When you need Dad’s answer honest and blunt. Executive Member of Costco and Lowe’s preferred account. Alumni VF-84 and VF-41 USN, SCCA, Private Pilot PA-28-160
An Iranian Air Force F-14AM fighter jet seen landing at Shahid Babaei Airbase in Isfahan, central Iran, earlier tonight, presumably after trying to shoot down U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles striking coastal areas of Iran.
So there I was on 13 between Marion and Harrisburg and I got lit up. He walks up and asked for license and registration/insurance. Looks at my license and says “I see you are a veteran and from Oklahoma, I’m not asking so don’t answer but I assume you’re armed. I will make you a deal don’t reach for yours and I won’t reach for mine”. I replied, “sounds fair if I was”. I am always so he was right. He wrote me a warning and we left. Only time I have ever been stopped in Illinois.
This right here don’t wait until it’s too late. Get the ball rolling early especially if you have loved one’s depending on you. Machismo won’t help them at all if you go down.
We need to be helping PFC 4-and-out get his proper treatment rather than shaming vets for seeking out that to which they are statutorily entitled.
The problem is less that PFC 4-and-out CAN’T get treatment than it is PFC 4-and-out never sought his place in the VA system because “other people had it worse” and “I’m not disabled” and by the time he really needed it, the time to process the paperwork exceeded his expected lifespan.
Normally, I agree with you, but you’re on the wrong side of this one because of pride - and that kind of mindset is contagious and separates others from the care they have earned and the care they may eventually need.
@CyborgPeds@thestinkeye Why I was so glad you decided to make that trip to Oklahoma. Honor Courage Commitment really weren’t just words to us. We lookout for each other. Thank you for doing what you can for fellow pilots.
@CyborgPeds@thestinkeye Mine were all physical so I don’t have experience with mental issues. Also convincing doctors on prescriptions that were acceptable. It can be such a gauntlet balancing different government agencies.
@thestinkeye@CyborgPeds This is why I advocated for MOSAIC so much. Social Security and VA are linked into the FAA medical system so getting even a class three is challenging for many.
Where’s he been what has been up to? Good questions, I am learning to paint. Some of the buildings on the property needed a new look. A green house doesn’t have to be green.
@MCCCANM Good storytelling is hard to beat, sounds weird but see if a comic from your area would meet with several close friends and do a set based on their stories.