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MiaCulpa (741 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:35 PM Original message |
NC mom recalled to Army duty will be discharged |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. Excellent! Congrats to her! |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Not necessarily... |
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Nine (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. She wasn't single. (nt) |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yay!! |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
36. is that a pic of lemmy! ? nt |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 07:32 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Yes |
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razorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. This seems to be the only reasonable solution. |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Thank you for pointing that out. |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. Yep. |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. the real question: |
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Still Sensible (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I assure you it was the latter |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. i'm sure others in a similar situations have already had their hopes quashed |
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Still Sensible (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I believe you are right |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. Giving her a general discharge strikes me as less than |
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Still Sensible (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I agree that it should be honorable, but |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Honorable is my bet |
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ACTION BASTARD (765 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. As long as the discharge is honorable, she's good to go. |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
34. She shouldn't have signed |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. Wouldn't have happened under Chimpy (I don't think). |
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elway7 (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. I can hear from conservatives already. "Great now all those irresponsible, baby having, liberals |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. But I thought liberals were infertile and hated babies? |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Conservatives say a lot of stupid things while dodging military |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
31. Just throw my case at them... |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 01:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
38. Four-deferment Dick is the one who has kids to get a deferment. nt |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. Has to be filed under "NSS..No Shit Sherlock".... |
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Mr. Hyde (314 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
11. No family care plan. I knew a SSG that did that and walked away with an honorable discharge & ~80K |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. They dealt with a similar issue in "Army Wives" |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. I guess stateside assignments are outsourced now. |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. Not to gloat, but I was right |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. No gloating... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Most Assumed that the Government Would Not ABUSE the IRR the Way They Have |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. So Obama is bowing to oil companies with the war in |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yay!!!!!!!! |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. CUE THE VONAGE THEME! |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. She's a hero to me |
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rebecca_herman (494 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. I agree |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
27. HOORAY!!!! |
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Tim01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
35. This should prove convenient |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
37. A comment to those military and ex-military who think this woman is wrong |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 01:15 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. She did her time, as did her hubby. She was discharged 4 years ago. |
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Nine (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
54. I'm neither military nor ex-military, but I don't agree with this decision. |
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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
41. NC mom recalled to Army duty will be discharged |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I've seen a couple cases like this on active duty... |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. It doesn't matter a whit what the discharge papers say |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Agreed... |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Well, in the real world it sure doesn't matter |
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Pugee (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. honerable vs dishonorable |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. and Iraq era vets get massive preference for Gov't jobs like the Park Service |
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kmlisle (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Her first discharge from the Army trumps the second one |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. good to hear and welcome to DU!!! |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. There was no 'first time' she was discharged. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #41 |
48. As if taking care of your kids were dishonorable |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Watch out now we don't want to start talking about |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Those are OK |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
55. I thought the Army didn't want Pagans anyway ... |
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