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the myth of military intelligence and media literacy (i.redd.it)
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[โ€“] cophater69@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So what you're saying is the country has no vested interest in supporting its citizens unless they are willing to die for it in which case the scraps thrown to you were sufficient enough to keep you out of abject poverty.

What a system.

I'm also a vet and I didn't get shit.

[โ€“] Estiar@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Sorry you didn't take advantage of the GI bill or any TA or any of the certificates you got or the work experience or potentially security clearance or college credit