Military!! Thanks for nothing..

Joey, congrats on beating the big *C* and taking the initiative to losing the weight. Please don't disrespect yourself, or the many men and women who serve this great country, just because you're frustrated with the system.

Like some here have stated...there are many other ways to serve if that's your goal. Don't let this one setback keep you from your dreams...you're a fighter that's obvious and maybe there's a bigger plan for you! Look forward...and keep fighting! Best of luck to you!

Personally I can't understand why anybody would want to give up their free will and be a pawn of this screwed up country that sticks its nose repeatedly where it doesnt belong. Sorry!

PaganGuy...because they know what the PRICE OF FREEDOM is.

The end product of 'freedom' should be PEACE. not the freedom to arbitrarilly decide which ethinc groups and religious fanatics we don't like and waste over 50% of our resources endlessly and ineffectively fighting them to no end while our domestic sutuation goes to hell. I'm a strict isolationist.. defense is not offense.. our troops should be here and only here ready to protect us from .. something.. I dunno what really... not out looking for trouble.
I know my anarcho-hippie perspective is extremely unpopular, especially here.. but that's freedom, not saluting the flag and turning a blind eye to injustices perpetrated in its name.

And that should be a topic for its own thread.

True..too political.. again, I appoligize for hijacking. More in the spirit of the thread though, I do sympathise with the OP.. because that is how this risty machine operates with little regard for the individual. A close friend of mine loved the Navy and was booted after 16 years for being overweight. He was a nuclear electrician and incredible at his job and they just wanted to cut out some people from getting their retirement and started randomly plucking people out. He does the exact same job at the shipyard now for better money (except for the loss of bennies and pension which eats him up). I couldnt work for a company that values people so little is what Im saying.

rules and regulations are everywhere folks....

.....have a very good friend who bitched and moaned about not being allowed to grow his hair long and not being allowed to have a beard ===> so he got mad one time and got out at 16 years noting he was going "to make Jesus look like a lifer".

..........really had a hard time finding a job and finally was offered a rather good one with one of the cable companies.

Did have a caveat though ===> yes-he had to get his hair cut if he wanted the job!!! Guess what?? He's now one of their middle management Supervisors...