mrvetinari ([info]mrvetinari) wrote,
@ 2008-03-27 04:58:00
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Current location:Middle of Nowhere - Missouri
Current mood: depressed
Current music:Dropkick Murphys - Danny McBride

CONSPIRACY!!!!! (Less than great news)
So a few days ago I found out I will not be done with Drilling in the Army Reserve August 2008 (as planned). I will be drilling (and maybe deploying) with my unit until.... AUGUST 2010. This is not good news to me. I was SO READY to be done with the Military. Not saying it isn't an institution I am proud to have served with, or full of people I am proud to have served with BUT... I feel like I have done my part, that this NCO has given enough time and service to his nation. Remember, I never wanted to make a 20+ year career out of the military, I wanted to serve my nation, fight the goddamn Islamic Terrorist movement that had killed my friends and attacked my country, and then get out and live a normal life again. That is what I signed up for, that is what I have on my contract, and that what I expected.

There is no appeal. There is no reprieve. There are honorable avenues out of this, but I don't want to start even thinking about that yet.

Personally, I think this was a conspiracy timed by Uncle Sam and Paramount to promote the movie Stop-Loss. That would make as much sense as most of the last five years of my life.



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[info]crabbyolbastard
2008-03-27 10:25 am UTC (link)
Promotion of "Stop-Loss" wouldn't surprise..but I think its more of a Lying us into war, fumbling said war by Don Rumsfeld and the WH crew because of stupidity and in-fighting, and a complete lack of understanding by our government (current admin) on the Med.

Frontline: Bush's War

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[info]ai_no_shinobi
2008-03-27 11:04 am UTC (link)
At this rate you should demand you're G.I. Joe codename. But that would be another movie conspiracy.

I agree that you've done your fair share and hope you don't have to see sand again for a long long time.

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[info]john_of_arabia
2008-03-27 11:17 am UTC (link)
How exactly did that happen? Ordinarily a contract is a contract.

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[info]mrvetinari
2008-03-27 06:18 pm UTC (link)
I burned some (a few months) of my IRR time by doing contracting in Iraq. This was going to change my ETS date by an equal number of months. INSTEAD, this pushed my ETS date TWO YEARS out, to the last day I would have been in the IRR.

If only this was "Ordinary", then I would be fine. But it is not.

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[info]indyplayspiano
2008-03-27 04:17 pm UTC (link)
You wont believe this. I got a letter from the army...

It says officers who have completed their MSO need to elect to say in the IRR. Then it has 4 checkboxes.

They are

I want to be in a Selected Reserve Unit, call me.

I want to stay in the IRR

I want to retire, I have 20 years

Or…

Get this…

I want to resign because I’ve completed my MSO.

IT’S A DOGGONE FREAKING CHECK BOX! It’s that easy. See why I wanted back in the IRR so badly!!

A checkbox….

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[info]mrvetinari
2008-03-27 10:40 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, I always picture a "resign my commission" as being a hand-written letter done while pensively staring, maybe filling the eyes with tears, and narrated with a voice over while fading to black and white.

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[info]cactusthesaint
2008-03-27 06:25 pm UTC (link)
I feel your pain. I'm on the hook until Dec '09. I'm still considering doing some reserve duty, as they're offering guaranteed stabilization.

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[info]paladinmt
2008-03-27 06:59 pm UTC (link)
That's just... ouch. By that point you'll have what? 9 years?

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[info]mrvetinari
2008-04-03 08:06 am UTC (link)
Only 8, but still.... EIGHT.

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[info]cheerfulchaotic
2008-03-27 09:55 pm UTC (link)
If you want to arrange a don't ask don't tell violation, I'm 100% certain it could be done. Not offering personally, just observing.

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[info]paladyn
2008-03-27 10:30 pm UTC (link)
That's a raw deal man, I feel your pain.

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