Introduction
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- Gravedigger
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Re: Introduction
Welcome Justin,vwjustin wrote:Good evening, gentlemen. My name's Justin. I'm a student at Virginia Tech working on a bachelor's in Consumer Studies.
In June 2004, I shipped out to Marine Corps Recruit Training at Parris Island, SC. This was short-lived, however, as I was medically discharged three months later.
Since then, I've taken an interest in the Army. Since this site seems like a pretty informative military forum, I thought I'd snoop around for a while.
All the best,
Justin
Do you think that Marcus Vick will return to the Hokie lineup this year? What career field will you be in when you graduate with a degree in 'Consumer Studies'?
Angry
Angry
USA 95B 84-87, TXARNG 91B 88-89, CIV 89-present
"Yet each man kills the thing he loves, some do it with a bitter look, some with a flattering word, the coward does it with a kiss, and the brave man with the sword. " -Oscar Wilde
USA 95B 84-87, TXARNG 91B 88-89, CIV 89-present
"Yet each man kills the thing he loves, some do it with a bitter look, some with a flattering word, the coward does it with a kiss, and the brave man with the sword. " -Oscar Wilde
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Someone is going to have to take the keys away from Ranger Silverback when he's working all night. He's scarring away all the fish!
Oh, and welcome.
Oh, and welcome.
HHC 1/75 '92
OIF 07-09
197th STC (SO)(A)-present
Sua Sponte!
Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent - that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman and loves only a warrior.
Friedrich Nietzsche
OIF 07-09
197th STC (SO)(A)-present
Sua Sponte!
Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent - that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman and loves only a warrior.
Friedrich Nietzsche
- centermass
- Ranger Admin/RIP Ranger
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Re: Introduction
Yes. Vick recently returned to practice, so I think he'll make it this year. I hope to enlist again in the military after I get my degree. This time, however, I'm more open to other branches than the Marines.AngryPistols wrote:Welcome Justin,vwjustin wrote:Good evening, gentlemen. My name's Justin. I'm a student at Virginia Tech working on a bachelor's in Consumer Studies.
In June 2004, I shipped out to Marine Corps Recruit Training at Parris Island, SC. This was short-lived, however, as I was medically discharged three months later.
Since then, I've taken an interest in the Army. Since this site seems like a pretty informative military forum, I thought I'd snoop around for a while.
All the best,
Justin
Do you think that Marcus Vick will return to the Hokie lineup this year? What career field will you be in when you graduate with a degree in 'Consumer Studies'?
Angry
vwjustin wrote:Sir,BattleBoar wrote:I can't believe I'm wasting my 100th post on this.vwjustin wrote: No. We were doing pushups. In my position in the formation, I was usually near an ant pile. I had been stung almost every day for two months. The allergy just took time to build up.
You need to get to an allergist and determine if the problem is taken care of. You may be eligible for allergy-cessation therapy.
Knew a lieutenant in training who had a reaction to ant bites like the one you describe, plus anaphylactic shock. Went to Martin Army Hospital, got the treatment. He was supposedly "cured" of this allergy.
A few weeks later, he gets stung by a wasp or something. Here we go again. Anaphylaxis, hospital. This time they treat him--and the treatment is an injection of the venom so that your body fights it oncce and for all--and he goes into worse shock.
Got a permanent "no outside duty" profile. That's when they separated him. Except--and this is the weird part--allergies to venomous insects were a special little paragraph in the MED reg that said he wouldn't be medically boarded, but rather "administratively separated under some other provision." So we put him out EPTS (condition Existed Prior To Service).
So, if you can get yourself cured, then maybe you could come in, but if not, you'll have the same problem in the Army as you did in the Marines.
Oh yeah, welcome.
The doctor told me immunotherapy would take a few years, but it would most likely be successful.
Your doctor knows what he is talking about. I used to be extremely allergic to dogs and cats. I had to run wash my hands right after petting them to avoid allergic reactions. Then I went for allergy testing in 84. Scored positive to over 50 items out of 87. And the items you breathe in I had 7 out of 9. 2 were control #'s. So that meant I was highly allergic. For 3 1/2 years (I was supposed to go for 5 years) of getting the items I was allergic to injected in me first in very miniscule doses twice weekly. By the time I noticed in the early 90's, I was able to pet dogs and even hug them without getting reactions. The shit works. But there is no real overnight cure.
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Steadfast
4/325 82d DIV 68-69
2nd Bde HHC (LRRP), 4 ID
K Co (Rgr), 75th Inf (Abn), 4 ID
69-70
I cooked with C- 4
Steadfast
4/325 82d DIV 68-69
2nd Bde HHC (LRRP), 4 ID
K Co (Rgr), 75th Inf (Abn), 4 ID
69-70
I cooked with C- 4
Re: Introduction
Thanks for the PMvwjustin wrote:Yes. Vick recently returned to practice, so I think he'll make it this year. I hope to enlist again in the military after I get my degree. This time, however, I'm more open to other branches than the Marines.AngryPistols wrote:Welcome Justin,vwjustin wrote:Good evening, gentlemen. My name's Justin. I'm a student at Virginia Tech working on a bachelor's in Consumer Studies.
In June 2004, I shipped out to Marine Corps Recruit Training at Parris Island, SC. This was short-lived, however, as I was medically discharged three months later.
Since then, I've taken an interest in the Army. Since this site seems like a pretty informative military forum, I thought I'd snoop around for a while.
All the best,
Justin
Do you think that Marcus Vick will return to the Hokie lineup this year? What career field will you be in when you graduate with a degree in 'Consumer Studies'?
Angry
Good luck finding the right branch of service.
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Active Duty Marine
22 years Airborne Grad.
MOS 2149,2142/41,8153,9962
Active Duty Marine
22 years Airborne Grad.
MOS 2149,2142/41,8153,9962
- Silverback
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Removeing the AssClown
Ranger SilverBack-I don't have the Skinny on the Fire-Ant kid yet.
But he did PM me the info I requested.
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But he did PM me the info I requested.
Top J
Top J
Active Duty Marine
22 years Airborne Grad.
MOS 2149,2142/41,8153,9962
Active Duty Marine
22 years Airborne Grad.
MOS 2149,2142/41,8153,9962