Purple Heart ,Air Medal and Army Commendation Medal among others. Can anyone explain to me why I was spit on when I came home?
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I think only the person that spat on you can truly answer this question. But, maybe it was all of the liberal rhetoric floating through the campuses or the weed wafting through the air.\n\nThank the Viet Nam vets for not letting it happen again.\n\nThank you for your service and yur sacrifice!
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first of all if uve never enlisted, u just dont know jack shit, or whats really going on. its not one of those things u could understand by talking about it. and u shouldnt be answering this at all.\n     I was in the Army for a little over 10 months. i was discharged (Honorably) due to medical b/s, it really pissed me off, my ait was the 2nd longest in the Amry. if i was a ground pounder i would have been half way through my first tour but. i got to do crazy stuff in the Army, at fort Sill, OK they train most of the militarys field artillary so i got to see crazy *** howitzers and what not, ive shot so many different kinds of weapons, some of the nastiest m-4 carbines to the m249 saw and on the weekends at the pistol range an officer brought his .50 cal Desert eagle for us. but lots and lots of guns, i could talk all day about it, anywase, the Army will give u a good job if u do good on the asvab and if the job is avalible, and the air force doesnt get much respect unless your a pilot. but i got to train to be an interregator and if i would have filled out my contract i would have probably gone to the CIA or FBI rite after, and i have a whole new outlook on respect and dicipline, but the air forces boot camp is a joke. u sit in a classroom 6 hours a day, in the Army we marched over 60 miles with 80 lb. ruck sacks, and we got ambushed gased, tricked kidnapped, u name it, u will also get seperation pay for being married, and combat pay and there is more to it than that, im just not to sure b/c im not marrid. but seperation pay and all that will make your paycheck way fatter. and u can get a higher rank before u enlist for clooege credits or for knowing certain things before u enlist. its in the delayed entry program (DEP), talk to a recruiter about itboot camp is no joke tho, its serously hard and 40% of out starting battery did not make it through, ive experienced some awesome stuff, and after AIT i was going to go to airborne school. but i would go with the best job, and dont take **** from a recruiter, they are just salesmen, they are not all knowing and all wise, just guys who gotta make a sale, thats all, check out my myspace www.myspace.com/gunnrunner and give me a message if u wanna know more. i would love to tell u about it
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Oh my gosh - you will not believe my story!  Yesterday I posted a "Thank You" to all American military Veterans in honor of Veteran's Day.  I thanked them for their personal sacrifice and courage to keep all of us safe and free.  I received my first "violation" notice today that said my HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL VETERAN'S ON VETERAN'S DAY was removed!!!!  It was removed because it was not a question!!
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I bet you REALLY got an Entry Level sep, not a medical discharge/retirement.   Youd idn't serve long enough to get a discharge under any conditions. as such, no, you are not a vet, and would only be eligible for VA bennies if the reason you were discharged was directly due to Basic Training and not a pre existing condition(whether known or unknown, revealed or not) and would be limited tomedical care for said condition.
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Well, I don't have much help for the AF specific side of the house, but here's a website that I've used to write NCOERs for the Army:  http://www.ncoer.com/\n\nI don't have one for awards.  I usually just used mine and other peoples old award recommendation forms to write it up.\n\nMost of the stuff on this link has to do with Army, but there may be something helpful for you:  http://www.militarysearchengine.com/
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I never even thought about EMT's. I'm in the military myself and I do have ribbons and medals. As for the person who said these mean nothing, obviously you are not in the military, a policeman, or a firefighter. And I will not explain to you why these things do mean something. When you grow up you will find out.\n\nYou made me think though. EMT's are a valuable asset to the communities in our country. You gals/guys do deserve some type of special recognition for the services that you provide.\n\nHonestly though, I never thought about EMT's. You hear about doctors, soldiers, policemen, etc., but you do not hear about you and your services. \n\nHey you changed at least one persons view of EMT's today. And I'll pay it forward for you.
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Dude you're really having fun here at Yahoo Answers!\nWell, in the military, drug abuse is taken very seriously. The military wants men who are fit in body and mind and cannot have their men fighting in drug-induced stupors. But since you're not in the military, they couldn't care less about you in particular. You go out this Saturday again, and get your fix of coke, hash, heroine or whatever it is that you like. Just leave the military to do their job!
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To escape an abusive home environment, at 16 I joined the UK Royal Navy (big mistake!).  In the Navy I was constantly bullied for being timid & quite.  In particular, there was a superior Officer who bullied me big time.  I had no one to turn to or talk to. To cut the story short I made my first independent trip to London whilst on weekend leave. A gay relationship developed between myself & someone in very high authority at the Russian Embassy.  We met regularly when I was on leave & he particularly loved to see me in my uniform.  In REVENGE for the bullying by the Officer I've mentioned, the Russian Embassy Official also gave me lots of cash for my diclosing & handing over details in particular about my training in Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Defence Warfare Training.  Well, one day back on the Naval training base, I got searched & the Military Police found written coded information in my inside pocket.  They couldn't crack the codes, had no idea who my Russian contact was, & they couldn't crack me even though they confined me to a prison cell for 3 days & nights with no clothes, no bed, no daylight, no food & only the odd glass of water.  Both the Military Police & the highest Commanding Officers just could not believe a 17 year old Sailor was involved in some serious espionage & treason.  They were all so shocked that they decided to keep it quite & discretely discharged me from Military Service.  I still kept in touch for quite a while with my contact at the Russian Embassy here in London.  Eventually our lives went in different directions.  I am 41 now but I will never forget him.
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Harassment and insubordination.\n\nAnd if you are an officer in the army or police force I think they could call it conduct unbecoming an officer.\n\nSorry...even if he deserved it you're done.\n\nHope you did not need the job too bad.\n\nGood luck finding a new one!\n\nMaybe you should try to get a job writing for MAD Magazine?  Or something with the comedy network.
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it's nice to hear the air force is treating you well ... I was a army wife and it was not" 90210 "like you explained ...{thanks for the dumpy comment }, My husband was a GRUNT in Bosnia and in Afghanistan ... It was sheer hell for me and our 2 boys .. Im thankful for Ft. knox they did all they could do to make it as easy as they could for us during my husbands deployment... No matter what branch all these men and women are HEROS ! I was not aware that there were people who did'nt support our troops ... I just thought it was Bush they did'nt support ! being a "army" wife is very hard!!{ there is no fun and games at war} maybe I should have had my husband Join the airforce so we could not appear to be so dumpy!!! My husband is a hell of a man and Im very proud of what he has done for our country.. HOOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Psych discharge was once the easy way out, but they recently made a rule that even socio-paths are not immune to deployment.  A fun way is setting up a homosexual act that a third-party soldier catches you on tape.  This is a general discharge that is upgraded to honorable after one year.  "Food for Freedom" also no longer works, and is bad for your health.\n\nYou can also refuse to take your vast smorgasbord of innoculations they try to force into your arm.  They'll scare you with all kinds of legal stuff, but a quick trip to the JAG office will set you straight on what they really can do to you.
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Military discharges are confidential.The government would be the only one who can answer that question. I would say ask your congressman to find out where you can get a general estimate of the discharge classifications for those years.
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I got out in 1998.  The answer then was no.  If you got popped on a UA you had a few chances to still gain an honorable discharge.  \n\nIf you didn't straighten up you received a General Discharge or Discharge Other Than Honorable.  The specifics were not point on any discharge documentation that is made public though...you would just have to explain why.
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I just got my first violation notice today.  I was on "military" category Sunday and posted a message of thanks to all the veterans on Veteran's Day.  The violation I got today said it was not a question and it was removed!  Why would you remove a thank you note to the veterans on their special recognition day?
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I hope that this isn't really all talk ..  like all thos e protests b4 we went to war lol ..\n\nanyway ...  BAD .. Level 4 soldier of fortune at your service !!!!\n\n\nDr BAd\nMercenary for hire ... (cheap seasonal rates)
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If you aircrew in a combat theater it isn't that rare... I got the Air Medal with 4 Strike/Flight numerals during my 9 months in the Persian Gulf in 1990-91.  Read on for further information...\n\nThe Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States which was established by Executive Order 9158, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, on May 11, 1942. The Air Medal is retroactive to September 8, 1939.\n\nThe Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, shall have distinguished himself/herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.\n\nAwards may be made to recognize single acts of merit or heroism, or for meritorious service. Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crew member or non-crew member flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties. However, it may also be awarded to certain other individuals whose combat duties require regular and frequent flying in other than a passenger status, or individuals who perform a particularly noteworthy act while performing the function of a crew member but who are not on flying status. These individuals must make a discernible contribution to the operational land combat mission or to the mission of the aircraft in flight.\n\nExamples of personnel whose combat duties require them to fly include those in the attack elements of units involved in air-land assaults against an armed enemy and those directly involved in airborne command and control of combat operations. Awards will not be made to individuals who use air transportation solely for the purpose of moving from point to point in a combat zone\nThe U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps has two types of Air Medals awards: "individual" for singular meritorious acts and "strike/flight" for participation in sustained aerial flight operations. Bronze Strike/Flight numerals denote "strike/flight" awards.
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The Americans had a reason to be in Vietnam, more or less, so people shouldn't have spat on 'em too much.  But Iraq?  No reason : so the locals have every reason to spit.  The poor GIs will just have to put up with it.  At least they have body armour - maybe face plates would be a good anti-spit precaution.