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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-02-07 11:44 PM Original message |
Army will offer up to $40,000 to some recruits |
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rusty quoin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-02-07 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. At a young age, with few alternatives, and a family, |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 12:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. No amount of money could make me gamble my life on the Bush monarchy |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-02-07 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. at what point do they cease being enlistees doing their patriotic duty |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-02-07 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. Wonder what happens to that 40 grand if the recruit is killed before |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 07:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. And, would this be motive for ensuring a short career |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
4. Everything I read is that they never deliver what they promise. NEVER. nt |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 12:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Well, the real point is that they can change their minds |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 01:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Yep. Talk to those who've been screwed if you want to know more. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
5. I wouldn't be caught dead gambling my life on the current commander-in-chief |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. This is why there will never be a draft |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
8. That's more than I made during my first hitch. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. The discerning reader will note that it says "offer", not "pay" |
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Hulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
12. What good is $40K in a body bag? |
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MetaTrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Pays for the funeral |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
13. How much is a human worth? |
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DetlefK (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 05:08 AM Response to Original message |
14. Enlist, get 40k, lose a limb, pay back 35k |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 05:14 AM Response to Original message |
15. Looks like they're rolling out this new program just in time for the holidays. |
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sss1977 (206 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 06:06 AM Response to Original message |
16. Can we get that in Euros? |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
18. Bush and the GOP destroyed Cleveland's housing and job market |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 09:01 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. You can be certain that they aren't doing it to help others |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-03-07 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
21. The Wall Street Journal says....... |
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