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I agree from a historical and political science perspective. This will either turn into another OEF/OIF or something has to give. He isn't going to be able to topple the regime in months, it will be just like Afghanistan which is known for empires going to die. Especially if other countries actively become involved, and I don't see anyone backing the United States in a multi-year war for what is blatantly oil and a pissing contest. Here is the main issue, I have been keeping tabs on what a lot of people say on FB for a research project I am writing, and a lot of people don't think Iran has really any impact on our gas prices or really anything and think that we can just go in and clean it up quickly. Even without nuanced knowledge of international relations and economics, it should be relatively easy to understand that the United States isn't a stand alone country, but so many people in the United States believe we can do everything without anyone else. There is now talk about him finishing up Iran quickly and moving to Cuba next, we don't need to become more of a world empire in 2026. We have enough issues at home, especially spending billions a day in Iran.
The fact you think the navy didn’t see combat in OEF/OIF shows how little you know. 1. If they think they’re going to lose the island, they’re going to destroy the airfield. 2. Even if the airfield is captured intact, it’s well within range of tube artillery to destroy it, let alone missiles. 3. You think they’d just left C-130s land on that field(if it’s even big enough for such large aircraft) and unload supplies without being swarmed by drones and artillery at the very least? 4. Cargo aircraft flying at low altitude such as landing at an airfield are extremely exposed to anti-aircraft fire such as MANPADs, and considering they still have hundreds of FIAC they can encircle the island with FIAC, and a few iglas per boat and swat whatever supply aircraft we land 5. The fact you’re focused on landing aircraft on an airfield proves your ignorance on the subject, the safest most effective method of resupply in this situation would be high altitude airdrop. Aircraft is out of MANPAD range, cargo would have no heat signature for the MANPADs to lock onto to destroy, however the FIAC do often 23mm AA guns so if they can be notified of the drop, they could potentially shoot the shit out of the drops shredding the chutes slamming things into the ground and destroying whatever was dropped or just hitting the supply pallets and destroying the contents directly, but regardless a significant amount of the supplies would likely land in the gulf being lost to the troops who need and possibly being retrieved by the Iranians. 6. E-4 thank you very much, regardless i clearly understand modern warfare significantly better than you do.
If you take the airfields on Kharg you can resupply from there. I wouldn't expect an E-3 squid to know about such things though since you folks saw zero combat during OEF/OIF.
Wonder if at 8am press conference of OEF (this one not the other one) Wonder if that’s where they say, 6 more weeks
Oh boy. Instead of OEF, the acronym for this mess needs to be OOF.
Sadly, "The Old Lie" is perpetuated by men who are too cowardly to serve and, who will never tell their children to serve because it is below them but, will gladly let your children die. Then they'll bitch about how the birth rate is too low and they need more workers. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. This phrase (the old lie) is the tattoo I almost got sarcastically after my time in the desert. This phrase will be how they send our young men and women into hell, tell them to be grateful for it, and deny them basic medical necessities after their debilitating injuries and ptsd. I'm at the point where I can't say "buy all defense" because our allies don't like us and they make up BILLIONS in gdp and I can't see support from them, the allies, in this like they did in OIF/OEF/GWOT. We're already in a recession and the AI bubble will pop soon so, put your money in waffles, hot tasty waffles, with lots of syrup
As a veteran of OEF, it’s not that simple. None of this is that simple.
You need to stop speaking in hyperbole. *half* the army and navy *all* our tankers Get real Signed, An OIF/OEF vet
This is a really interesting discussion that I hadn’t really considered up until this point. Currently I have a position into one of the all world funds, but I hadn’t really considered that because of the way the fund is set up, it’s really tilted towards tech and USA funds. Off the back of that im wondering if I should pivot away to an equal weighted fund, but then it becomes a chat around “diversification”, but into funds that are proven, or moving into much better diversification, but on a fund that hasn’t been open as long. https://www.justetf.com/uk/etf-comparison.html?isin=IE000OEF25S1&isin=IE0000QLH0G6 Curious, is anyone else weighing this up at the moment?
Saw the spending first hand, up close, after 9/11 and OEF. There is no scam that can compare to the defense industry. How about we just get a handle on deficit spending in all forms? Whatta ya say?
Set up whatever is within your means / budget and pick an ETF like VOO or SPY that tracks the S&P. I personally like OEF which cycles the top 100 companies of the S&P 500 and I just buy it every week. Doesn’t matter if it’s $100 or $1000, just be consistent and don’t sell if you don’t need the money.
Could be but if the MDY400 started to outperform the OEF100 US stocks, would that confirm inflation? One could argue that.
FCF is good but looking at the holdings of the dividend aristocrat fund it’s not that far off of the top regular S&P 500 fund (maybe compare to IShares OEF .. “their US S&P 100”?). Seems it’s basically replacing a little growth with dividends. The ETF is new but maybe check the S&P website for that index data? Meanwhile for your other choice, using a world quality ETF those returns seem pretty though the expense rate is a tad bit high. Still, Fidelity (US) released a study where since 1950, having 70% US and 30% non-US stocks was optimal .. but only in terms of being less volatile. No increase the returns vs just a broad U.S. index, .. but it has been less headaches. I’ll add the world ETF ticker.
You were never going to believe me anyway. Ask yourself: why would I lie and choose to have this opinion of all opinions? If I was dumb enough to actually send you my DD-214 and pictures of me in uniform you’d call those fake. My issue with your original comment is that people like you think you are telling the troops something they don’t already know. The saying “fighting terror” means a lot of things to people who served during OIF/OEF. Perhaps he was referring to the entire shitshow and how bad it was, how used he and his colleagues were (and they were). We have all been made VERY aware — while it was actually occurring, in fact — of what we were really doing. It isn’t a “gotcha” and none of us little people were in control.
That's a great question, and it's smart to be skeptical of any structural changes to a fund you hold. This is a topic that fits well within r/investing's focus on in-depth examination. Generally, a move from a UIT to an OEF structure is considered a modernization that benefits the end investor. UITs are more rigid; they have a fixed portfolio and termination date. An OEF structure provides more flexibility, which can lead to a few key advantages: · **Efficiency:** It can be more tax-efficient and may allow for dividend reinvestment more seamlessly. · **Lower Costs:** OEFs often have lower operational costs over the long run, which could translate to a lower expense ratio. · **Flexibility:** It allows the fund manager to more easily handle corporate actions and portfolio adjustments without the constraints of the old UIT framework. While "cash grab" is always a fair concern, in this case, it's more likely Invesco is simply updating an old structure to align with modern ETF standards, which should improve its operational efficiency. Did the notice provide any specific details about how this might impact the fund's expense ratio going forward?
As others have said, at 18 years old your investing horizon allows for a very aggressive strategy. If your goal is to be hands off with a passive investing strategy, I'd go with an S&P100 index fund (OEF). If you're interested in actively managing your portfolio, I'd start with a 10% allocation toward whatever strategy you feel best aligned with (growth, value, momentum, etc). As you become more knowledgeable and confident in your investment thesis, you could gradually allocate more towards individual stocks and less into an index fund. Getting an emergency fund going, staying out of debt and living within your means is also critical. A lot of investors get into trouble because they overextend their finances and sell off holdings during a market down turn which is catastrophic to portfolio performance. I'm not a professional financial advisor; just my personal opinion.
Quite interesting, thank you. > QEF US S&P 100 I believe it's OEF (O, not Q).
The answer is that you don't have the intelligence to invest in individual stocks. Not actual IQ, rather information. Those boards are closed to the public, the CEOs lie and obfuscate, or are truly ignorant about what happens in their company. Do I have individual equities in my portfolio? Yes. But most of what I have are in indexes: SPY, OEF, DIA, ONEQ QQQM, DAX. The top three performers for me in individual equities are: COST, AAPL, BRK.B, I also have some JPM, and a bunch of shit stocks that are play stocks. I use AAPL and COST all the time, so I know they will delight their customers and keep them for the long haul. JPM is historical, and the shit stocks, like MDRX were bets that I just can't let go of. MDRX, for 14 years they screwed up their company, for a good portion of that time they didn't know what their financials were, but continued reporting. They finally got caught and got delisted. They have been 2.5 years? since delisting and still can't provide audited guidance on their quarterlies. That is what I mean but you don't have the intelligence of what is going on in the company.
I just changed jobs and moved my old employers 401k into my IRA and now I need to figure out how I should invest $150k. I've been in and out of the markets with my non-retirement funds but this is the first time I've had so many options for how to invest my actual retirement dollars. I'm 41, roughly a 20 year investment horizon. My non-retirement funds are in cash right now but that seems dumb for my long horizon retirement investments. What funds do people like, or should I take the opportunity to start building a portfolio of individual stocks? I'm looking for something a little more aggressive than SCHD. I've been pretty happy with OEF / S&P 100 ETFs for my personal investments in the past, how does the group feel about a large portion of my IRA just going to OEF? Then what to pair it with? Open to all thoughts thank you.
Yeah I watched it too, also served in OEF. Pre 9/11 was a much better country/world. We had a chance to make things better in spite of Osama and 9/11. We took a different tack, and are far far worse off for it. Killing the dude after almost 10 years of fucking everything up and not finding him = \ = victory. I’m glad he’s dead don’t get me wrong. But one jihadist with one terrorist attack (really more, as the doc showed) was able to change the course of history and the course of global policy for your “greatest country on earth”, not the least of which was a 20 year quagmire that only cost us precious young lives, billions of dollars, and integrity on the world stage. But yeah…blind belligerent patriotism is the shit
> top 50 S&P There’s actually an ETF for this (XLG by Global X), as well as S&P 100 (OEF by iShares). OEF has the longest track record. Seems to resist volatility a lot better, but may not knock it out of the park if mega-caps get overvalued. iShares also offers the top 20 of the S&P (TOPT) and the top 30/bottom 70 of the QQQ (QTOP and iirc QNEC, respectively). Not the lowest
OEF seems very silly, just because it outperformed SPY recently is no guarantee it will continue to do so.
Or will Europe send military to help like they did for OEF and OIF. I'm gonna go w not so much after regard comments from couch twink
It would be another Operation Enduring Freedom. Years of guerrilla warfare, tons of bloodshed and money spent, civilian casualties, etc. The whole reason Trump is even designating cartels as terror groups is so that he can more easily start his own “war” and call himself a wartime president. Plus he’s vilified brown immigrants for the last decade, so even with the economy in the dumps he can rally his base by going after the subhumans from south of the border. It’s probably his ace in the whole for when Americans start to realize tariffs are bad and his economic policy will lead to more inflation and unemployment. The biggest difference from OEF would be that it could easily spill into our own country. And it would destabilize and ruin relations with our neighbor to the south. A destabilized Mexico could easily pave the way for China to swoop in and rebuild.
Why not IYW? Outperforms OEF. Just curious.
OEF (iShares S&P 100) has been my go to ETF for the last 5 years and I feel stronger about it now than ever before. It’s a dog eat dog world and the big dogs will continue to grow bigger and bigger… Compare the returns to VTI, SPY, etc. and you’ll see OEF has produced better returns for a while now. And yes, I consider 10 years a good stretch of time. For example, using Vanguards ETF comparison tool, it shows OEF’s 10 year return outperformed VOO 14.08% to 13.33%, annualized. In terms of cumulative returns, OEF outperformed VOO by 7.5% over the 10 year stretch. Two people investing 1 million dollars 10 years ago and the person using OEF would be 75K wealthier. Not bad… 1 year returns? OEF at 39.53% while VOO is at 36.36%. 5 year annualized? OEF is at 17.69% while VOO is at 15.93%. Thats a ridiculous 8.8% greater cumulative return being in OEF over a 5 year period compared to VOO. You can’t ignore those returns. There’s absolutely no way this pattern is changing. Not for the next 4 years, at least.
OEF. The big dogs will continue to eat really, really well.
I like OEF. It’s a dog eat dog world. The big dogs are just gonna keep on eating.
Actually, this makes me feel like I might be on the right track. I have over 90% of my portfolio in indexes (VTI, OEF, couple leveraged, etc), but I play around with a small amount in options because of my own FOMO. I bought TSM calls when the stock was in the 80's and seemed ridiculously undervalued. Just got INTC calls in the low 20's. But I'm tentative with option plays because it feels like I'm going to lose compared to long term ETFs (even though my options plays have done okay so far). Somehow I believe trying to 'beat the market' is a fool's errand. Yet for every three that go to zero, I'll get two that see 300% or more returns. Almost got burned early in Covid because I took a bunch of bear positions in Feb 2020, but the market turned around so quickly it erased all my gains.
You can't, or you can but you will pay a fine until you get it in line. Open a second brokerage and buy the VOO you want there. You will pay income tax on the dividends but hey, that is small change. And as far as VOO -- sure, good METF, or you could look at DIA and ONEQ and split evenly between them. Watch which one ends up higher after a year, rebalance the long term investments or just let it ride. For Market ETFs I own: VOO, DIA, ONEQ, OEF, QQQM, and SPY. DIA has monthly dividends but otherwise they are same same. If you want to go into international markets: DAX and JPXN
VOO, SPY, OEF... For S&P VOO and SPY are S&P 500 indexes while OEF is an S&P 100 index. My largest S&P Index holdings are in SPY and OEF. For Dow I go with DIA For NASDAQ I go with ONEQ and QQQM (NASDAQ 500 and 100). For Germany I go with DAX and for Japan I go with JPXN Right now I am overloaded in NASDAQ by about 50% (of index funds), meaning that I should treat each market equally and have the residual in foreign markets (30, 30, 30, 5, 5)%. Not ready to rebalance but will consider rebalancing the tax free accounts.
Recency bias. It’s outperformed in the last 5 years because the megacaps have gone nuts over that time period. Go back further and you’ll see that since its inception in October 2000, OEF has underperformed the S&P500 by a decent margin.
25-30 high cap stocks? Bro just invest all of that in OEF and save yourself the trouble.
First, dividends are irrelevant. Then, just go with something like VT, it's really one of the best portfolio you can have and the best one fund portfolio (after TDF funds for some). QQQ is performance chasing, unless you have a giant reason to invest in it I don't reccomend it. If you truly want the top 100 companies get OEF, tech then FTEC, growth then SCHG (I don't reccomend any of these). Anyways, mathematically and historically value > growth and small > large. You're very highly weighted on large cap growth which is the third worst performing factor investment. If we both invested 10k in 1972, you in large cap growth and me in small cap value I would be winning by 5.5 million dollars. If you want to complement VT I suggest AVGV, it works great as a two fund solution.
If Israel drags us into another war, FUCK THEM… They were nowhere to be seen when we dealt with our own issues in the Middle East. I’m speaking as a 5 time combat vet between OIF and OEF. Israel is more than well equipped to handle their own shit. Leave the United States out of this one.
My opinion is that it’s a dog eat dog eat world. The big companies will just devour the little ones 99.9% of the time. OEF for me all day..
Hold. It’ll be $1000 a share in a few months baring an unknowable black swan event of course. On pace to take in 100B in profits in 2024, the H200 is their next chip coming not yet for sale, everyone that loaded up on H100’s will NEED to be buying this. Hold and add more on red days. Or start buying the ETF OEF, it’s the S&P 100 so it’s only the top 100 companies, heavily weighed in NVDA. Thinks that’s trading for around $240 a share today.
Join the Air Force. I served in the Marines back early in the OIF/OEF days. Best damn decision ever to join. No college debt. Tons of assets accrued as a result. Tapped a bunch of as- and still tapping as-. Got non-combat PTSD and that sucks but get free healthcare and lifetime compensation. Guys did 20 pull full pension + high service comp. Make enough money to live stable lives and pursue passions.
OEF is the top 100. XLG is the top 50. XLG > OEF > VOO. Are you still going to buy VOO?
Don’t sleep on iShares ETF OEF, it’s been awesome this year so far. S&P 100
I LOVE NVO, my biggest holding by far. Then TSLA & PLTR and S&P100 ETF OEF.
FNGS... not the top 10 but the Mag7 and three other stocks. XLG... S&P 50 OEF... S&P 100
If OP is in then it is time to sell my OEF
Why not do the S&P 100 or something similar? OEF That way you'll get whatever the next magnificent seven will be.
OEF works OK if you still have 10 years of growth cycle like we had before. I imagine this time, less tech stocks and more consumer and finance stocks can win OEF. SPLG is 85% momentum from these 7 stocks while 15% are from rest which will have more momentum this round. Should the market tank it would not be that drastic.
If you backtest back to 2000, the SP500 outperformed OEF. But they're also very close so why would you pay more for such similar returns? More generally speaking, higher ER funds are associated with active funds. And active funds typically underperform over the long term. The top 7 also carry the load for the last 10 or so years, but that wasn't always the case and may not be the case going forward.
Adding to this. Live well within your means. Figure out your cost of living and calculate for inflation. Invest excess income in your retirement fund and SPY or OEF. Retirement first, portfolio second.
Maybe consider OEF, the S&P 100 etf. Still tech heavy, but with some balance of banks and consumer cyclical, etc. Basically, whatever is in the S&P 100, which can can over time.
XLG = top 50 OEF = top 100
Looks like the comparison is a 0.2% expense ratio for either of XLG (top 50) or OEF (top 100) versus 0.03% for VOO (S&P 500). They're still run as passively managed index funds, they just don't have the volume to support the super low cost of VOO or equivalent.
[OEF](https://www.morningstar.com/etfs/arcx/oef/quote) tracks the top 100. I haven't seen a 50 yet.
Another data point: If you assume bigger companies are better, OEF (an ETF of the S&P 100) should outperform SPY, yeah? * OEF: 6.68% CAGR since 2001 * SPY: 7.29% CAGR since 2001 \[[source](https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&timePeriod=4&startYear=1985&firstMonth=1&endYear=2023&lastMonth=12&calendarAligned=true&includeYTD=false&initialAmount=10000&annualOperation=0&annualAdjustment=0&inflationAdjusted=true&annualPercentage=0.0&frequency=4&rebalanceType=1&absoluteDeviation=5.0&relativeDeviation=25.0&leverageType=0&leverageRatio=0.0&debtAmount=0&debtInterest=0.0&maintenanceMargin=25.0&leveragedBenchmark=false&reinvestDividends=true&showYield=false&showFactors=false&factorModel=3&portfolioNames=false&symbol1=SPY&allocation1_1=100&symbol2=oef&allocation2_2=100)\]
Before the S&P 500 gained in popularity, the S&P 100 index used to be more common. The OEX index still exists but there is not as much liquidity in that index any more. There is only one ETF - $OEF - afaik that tracks that index - [https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239723/ishares-sp-100-etf](https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239723/ishares-sp-100-etf)
When you purchase a share of an ETF you are either buying the share from the issuer of that ETF (inflows) or you are buying a share from someone who already owns the share (secondary market). For your question we'll focus on inflows, but know the secondary market does exist and come back to it later. An ETF is a company whose business is to buy shares on behalf of its shareholders that follow a specific goal or criteria. So as money comes in, called inflows, the company takes that money and turns around and buys shares of the companies on the open market or private market (sometimes referred to as dark pools). The shares are owned by the ETF, and by transitive property owned by the owners of the ETF. However, the price of the ETF is also traded on the open and private markets and can deviate from the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the positions held within the ETF. This is called the ETF's premium/discount and is reported on most brokers. When you are looking at ETFs, you want to look for this value and if it is to big that is saying the market is seeing either a risk from the issuer in the case of a discount, or something is preventing the issuer from issuing more shares. This could just be a Closed Ended Fund (CEF) in which case it shows that there is demand for the managers specifically not just the shares, but if it is an Open Ended Fund (OEF) than do more research. Premiums and discounts will be smaller on more liquid ETFs because there is an arbitrage opportunity in every premium/discount as someone could short the ETF and buy the underlying shares or vice versa and earn a guaranteed profit when the ETF price and the NAV correct. Additionally, the issuer of an OEF will traditionally perform this arbitrage function on their own shares because they can create and destroy shares basically at will by either buying shares back or issuing new shares so they make profits from keeping the ETF price and the NAV as close to possible. This is easiest for issuers of the big index funds like SPY/VOO/QQQ/SPLG etc. and it is one reason expense ratios have been decreasing over time.
Deployed 2018 to FOB Fenty during OEF. What about you?
It does but they just described it poorly Look at OEF vs IVV The S&P 100 (OEF) has outperformed the S&P 500 (IVV) Those top 100 stocks, really top 50 (tbh) due to weight and overall gains really power the S&P
Yep, born a year later. Tired of this shit. Also got to be deployed to OEF/OIF. Amazing time to wish I was never born. Did get to enjoy a lot of really fucking good concerts from 1994-2000 pre 9/11. Words cannot describe how much better it was back then.
I got data for the Wilshire 5000 which is a total US stock market index, and FRED had data going back. https://i.imgur.com/ziVS0IX.png https://i.imgur.com/4Biromy.png https://i.imgur.com/zfB1OEF.png
True. Now... let's get to the point. A Civil War wouldn't be like OIF/OEF. It would be a near peer who could speak our language. Death squads, massed infantry, blockades. That is not possible for our rump Army to fight. It's not the plan. And the token amount of service people we have is not enough to affect a true war.
2nd Infantry Division Crayon Eating Infantryman. 10th Mountain FiSTer here... OEF XI-XII.
It represents the Vietnam era. It doesn't stand for, say, Haliburton or OEF. Nobody plays it over images of F35s or Panzer tanks. It's Vietnam or nothin
OIF OEF here too, Thanks for your service!
Dang, your profile is 21 days old? Well, I told you about my combat service, now you tell me about yours, Marine. OIF/OEF?
Sugar free citrus ripits we're the only thing that got me thru OIF/OEF.
I invested in VOO which is the S&P 500 and OEF which is the S&P 100. I also invested in QQQ and ONEQ which is the Nasdaq composite. Sadly the markes have gone down lately. But I still don't plan withdrawing anything anytime soon. I will only lose of I sell at a loss.
OEF was working…. someone turning off the faucet doesn’t mean water doesn’t flow.
OEF was working…. someone turning off the faucet doesn’t mean water doesn’t flow.
I know you're right, I just can't understand. How hard is it to just hit the buy button on DIA, MGC, IOO, or OEF (all basically the same thing as this overpriced fund, there are others as well) every payday and save yourself a litteral ton of money over the long term?
Then try the $OEF ETF — it tracks the largest 100 companies in the S&P.
Thank you for your cervix 🤠(07-‘16, OIF, OEF)
I'm a veteran that went overseas in OEF '13. This is a war against hedgies that want to bankrupt companies.
Mkay...one of the many differences between you and I is I only speak from experience and not out my ass. Former Army officer, OEF veteran...we used blackberries...you lose 👍
Hooah! OEF vet here holding strong. You are gonna be ballin with 7000 shares homie.
I’m going with APA and GM. I think GM is going to win out in the electric truck market. I live in west Texas. While I don’t know stocks, I do know the oilfield and a little about the oil and gas market. I’m also am OEF veteran and I’ve noticed some things going on around the world politically. Most of the advise given to early investors is study what you know. Well I know war and I know oil. Normally drilling and exploration occur when the price of oil is high. The price has been relatively low the last 5 years. Most of the major oil companies build wells on a 2 year plan, after which they are sold to smaller operators who install more affordable equipment and the wells don’t produce near what they used to. Most of these wells I speak of are into this played out phase. They aren’t constructing oil wells and fracing 100+ stages right now. The government has taken a stance against oil. This will increase the value of oil. Granted the restrictions on federal land regarding drilling permits are at worst single digit percentages. But, the restrictions on exports were lifted only 4-5 years ago. Could they be reinstated? APA has sold all of its assets in the states, and decided to explore off the coast of South America. They have found 4 major reservoirs containing billions of barrels of oil. These are offshore. From these offshore platforms the can drill several directional wells into these formations. Billions of barrels, untapped, just waiting. If we look at the global political climate. Some of the peace deals from the Middle East have been thrown out. The conflict to get gas from Qatar to Europe in order to break up the Russian monopoly on heating Europe, is getting ever more interesting in Syria. China is encroaching on Taiwan, India, and the Philippines and so many more countries around the world. Disputing borders and over fishing their oceans. India is fighting China on one border and Pakistan on the other. If the war machine starts, APA value goes nuts, and increases with every well they drill. The record price of oil occurred in 2009 when the government decided to surge Afghanistan. If there’s another surge, doesn’t have to be by the United States, the price goes wild. I’m new to this, so let me have it. IMO, there is zero risk this oil company goes under in the next 5 years. Despite oil being on the edge of profitable in recent years.
I have deployed 3 times first in 2013-2014 OEF then again in 2017-2018 to Africa, and a third time 2019 to 2020 OEF which I volunteered for since I felt bad about missing 2011-2012 for OIF. Considering I was almost med boarded out in 2009 I think I have done pretty well as far as the deployments go especially since on my second I met soldiers in a combat unit that had 10 years and were on their first deployment. As far as blindly spending money - not going to refute that - but when your father has too much pride to tell you that they have cancer and they spent all his own money trying to save my mother and pay for her medical bills in 2013 before she passed away things and perspective change. I’m glad you are in a position where life doesn’t throw curve balls at you. If you are in AMC I hope this moons for you too, the money might help take what ever caused the bitterness you seem to enjoy to spread without knowing the full story.
OIF......OEF still didn't receive that shit...... maybe the first wave was given some of it but they could opt out because we already knew better. Plus We had injectable innacculations instead! I already told you where I went and you don't provide any information every veteran would be proud to display! Your a fake piece of shit! Your always going to be a fake piece of shit .... Which is why you will end up in jail with your daddy probably side by side getting used as a prison bitch over a pack of cigarettes.....
13B/OEF/ Disabled Vet here. I want to start a Marijuana company that is geared towards helping vets. Marijuana has a huge positive impact on ptsd, sleep, alcoholism etc. Im with you bro.
I served in the US Army in support of OEF and lost a couple of good friends in Afghanistan and one after we came home. I've seen that Haka exactly once. It tore me to pieces.
2nd Infantry Division falling in. OIF 09-10, OEF 11-12
E4 Mafia rise up!!! Afghanistan OEF 11-12. 172D Infantry Brigade,HHC, 1-2 Infantry Regiment. Black Scarves.
11B checking in (Afghanistan OEF13), I love crayons and like the stock. 🦍🍌🍌
11C here. Also three tours OIF/OEF. The 2008 crash is actually a big reason why I joined the Army. Now I'm manically depressed with PTSD and spend most of my days alone in my apartment. I am hanging on by a thread with therapy and medication from the VA. Wtf am I going to do with money? Buy more useless shit? I dumped 7k into GME @ 250, roughly a third of my savings in cash. I don't care if I lose all of it.
In after OEF, OIF, and the likes, But this Nasty Girl support Boi from 19th group appreciates posts like these. TYFYS.
5 years Army here, with one OEF. I was stateside the whole time, thankfully.
Well if he survived all that, God has big plans for him. I’m glad you have each other too. Ptsd is a bitch and this story shows you can adjust to it and still function. It’s a gut punch to be forced to take off the uniform before you are ready. 😭🥺😡Fellow medically retired soldier. 113th CAV Alpha Troop in OEF 2010-11 - 68W Medic. 🤗❤️
Thank You & Him for your services. I was Navy (OEF & OIF).
OEF 0341 bubba here who also tussled with an IED blast. Shit is hard on the outside and it’s good to hear a success story. Some scars stay with us forever but we can still move forward and find purpose, even if part of it is degenerative gambling on way OTM calls with 1DTE.