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Marvelous_Smarty Donating Member (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-04 06:52 PM
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111. From experience I can tell you how this happened.
The Army pays for all of your meals. You can opt out and not eat in the mess hall. If you do, you are paid a per diem (seperate rations) that covers your meals. But if you do eat in the barracks you have to pay, since the Army is already giving you cash for not eating there.

When I was deployed to Somalia I opted myself off of called seperate rations. The Army is notoriously slow with paper work and I was still on seperate rations when I was wounded. I was charged for every meal in the hospital. It is a paperwork SNAFU, not some budget cutting racket.
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  -The military is performing FREE cosmetic surgery??? CatWoman  Jul-19-04 07:57 PM   #0 
  - Watching....how freakin' bizarre is that?  spanone   Jul-19-04 07:58 PM   #1 
  - ???  lazarus   Jul-19-04 07:59 PM   #2 
  - It was just reported on the Countdown  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 08:00 PM   #3 
  - I don't see the problem.  bezdomny   Jul-19-04 08:24 PM   #8 
     - boob jobs, tummy tucks and lipo?  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 08:28 PM   #9 
        - Halliburton must have a sudsidiary for this....  TrustingDog   Jul-19-04 08:40 PM   #18 
        - So women are never shot in the breasts?  bezdomny   Jul-19-04 09:49 PM   #28 
           - you are missing the point  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 10:10 PM   #31 
              - I understand your point perfectly.  bezdomny   Jul-19-04 10:21 PM   #34 
              - practice makes perfect...  DoNotRefill   Jul-20-04 08:06 PM   #116 
              - The military doctors are paid less than civilian doctors and they  libertad   Jul-22-04 11:36 AM   #140 
  - and this:  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 08:09 PM   #4 
  - I saw that  Joanne98   Jul-19-04 08:18 PM   #5 
  - it's also free to the family members as well  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 08:29 PM   #10 
  - No its not an outrage.  Realityhack   Jul-20-04 05:17 PM   #92 
  - I wholeheartedly agree. This is a disgrace. Vets in VA hospitals, for  SCRUBDASHRUB   Jul-20-04 07:56 PM   #115 
  - But if it was one of the offered perks, sadly now THEY MIGHT REQUIRE  LittleApple81   Jul-19-04 08:20 PM   #6 
  - Vets have been getting unnecessary cosmetic surgery for many years-  wishlist   Jul-19-04 08:29 PM   #11 
  - I'm a vet  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 08:31 PM   #13 
  - Oh... We Like Our Soldiers 'Perky' Alright !!! - Especially If They're...  WillyT   Jul-19-04 08:30 PM   #12 
  - It does make sense in a strange way...  TreasonousBastard   Jul-19-04 08:22 PM   #7 
  - You're kidding , right?  spanone   Jul-19-04 08:32 PM   #14 
  - Chest wounds?  nose pin   Jul-19-04 08:40 PM   #17 
  - I had a friend who was an officer in the military, she  CaTeacher   Jul-19-04 09:55 PM   #29 
  - anesthesia is universal...  DoNotRefill   Jul-20-04 08:49 PM   #118 
     - you need to stop refilling  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 08:55 PM   #119 
        - Huh?  DoNotRefill   Jul-21-04 02:24 AM   #121 
  - Its part of the Mental Slavery thingy...we are the pawns for the Pubs  opihimoimoi   Jul-19-04 08:33 PM   #15 
  - It's true.  philosophie_en_rose   Jul-19-04 08:36 PM   #16 
  - This has been going on for a while.  Toot   Jul-19-04 08:42 PM   #19 
  - Facts need to be carefully checked. When I was in a military training  Mayberry Machiavelli   Jul-19-04 08:43 PM   #20 
  - http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=1898110  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 08:50 PM   #21 
     - Right, but I am saying I don't necessarily trust these papers to get it  Mayberry Machiavelli   Jul-19-04 09:13 PM   #24 
  - .this makes me ill...when my 23 yr old daughter can't go to dr about the  ElsewheresDaughter   Jul-19-04 08:50 PM   #22 
  - I know a former Naval officer who had  DemBones DemBones   Jul-19-04 09:12 PM   #23 
  - Breast Reduction is a different story entirely.  Mayberry Machiavelli   Jul-19-04 09:16 PM   #26 
  - Face Off?  ElsewheresDaughter   Jul-19-04 09:14 PM   #25 
  - LOL  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 09:32 PM   #27 
  - So what?  markses   Jul-19-04 09:57 PM   #30 
  - the big fucking deal is  CatWoman   Jul-19-04 10:17 PM   #33 
     - If it keeps the surgeons up to date  markses   Jul-19-04 10:34 PM   #36 
  - Oh yeah! They do indeed. After my wreck in 2000...majorly bad wreck  Solly Mack   Jul-19-04 10:15 PM   #32 
  - I think the bullet shortage  nose pin   Jul-19-04 10:39 PM   #37 
  - Nah..it's a lack of funds within his company  Solly Mack   Jul-19-04 10:42 PM   #39 
     - Ah, private sector  nose pin   Jul-19-04 10:47 PM   #40 
        - private sector? I'm talking military and military suppliers  Solly Mack   Jul-19-04 10:50 PM   #41 
  - Do you know if cosmetic charges are paid by the patient?  redqueen   Jul-20-04 03:52 PM   #86 
     - All the ones I know about were paid in full by tri-care  Solly Mack   Jul-20-04 05:04 PM   #90 
  - The argument for cosmetic surgery being provided to the members  merh   Jul-19-04 10:29 PM   #35 
  - Don't see a problem with this  Amarant   Jul-19-04 10:41 PM   #38 
  - I am all for it.  Marvelous_Smarty   Jul-19-04 10:58 PM   #42 
  - I think everyone here is missing the point  Heddi   Jul-19-04 11:00 PM   #43 
  - I would really like to know what your problem with this is?  Marvelous_Smarty   Jul-19-04 11:19 PM   #44 
  - oh god your wisdom astounds me!  Heddi   Jul-20-04 12:39 AM   #47 
  - That's interesting.  bezdomny   Jul-19-04 11:58 PM   #45 
  - The original post  Amarant   Jul-20-04 12:39 AM   #46 
     - that was the count for the year  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 08:50 AM   #49 
  - thank you, Heddi  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 08:49 AM   #48 
  - That's not what happens  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 08:57 AM   #50 
  - you figure it out  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 09:00 AM   #51 
     - new Army slogan...."Be the ..BREAST... that you can be!"  Gin   Jul-20-04 09:06 AM   #52 
     - After 25 years in the military  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 09:07 AM   #53 
        - Let them practice all they want  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 09:22 AM   #56 
           - Medical care IS free  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 09:29 AM   #57 
              - Medical care is free, huh?  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 09:33 AM   #58 
                 - The care is free  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 09:39 AM   #61 
                 - When I was in the service, my daughter had "issues"  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 09:44 AM   #65 
                    - Were you active duty?  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 09:47 AM   #67 
                       - 1. Yes, I was active duty.  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 09:55 AM   #69 
                          - Well, sounds like you made a choice to pay  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 09:59 AM   #71 
                             - I'm with you, Redhead  maggrwaggr   Jul-20-04 04:07 PM   #88 
                 - From experience I can tell you how this happened.  Marvelous_Smarty   Jul-20-04 06:52 PM   #111 
  - Hi Heddi!  Misinformed01   Jul-20-04 10:01 AM   #74 
  - Cuz you are wrong  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 10:04 AM   #75 
  - For the person who responded to my post  Misinformed01   Jul-20-04 10:10 AM   #76 
     - good idea, Stephanie  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 10:15 AM   #77 
     - This was a good post; I had not heard this before  Misinformed01   Jul-20-04 10:23 AM   #79 
     - Doesn't matter  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 10:42 AM   #82 
  - Clearly you have some other problem with this.  Realityhack   Jul-20-04 05:31 PM   #98 
  - I don't believe this, knowing how cheap the military is. Unless it's  TexasSissy   Jul-20-04 09:13 AM   #54 
  - I've seen it  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 09:15 AM   #55 
     - Breast reduction is not "cosmetic" in the truest sense. Ins. will pay for  TexasSissy   Jul-20-04 09:35 AM   #60 
        - We are not talking insurance  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 09:41 AM   #63 
        - Insurance is relevant 'cause ins. does not cover "cosmetic surgery."  TexasSissy   Jul-20-04 03:30 PM   #84 
        - I had a friend who had breast reduction  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 09:41 AM   #64 
           - Why does it need to be justified?  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 09:49 AM   #68 
           - how 'bout after a mastectomy?  maggrwaggr   Jul-20-04 04:09 PM   #89 
              - you've got shit  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 05:10 PM   #91 
  - These are two separate issues.  pagerbear   Jul-20-04 09:33 AM   #59 
  - again, I am NOT against needed reconstructive surgery  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 09:39 AM   #62 
     - And so how do they stay certified  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 09:45 AM   #66 
        - I tire of repeating myself to you  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 09:58 AM   #70 
        - You don't grasp the basic premise  Redhead488   Jul-20-04 10:00 AM   #73 
        - you have nailed it  swineguy   Jul-20-04 10:00 AM   #72 
           - Medicaid pays for Viagra but not birth control pills. Proceed:  elehhhhna   Jul-20-04 10:20 AM   #78 
              - The imagined controversy  swineguy   Jul-20-04 10:33 AM   #80 
  - Darnall Army Hospital Plastic Surg Dept Web Page (Ft. Hood TX)  Mayberry Machiavelli   Jul-20-04 10:41 AM   #81 
  - seems like a most reasonble respose  swineguy   Jul-20-04 11:52 AM   #83 
  - Should free cosmetic surgery be used as a way to entice people to sign up  redqueen   Jul-20-04 03:46 PM   #85 
  - NO  Solly Mack   Jul-20-04 05:19 PM   #93 
     - and this is all I'm saying in a nutshell  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 05:21 PM   #95 
        - Why shouldent it?  Realityhack   Jul-20-04 05:36 PM   #103 
           - because the money is better spent on other things  Solly Mack   Jul-20-04 05:42 PM   #104 
           - This IS a veterans benefit  Amarant   Jul-20-04 06:48 PM   #110 
              - I'm a disabled veteran  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 06:55 PM   #112 
              - My husbands life is more important than SuzyQ's desire for big tits  Solly Mack   Jul-20-04 10:08 PM   #120 
                 - Different pots of money  Redhead488   Jul-21-04 12:17 PM   #125 
                    - So that's it then?  redqueen   Jul-21-04 12:19 PM   #126 
                       - O&M funds  Redhead488   Jul-21-04 12:22 PM   #127 
                          - But it's not a question the salary of the doctor, nurse or assorted PA's  Solly Mack   Jul-21-04 01:15 PM   #132 
                             - Show me where this has happened.  Redhead488   Jul-22-04 11:11 AM   #136 
           - Um, because it's supposed to be infrequent  redqueen   Jul-21-04 12:06 PM   #123 
              - What increasing trend?  Redhead488   Jul-22-04 11:32 AM   #139 
  - as a child I had two free hernia operations courtesy the US Army  maggrwaggr   Jul-20-04 04:01 PM   #87 
  - given that so many ordinary citizens don't have insurance  noiretblu   Jul-20-04 05:21 PM   #94 
  - So US citizens  Amarant   Jul-20-04 05:26 PM   #96 
  - you should take a little of your own advice  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 05:32 PM   #99 
  - actually...i was referring to right here  noiretblu   Jul-20-04 05:32 PM   #100 
     - That doesn't work out  Amarant   Jul-20-04 06:44 PM   #109 
        - aren't there civilians abroad?  noiretblu   Jul-21-04 12:04 PM   #122 
  - I can't believe all the "people" defending it  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 05:29 PM   #97 
  - The thread highlighted some,uh,new DUers for me though  Forkboy   Jul-20-04 06:17 PM   #106 
     - ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 06:24 PM   #107 
     - Yeah,but enough about you  Forkboy   Jul-20-04 06:42 PM   #108 
        - checkmate!!  CatWoman   Jul-20-04 06:56 PM   #113 
     - We certainly do have a lot of them lately  redqueen   Jul-21-04 12:09 PM   #124 
  - That would be great actually...if practice is needed..there are children  Solly Mack   Jul-20-04 05:33 PM   #101 
     - And the military does that routinely.  Redhead488   Jul-21-04 12:26 PM   #129 
        - reconstructive surgery is not custodial cosmetic surgery  Solly Mack   Jul-21-04 01:23 PM   #133 
  - Trying to get women to sign up I guess...  Endangered Specie   Jul-20-04 05:34 PM   #102 
  - Interesting thread, as I'm an Air Force spouse.  VLC98   Jul-20-04 05:59 PM   #105 
  - But female soldiers who are raped and impregnated  irkthesmirk   Jul-20-04 07:02 PM   #114 
  - Name me ONE  Redhead488   Jul-21-04 12:24 PM   #128 
  - Catwoman..this is so outrageous ..first time for me beyond words !  vetwife   Jul-20-04 08:26 PM   #117 
  - "She died for a boob job".. I wonder if this has happened yet..  SoCalDem   Jul-21-04 12:31 PM   #130 
     - That's sad.  Redhead488   Jul-21-04 12:36 PM   #131 
     - self delete  CatWoman   Jul-22-04 10:55 AM   #134 
        - Like you?  Redhead488   Jul-22-04 11:09 AM   #135 
           - Nice  redqueen   Jul-22-04 11:26 AM   #137 
              - Why point mine out and ignore Catwoman's?  Redhead488   Jul-22-04 11:30 AM   #138 
 

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