Oh, the irony...

[berni_mccoy]

A (conservative) relative posted this on FB...



My comment: "And he's got a government job."

[seabeyond]

1. what a stupid fuckin moran. he needs to go to college. we can all happily pay

his way. get that kid an education

geeesh

[tabatha]

2. Another thought

"Glad you are working hard because my tax dollars are paying you".

[TlalocW]

3. He's got a government job and...

I assume he's using the GI Bill (passed by democrats) and possibly Pell Grants to pay for college.

TlalocW

[joshcryer]

5. Obama got the GI Bill expanded plus Pell Grants.

With GI Bill, Stafford Loans and Pell Grants the guy can go to school for the next decade and not have to do an ounce of work. Loans would be big though, so I'd hope he actually gets the education so he can get a job when he's done.

[seabeyond]

6. not to mention health care from the tax payers. housing. nt

[GoCubsGo]

10. Not only that...

When he quits his current job, he gets first dibs at any government job where he meets the basic qualifications--over non-veterans who are more qualified than he is, as will his wife.

[NavyDem]

12. He'll get a preference

Either 5 point for veteran status, or 10 point for if service-connected-disability. In a case where the civvie that is moderately more qualified for the job, the points may or may not make up the difference.

I know plenty of guys that got out after I retired that thought just like he does, and many of them are still unemployed after 2 years.

[GoCubsGo]

20. It's more than a few points now.

http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2011/09/spouse-hiring-preference.html

This also now hold true for veterans. I have been told numerous times by folks in the federal government who are in positions to hire people that, "If a vet applies for the job, it's going to go to him. That's just how it is."

[NavyDem]

22. Thanks for that information

That appears to be a change since I just retired 2 years ago (January, 2010). This would not apply for myself or my spouse, as I am not dead, or 100% service connected disabled.

[KansDem]

4. His paycheck is going on the nation's credit card.

Government work...great job if you can get it.

[Honeycombe8]

7. He means everyone should get a government job? What will we do...

when the Republicans get that "small government" they want, and fire tens of thousands of govt workers?

Hey, it just occurred to me. As a taxpayer, I, as one of the 99%, pays his salary! That makes me his boss!

[marmar]

8. There are some completely brainwashed drones out there.....

nt

[NavyDem]

9. Here, let me address this in right-wing speak

I have a steady job with a regular paycheck, great benefits and lots of room for promotion (I pulled myself up by my bootstraps, and besides, theres nowhere to go but up from E-1).

Next year, I will be paid to go to college and graduate with guaranteed position making a decent salary (Screw you, I got my education through socialism, and I'm better than every other college grad. Never mind that 25-30% of new college grads are unemployed).

...and I'm not getting any free handouts (except for housing, food, education, clothing, hell every one of my basic needs is met. The paycheck is just a bonus. Again, Screw you, I got mine).

[Proud Liberal Dem]

11. Sounds like he's got it made

"Paid to go to college"? "Guaranteed position?" Those sound kind of like "free handouts" to me. How many people have jobs that offer anywhere near those kind of fantastic benefits?
Of course, what he probably doesn't realize (or care about) is that his next Republican "boss" will probably have him and his co-workers on the front lines of the right-wing's next big "military adventure".

BTW welcome back Berni! Haven't seen you post for awhile!

[babylonsister]

13. How old is this dude and how long has he been in the military?

He doesn't 'have it made' necessarily. When he grows up, he might hate what he does and might 'get out' before he 'has it made'. Then, he'll have to find a job with skills that won't necessarily translate to what's out there.

Oye.

[NavyDem]

16. Don't know how old he is...

But I can tell by the lack of rank insignia on the collar that he is an E-1. Usually, you make E-2 automatically after 9 months as an E-1.

This kid doesn't have the first clue what he's gonna face when he gets out.

[JI7]

27. sounds like he is repeating the stuff recruiters tell them to get them to join the military

[Jon Ace]

14. Guaranteed position? LOL

Veteran unemployment is higher than most state unemployment rates...

[Odin2005]

15. I think this is 'shopped.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. So, where's the "sacrifice" part of what you're doing?

After listing all the bennies he says he's "sacrificing"?

[ejpoeta]

18. maybe he could tell that to all the homeless veterans

or the ones who couldnt' get help with PTSD or brain injuries from Iraq. Or how about the ones that got hurt in one of the wars and then were tossed aside when they werent' useful anymore. Or how about the ashes in the landfill?

[JNelson6563]

19. The stupid sometimes hurts.

[sabrina 1]

21. Socialism Works!

US Military is the largest socialist program in the history of the world.

He's a Socialist!

[valerief]

23. The stupid! The stupid! It HURTS!!!!!

[limpyhobbler]

24. Somebody told him he's better than us and he believed it.

The sign says he "decided that hard work and sacrifice were more important than complaining".

Dude clearly doesn't get it.

It's nothing but hard work and sacrifice down here.

But there's never any pay off.

That's what all the complaining is about.

Time to grow up friend.

Don't assume that if somebody hasn't had the best of luck they must have some character flaw.

BTW somebody said the picture looks photoshopped. I think maybe, can't tell, but the quality seems kind of bad.

[Cant trust em]

25. Next year he'll get free college tuition and a job. How is this not a handout?

Guy in military expects a job when he gets out = not a handout

College graduate who expects to get a job when he gets out = handout

What am I missing here?

[DCKit]

26. How many of his fellow soldiers came home on stretchers or in body bags?

IF he made it back with mind and body intact, he simply won the NEOCON/Chickenhawk lottery. The rest of them are either dead or damaged for life.

Yay War!!!!