I can't speak to everyone's experience, but I did my 4 and got out in 2020 due to a physical injury. While I was in it wasn't great, but my wife and I collectively made about 100k/year with her as a teacher, we lived pretty well.
Since I got out, I attend school for free, receive a housing stipend, don't pay property taxes, receive free healthcare, and I'll receive about $50k this year in tax free disability. My kids and wife will have tuition if they decide to go (back) to school and they all receive free health insurance.
I don't think there's a lack of incentives at all, but simply people don't know of the benefits they can receive. No one sits down with them and explains it all and we end up with vets with PTSD on the streets because of it
How are we supposed to trust anything any government official says when they're pulling shit like this? Was ivermectin actually effective? Did they fluff the numbers? Was it all a political game to some end?
And which side in the real world is the "resistance"? The one that is portrayed by state sponsored media? The one that has a president in the White House? The one that dominates modern culture? If you're a Democrat or a Republican, all of these statements apply to you, and you're not part of the resistance, you're part of the institution.
I'm sorry, but what do people who move to the Middle East expect? I wasn't allowed to wear my Saint Christopher Medal in Kuwait, a country where being Christian is legal. Do people really think they won't enforce these laws?
After living on the East Coast, I can tell you the people in Texas are far friendlier. Beyond that, the skies go on forever and they're absolutely beautiful. I love the hiking and outdoors, I love the use of public land (Sam Houston National Forest, and several state parks). I really like diversity of culture, the Six Flags that flew over Texas each has left their mark on the state, as well as the immigrants that have moved here afterwards. The Mexican, German, and currently Asian immigrants to the state have each brought their own food and cultures as well. I love the arts scene in Austin and the way the performing arts are done at the high school level in the states. The major state marching band competitions are tremendous and I love how much everyone loves it. The only thing I dislike about Texas most of the time is the heat.
I know that this will get buried in down votes, but I lived up and down the East Coast for the entirety of my childhood. I moved to Texas during my time in the military and fell in love. I'm wrapping up my degree now and honestly I don't want to leave. Your judgemental view of a few Texans does not represent all or even the majority of them.
I'm not against Dylan Mulvaney or any other trans person, but what did Bud Light expect? Did they think that appealing to the lgbt community and its supporters would garner more sales? The fact of the matter is their beer is trash and the only people that seem to still drink it are people that clearly are either neutral on or actively against trans rights. This is a textbook case of not knowing your demographic.
I have the opposite issue as I'm unmedicated for my ADHD, I can drink coffee at around noon and it'll quiet down my brain enough that it can help me sleep
American here: I don't have any problems sleeping, nor does my wife typically, and I can't say that I know of anyone that takes a sleep supplement every single night.
I can't speak to everyone's experience, but I did my 4 and got out in 2020 due to a physical injury. While I was in it wasn't great, but my wife and I collectively made about 100k/year with her as a teacher, we lived pretty well.
Since I got out, I attend school for free, receive a housing stipend, don't pay property taxes, receive free healthcare, and I'll receive about $50k this year in tax free disability. My kids and wife will have tuition if they decide to go (back) to school and they all receive free health insurance.
I don't think there's a lack of incentives at all, but simply people don't know of the benefits they can receive. No one sits down with them and explains it all and we end up with vets with PTSD on the streets because of it