ORIGINAL: djschuett
ORIGINAL: bhunter50
5-10 years service to our country, how do you not know how many years you served or will serve? i am in the military and have served five and will serve eight, its known as a contract. i suppose my service in OIF III on the sand i might add, not water, (of course not diminishing anyone's service, simply comparison) means that i DESERVE to be anjerk and puff my chest to as many people as I can while supporting my exponentially growing ego, i think not, it is called being down to earth, and unfortunately, you, my man are not. you have all the right to purchase property, thats great, but it isn't becoming of you and your cohorts to degrade those who are struggling to afford to lease, let alone purchase a piece of property.
Thanks for all the comments on this thread, more than verified my thoughts on this topic- the future of our hunting heritage for the middle class folk is looking less than promising, so buy land or go broke trying!
The length of my service depends on whether or not I do a Navy residency. If I don't, I'll be in 5 years, if I do a Navy residency depending on the length of my residency program, I will be in 7-10 years. This is where the variation comes in.
Regarding being on water vs the sand, the Marine corps doesn't have their own docs, they use Navy docs. So pretty good odds I will spend some time pounding sands taking care of our country's front line.
I'm not down to earth? You go around b*chin about other people spending their own money then talk about going to school so you can afford to buy land... and I'm the one not down to earth... classic.
As far as the "future of the middle class" goes, I grew up wishing to be in middle class. My mom and dad worked their @sses off to barely squeak out a living and give my sister, brother and I all that we needed. When the time came to college, they told me how much they could afford and I was on my own for the rest, about 80%. Middle class? I've looked at middle class from underneath. Right now my wife and I are living off a combined income below the poverty line for 1 person without any assistance.
Don't lecture me on the middle class and what it's like to not have money, I grew up in a family where real Kraft Mac N Cheese was a treat. I've been there done that and wore the ratty t-shirt to prove it. I've worked my ass off for everything I have ever had and will continue to do so my entire life.
Want proof? Each year I go deer hunting on public land with the same 20 guage my dad bought me when I was 12 (a dozen years ago) and if I get a deer, I tie it onto the back of a 10+ year old 2 door car with 148k miles and hope it makes it up the dirt/snow covered hill again this year so I can drive it home to my apartment. Please tell me what it is like to be rich, I'd love to know.
As AughtSix says, you can move up in life if you work at it. I will someday be living proof of it. Right now I'm living proof that it's not easy, but it is possible.