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To the Ex Military Among us - Does that background make living here easier?


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17 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Ex parachute regiment, SAS, and SBS and Royal Marine here.

Can't talk about it, otherwise i'd have to eat the evidence and kill you and any remaining witnesses.:ph34r:

But i can talk about it in a bar on my stool once i've had a few beers so what was it you wanted to know again...?

2 Para?

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3 hours ago, SpokaneAl said:

As one who spent 26 years of active duty in the US Air Force, I suppose the ability to live outside my country has helped.

That said, when I was on active duty, no matter where I was stationed there was a nice base, and the moment I entered the main gate, I was essentially back in the US and I knew exactly what to expect and where I fit.

Between being stationed at a US Air Force base and living in base provided housing, it was easy for many to never assimilate and leave after three or four years with very little knowledge or experience in that country.


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I know how that goes. Buddy of mine was based in Guam for years but still reckoned he'd been 'all over' the far east.

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On 3/23/2019 at 5:37 PM, vogie said:

.... I never did any winter warfare training in Norway, but I know I probably wouldn't have enjoyed as much as the hot countries.

 

Most ex servicemen or women should be able to adapt anywhere.

Should be, but said he would not.

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1 minute ago, StreetCowboy said:

Should be, but said he would not.

I'm not sure of the point you are making here. I said I would not have enjoyed it as much, but should be able to adapt anywhere. Have you got a problem with that?

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7 hours ago, evadgib said:

I 'outed' several of those during my first decade or so in los! ????

i am a disabled American Veteran from the Vietnam war.  I get paid every month for injuries I suffered in that conflict.  I've lived in Thailand for 20 years and never outed anyone. 

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3 hours ago, Rc2702 said:

The biggest issue I see for these military types is finding a skirt and high heels that will fit them here. Maybe not so much the shoes as Thai birds do have big flippers.

Really?

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2 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

i am a disabled American Veteran from the Vietnam war.  I get paid every month for injuries I suffered in that conflict.  I've lived in Thailand for 20 years and never outed anyone. 

I'm just putting it out there. I don't believe you.

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Having lived in Asia for 12 years and more, I think I'm the only ex-serviceman in these parts that is prepared to admit that I just fixed things that the heroes busted.

 

I was very surprised that the SAS had almost 480,000 living  ex-servicemen as when I fixed their stuff briefly they only had 240 active staff.

 

Most of the bar stool braggarts don't even know where Hereford is.

 

Did I tell you that I've got a medal? ????

 

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On 3/24/2019 at 12:08 AM, Rc2702 said:

I done a lot of white water rafting in the scouts. Hairy stuff.

With or without your woggle.

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25 minutes ago, NightSky said:

An ex military pension might be useful?

The Foreign Medical Program comes in handy.  I'm covered for most things that effects my heart.  Don't know if that is lucky or not but since heart problems are the largest cause of death in old folks like myself I get better care here than most American VA hospitals.  Just my opinion. 

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APO will close Oct 1019. Was never duty free.

even those who work in JUSMAG will have to get a local address. Major pain in the ass but Thai postal is reasonable and timely. US Government just another "screw the GI" program, more money for radical moslims in US Congress/Senate.

 

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I find if I talk a little slower, ex military will eventually understand and be just fine.

 

 

 

(Joking people.... just a joke...)

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Made it very easy to live abroad. Thinking it also made it impossible to live back 'home'.

Anyone else feeling that?

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21 minutes ago, ncc1701d said:

I find if I talk a little slower, ex military will eventually understand and be just fine.

 

 

 

(Joking people.... just a joke...)

That's almost the same if you typed slower it would be easier to understand.

 

But at the end of the day it would depend if you got the ones that can read or the ones that can write.

 

:tongue:

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My 21 years in the military has definitely helped me because I’m used to being overseas and I love it here in Asia.  The only issue for me was getting used to living overseas as a civilian and getting used to following immigration extension rules but I’ve got that down now after almost 5 years of living here.  Having a military background helps a lot if you’re used to being abroad with almost everything, it’s just getting used to being abroad as a civilian just simply because the rules are different as a civilian than they were when I lived overseas in the military.  In the military we had Diplomatic and or Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) but as a civilian the biggest difference is having to have a long stay visa and getting an extension once a year.  Because in the military we normally don’t have to do all of that.  It took me a few years to get used to having to follow the local immigration rules but now I have all of that part figured out so it’s definitely a lot easier.  

 

I think a lot of people living here without military backgrounds especially without long military backgrounds have trouble adapting and have issues comprehending the culture and just all around trouble being able to comprehend following different laws in a foreign country.  I can tell by the way some foreigners here whine and complain about every little thing in a foreign country that they have chosen to live in.  Military background or not there are just some people who don’t belong living overseas and some people who love it, but having a military background can definitely help depending on what your background in the military was exactly.  It just depends on each individual person.  

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42 minutes ago, oldrunner said:

APO will close Oct 1019. Was never duty free.

even those who work in JUSMAG will have to get a local address. Major pain in the ass but Thai postal is reasonable and timely. US Government just another "screw the GI" program, more money for radical moslims in US Congress/Senate.

Yup.  These people here who think the government is bad should have to work with the VA or other US government programs for a while.  I was lucky as reading Catch 22 prepared me for the Army.  

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The only thing the military gave me was a distaste for the military. Too many bullies, which was why I left it.

I moved to LOS because I was nursing in Saudi and LOS was the closest place to have fun. After many, many holidays there I decided that was where I wanted to retire, but that was back in the 90s when LOS was indeed the land of sanuk. Not so much now, I fear.

Did it help me live in LOS- not at all. Livin' back "home" is harder. Livin' in LOS is easy.

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