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Iceman

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  1. Technically we are both correct. Academy students are subject to the UCMJ. They do receive a monthly stipend. After their first class of their Junior year, they are under financial obligation to repay the gov't for their schooling, should they not be able to fulfill their service obligation. They can receive a DD214 and would be recognized for veteran status, should they leave school early. The time they are at the academies does not count as time served, however. Their conduct is managed similarly to active duty service members, but their obligations are much different, to the point of even the Cadets joking about them. That was my bigger point.
  2. No they are not. It does not count as service time. They have an ID. That's about it.
  3. Roughly 40% of the Corps of Cadets pursue a commission after graduation. The difference for the 20-30% of Cadets on ROTC scholarship is that they do training during the summers and have an obligation to serve upon graduation, or they are on the hook financially. To be fair, the Cadets at West Point or Air Force and Navy MIdshipmen are not active military personnel, with the exception of that prior service candidate who is pursuing a commission. My son and his buddies would joke about people at the airports thanking them for their service. They'd be like, "Thank you, but not quite yet..." Upon graduation, the commission ceremony commonly occurs that afternoon and is a big part of the weekend. Aggy serves its purpose as one of 6 Senior Military Colleges in the US. Virginia Tech, Norwich, North Georgia, VMI, and the Citadel are the others. Aggy just likes to overstate their contributions; which is majorly on-schedule for them.
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  5. Altuve obliged. Takes 2 bonefide strikes. Swings at total bullshit pitch.
  6. way to go LawnDart.
  7. A's announcers saying pitcher had to "Move some feet to protect the plate" as if Altuve crowds the plate and is such a fucking hyper-selective batter. Dumbasses.
  8. The booing of Altuve is dumb as hell. Coming from A's fans it's insane. And fuck the brushback pitch. Come the fuck on bush leaguers.
  9. It was probably all of the pro-life posters that made him ask.
  10. All I know is my wife said if she were taller than I was, we would have never dated. I'm like gotdam...so glad I could control that!
  11. Baseball players hit the IL for sleeping wrong. good grief. Motherfucker only works every 5 days and can't even do that.
  12. The 2 biggest examples I know in my immediate circle of friends/ family who fit this discussion are actually my 2 brothers and they are 60+ years old. One has never been married. Never close. All he does is work and sleep. I think he has Rockford Files on endless replay on his TV. Never does shit on his days off or his vacations. I would never wish that kind of companionship on any partner for him. 2nd one: Was married in his 20's. Divorced for "being a bump on a log" to borrow a phrase from this thread. Lived with another lady in his 50's and she eventually booted his ass out for "being a bump on a log." The funny part about his outlook is that anytime I get a suggested friend on FB that has huge hooters or otherwise extremely attractive; he will be listed as a "common friend." He dreams of that knockout girl, but brings virtually NOTHING to the table. The phenomenon is hardly new.
  13. I don't even know who Andrew Tate is. and fuck y'all for making me look it up.
  14. Any of you fans heading to Sacramento this week? I saw a RiverCats game there last summer, and was thinking it would be weird watching any MLB team, much less our heroes there. Fuck that 9PM Central first pitch.
  15. I agree with where you're coming from. Hell it bothered me that neither of our sons got their driver's license until they were well past their 17th birthday. I was like, "What red blooded American male doesn't want to be driving and enjoying that freedom?" In the end, ultimately, it didn't make a shit in their development. There's certainly not ONE right answer for "manly man;" but I do feel very strongly that they need to be active in SOMETHING constructive besides "sitting in the basement playing CoD." As for making fun of someone's interests/ hobbies, in our house, if you do something goofy or whatever, you're gonna get a ration of shit. The flipside of that is if you enjoy doing it and it's not hurting anyone or yourself, then go for it. Stand behind your decision. That's part of self-esteem. Physical bullying? Nope. Never demonstrated. Never accepted.
  16. Holmes struck out 15 while allowing 3 runs in 6.1 innings, 2 of them earned. The bullpen then allowed 7.
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  18. I listened to y'all and followed through on S1E8 tonight. Damn, that hit different. Ready for S2. Y'all promised greatness. LOL
  19. Gus was always angling for a poke. The kiss was planting the seed for later. Keep up.
  20. I used to joke with my wife, as I would embrace her and kiss. " Our boys need to know daddy loves their momma." I was joking, as I was channeling my inner Gus McRae; but I also was not. Boys should know their dad loves their mom. It's important. What goes on in other folks' house, I have no idea. A big part of today, Father's Day no less, and my relationship with my sons, is the example I set as a husband.
  21. Porn gives us hope...that sex is possible.
  22. Adames as he's doing the miked up interview, fields a ball at short and makes the put out at first. "I'm not gonna lie That's...um...hard." I like the discussion, as they are asking him when the team found out about the Devers trade- 15 min before the game, but that'd be hard as hell to conduct an interview while you're really concentrating on work.
  23. I'd rather be on the Giants than in Boston, IMHO. Related to professional baseball and each team.
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