How many you guys feel disgusteded when you look at ur purple heart and feel so bad you wanna trash the sh** cause other guys gave more then you. I'm just fing ranting cause I was denied to go to afganistan with my old gaurd unit.

 

Why were you denied? Has the Guard decided that your injury will prevent you from being up to par? If you don't mind me asking, of course... Mad props anyhow, I sure as hell couldn't do what you have done.

 

I was in the same boat end of 2010. I was put on a perm profile and told I would ride a desk for the rest of my career, and it wasnt even for an injury sustained in combat. It's amazing how you can take a couple of bullets and be right back at it 4mos later, but you tear the **** out of your shoulder and they essentially kick you out. I decided to ETS right there as I was only 2mo away. I've had two surgeries since my ETS and am in better shape now than I ever was during my time in, but I can't get a single doctor to sign off on my waiver to re-enlist. I understand exactly how you feel. I've had to sit back and watch my buddies go back, again and again, wishing that I was with them.

 

I was denied to the fact I was diagnosed with diabetes but the peieces of a humvee still in my leg and side is ok

 

I was denied out of high school because of a milk allergy. I think **** like that is a little much, but I've gotten past it. I know some of the military's decisions make no sense, and really degrade and put down a lot of people willing to serve.

 

Definitely some BS dude. So are you now just a Guard member that can't deploy?

 

Your right the military does do some stupid crap, I was just mad that day when I got the call saying I couldn't re-enlist due to some blood sugar problem that doesn't bother me as long as I eat at a normal schedule

 

I'll bet there are plenty of ******* insurgents in Afghanistan running around with diabetes....

 

I know there would be, it just seems weird not being able to make a differance anymore

 

My time in the military made me pretty sour too. For different reasons, but bullshit nonetheless. Sure they might consider you a mild liability while deployed, but how hard is it to carry around some granola bars? Utility uniforms have cargo pockets for a reason.