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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-07 04:03:38
September 07 2009 04:01 GMT
#1
I have to be honest I have been seeing a lot of commercials especially for the Army, Navy, Police force, and Fire department where I live. All those groups have one thing in common they allow ex-cons, alcoholics, former drug abusers, and other sorts in. But because I am diabetic I can't join or take part because apparently I am a liability.

Now for what it is worth, I would be a liability in some areas such as the Army. But the Navy?

When I drive by the recruiting office I have sometimes contemplated just walking in and asking if there was anyway I could sign up. But I am pretty sure I would know what the guy's answer would be.

Just god damnit, that is how I feel when I see those fucking commercials.

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EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
September 07 2009 04:10 GMT
#2
fuck them

but honestly these kind of organizations are pretty strict with their recruiting criteria, they consider you as a "disabled" individual and just because of that won't let you in.

i mean honestly you can work for the navy as a navigator or something like that right? no real physical activity necessary.

anyways, they do this for your and other recruits' protection.

cheers
Warrior Madness
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada3791 Posts
September 07 2009 04:14 GMT
#3
yes.... i'm not allowed to join any armed forces because I have ECZEMA... so they're pretty strict. and I know down the road, that might be the only thing I'd regret not pursuing.
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motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
September 07 2009 04:17 GMT
#4
On September 07 2009 13:14 Warrior Madness wrote:
yes.... i'm not allowed to join any armed forces because I have ECZEMA... so they're pretty strict. and I know down the road, that might be the only thing I'd regret not pursuing.

Haha I was just about to post this! Hi 5 eczema brother! But, they have a fairly good reason for it, and look at it this way: you get exempted from any future draft!
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Slaughter
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States20254 Posts
September 07 2009 04:19 GMT
#5
I thought ex-cons werent allowed in the police.
Never Knows Best.
Dknight
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States5223 Posts
September 07 2009 04:32 GMT
#6
The real question we should be asking is: Why would you want to join the Army/Navy in the first place?
WGT<3. Former CL/NW head admin.
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-07 04:35:58
September 07 2009 04:35 GMT
#7
On September 07 2009 13:32 Dknight wrote:
The real question we should be asking is: Why would you want to join the Army/Navy in the first place?

Dude the army gives you benefits out the wazoo. Cheap food (I think the commissary sells groceries at cost), sales-tax-free shopping at the PX, a pension after 20 years, great banking (USAA), free health insurance (I think), and only a slightly greater chance of dying than the average population. Maybe less because of the free health insurance LOL.

EDIT: also this:
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Crisis_
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States165 Posts
September 07 2009 05:10 GMT
#8
Kind of off topic, but what's the difference between the Marines and the Army?
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
September 07 2009 05:13 GMT
#9
On September 07 2009 14:10 Crisis_ wrote:
Kind of off topic, but what's the difference between the Marines and the Army?

Soldiers in the army won't snap your neck for asking that question.
ModeratorGood content always wins.
Mikilatov
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States3897 Posts
September 07 2009 05:18 GMT
#10
On September 07 2009 14:13 motbob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 07 2009 14:10 Crisis_ wrote:
Kind of off topic, but what's the difference between the Marines and the Army?

Soldiers in the army won't snap your neck for asking that question.


rofl. This made me laugh so hard. It's so true.
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Crunchums
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States11144 Posts
September 07 2009 05:20 GMT
#11
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1918788 rofl
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Stratos.FEAR
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada706 Posts
September 07 2009 05:23 GMT
#12
out of curiosity would having something like diabetes keep u safe from a draft or conscription?
Crunchums
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States11144 Posts
September 07 2009 05:34 GMT
#13
On September 07 2009 14:23 Stratos.FEAR wrote:
out of curiosity would having something like diabetes keep u safe from a draft or conscription?

ok last time I link something
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Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
September 07 2009 07:03 GMT
#14
On September 07 2009 13:35 motbob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 07 2009 13:32 Dknight wrote:
The real question we should be asking is: Why would you want to join the Army/Navy in the first place?

Dude the army gives you benefits out the wazoo. Cheap food (I think the commissary sells groceries at cost), sales-tax-free shopping at the PX, a pension after 20 years, great banking (USAA), free health insurance (I think), and only a slightly greater chance of dying than the average population. Maybe less because of the free health insurance LOL.


If free health insurance = worse health care, your problem is fucking huge
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
September 07 2009 07:14 GMT
#15
On September 07 2009 16:03 Zoler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 07 2009 13:35 motbob wrote:
On September 07 2009 13:32 Dknight wrote:
The real question we should be asking is: Why would you want to join the Army/Navy in the first place?

Dude the army gives you benefits out the wazoo. Cheap food (I think the commissary sells groceries at cost), sales-tax-free shopping at the PX, a pension after 20 years, great banking (USAA), free health insurance (I think), and only a slightly greater chance of dying than the average population. Maybe less because of the free health insurance LOL.


If free health insurance = worse health care, your problem is fucking huge

I think you misinterpreted my post.
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madnessman
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1581 Posts
September 07 2009 07:26 GMT
#16
yeah he did.

it's kinda funny how i'm completely opposite. being singaporean, i'm to enroll in the army for two years. i would really like an excuse to get out of it though. one of my uncle's got out of NS through an ear infection (he wasn't trying to skip NS, they wouldn't let him in). unfortunately for me, the singaporean government became more strict and forces almost everyone to enroll now.
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
September 07 2009 08:37 GMT
#17
On September 07 2009 16:14 motbob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 07 2009 16:03 Zoler wrote:
On September 07 2009 13:35 motbob wrote:
On September 07 2009 13:32 Dknight wrote:
The real question we should be asking is: Why would you want to join the Army/Navy in the first place?

Dude the army gives you benefits out the wazoo. Cheap food (I think the commissary sells groceries at cost), sales-tax-free shopping at the PX, a pension after 20 years, great banking (USAA), free health insurance (I think), and only a slightly greater chance of dying than the average population. Maybe less because of the free health insurance LOL.


If free health insurance = worse health care, your problem is fucking huge

I think you misinterpreted my post.


oh fuck me I read wrong, thought you wrote greater because of what the common american think about "free healthcare". sry sry
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Warrior Madness
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada3791 Posts
September 08 2009 04:32 GMT
#18
On September 07 2009 13:17 motbob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 07 2009 13:14 Warrior Madness wrote:
yes.... i'm not allowed to join any armed forces because I have ECZEMA... so they're pretty strict. and I know down the road, that might be the only thing I'd regret not pursuing.

Haha I was just about to post this! Hi 5 eczema brother! But, they have a fairly good reason for it, and look at it this way: you get exempted from any future draft!


Suuuppp. Too bad you're a toss, otherwise I WOULD consider you a brotha .
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
September 08 2009 04:38 GMT
#19
On September 07 2009 14:10 Crisis_ wrote:
Kind of off topic, but what's the difference between the Marines and the Army?


lol
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Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
September 08 2009 10:23 GMT
#20
On September 07 2009 14:10 Crisis_ wrote:
Kind of off topic, but what's the difference between the Marines and the Army?

They have Gauss rifles.
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
September 08 2009 12:33 GMT
#21
On September 07 2009 14:34 Crunchums wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 07 2009 14:23 Stratos.FEAR wrote:
out of curiosity would having something like diabetes keep u safe from a draft or conscription?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZSnlo3W-3Y ok last time I link something

hahaha that's the funniestthing ive seen in days.
LeperKahn
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Romania1845 Posts
September 08 2009 15:51 GMT
#22
If I could be guaranteed to not leave the country I would like to join the army. However, pretty much everyone new goes to Iraq or Afghanistan these days. That's a bit too much risk for me.
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lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
September 08 2009 16:09 GMT
#23
On September 09 2009 00:51 LeperKahn wrote:
If I could be guaranteed to not leave the country I would like to join the army. However, pretty much everyone new goes to Iraq or Afghanistan these days. That's a bit too much risk for me.

it's really not THAT risky when you consider how many people have gone and how many people have come home. but yeah it's still a risk. personally I'd never join the army. fighting in wars and shit is just something im completely opposed to. id like to think that humans are better than that (but they're obviously not, haha)
gjg.instinct
Profile Joined May 2009
144 Posts
September 08 2009 17:27 GMT
#24
I think you're assuming to much. I'm also diabetic and more than familiar with what it entails for employment. I don't know why you'd want to be in the armed forces unless you are trying to run for office some day...but if you want to "serve your country" I recommend you do something a little more intellectually engaging...the fed is desperate for translators, foreign contractors, and there are all sorts of FBI / CIA jobs. Nothing but respect for the armed forces, but ppl on this forum tend to be smarter than the average joe, so I assume you are.

As for police and fire, half the cops in the country are diabetic (type 2) and there is the "American Disability Act", which I would check out if I were you. I'm fairly certain that simply having a disease can't keep you from getting in; this is why the medical examination is required, by law, to come after the written/oral/physical/background/polygraph/psyc evaluations in law enforcement.

Where I'm from, the requirement is that you have a hemoglobin A1C below 7.0 for a consistent amount of time.

I'm from SF, california, so you can't get into a fire department around here unless you are a black / hispanic / woman / lesbian anyway. But I imagine, in general, the diabetic thing is the same. It's legally considered discrimination if you're ineligible solely for being diabetic...but you have to prove you aren't a liability.

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