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Shoutbox Poll - Please Take A Second And Answer It

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  1. 1. Keep The Shoutbox or Get Rid of It

    • Keep It
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    • Get Rid of It
      4
    • I don't use and don't care
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Shoutbox Box Polls Should It Stay Or Go

Tbird
 

Founder HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran LLC - Founded Jan 20, 1997

 

HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran | Community Forum | RallyPoint | FaceBook | LinkedIn | About Me

 

Time Dedicated to HadIt.com Veterans and my brothers and sisters: 65,700 - 109,500 Hours Over Thirty Years

 

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I am writing my memoirs and would love it if you could help a shipmate out and look at it.

I've had a few challenges, perhaps the same as you. I relate them here to demonstrate that we can learn, overcome, and find purpose in life.

The stories can be harrowing to read; they were challenging to live. Remember that each story taught me something I would need once I found my purpose, and my purpose was and is HadIt.com Veterans.

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Buck52
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I vote to keep it! now that its on the side!

Philip Rogers
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I don't use it, nor do I text, use a smart phone, or "like" any posts, as I just won't take the time for all that BS. I don't do selfies, either! jmo pr

Buck52
Buck52

Maybe we all need to Shout at each other more often on our more humor side!

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I vote to keep it! now that its on the side!

I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!!

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Probably keep it. I can not see how it would benefit Veterans to get rid of it. I also can not see how using it would harm Veterans. Therefore, keeping it seems like the best option because it may help but it wont hurt Vets.

Lots of Vets "fall through the cracks" as they dont "fit" the VA's criteria for whatever reason. In fact, most of us here have "fallen through the cracks" at VA.

In my case, I "fell through the cracks" because Va did not know what to do with me, as they had shredded my evidence. It was the classic, "keep passing the buck, I dont know what to do"...for VA employees. Many Vets had shredded evidence and were denied because of it.

The Va was supposed to "take my word for it" when the Va was found guilty of shredding. However, the culture of denial is strong, so VA employees naturally assumed I was not telling the truth when I sent paperwork in. Of course, they also assumed those VA employees "would never harm Veterans" by shredding their evidence. Yea..right. A VA "employee" badge automatically makes you trusted, while military service makes you a liar, automatically.

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Don't use it much but I vote to keep it as long as you don't need the space for something more important.

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