Attn: Veterans

[RetiredGySgt]

Talk to DAV you are getting ripped off.

I served 16 years and was retired via disability. back in 95 got 100 percent VA in 2000.

 

[Rust_Cohle]

(COMMENT)

There is no offset pay if you served 20 years or more. You get both your retired pay and VA Disability.

But if you are like me, Line-of-Duty disability at 16 years (E-7), there is a bill.


Most Respectfully,
R

I would be like you, injured and MEB under 20. That means I got some phone calls to make today and things to stop moving forward. Thanks for the heads up SFC

 

[Rust_Cohle]

I served 16 years and was retired via disability. back in 95 got 100 percent VA in 2000.

And those don't offset? So you get DoD + VA pay?

 

[RetiredGySgt]

And those don't offset? So you get DoD + VA pay?

No I forfeit Retirement pay. I wasn't in when the two could be combined that is new and only applies to combat injuries.

 

[Rust_Cohle]

No I forfeit Retirement pay. I wasn't in when the two could be combined that is new and only applies to combat injuries.

Got ya. Yeah I got some calls to make today then. My injury was because Army doctors suck (malpractice/negligence)

And thanks to Federal Tort, feres doctrine, you can't sue

 

[Flash]

Branch: US Army

Dates: Aug 1966-Mar 1970

Rank: Sgt E-5

Units: 17th ASA Field Station, Rothwestin Germany, Feb 1967-Oct 1967. 509th RRG RVN (various sub units at Davis Station, Dak To, Pleku, Chu Lai, Nha Trang) Nov 1967 - Mar 1970.

 

[Hossfly]

Talk to DAV you are getting ripped off.

Best solution is for VA patients here to make an appointment with the Patient Advocate. He will explain everything and will be a big help. And he is on your side.

 

[WinterBorn]

Best solution is for VA patients here to make an appointment with the Patient Advocate. He will explain everything and will be a big help. And he is on your side.

The advocates make a huge difference!

 

[Rust_Cohle]

Best solution is for VA patients here to make an appointment with the Patient Advocate. He will explain everything and will be a big help. And he is on your side.

After that see your county Veterans Service Office. They work for free and don't get a percentage of your back pay like "lawyers"

 

[Admiral kroll]

I will again be posting ours Veteran thread on Nov. 11.

We have many new members since last year soif you are a Veteran, Active duty, Guard/Reserve and would like to be included on the USMB Veteran list
Please PM me your rank, dates of service, branch and MOS (job).

If anyone has any original writing they may want to contribute to the thread let me know so we can work out the details.

PSIf you gave me information last year I still have it.

Could a Mod give us a sticky, please?


Thanks
Mr. P

Hello, An old Seabee USN ret. and presently hold a commission with the state of Texas

 

[whoisit]

Hello, An old Seabee USN ret. and presently hold a commission with the state of Texas

Are you really an Admiral? I talked to a Commander once when my son was in the Navy. He just decided to pick up the phone that day. I told him to tell the captain not to give my son those Amtrax shots he had allergies,lol. He called the Captain of sons ship and they gave him hell. My son said they ragged him about being a mommas boy.
But he did really well ,made Sailer of the month then sailor of the year with his picture on the front of the ship.

I didn't rtealize who I was talking to of course at the time. My son said " how in the hell did you get in touch with a Commander!"lol. He was just bored and snswered the phone that day I guess.

Anchors away hope no more wars ever.

 

[Ghost1776]

This is totally sweet and loving, but really putting all your personal informaton not the safest brightest thing to be doing. The dangers are endless but those born before the 60’s yall just don’t get it man. You have no idea how dangerous it is putting ur info out there just like that idiotic place called nextdoor……..Jesus anyone who uses that too .

 

[Canon Shooter]

Please use this format

Branch:

Date/s:

Rank:

Unit:

Other info:

Thanks, P

US Navy
January 20, 1981 - January 31, 2001

STG1

In order:

• RTC Orlando
• FLEASWTRACENPAC (student)
• USS Pigeon (ASR-21)
• USS Chandler (DDG-996)
• USS Ortolan (ASR-22)
• Naval Base Charleston
• USS Pluck (MSO-464)
• USS Constant (MSO-427)
• USS Guardian (MCM-5)
• USS Adroit (MSO-509)
• Fleet Training Center Pacific (staff)
• Afloat Training Group Pacific (staff)
• FLEASWTRACENPAC (student)
• USS Princeton (CG-59)
• FLEASWTRACENPAC (staff)

Interesting tidbit: USS Pigeon and USS Ortolan were the Navy's twin-hulled submarine rescue ships (which are all named after birds, by the way). I was the only non-diver to serve aboard both of them in the entire time they were both commissioned. This was due to the nature of the sonar system on board, which was specific to the mission of submarine rescue and salvage.

While stationed on Ortolan we accompanied the Atlantis II, out of Woods Hole, Massachusetts to the site of the wreck of the Titanic. We were also called upon to help with salvage efforts after the Challenger disaster...

As a mine warfare expert, I was on "sweeps" in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm. That really, really sucked. I also taught mine warfare to Sonar Supervisor students and ASW Officers...

 

[9thIDdoc]

US Navy
January 20, 1981 - January 31, 2001

STG1

In order:

• RTC Orlando
• FLEASWTRACENPAC (student)
• USS Pigeon (ASR-21)
• USS Chandler (DDG-996)
• USS Ortolan (ASR-22)
• Naval Base Charleston
• USS Pluck (MSO-464)
• USS Constant (MSO-427)
• USS Guardian (MCM-5)
• USS Adroit (MSO-509)
• Fleet Training Center Pacific (staff)
• Afloat Training Group Pacific (staff)
• FLEASWTRACENPAC (student)
• USS Princeton (CG-59)
• FLEASWTRACENPAC (staff)

Interesting tidbit: USS Pigeon and USS Ortolan were the Navy's twin-hulled submarine rescue ships (which are all named after birds, by the way). I was the only non-diver to serve aboard both of them in the entire time they were both commissioned. This was due to the nature of the sonar system on board, which was specific to the mission of submarine rescue and salvage.

While stationed on Ortolan we accompanied the Atlantis II, out of Woods Hole, Massachusetts to the site of the wreck of the Titanic. We were also called upon to help with salvage efforts after the Challenger disaster...

As a mine warfare expert, I was on "sweeps" in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm. That really, really sucked. I also taught mine warfare to Sonar Supervisor students and ASW Officers...

 

[Obbop]

US Navy
January 20, 1981 - January 31, 2001

STG1

In order:

• RTC Orlando
• FLEASWTRACENPAC (student)
• USS Pigeon (ASR-21)
• USS Chandler (DDG-996)
• USS Ortolan (ASR-22)
• Naval Base Charleston
• USS Pluck (MSO-464)
• USS Constant (MSO-427)
• USS Guardian (MCM-5)
• USS Adroit (MSO-509)
• Fleet Training Center Pacific (staff)
• Afloat Training Group Pacific (staff)
• FLEASWTRACENPAC (student)
• USS Princeton (CG-59)
• FLEASWTRACENPAC (staff)

Interesting tidbit: USS Pigeon and USS Ortolan were the Navy's twin-hulled submarine rescue ships (which are all named after birds, by the way). I was the only non-diver to serve aboard both of them in the entire time they were both commissioned. This was due to the nature of the sonar system on board, which was specific to the mission of submarine rescue and salvage.

While stationed on Ortolan we accompanied the Atlantis II, out of Woods Hole, Massachusetts to the site of the wreck of the Titanic. We were also called upon to help with salvage efforts after the Challenger disaster...

As a mine warfare expert, I was on "sweeps" in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm. That really, really sucked. I also taught mine warfare to Sonar Supervisor students and ASW Officers...

3rd Division Schofield DEG-3/FFG-3. Best sub hunters in all of WestPac. Had this patch made in Olongapo. Wore on our work jackets. Best time was forcing the USSR Echo 2 sub to surface after 24+ hours of relentless pinging with an AN-SQS-26AXR sonar system. Last seen departing the area on the surface at high speed. It was 1975 and the Cold War was still on and the Rooskies tried to keep at least one launch platform within shooting distance of our carriers at all times. We were escorting the Midway in the Philippine Sea when we detected the boat.

 

[protectionist]

This is totally sweet and loving, but really putting all your personal informaton not the safest brightest thing to be doing. The dangers are endless but those born before the 60’s yall just don’t get it man. You have no idea how dangerous it is putting ur info out there just like that idiotic place called nextdoor……..Jesus anyone who uses that too .

Carry a gun. Get a CCW permit. Shotgun for the house.

I'm on the 3rd floor (apartment). Lots of alarms. Only one door entrance/exit. Very thick bulletproof windows. Molotov cocktail throwers get 00 Buckshot.

Keep track of my bank account every 3 days.

 

[Canon Shooter]

3rd Division Schofield DEG-3/FFG-3. Best sub hunters in all of WestPac. Had this patch made in Olongapo. Wore on our work jackets. Best time was forcing the USSR Echo 2 sub to surface after 24+ hours of relentless pinging with an AN-SQS-26AXR sonar system. Last seen departing the area on the surface at high speed. It was 1975 and the Cold War was still on and the Rooskies tried to keep at least one launch platform within shooting distance of our carriers at all times. We were escorting the Midway in the Philippine Sea when we detected the boat.

An SQS-26AX??

Man, that's old school.

We had the SQS-53B on the Chandler, and the Princeton had the SQS-89 suite...

 

[Harpy Eagle]

USMC 1998-2009.

Permanent duty stations...

Boot Camp at Parris Island
NAS Meridian for MOS school
MCB Camp Hansen, Okinawa
MCAS Futenma, Okinawa
MCAS Beaufort
AFB Kadena, Okinawa
MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa
MCAS Yuma
Recruiting Station St Louis
MCAS New River
Retired as an E7/GySgt.

 

[Obbop]

An SQS-26AX??

Man, that's old school.

We had the SQS-53B on the Chandler, and the Princeton had the SQS-89 suite...

Boomer power!!! Raw brutal power to compensate for the lack of refinement assuredly present with the equipment used nowadays. We were underway escorting the Hancock with the admiral aboard that carrier when we requested the bridge to perform the basic system test to ensure that active pinging was functional. The junior officer gave the go-ahead, the fool, and we aimed our sonar beam directly at the carrier around 6-nautical miles away and using every ounce of power we could muster let her rip!!!

PING!!!!! PING!!!!! PING!!!!! We got off around 12 pings when the bridge shouted down "TURN THAT DAMN THING OFF!!!!!! We learned later that the admiral was wakened by our obnoxious noise and sent the word over to shut it down. He wasn't happy but, technically, no rules were broken so we had our fun but as long as I was on that old tub we never tried that again.

Oh, I should mention that it was 0100-hours, 1AM to the landlubbers. We also received grumbles from many aboard not really thanking us for waking them up but when they heard what and why we did what we did the reception became much more friendly.

 

[Canon Shooter]

Boomer power!!! Raw brutal power to compensate for the lack of refinement assuredly present with the equipment used nowadays. We were underway escorting the Hancock with the admiral aboard that carrier when we requested the bridge to perform the basic system test to ensure that active pinging was functional. The junior officer gave the go-ahead, the fool, and we aimed our sonar beam directly at the carrier around 6-nautical miles away and using every ounce of power we could muster let her rip!!!

PING!!!!! PING!!!!! PING!!!!! We got off around 12 pings when the bridge shouted down "TURN THAT DAMN THING OFF!!!!!! We learned later that the admiral was wakened by our obnoxious noise and sent the word over to shut it down. He wasn't happy but, technically, no rules were broken so we had our fun but as long as I was on that old tub we never tried that again.

Oh, I should mention that it was 0100-hours, 1AM to the landlubbers. We also received grumbles from many aboard not really thanking us for waking them up but when they heard what and why we did what we did the reception became much more friendly.

When I was on Chandler we had the AN/SQS-53B. When we had to do active tests we'd aim that bitch towards the screws and start pounding away.

The snipes fuckin' hated us...