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Originally posted by tkwasny
Recalls back into active duty can happen with the stroke of a pen if you are military retiree, for life. That military retirement pay is a retainer fee, not just a retirement pay.
Originally posted by tkwasny
If not a retiree, nearly every service member upon honorable discharge is placed on a period of inactive reserve. During that period of inactive reserve, stroke of a pen and your back in active duty for as long as needed. Just getting a discharge from the service can be refused and your obligation extended past the enlistment period if it is in the best interest of the country or it is deemed a damaging loss if you are lost to the civilian field.
Many don't realize what they've signed on to when they enlist or take a commission.
Originally posted by Sevnuvnine
I worked for a scrap metal recycling yard in Riverside WV until January of this year. For the past two years, the team at the tunnel complex had a contract with the scrap yard to purchase scrap vehicles for their training. They would come in with a large low boy, about 3 to 4 times within a couple of months, and take several cars back to the tunnel for whatever it is they do there. I never saw the vehicles once they were finished. Wish I had though, now that I know more about what they were doing with them.
Originally posted by larphillips
OK, strange bit of info came my way today... and perhaps those in the know can shake me from my "conspiratorial, something is coming" way of thinking.
I have an employee, on the job for nearly a year, and a former US Marine. Moved to the location of the new job, bought a house, and got married within this year. Honorably discharged from his service. Now, the details of a Marine's discharge are something I know nothing about... not sure how long he served, what his "job" was in the service, and what a Corps contract contains.
At any rate, he just put in his notice that he'll be soon leaving the job. He's been recalled by the Corps and has to report to West Virginia (???) in May for 6 weeks of training before shipping out of the country. He either doesn't know or won't tell where he is headed after training.
NOW.... here's my thoughts. The last time I saw something like this in a civilian back to millitary life recall was during Desert Storm (or at least it was the last time it impacted anyone I knew.) So to me, it appears that there may be a very massive run-up to a very massive millitary campaign. I don't know of any bases or training areas in WV (didn't Google either... lazy) but I wonder if WV is chosen for terrain-based training, or there are some other specialized facilities there. The only terrain matches that immediately come to mind in the "hot spots" of the world is North Korea.
So... has anyone else encountered or heard of any recalls like this? Anyone have any thoughts or anything to add? Am I out of my mind and this is completely normal for veterans of the Corps?
Thanks, look forward to hearing something from the gang here (even the disinfo agents who will shout "nothing to see here, move on").
Originally posted by ahybrid
Originally posted by Sevnuvnine
I worked for a scrap metal recycling yard in Riverside WV until January of this year. For the past two years, the team at the tunnel complex had a contract with the scrap yard to purchase scrap vehicles for their training. They would come in with a large low boy, about 3 to 4 times within a couple of months, and take several cars back to the tunnel for whatever it is they do there. I never saw the vehicles once they were finished. Wish I had though, now that I know more about what they were doing with them.
Can this statement be verified? This sounds like preparation for Urban Tactics & Protocols.
I was driving up the 405n in orange county and saw a caravan of Army vehicles with fatigues behind the wheel heading south. Odd, as I've only ever seen this once in my 30 years of residence in OC. This also reminds me of the open movement of military vehicles through the rail system that we recently had.
Another point that might tie into this is that N Korea has been categorically aggressive for decades, yet has been recently hyped up in the MSM. The last time this happened we invaded Iraq to depose a dictator under the premise of dirty weapons.
Regardless of his current public military status, the individual could have been a highly trained specialist whose intelligence was needed, potentially even alphabet agency operations.
Perhaps N Korea is another Golf of Tonkin to push a Corporate branded Military State, funded by Walmart & Starbuck? Obviously this is an outlandish concept, yet can we deny the bearings that we have so allowed to be set for us.
Originally posted by nownow
reply to post by larphillips
Why are we worried about Iran and North Korea with our allies like Japan just killing the planet.
Originally posted by ezwip
Everything has been in place to hit Iran for years. They've moved ample supplies and militia into Syria now. It only makes sense that they're going to beat that ass sooner than later. NK should just shut their mouths before they get carpet bombed and tactical nuked into the stone age, but they won't and it's going to be quick and painful for them. Just a speed bump on the way to the real goal.