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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:02 PM Original message |
I am soo FRIKING PISSED just found out my 16 year old daughter is signed up for the ASVAB she did |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. What are you going to do? |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
182. Don't let them brainwash your little girl. |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. What is ASVAB? |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I think it's the test for military entry - armed services something something board/battery? |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
69. Oh good grief. I should've known...I took it when I was in high school. |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #69 |
126. I took that one in high school also. But I seem to remember it being mandatory. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 10:09 PM Response to Reply #126 |
127. LOL - my experience exactly. |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
52. Wonderful advice, imo - especially the 2nd paragraph n/t |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
83. My father was a Drill Instructor in the Marine Corps in the 50's... |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
102. Good advice. n/t |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. You still have time. |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
5. Since she is under age, is this even legal? n/t |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. The ASVAB is no comittment. |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Thanks. |
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Bobbieo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. Think I would be pissed too if I knew what ASVAB means, |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. ASVAB is the test they take before joining the Army to see what jobs they can do |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. Not just Army...all branches including Coast Guard...NT |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. Whose life is it anyway? |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. I don't think greenbrian is upset about letting go. |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:18 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. damn straight |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
40. If she is truly serious about the service, then some advice from de ole sarge. |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. That's the way to go... |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #49 |
62. I'd liked senior noncom status. |
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margotb822 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
67. ROTC or Academies |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. The only problem with the academies is there is |
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margotb822 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. Right, but |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #76 |
91. No argument. If someone is serious about the service, |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 02:10 AM Response to Reply #25 |
145. Have her read all the stories about women who were raped and/ or |
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springhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
54. My son took the test.......... |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
59. . . |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
113. Once she's of age, yes. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. how about taking her on a sight-seeing trip to Walter Reed or your local VA hospital? nt |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
114. Any parent who is worried and can afford to take that trip would be doing a service to their kid |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. Don't totally freak out. My high school required every senior to take the test. |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. she is not doing this through school. She is doing this through her Uncle and his recruiter |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. She's 16 - 'nuff said |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
61. greenbriar, reiterate to her what sarge43 said. I teach students from the Army and Air Force... |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #61 |
105. My best friend's daughter married a Navy guy - went in at 18, |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #105 |
124. From OP: "she does NOT need this to pay for college." |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #124 |
136. He completed in four years. I don't remember him ever |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:20 PM Original message |
It is strange to me that your high school would require you to take a military test. |
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springhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
56. At my sons high school.......... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
111. legally, they can't require it. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #111 |
120. Thanks for posting. That really makes a lot more sense to me. NT |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
44. Same for mine |
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kimmerspixelated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'd be more than pissed, |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. Remember, we have an all volunteer military... |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. someone can do it but NOT MY DAUGHTER>>>MY ONLY CHILD |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. Agreed...Bush hasn't done good things for the military... |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
77. Your husband might want to have a word with his brother -- |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
178. No way. No how. Why did she sign up in the first place? |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. are you a veteran or active military? nt |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Active...and deployed |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. I hope you stay safe and have meaningful service. nt |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. This deployment is the best one yet |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
80. WELCOME TO DU! ThanK you for serving for us, and keep safe |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #80 |
107. Deleted sub-thread |
treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #80 |
123. Keeping us safe? |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 07:54 AM Response to Reply #123 |
148. Well let's disband the military then... |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
37. Yup. Don't bark. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. make her smoke pot. they wont take her if she fails the pee test |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. No, I'm sure they'd just send her to 4wks of rehab before boot camp. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. make her tell them that she's GAY. Give her all kinds of pink triangle shirts and such |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. A big ugly tattoo works too. n/t |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
18. She may have absolutely no desire or plans to join the Army -- |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. so, she is seriously thinking about joining...thanks to her uncle |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Yikes -- well, then, I'm sorry to hear this. |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Yes, her uncle joined last year |
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alstephenson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Please contact your local "Veterans for Peace" group. |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
46. I guess I don't get the whole idea... |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #46 |
82. would you send your only daughter into the mil? if so, why/ why not? |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 07:56 AM Response to Reply #82 |
149. I wouldn't "send" my kids anywhere... |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:02 AM Response to Reply #149 |
160. I can appreciate that. My family has participated in the mil -- |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #160 |
165. As a parent... |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #165 |
170. I thought of the mil as a good option for young people for years... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. Think of it as a good career aptitude assessment. |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I KNOW |
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livingon (42 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
29. so so young. I wish you well when talking to her. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
33. Tell her you will write her out of your will if she insists on killing Iraqis |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
104. That is stupid! The fastest way to lose a kid is to threaten |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #104 |
106. So if your kid told you they wanted to go help kill some innocent people... |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. That is a stupid comparison. Sorry. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #108 |
116. I never suggested telling anyone what do do above |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #116 |
137. It will need to be HER decision. Our kids sometimes make |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 08:01 AM Response to Reply #108 |
150. No one is told to go kill innocent people... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #150 |
158. That's factually incorrect. |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #158 |
164. And did you execute this "policy"? |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #164 |
175. Hah. Yes, they explain a set of ROE prior to getting there. |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #175 |
176. thank you |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 07:41 AM Response to Reply #175 |
179. So one guy on a YouTube video... |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #179 |
181. You have a valid point. |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 07:52 AM Response to Reply #181 |
183. I find it interesting... |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #33 |
141. And then the daughter can say |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 06:24 AM Response to Reply #141 |
146. If killing innocent people means so much to you have at it |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 07:24 AM Response to Reply #146 |
147. Only if your ethical beliefs are more important than your child... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 08:26 AM Response to Reply #147 |
154. The worst possible scenario you can describe sounds better than having my kid come home in a box |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 08:39 AM Response to Reply #154 |
156. You are ignoring my point.... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 09:00 AM Response to Reply #156 |
157. If the threat of making the break were enough and they reconsidered? |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #157 |
159. You are still dodging my question.... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #159 |
162. I would follow through if needed |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #162 |
172. Then be glad we're not parent and child |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #172 |
173. As I said I don't think I would need to follow through |
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ben_meyers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. What if she is just a typical 16 year old |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
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ben_meyers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:34 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. I would guess you've had limited experience with teenage daughters. |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
51. your comments are uncalled for, unhelpful, and just plain cruel |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
48. Seems like she wants a break.. wants to see the world... decide what |
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cap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
53. find some peace group with vets in it |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. That could backfire... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
55. Keep this handy... |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
57. How did she score? |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
58. Be sure that she knows the late Lavena Johnson's story. |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #58 |
168. I second Roody. It was a heartbreaking story. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
63. Edit: ASVAB? The army ability survey test? |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. Uh, look up...it's explained several times... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. Uh.... My story was not 'explained'.... and "that stuff" wasn't posted in DETAIL! Read on! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #66 |
74. No, you're WRONG! - It's not a "MOM THING"; it's an ANTI-WAR thing!!! |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #74 |
87. So is Joining the Military "Pro War?" |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:56 PM Response to Reply #87 |
92. Right now? ... YES! n/t |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. Think a Lot of Demcorats in the Military Would Disagree |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #93 |
95. And I'd say you aren't in right now and don't know jack! n/t |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. You're Right, I'm Not in Anymore |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #98 |
115. The one's I know that got stop lossed, aren't in the service anymore. They left. |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 08:08 AM Response to Reply #115 |
151. I think you've got alot of misconceptions... |
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margotb822 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
64. From someone in the Navy |
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momster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #64 |
128. My D Wants to Go to the Naval Academy |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
65. i took that thing and had the highest score the recruiter had seen... |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. What a co-inky-dink! My recruiter said the SAME THING!! |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. they may not have been lying... |
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stimbox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
68. Show her the movie Redacted. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
71. Or Maybe You Could Support Her |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #71 |
110. They are right now for new recruits. n/t |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
75. Greenie -- make sure she has a really, really crappy breakfast that morning... |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
78. By the time she gets on the bus Bush will be a distant memory... |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
81. On the way to basic training in 1971... |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. I am skeptical of your story |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #84 |
139. No way I can prove it other than I got an non-medical honorable discharge for 6 wks. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. My Basic Training was Very Different From This |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #86 |
94. That's boot camp. What about all the rapes in Iraq of enlisted women? n/t |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:05 PM Response to Reply #94 |
99. What about them |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:06 PM Response to Reply #99 |
117. "When you have to work as a team, race and sex tend to go out the window.." |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #99 |
118. A few things to consider also about military rapes |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
85. Don't sweat it, taking a test does not equal joining the military. n/t |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
88. Relax, greenbriar, it's only a test |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
89. oh dear.... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #89 |
96. Right ON!!! Woot!! |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #89 |
119. Why We Fight - YES. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
90. "I will NOT let her join the army" Um, sorry it's not up to you |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #90 |
129. um...until she is 18, yes it is up to me |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #129 |
132. I know plenty of people that took that test |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #129 |
152. If you push her in one direction... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
97. My friends and I all took it in HS, and I know my wife did, too |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
100. My son is going to be a junior in HS, he is 15 almost 16, he wants to try for NROTC |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
101. Quote one of my Boot instructors to her |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
103. I had a similar (but not equivalent) situation a while back. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #103 |
109. I found the other movie. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
112. If she's 16, you can refuse to allow it, can't you? |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
121. If she's gifted, |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #121 |
122. lol. Good one. |
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Bright Eyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
125. I'm sure it's been said before, but if she really wants to join |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
130. Here's an article to show your daughter. This war has been sanitized |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
131. I was required to take this in high school. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
133. That umbilical cord is getting stretched pretty tight. Time to backoff and give her room to breath. ... |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. she has plenty of room. We have even been buying things for her dorm room |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. IMO, It's not about you anymore. You can prepare them for life but you can't live their life. n/t |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:10 AM Response to Reply #134 |
143. "Standing by" |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
138. Yeah, I took that test in HS, too. |
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1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
140. its hard to post in a thread like this since i don't know you, but... |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:30 AM Response to Reply #140 |
144. thank you |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
142. my kid is an officer in ROTC at school and is about the same age |
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erpowers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #142 |
161. Bonus or Promotion |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #161 |
174. Yes, he potentially gets a bonus if he can talk your daughter into this |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #174 |
177. This most definately pisses me off |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #142 |
166. Yes and no on the bonus... |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
153. Look on the bright side--she could flunk the test |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 08:27 AM Response to Reply #153 |
155. The test covers lots of subjects... |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #153 |
167. If she is bent on joiining, it is better that she does well |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
163. Don't know how close you are to Washington, D.C., but... |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
169. I signed up for the ASVAB in high school too. It's not binding-- I did it |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
171. Christ Almighty...Simmer Down |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #171 |
180. HEAR HEAR!!!!! Best Reply Of The Whole Fucking Thread. You Totally Nailed It. |
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