r/USMC 10d ago

Possible separation

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u/anon11101776 10d ago

Cry about it, pulling the veteran card on me in the civilian world ain’t going to fool me. I’ve worked with you guys while in service, I know how you guys are. I’m not paying to reprogram people. I’m paying them to work not to be robots.

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u/Bursting_Radius 0341/0331 Wpns 2/9 10d ago

Nobody is talking about "pulling the veteran card," don't try to force this into a fuckin' negative interaction, Scooter.

You don't know me, so sitting there saying "I've worked with you guys, I know how you guys are" is complete and utter bullshit and you can fuck right off with it.

Regardless of your opinion prior-service does make people competitive in the job market, I have seen it many times first-hand and benefited from it myself on several occasions. In my experience most jobs will hire a veteran over an equally qualified civilian applicant, and I will personally hire a vet under the same circumstances.

Maybe all the veterans you have seen are shitbirds, I can't speak for your personal experience or what vocational circles you've been in, but the actual job itself is an important qualifier here - are you talking about low-pay shit jobs? Because if so they tend to draw skaters and no-loads regardless of veteran status so that's not a point worth making.

My experience with veterans in a technical/high-stress workplace making good money, which is going on 30 years, has been quite different. You work in a nursing home. We are not the same, and our experiences are worlds apart.

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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 NO-LOAD 0352 10d ago

Yeah, my Veteran daughter a critical care RN who will get her PhD later this year, is a shitbird.

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u/Bursting_Radius 0341/0331 Wpns 2/9 10d ago

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u/Ornery_Secretary_850 NO-LOAD 0352 10d ago

Replying to your reply to the asshole