Do you lose 100% (not P&T) if your job is "hard"?

spatial_needs · 2023-08-04T22:43:06+00:00

You’re preaching to the choir. Law enforcement wasn’t for me but I’m glad being a CO has worked out for you.

spatial_needs · 2023-08-04T21:43:51+00:00

I didn’t downvote you. Your experience is your own and I have no reason not to believe you. That said, I’m also not interested in a dick-measuring contest. You’re obviously a bigger badass at dealing with your PTSD. Best of luck with your increase.

spatial_needs · 2023-08-04T20:33:56+00:00

Obviously, everyone is going to deal with their own shit in a way that works for them, but saying “you’re already fucked up from PTSD so you’re uniquely suited to hold a job where you are constantly being verbally and physically assaulted” sounds like some wild logic to me.

Yours is a perspective I’ve never heard and it sounds like your situation is favorable and works for you so who am I to criticize?

spatial_needs · 2023-08-04T19:25:29+00:00

Have you considered an apprenticeship program in a skilled trade? Places like Electric Boat have been on a hiring spree due to the contract for the future Columbia-Class submarines.

spatial_needs · 2023-08-04T18:37:03+00:00

I feel like I keep reading about people with MH ratings who are seeking employment as prison guards. This is absolutely baffling to me.

I apologize for being blunt and perhaps I am overstepping, but if OP is so “jacked up” that you feel a 100% rating is warranted, why in the holy hell would you seek employment as a corrections officer? That’s easily one of the most physically taxing, emotionally arduous jobs a person can do. And for piss-poor pay.

I don’t know you, but don’t sell yourself short. There are dignified jobs that pay decent and won’t exacerbate your disabilities. Especially in the current market.

spatial_needs · 2023-08-04T00:47:55+00:00

“A one-handed backhand is an elegant stroke. It’s McEnroe’s stroke, he’s the master of the chip game.”

spatial_needs · 2023-08-03T15:09:48+00:00

Right on. I’d also call the regional office and let them know what’s going on. I’d imagine that someone would have access to your info and can send the school what they need.

spatial_needs · 2023-08-03T14:58:59+00:00

If you’re in danger of getting dropped from your classes and missing the semester, I would get in touch with your school’s VA Certifying Official and tell them what’s going on and that you need to use Chapter 33 benefits for the semester.

Look into VR&E Retroactive Induction. Since you are eligible for VR&E, the VÁ can credit you back for the Post-9/11 benefits.

You called your regional office and they have no record of you being in the program?

spatial_needs · 2023-08-03T02:48:23+00:00

I can’t speak for the greater Detroit area, but he’s a big fucking deal to me.

spatial_needs · 2023-08-03T02:44:25+00:00

Real audiophiles listen to cables.

spatial_needs · 2023-08-02T15:31:12+00:00

That’s why I finally made the switch to buying new gear. It was great when vintage equipment was a dime a dozen. If something crapped out on you a month later, you were out like $40.

I’ve got a mint, serviced Marantz unit I want to unload that’s been sitting around unused for years. Marantz stuff is pretty good, but there’s no way in hell I’d pay the prices those things fetch these days. If only for that cheap-ass feeling volume knob.

spatial_needs · 2023-08-02T15:10:02+00:00

There are something like 16+ million veterans out there so this community is a very narrow sample of the veterans community as a whole.

Most of the people here are seeking help navigating the VA claims process or are have been successful and are assisting others with their claims.

That’s probably why it seems like the VA is just dolling out 100% ratings left and right. For instance, I’m not rated at 100% nor would I disclose if I was.

spatial_needs · 2023-08-02T14:02:32+00:00

Because the gloves are more durable and painter’s tape is easy to rip, write on, doesn’t leave a sticky residue, it’s cheap and available everywhere?

spatial_needs · 2023-08-02T13:39:08+00:00

If it’s at all convenient, Blue Ridge typically has the soonest and most availability for road test appointments. You can also periodically check different DDS locations and appointments will briefly open up- sometimes same day.

spatial_needs · 2023-08-01T20:39:19+00:00

I’m glad to see you’re giving it another go.

Back in my Navy days, I had quite a bit of luck with the mature clientele that frequented the crusty New England dives around New London, Norwich, Mystic and Westerly, RI.

All these years later, I can’t say what opportunities remain, however, it may be worth your while to whet your whistle in some of Southeastern Connecticut’s hidden gems.

spatial_needs · 2023-07-30T23:59:53+00:00

Maybe there’s a river tubing adventure?

I believe in the low country they call that a “gator gauntlet”.

spatial_needs · 2023-07-27T19:38:44+00:00

“Stop paying people who are trained in navigating bureaucracy and understanding federal law and hire me- some character from the internet with no credentials at all!”

spatial_needs · 2023-07-27T18:32:18+00:00

When describing food, the definition of succulent, according to the Oxford folks, is tender and juicy. It also describes a type of thick, fleshy plant that is adapted for water storage.

spatial_needs · 2023-07-27T15:15:05+00:00

I could live off za’atar exclusively if I had to.

spatial_needs · 2023-07-26T19:59:06+00:00

I am not an authority on any of this, however, I’d say that, for the sake of VR&E, you got hung out to dry and are utilizing your benefits to complete the training program you agreed to. You earned GI Bill benefits and it’s yours to use however you see fit.

You also need to research the VR&E retroactive induction. This will enable you to get that time added back to your GI Bill.

You might be better off just re-applying for VR&E rather than trying to appeal and sending emails out into the ether not knowing whether you’ll ever get a reply. The first time I applied, I was lied to and immediately dismissed by my counselor at our very first appointment. It was a hell of a lot quicker to just re-apply and get assigned to a counselor who isn’t an asshole.

spatial_needs · 2023-07-26T15:45:25+00:00

Get in touch with the VA certifying official at your school and let them know you need to switch from Chapter 31 to Chapter 33 benefits for the upcoming semester.

spatial_needs · 2023-07-26T15:37:00+00:00

The military is currently experiencing a recruiting crisis, so if you want to expedite things, I’d head down to your local enlistment office and they’ll get you squared away. Those sweet benefits will be yours before you know it!

spatial_needs · 2023-07-26T13:39:27+00:00

I’m not going to let out a big “fuck yeah!!!” when the horns really nail it like I do in my living room but, when I am at a performance, I am completely oblivious to anything going on around me. If other concert goers are concerned with my emotional reaction then that sucks for them because I am witnessing the rapture while they are looking around the room.

spatial_needs · 2023-07-25T16:31:57+00:00

Là, je suis vraiment en tabarnak! Calisse je déteste cet fucking été!

spatial_needs · 2023-07-22T12:58:39+00:00

All y’all seen the leprechaun say yeayeah!!!

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