Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 4 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: seriously?    ...... yes ... I told you I was sorry ...  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Â Â Â 1 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Alpo said:  Then there are people like me. I grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, the poor kid in a highly affluent town. I was treated as second class, even by my teachers. My guidance counselor wrote me off, actually telling me I would never amount to anything because my clothes were worn out and from the 2nd hand store. I could run academic circles around my peers AND teachers, but I didn't fit his mold.  So I joined the army to pay for college. Then I got a scholarship from the army to become a 2LT. I made it all the way through college without knowing what a FAFSA was because my former guidance counselor had blown me off so badly. I just worked around the clock (the scholarship paid for tuition and fees, but I still had to LIVE!).  I graduated, had a good run on active duty, switched to the Reserves, and became a cop. Then I used an army benefit to pay for a master's degree, while committing to longer service. Then the army sent me to War College, and I got another master's. When I switched from being a cop to being a defense contractor in my full-time job, my company has a benefit wherein they pay for advanced degrees. I'm working on a third master's degree as we speak, and I have found the PhD program I will likely pursue afterwards. Oh, and last year I made full-bird in the Reserves. The brigade command list is due out next month (fingers crossed).   That's pretty good for the poor kid who isn't going to amount to anything, huh? By the way, in a few days I'll celebrate my 28th anniversary with the army.  But the point is, how do you think I feel about giving everyone a freebie when I had to fight, kick, scratch, and scream to EARN my way out of poverty? Nobody handed me anything. Nobody "forgave" any debt I incurred. I fought like the third monkey on the ramp to Noah's ark. Edited December 21, 2021 by Cyrus Cassidy #45437 10 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Howlin Mad Murdock SASS #4037 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 16 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: 1 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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