goodbye for a while

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ahh i see, i never knew you were enlisted. if you dont mind my asking, why were you not able to stay in?

I first went to MEPS back in 1988 to join the Navy. Failed the hearing test. Went back and enlisted in the Coast Guard and was able to pass MEPS. Was sworn in and flown to Cape May, NJ for CG boot camp. A couple of days after we were there, we took another test. A week or so later, I was called in for Red Tag. That meant I was being sent home. I had failed the hearing test they gave me in boot camp. So I was sent home with an honorable medical discharge. So if anyone were to say that I've never done my part for the country, it wasn't for lack of trying. It's because I was already in and was medically discharged. Later, QD.

[dohc4.6sc]

I first went to MEPS back in 1988 to join the Navy. Failed the hearing test. Went back and enlisted in the Coast Guard and was able to pass MEPS. Was sworn in and flown to Cape May, NJ for CG boot camp. A couple of days after we were there, we took another test. A week or so later, I was called in for Red Tag. That meant I was being sent home. I had failed the hearing test they gave me in boot camp. So I was sent home with an honorable medical discharge. So if anyone were to say that I've never done my part for the country, it wasn't for lack of trying. It's because I was already in and was medically discharged. Later, QD.

damn dude that sucks.

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damn dude that sucks.

Yup. I love the ocean and wanted to do something in relation to that and that the CG would be awesome. But I got a 2 week stint, a $500 check and plane ticket for me and my discharge papers home. But it did state HONORABLE. That was cool. I guess. Later, QD.

[dohc4.6sc]

Yup. I love the ocean and wanted to do something in relation to that and that the CG would be awesome. But I got a 2 week stint, a $500 check and plane ticket for me and my discharge papers home. But it did state HONORABLE. That was cool. I guess. Later, QD.

that ocean shit just isnt for me. i can swin but hate water. yea glad it was honorable. how much was a months paycheck for back then, in the military of course.

[Catnip]

Yup. I love the ocean and wanted to do something in relation to that and that the CG would be awesome. But I got a 2 week stint, a $500 check and plane ticket for me and my discharge papers home. But it did state HONORABLE. That was cool. I guess. Later, QD.

Might not mean much, but thanks. It's more than I have done for my country.

[tony]

I first went to MEPS back in 1988 to join the Navy. Failed the hearing test. Went back and enlisted in the Coast Guard and was able to pass MEPS. Was sworn in and flown to Cape May, NJ for CG boot camp. A couple of days after we were there, we took another test. A week or so later, I was called in for Red Tag. That meant I was being sent home. I had failed the hearing test they gave me in boot camp. So I was sent home with an honorable medical discharge. So if anyone were to say that I've never done my part for the country, it wasn't for lack of trying. It's because I was already in and was medically discharged. Later, QD.

How old are you now? If its less than 40 you can still do the Reserves.

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How old are you now? If its less than 40 you can still do the Reserves.

I'll be 40 next year (April 2010). And I can't because of medical reasons. Later, QD.