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PlayfulParamedic2626 t1_irfsd0f wrote

Maybe we could fund mental health care for veterans?

No ?

Edit: I wonder why recruitment is down?

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DirtStarWars t1_irfweq0 wrote

We found your claim to be “Not Service Connected”. Please navigate 12 websites and login to MyHealthEVet so you can be redirected back to va.gov to file an intent to appeal.

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zaZZeni t1_irgqxak wrote

Some counties in NY automatically take your firearms if you seek mental help. Nassau county is one of them.

Agree or disagree, this will keep x military or anyone with a firearm from seeking mental help.

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speckyradge t1_irhlcnp wrote

Any kind of help? California is pretty heavy on this sort of thing and you have to be 5150'd - that's an involuntary mental health hold. You are judged to be a threat to yourself or others and are held in an institution for a brief period.

If you go see a therapist or start taking anti-depressants, they don't care, keep your guns.

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party_benson t1_iri1xuo wrote

Or if you're the subject of a protection order

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Brix106 t1_irkrfmq wrote

Or in FL if you get a medical marijuana car you cant buy ANYMORE guns the rest are grandfathered in. So guess who's fucked.

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themoneybadger t1_irovl0v wrote

Thats not Florida thats the entire country. Marijuana is federally illegal.

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Brix106 t1_irp9tdb wrote

That was a my point tho...

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Fire2box t1_itw1bxe wrote

So it's about federal law not something about Florida itself. Apart from it being illegal on a state level I assume and thus the federal conviction applies and thus felon = no gun rights anymore.

AFAIK this doesn't happen in California. But with it being a federal crime it's always possible.

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clothespinned t1_irgyjwf wrote

If possible, can i get a source on this and ideally a list of counties in NY that do this? If its too much of a bother its not a huge deal

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Rain_on_the_101 t1_iri5hyi wrote

The Navy met it’s enlisted recruitment goals this year. I think the army missed by a lot though.

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PlayfulParamedic2626 t1_iri9ucn wrote

All of the armed services encountered recruitment challenges this year, which service leaders attributed to factors including more thorough medical screenings, fewer Americans eligible to serve, and low civilian unemployment. Meanwhile, the Navy is bracing for even more significant recruitment difficulties in the coming year.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2022/09/28/will-the-marines-be-the-only-branch-to-reach-2022-recruitment-numbers/

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Happyjarboy t1_irgll4u wrote

The VA spends $9 billion a year on mental health. Which is much more than any other country.

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17times2 t1_irgrobw wrote

Well, it better be. We have the largest military in the world, even if you combined #2-#11, we'd still beat them. And ask nearly any veteran, they will tell you the shit care of the VA. Whether it's forcing you to use their specific facility even if you have to fly there (all costs on you), or using rejects from the local medical school for surgeries, their level of care is abysmal. I know 3 people that went in for surgeries, on the knees or back, and all of them came out worse than they did before.

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NotRoryWilliams t1_irh74oa wrote

And yet, despite all of these issues, it’s still an order of magnitude better than the health care that is provided to many working Americans, which is: you don’t get to see doctors at all, and if you call in sick you’re fired and homeless.

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17times2 t1_irh7xjm wrote

Considering all those vets I mentioned wished they never went, I'm not convinced that paying to make it noticeably worse is an improvement over nothing at all.

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reddditttt12345678 t1_irgsmvy wrote

>We have the largest military in the world, even if you combined #2-#11, we'd still beat them

Only in terms of money and equipment.

Yes, that's what wins wars these days, but the metric that matters here is head count.

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Anonuser123abc t1_irm9oyc wrote

Regardless of what the money got spent on, it would suggest that there is money to help the people who fight our wars around the globe.

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JethroLull t1_irh3qhk wrote

Have you ever sought mental healthcare through the VA?

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