharged, etc.) before he finished training?
2) Uncle enlisted in the Naval Reserve, but other than the routine weekend per month and 2 weeks per year, never saw service?
3) Uncle served, but his ship never went into a combat zone?
If 2 or 3, he's definitely entitled to a vetran's plate - at any time, he COULD have been sent into a combat zone, just the roll of the dice that he wasn't.
Why is it that the REAL veterans are reluctant to take what's owed to them, but slime are allowed to stretch things to grab benefits? See Maj. Burns' (M*A*S*H) Purple Heart for "injury due to shell fragment" when it was an EGG shell.
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Originally posted by HYHYBT View PostWhich is exactly why I was so surprised to see a post apparently wishing to extend the restrictions even to many genuine veterans.
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Wolfie, his ship just never went to a combat zone. I think lordlundar summed it up pretty well. I think that my uncle feels honoured to have served his country, but doesn't feel he's sacrificed enough to be worthy of the plate. Then are some people who think about what they can do for others, and some people who only wonder what others can do for them.
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Originally posted by Andara Bledin View PostWait, he got disability for a football injury after having continued to play football?
How can they possibly know that his injury as a cadet was what caused his disability and not further injury sustained over the next X years?
Originally posted by Greenday View PostI don't even care if it is a football injury. If he were to be paralyzed or severely shatter something, I could understand. But a twisted ankle is not a valid reason for benefits.
Originally posted by HYHYBT View PostSo, none for people who are legitimately serving, but happen to be injured on the job but outside of combat?
Originally posted by hinakiba777 View PostWolfie, his ship just never went to a combat zone. I think lordlundar summed it up pretty well. I think that my uncle feels honoured to have served his country, but doesn't feel he's sacrificed enough to be worthy of the plate. Then are some people who think about what they can do for others, and some people who only wonder what others can do for them.
He couldn't have missed the bodies, though. He wouldn't ever talk about it.
He would not apply to the VA for benefits, he felt the VA was for the guys who'd gotten hurt in combat.Good news! Your insurance company says they'll cover you. Unfortunately, they also say it will be with dirt.
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Originally posted by Panacea View PostIf the injury is service connected they can and should get benefits. If the injury happened on their part time job at McDonalds, then it's not service connected. But if the injury happened while performing military duties, then yes it should be included even if it wasn't in a combat zone.
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Originally posted by s_stabeler View PostI worded it rather poorly, and no, I don't think actual veterans should face harsh restrictions on disability benefits. What I was thinking of was situations like in the OP, where the injury had very little to do with the military."My in-laws are country people and at night you can hear their distinctive howl."
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