While being awol, can you still file your taxes.?
Yes. IRS and Military and totally separate institutions. At least then you will only have one of them after you. Depends though whether they talk to one another - are their computers linked.
Is it possible to enlist as a soldier who isn't paid in the US Army? Or is a paycheck mandatory?
I worked in Financial Management for 11 years in the USAF. We use the same pay system as the Army.Here is the difinitive answer on how this works:You MUST have a direct deposit set up. The pay system is set up so that pay comes automatically to the member, and if no bank information is set up a paper check is sent to the address on file.If the money that was direct deposited cannot reach a valid account it is sent back to the government who will attempt to deposit the money every pay run.We receive notices in the Finance office when this is happening to members at our base… so we call you or your supervisor and will harass you until it is resolved… because someone is harassing us to get it resolved.A few times I had people say they didn't want to take money the government owed them, for travel vouchers and things like that, because it wasn't worth the hassle. That's perfectly fine… but the paperwork you need to fill out to give the government this money back is far more tedious, and we have no desire to stop what we are doing to help you fill it out. So I'm sure it's happened at some point, but in my 11 years I never actually saw anyone go through with it.Additionally, if you are independently wealthy you can be discharged from the service whether you like it or not. If you are rich there is little to stop you from going AWOL to avoid any part of military service you deem shitty. They do not want people with those kind of options.This isn't a dig at the military… it’s a dig at human nature. I saw this happen once in my 11 years when a young man inherited his fathers car dealership empire unexpectedly. As I outprocessed him he told me he didn't choose to go but he could have just been trying to save face.I hope that answers your question. Also… I wrote this out on my phone and it keeps randomly autocorrecting words so… I hope everything made sense lol.
What made you realize that it was finally time to get a divorce?
I dated my previous husband for 7 years before we got married, and somewhere deep down inside I knew I took the wrong decision to marry him.1. One evening I got home from work and he started complaining (again) of how I worked late and did not have time to cook for him during the week. I should mention he used to get home 4 hours earlier than me and did absolutely nothing every day, even his work was a joke. The fight got really ugly and because of the stress I started feeling bad, but he wouldn’t stop yelling at me. The fight got so bad that at some point I started having problems breathing, felt something weird in my chest and I asked him to call the ambulance because I had a history with asthma.His answer was ‘No, if I call the ambulance they might think it is some-kind of domestic violence and I might be in trouble’. I called the ambulance by myself when he was in the bathroom, went to the hospital together with him of course and he seemed so worried in front of the doctors. I remember the doctors telling me I had a mild panic attack, asked me reasons why and when I let them know they just said that all marriages had their own fights and that he seemed a nice man and I should go back home with him. Which I did.On the way back I expected him to call us a taxi because it was winter, I only had a sweater on and I was not feeling well either. Well, what he did was ask me if I had money to pay the cab, which I did not because I did not have my wallet with me, took my phone away so as not to able to call anybody and told me I have to walk home as punishment for calling the ambulance, and reflect on the fact that another person who needed that ambulance might have died.2. The second one pretty easy - when I was too afraid of what I might do to myself and of what he might do to me, that I could not stand up from a bench in the park and head home. Stayed there for hours and only returned to take my clothes when he was working and never went back.It took me more than 2 years to recover and have a healthy relationship, and still have times I am afraid to say what’s on my mind so as not to offend my partner or my friends for that matter. Getting out of an abusive relationship is hard, but healing from one is even harder and that road is made of days we are able to get up, go to work and pretend to function normally, until we finally do. But I do am proud of myself, if I have a bad day, I always remind myself it is way better than one of the good days back then.
Failed the urinalysis at MEPS. Was DQ'd. What are my options?
Sorry, but this is a bit long. Please bear with me... I get recurring UTI infections, so it didn't surprise me that I was asked to do the 24-hr jug test because of protein (creatinine/urea) leaks. I had to submit the jug twice, cause the first results came back "inconclusive." The 2nd time, my recruiter convinced me to pour MORE THAN 24 hours' worth into the jug because he thought it wasn't full enough. I tried to explain to him that a 24-hour test isn't about quantity, but about timing, but he didn't listen to me. And I wasn't going to argue with him since he was the one who drove out to my place just to pick up the jug to deliver to MEPS. This time, I was officially DQ'd for having way too much creatinine in my urine. I gave my recruiter an "I told you so" but he said things will be fine after I send MEPS a medical waiver. I did that. I wrote that I've been physically active and going about my practical life things for years now and have never had a medical problem barring me from work or play. I asked MEPS to reconsider. But the waiver was turned down. I'm mad at myself and somewhat annoyed at my recruiter. Protein leaks in urine could be caused by anything from stress to encroaching kidney failure. I can't do much about the first, and I'm pretty sure my kidneys are alright. (I've got no medical insurance, but I'm willing to pay for my own urinalysis from a private doctor just to be on the safe side.) My recruiter told me to wait 6 months and try applying again. But he didn't sound sure. In fact, he seemed to have abandoned me by the wayside. But I don't really give a damn about him if this really is the case. I just want to be in the goddamn Navy. I got a 96 on the ASVAB and I want to go CTI. I'm not in it for the bonuses or insurance. I just want to serve. I was sold on the idea before I met my recruiter. And if not for this one problem I'd had signed my contract by now. I need help. What should I do?
Is Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military really what the people in the military want?
In the Marine Corps they care very much about what sex you say you are or what sex you happen to really be. If you have a dick then you are going to be put with the male Marines and if you act out of line, not by your standards but by the squads/platoons standards you are going to get a house check and if you continue to act out you are going to go away.simple. Now if you are a male who wants to be a female and you do not have a dick but your name is still Larry Jockstrap, good luck in the female Marines barracks.You thing the men are tough, lol. But as long as you bring no shame to the unit or the Corps than nobody will give a rats ass what your doing, your going to hear about it ALL the time but oh well thus is the life in a fight force, they talk shit all the time. You will conform to the Marine Corps ways not the other way around. I too remember Dont ask Dont tell. An Iremember Dont care Dont bother. Military is a dictatorship within a Republic. If the Commander says today we are all wearing skirts and having our nails done, you’re going to see a lot of Marines looking for skirts and nail polish, not fighting or resisting, you dont get the option. You protest you go to jail without a trail and maybe for life who knows up to JAG. Here is my question.WHy should a transgender be allowed to the seat of a kid that aced everything and has no medical issues? Thats what it really comes down to. There is not a unlimited openings i the military. If someone wants in the military it is up to them to prove what value they would bring with them. I can not think of any that would outweigh the cost in medical and fair doesn't cut it for military. doing 19 years and getting pushed out 6 months before isn’t fair either but it happens every day.
Can you become a police officer with a medical discharge?
ok good cause i really want to be a cop and im hoping this wont hold me back. The reason for the discharge is for physical reasons witch i have pretty much resolved but the marine corps still sees it fit to discharge me. another question i have is, i was treated for PTSD and depression when i came back from a hard deployment but thats not the reason for my discharge. could that be a problem?