Thinking of joining the Military

[Exit9NJturnpike]

I'm in my last semester of College. Thinking about joining the Navy and becoming an officer with my bachelor's degree.

 

[Scientific Playa]

No job, doing crappy in school, broke, unmotivated and have no idea what I want to do in life.

Army, Navy, Marines? Any one have some experience in these branches?

I don't know breh shyts depressing. I need some purpose in life and I don't think I'm cut out for this academic shyt. Any advice for a young breh?

read this

Military Vaccines

http://thinktwice.com/military.htm

 

[42 Monks]

read this

Military Vaccines

http://thinktwice.com/military.htm

all due respect to this completely credible link people don't even know what the fukk is in their food

getting up in arms about a vaccine that DOES have a purpose (an anthrax loaded missile is going to kill you whether you're vaccinated or not ) while not flipping out over what is in any of your produce at the grocery store or heaven forbid the meat at taco bell is just eye-roll worthy

if you don't care about what you put into your body the other 99% of the time then don't flip out over a needle

 

[Scientific Playa]

all due respect to this completely credible link people don't even know what the fukk is in their food

getting up in arms about a vaccine that DOES have a purpose (an anthrax loaded missile is going to kill you whether you're vaccinated or not ) while not flipping out over what is in any of your produce at the grocery store or heaven forbid the meat at taco bell is just eye-roll worthy

if you don't care about what you put into your body the other 99% of the time then don't flip out over a needle

i can post numerous stories of the ill or no treatment of vets health issues at VA hospitals around the country or you can research them yourself. and yes many are unaware of our present day toxic food and water supply. was smh at a thread about fast food joints earlier.



i give mr. president credit for addressing the homeless issue doe.

Homeless veterans looking for a permanent residence in Miami
By Audra D.S. Burch

U.S. Army Vet Howard Bowen Heffner lives under the expressway at 14th street and NW Second Avenue. He was among those counted during Miami-Dade’s biannual count of the community's homeless population.

Howard “Red” Heffner once dug graves for the U.S. Army in South Carolina. He was discharged after a short while, became a club security guard in Indiana, got into trouble and served time in Ohio, and drove a Cadillac to Florida.

Bowen started over as day laborer and stayed in a budget motel along Biscayne Boulevard before he ended up sleeping in the shadows of Overtown, where everything he owns fits in a portable metal cart. Today, home is a rag-tag encampment along the chain-link fence on 14th Street just below the rumble and roar of the concrete Interstate 95 overpasses. He lives with his girlfriend and a dog named Big Foot.

“Been living in these streets since 1998. At this point, it’s all I know. I had everything and I lost everything,’’ said Bowen, 60, one of the county’s homeless veterans. “It would be hard for me to leave now, but I am willing to try but I want to make sure I can take my girl and dog with me. I don’t want to leave them behind.”

With Miami’s biannual count of the community’s homeless population, the focus is on identifying veterans and quickly getting them into stable housing — part of an ambitious national campaign to end veteran homelessness through street outreach and social services. In Miami-Dade, the number of veterans is about 240. Of that number, about 80 are sheltered.

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For six hours before dawn Friday, volunteers scoured the streets to count the total number of homeless people living in the county as part of the “point-in-time” survey coordinated by the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust with support from community partners.

“We search every street, every alley, every building, every bridge, every place that we know homeless are, we search and we count,’’ said Ronald L. Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust. “The point-in-time survey allows you to determine where best to place your resources in the fight to end homeless in our community. Our priority right now is to end veteran homelessness by Dec. 31, 2015, and we are well on our way to doing so.’’

For more than a dozen years, the Homeless Trust has conducted the survey as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to count the community’s homeless one day during the last 10 days of January. Miami-Dade does a second annual count, with the most recent in August. That census showed there were 4,141 homeless with 792 living on the streets. The new numbers should be available next week. In a week-long campaign called “iCount,” the Homeless Trust is also working to count unaccompanied, homeless youth 13 to 24 years old.

“Outreach workers, providers and volunteers literally comb every single street by foot and by vehicle to find those who need our help,” Book said. “It’s a tedious and long process, but it is necessary to ensure we understand the trends and needs of the homeless in our community.”

In working to end veteran homelessness, the Homeless Trust is working with the VA and the HUD agencies. But its not just about a place to sleep.

“We have housing available for veterans. Once we identify them, we pull them off the street. If we don’t have a bed in permanent housing, we get them into something temporarily until we can can place them,” Book said. “We are taking a holistic approach. It’s about case management and making certain we are providing the mental health related services, the substance abuse, alcohol abuse, the totality of their needs.’’

In 2009, President Barack Obama and former VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced the 2015 goal. In the four years that followed, the number of homeless veterans dropped by about a one-third. The 2014 point-in-time showed that there were almost 50,000 homeless veterans nationwide on a single night in January 2014.

In October, the Obama administration also announced more funding for the initiative, pushing nearly $270 million into social programs to address the problem, including rental-assistance programs and rapid-assistance grants to help veterans secure permanent housing or keep their current homes.

How to Help

The Homeless Trust, in partnership with the Miami Coalition for the Homeless, is conducting a count of unaccompanied, homeless youth ages 13-24, called “iCount.” Any person who knows of an unaccompanied homeless person aged 13 to 24 years old are asked to encourage the youth to call 2-1-1 or visit www.icountmiami.com through Jan. 28where they can conduct an anonymous survey about their circumstances.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has founded a National Call Center for Homeless Veterans hotline to ensure that homeless Veterans or Veterans at-risk for homelessness have free, 24/7 access to trained counselors. Call 1-877-4AID VET (877-424-3838).


Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article8004243.html#storylink=cpy

 

[dem bath salts]

3rd year in college and just changed my major from Accounting back to Computer Science so I might be staying a little longer.

Interests are mainly sports and video games here and there.

Dude, if your GPA is garbage, I would suggest you go to a local community college and just start over from scratch. get a two year comp sci degree. Once you have a that AS degree and a steady job, go back and get your bachelors.

 

[WeDemBoyz]

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

Yeah, I was leaning more towards the Navy tbh.

Can you go more in depth about the Air Force though? I didn't list it because I'm not the biggest fan of air combat though I'm sort of ignorant to that branch.

I might be ignorant on this


Why not?


You got a job for me? If not then this ain't the thread for that shyt.

Join the navy. Learn steam and gas turbines. Come back home, work at a power plant. Be set for life.

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

join the Air Force... or as my friend calls it... the "Chair Force" cuz he said they don't do shyt...

 

[Theraflu]

Man @Illuminatos you can't throw in the towel this easy.

Why haven't you been doing better at school?

Didn't you take a coli break to focus?!

 

[Citi Trends]

 

[BasedPrime]

I got 10 years in the game breh Dutch Army Been drivin truck for the last 6 years now

 

[MadameMoreaux]

I mean, why can't you step it up in school brother? What's the issue?

How can you really justify becoming part of the murderous gang of thugs that is the US military? This is a concentrated effort to exterminate black people by sending our men overseas to wage a fake war.

 

[42 Monks]

I mean, why can't you step it up in school brother? What's the issue?

How can you really justify becoming part of the murderous gang of thugs that is the US military? This is a concentrated effort to exterminate black people by sending our men overseas to wage a fake war.

like yal don't pay taxes funding all kinds of shyt you don't even know you don't agree with. if a young man wants to take advantage of the system that was already taking advantage of him before he could walk, let him.

 

[RiffRaff]

I wouldn't get too wrapped up in what Coli militants have to say about the military. By their logic, 99% of professions out there are contributing to white supremacy in some fashion. You've got to worry about making a living for yourself breh

I can anyone who said the Air Force as well. I can tell you growing up as a military brat, I was able to experience things and go places that I would never want to trade away. Also my dad has been in the Force for 20+ years and from what I can tell has always enjoyed his life. I can sympathize with any hesitation you might have, but if it doesn't seem like you have any better options the Air Force is a great choice. As long as you don't have a criminal history, don't do drugs you should be good. ASVAB should be extremely easy for anyone who even considered getting a college education.

 

[SirReginald]

No job, doing crappy in school, broke, unmotivated and have no idea what I want to do in life.

Army, Navy, Marines? Any one have some experience in these branches?

I don't know breh shyts depressing. I need some purpose in life and I don't think I'm cut out for this academic shyt. Any advice for a young breh?

THIS is basically me also. Except that I'm doing alright in school. However, I might join the military because I'm bored as fukk and need something to do. So, I'll work in the computer field in the military.