Good for you. While you chose to make money I spent most my adult life defending you and this country....you're welcome. Originally Posted by JD BarleycornOn a Navy ship...just what did you defend us from? A pod of whales?
On a Navy ship...just what did you defend us from? A pod of whales?That is a tad ungracious of you, WTF.
Just because you were in the Navy does not mean you van blame your shitty 401k performance on Obama. Quit playing the military card. That was long ago and the market plays no favorites. Originally Posted by WTF
Good for you. While you chose to make money I spent most my adult life defending you and this country....you're welcome. Originally Posted by JD BarleycornI spent 21 months in the army on active duty. I then moved on and entered a preferred profession. You made a different choice and I hope you are as satisfied with your choice as I am with mine. I will tell you this. The time I spent in the army gave me a greater appreciation of life outside of the army.
I spent 21 months in the army on active duty. I then moved on and entered a preferred profession. You made a different choice and I hope you are as satisfied with your choice as I am with mine. I will tell you this. The time I spent in the army gave me a greater appreciation of life outside of the army.To answer an earlier idiot, I did spend two years in the army before enlisting the navy. I don't think about that too much but I did mention several times a few years ago. No, I don't regret my time in the navy but it does bother me some when some people throw their money in my face especially when I could have been just as successful had a I taken a different career path. It almost comes across that they are better than me that they chose a money making career which they spent 30 or 40 years in. When it comes to pensions, 401Ks, and the like, I am about 20 odd years behind the rest of you. So I am glad that you are comfortable but don't try to impress me.
FWIW, the career enlisted soldiers that I knew, for the most part, were not in the service primarily to defend this country. They were there because there was little opportunity for their job skills in the outside world. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX
To answer an earlier idiot, I did spend two years in the army before enlisting the navy. I don't think about that too much but I did mention several times a few years ago. No, I don't regret my time in the navy but it does bother me some when some people throw their money in my face especially when I could have been just as successful had a I taken a different career path. It almost comes across that they are better than me that they chose a money making career which they spent 30 or 40 years in. When it comes to pensions, 401Ks, and the like, I am about 20 odd years behind the rest of you. So I am glad that you are comfortable but don't try to impress me.Like I said earlier, you chose your life goals and I chose mine. I am very happy with the path I chose. Served my country when asked and then had a rather successful business career. Not outstanding but accomplished what I set out to do. Your military career does not impress me any more than my business career impresses you. ASVAB? Never heard of it. I googled it and found out it is a military test. Not impressed. ACT and SAT scores get you into good colleges.
As for the second part of your comment, I had a scholarship for college when I enlisted the first time. A small scholarship to be sure. It was not a sports scholarship, it was an academic scholarship. I was very, very good with numbers and order when I left high school. I scored a 99 on my ASVAB. I could have done anything as the teachers always said but I WANTED to serve my country not because I had no choice but because I wanted to. Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn
Like I said earlier, you chose your life goals and I chose mine. I am very happy with the path I chose. Served my country when asked and then had a rather successful business career. Not outstanding but accomplished what I set out to do. Your military career does not impress me any more than my business career impresses you. ASVAB? Never heard of it. I googled it and found out it is a military test. Not impressed. ACT and SAT scores get you into good colleges.go away speedy. you are a dying bred of libtard shit. only a few of you exist here in this "Wild West" forum. you get what you pay for here
As for whether or not you could have been just as successful had you chosen a different career path -- no way to prove that.
BTW, my comment about why enlisted soldiers chose the military was in no way directed at you. I'm sure a handful of enlisted soldiers were there because they wanted to defend their country. I just did not meet them. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX
go away speedy. you are a dying bred of libtard shit. only a few of you exist here in this "Wild West" forum. you get what you pay for hereThanks for the advice WK. I'll give it all the consideration it deserves. My advice to you-- stick to your football game picking. At least there you have an iota of credibility.
Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
Thanks for the advice WK. I'll give it all the consideration it deserves. My advice to you-- stick to your football game picking. At least there you have an iota of credibility. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXXJD and the Waco Crybaby are bitching about doing so bad in 2015 and wanting to blame Obama when in fact many on this board have done very well. What they fail to realize is that Obama has nothing to do with your success or failure...once they learn that small fact, they just might start making some money!
Like I said earlier, you chose your life goals and I chose mine. I am very happy with the path I chose. Served my country when asked and then had a rather successful business career. Not outstanding but accomplished what I set out to do. Your military career does not impress me any more than my business career impresses you. ASVAB? Never heard of it. I googled it and found out it is a military test. Not impressed. ACT and SAT scores get you into good colleges.Okay, I got a number of 34s and 35s on my ACT and a combined score of 1480 on my SATs (the old one). I took the SAT because I was bored one day on the ship. Nothing to do, wandered over to the education office across the street and asked what was up. They told me that they were doing SATs that day. 710/770. Imagine if I had studied or hadn't been out of school for over eight years.
As for whether or not you could have been just as successful had you chosen a different career path -- no way to prove that.
BTW, my comment about why enlisted soldiers chose the military was in no way directed at you. I'm sure a handful of enlisted soldiers were there because they wanted to defend their country. I just did not meet them. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX
Okay, I got a number of 34s and 35s on my ACT and a combined score of 1480 on my SATs (the old one). I took the SAT because I was bored one day on the ship. Nothing to do, wandered over to the education office across the street and asked what was up. They told me that they were doing SATs that day. 710/770. Imagine if I had studied or hadn't been out of school for over eight years. Originally Posted by JD BarleycornDILLIGAF
Okay, I got a number of 34s and 35s on my ACT and a combined score of 1480 on my SATs (the old one). I took the SAT because I was bored one day on the ship. Nothing to do, wandered over to the education office across the street and asked what was up. They told me that they were doing SATs that day. 710/770. Imagine if I had studied or hadn't been out of school for over eight years. Originally Posted by JD BarleycornIf true, congratulations. One source I read stated that out of 1.8 million people who take the ACT only about 1000 get a 36. Unlike you, I am impressed by such statistics.