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Here's an angle, does it pay for suicide? I know most don't, but the COD could be trauma, the cause of that trauma was during, or should we say at the end of a skydive, but the intent is still up for grabs. For example, that idiot who jumped from the 182 in Jersey, that was a suicide from a skydiving acft, but it wasn't skydiving related, even if he had worn a parachute. Not making a personal assessment of the gentleman you're referring to, I just hate corporations trying to get out of paying. To be fair, if he had the exclusion, it made the policy cheaper and mitigated the risk, so they may be within their rights to avoid paying. And of course the other angle that people have made reference to, I think the burden falls on the ins co to establish that the skydive added stress to induce the condition that was the medical COD, assuming they establish one. That's a tough one to prove on their part considering people handle stresses differently and the vast number of jumps / great currency he had certainly supports the contention that skydiving was a typical part of his life and that the physiological stresses would be no more than if he rode an amusement park ride, something that would be covered if he perished from stresses inducing his ultimate official COD. If he had a heart attack or brain aneurism, he might have died even if he was watching TV, esp if he lived alone, so there are more questions than answers. There is a good chance of a partial settlement. A lot depends upon the state in which you live and their laws, statuted and case law. Typically, if you live in a blue state, you have a better chance of getting protections, red state better chance for the ins co, but that is a generalization. Good luck and keep us posted. Either way, update the COD. Don't be discouraged, ins cos are impersonal machines, just like any major corporation, so their immediate response will be to deny if they think they have any angle whatsoever.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I think he had the support of the troops and trust like no other president we had ever seen before or since. COme on, not more grandstanding. Eisenhower, Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, General Grant, and on and on.... Let's see what Fascist Bonzo did, hmmmm, I guess he was a USO bitch in the Army and then a horrible actor. Let's examone what he did for us then. Oh yea, he gave us 0 as a pay increase for his second October pay raise. Yea, we loved him. >>>>>>>>>>>>I remember when he was elected, there were cheers of absolute happiness on post from people of all different backgrounds and political persuasions. Yea, that was more about hating Carter, but even in the civilian sector people loved his election by landslide. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>If you had endured any portion of the Carter years whilst wearing a uniform, you certainly paid your dues. My first 9 months were under Carter. >>>>>>>>>>>>. ....near mutinies over a stop in pay,>>> I've never heard that. We just got a pay cut under Reagan. BTW, you are aware your beloved fascist one gave lower pay raises than Clinton, right?

That is an honest post, aside from partisan politics, honest. I didn't give 2 rats asses about the CIC when I was in, I didn't like him and he fucked GI's pay as well. fascist Ronnie gave us a big pay raise Oct 81, his 1st year, then gave us 0 the next. Overall, his 8 year average pay increases were considerably less than Clinton, but don't worry, the facist pig gave billions to military contractors. I heard about the retirement system being redone and fucking people, I was out then but thought it sucked. I guess fascist Ronnie signed it, w/o knowing more for sure unless it was an intra-military directive. As I just wrote, fascist pig Ronnie did not even enter as 1 thought during my military hitch. I do recall there being a "Quality Force" program in the Air Force in about 86 where they wanted people who wanted to be there and would let people out early through a program called, "Palace Chase." That was where they would let you go from active to reserve, then double your remaining active time for the reserve obligation. They would usually let you do a GWB and just ignore your reserve obligation tho, as I heard it. I just don't buy virtually any stories about people leaving the military due to a given president, it's just grand standing. You will have the occasssional sick martyr, like the one that killed himself as Bush was reelected in 2004. I think that was Atalanta.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>Many more leave because they don't like the lifestyle or wish to do other things in life. Exactly and some will stretch the truth and if they dislike current politics, they could say they are leaving due to that. I was in during fascist Ronnie, didn't like him then either but I never used that as a reason to leave. >>>>>>>>>>>The military is a microcosm of society as a whole..... A non-representative microcosm.

Didn't that go away with the sunsetted assault weapons ban?

Generally I agree, but we have gone so far right that we need to come left for a while, so I will vote partisan Dem. If we ever strike what I consider a moderate country, I will then seek balance.

Agreed..... just posturing for fun. Altho many of the electorate Repubs ran with it......what else do they have?

In theory: yes. In the elements of the law, as in prosecution: no.

In response to what? You and I posted several times here.

>>>>>>>>>>>>Policies such as don't ask don't tell were certainly factors that negatively affected morale,... People were so homophobic that they left due to a policy that wouldn't affect them negatively? BTW, during your current guy's term, people are wanting out so they claim they're gay, essentially do a Max Klinger, and the military classifies them as straight and tells them to go back to their boyfriend and shut up. So in reality, there is more open and accepted gayness for troop retention than there was during the new policy by Clinton.

There was an intentional troops reduction during Clinton, as with GHWB.

And I personally know many who joined up during the Clinton years and left in disgust during Dubya's term. You might want to check the re-enlistment bonuses that had to be added to meet goals during Dubya's reign. You might want to check the lowered enlistment standards to meet goals during Dubya's reign. You might want to check Army suicide rates during Dubya's reign. But I doubt you want to see anything contrary to your worldview. Don't asked Wapred to remove his rose-coloored glasses.

Being enlisted in the military is much like prison in a way. not that I've been to prison, but you can't go where you want, grow your hair the way you want, choose your friends, neighbors, etc. With that, there is much discontent at times, esp in war, so as for embracing goes, people in the military iften bitch, but they shut up and getthe job done, hats off to them, for I was one.

Right, your career is your career and you swore to uphold the Constitution and take order form the commander in chief, nothing about depends if it's that guy or the other.

The so-called exodus was part of the downsizing, you know, the downsizing that GHWB started? GHWB cut about as many troops in 1/2 the time, rendering a rate of troop reduction to be twice that of Clinton. Please, oh please dare me to post that DOD data. And how much has your current guy built the military back up? What, 10%, maybe 20% at the very most? And that's due to not allowing the members to exit at the end of their tours: stop-loss. So the reality is that GHWB started cutting post-Cold War, Clinton continued and GWB agree by not building the military back up. DOn;t worry, tho, the Military Industrial Complex is still phat.

They fixed it.

Some people will do anything for attention. What about the professor who hung a noose on her door? Or the professor at Claremont several years back who vandalized her car? And teh stupid thing here is that the camera didn't show teh assault; was she too stupid to realize there was a camera/cameras?

Probably not, you must attack a protected class, and the general public is not that.

i won't have to fend for myself, the government will take care of me. i'll be able to just sit back and coast. Are you a Wall Street banker, then? No, he's a mortgage lender.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081024/en_nm/us_hudson_family_4 Situation not funny, but the clicky William Balfour leads to a guy from the 1800's.

OTOH, we're used to trash like Bush run this country into the ground, so we're used to getting it not our way.... and you guys, have a Dem congress, rather a Dem House fo 2 years and watch the tears flow..

Oh! VERY mature! He must be in that latter group ....liberal.....get him

Guess again. Do this, ask any police officer or lawyer here if physical trauma to a person from a crime is evidence? That same EVIDENCE can now be used against her for reporting a false crime. As to the second part of your sentenace, notice that you responded to the title “Another democrat hate crime attack?” That is a question and not a statement of fact. Look up, "rhetorical question" and the answer lies within that.

Ditto.....

Landslide? What http://www.unoriginal.co.uk/nuvideos1234/--UNORIGINAL.CO.UK%20-%20japan_landslide.wmv?