forcerecon01
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toxic water claim on base
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Any other Marines or veterans here?
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“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”
Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.
Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers. Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.
I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.
I had my last C&P exam a week ago for a claim that they are treating as a 'Gulf War Presumptive' from my time in the Middle East 2015 and 2017. I believe this falls under PACT Act guidance as well. It's over a kidney issue. Camp Lejeune and PACT Act claims are supposedly getting elevated status now, but at the same time they are flooded with all of these new claims and appeals. Just FYI for those submitting docs.
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I'm glad the testing came back with normal functioning, even if this doesn't give me a 100% rating. Gulf War Presumptive claims have a new statute of limitations through 2026. For PACT/Lejeune issues, I just tell people to get the claims, testing and exams done sooner rather than later because of the backlogs. See if you can go through your state's department of veterans services to represent you/your claims. That's what worked for me, after VFW didn't really want to do stuff like that for me, just sit around and drink.
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"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
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Class of January 91’
Cavalry
Just discovered I’ll be at least 60% frankly all I want is healthcare and PX/Commissary access. And free state college tuition for my kids if they end up staying in the state.
Only took me 30 years to make the claim. And if any of you vets aren’t using USAA YOU HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT. Insurance premiums alone are worth the trouble.
Cavalry
Just discovered I’ll be at least 60% frankly all I want is healthcare and PX/Commissary access. And free state college tuition for my kids if they end up staying in the state.
Only took me 30 years to make the claim. And if any of you vets aren’t using USAA YOU HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT. Insurance premiums alone are worth the trouble.
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Thank you for your service sir. I'm rated 100% for mental disorder.
Just discovered this the hard way a month ago--- For PX/Commissary access, your VA ID needs to have TWO lines under your photo. "VA Healthcare Enrollee" and (most importantly on line 2) "Service Connected". Have the VA enrollment office at your local hospital make you a new ID after you get the rating.
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Stay busy work out and socialize within your community
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
That’s no surprise coming from swampy Lejeune…
You can’t run that many men thru that kind of a sh|thole and not expect some future health problems.
The on base water is believed to have become contaminated about 1953 and confirmed by Army labs mid 1980’s.
Thirty years of not adequately testing or giving a dam about base water quality is inexcusable …
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Good advice
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Interesting.....
Pierce Manhammer
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IGY6 bro look into:
We all have our demons to slay,
these guys can help.
We all have our demons to slay,
these guys can help.
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Whats your condition?
forcerecon01
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schizophrenia. I take medicine for it
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Looked into donating, but Charity Watch and Charity Navigator show no records for them.IGY6 bro look into:
I'm surprised "donate" page lacks taxpayer id, and "contact page lacks a mailing address. I found both here:
Project Semicolon, Inc. - GuideStar Profile
Project Semicolon (The Semicolon Project) is a movement dedicated to presenting hope and love to those who are struggling with depression, suicide, addi...
Pierce Manhammer
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It’s been many years. Sounds like they may have dissolved or merged into another organization.
Has it effected your dating life?
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.