Alright, I don't know much about how the American gov't operates things, but I am wondering how much the gov't protects you as a member of the USA army. If you are to get severely injured, what kind of compensation do you get? Example, if you lost a limb.

Are you not given a large sum of cash to take care of you for the rest of your life?

Can someone please explain this to me?

I was always under the impression that American soldiers were well taken care of, and if in the event they were no longer able to serve, and were no longer capable of taking care of themselves, it was the governments responsibility to financially take care of you. Is this wrong?

The reason I am suddenly curious is because recently it came to my attention that there are non-profit organizations taking donations to build homes for handicapped veterans. What doesn't make sense to me is why they would need donations, as again, I was under the impression the gov't covered that type of thing.

Anyway, any insight or help would be awesome.
If you could provide links, that would be helpful too. Thanks.

In my experience, when you are in the US Army and have multiple limbs blown off, they keep you in a stasis tank of green ooze while you fight for your life. You eventually lose the fight. You are then declared dead, but a new Army science technique can reanimate you with the aid of cyborg limbs that have sophisticated weapons systems installed into them. Since you were technically declared dead, and the army re-animates you, it officially "owns" you at this point and you are forced to become a highly trained cyborg ninja assassin with cybernetic implants under contract of the US army.

I'm just sayin' - this is what I've heard.

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Originally posted by Theresa Are you not given a large sum of cash to take care of you for the rest of your life?

No. You won't get "taken care of for the rest of your life" unless you become very severely disabled. But you do get some compensation.

Just watch "The Manchurian Candidate" You'll understand

a pat on the back and a couple thousand dollars a month (if ur lucky).

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles No. You won't get "taken care of for the rest of your life" unless you become very severely disabled. But you do get some compensation.

Did you read my post?

IE:

If you are to get severely injured, what kind of compensation do you get? Example, if you lost a limb.


if in the event they were no longer able to serve, and were no longer capable of taking care of themselves

handicapped veterans


I was clearly indicating that I was referring to someone who is now considered handicapped and has considerable difficulty functioning in a regular home-setting.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...7021701172.html

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Originally posted by Theresa Did you read my post?

Yes. Losing a limb isn't a good example because it isn't the kind of thing that will get you "taken care of for the rest of your life." It has to be significantly more severe than that.

my dad was a navy pilot and was one of the pilots that helped the iranians learn to fly the f-14 or whatnot. He hurt his hips teaching a new navy pilot how to fly or something, and was barely able to walk until about 3 months ago (he hurt himself when he was in his 20's) and he only gets about 400 a month.

didn't your father teach you to spell pilot correctly ?

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Originally posted by twilightki : It feels like something you'd listen to at 4 in the morning, or listen to in your car while you're going in a tunnel.

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Originally posted by Omega_M didn't your father teach you to spell pilot correctly ?

yeah...i just dont proof read shit that i write

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Originally posted by Omega_M http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...7021701172.html

Doesn't this outrage Americans??!

Why would people voluntarily join an army for a gov't that does shit all for them. They aren't even properly taken care of when injured, and their families hardly get shit when someone dies.

That is such bullshit.

Gah! I hate the American gov't so much more now it disgusts me.