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I just found out I’m 100% disabled through the VA. I’m paralyzed with my options going forward because I can do anything, or do nothing. I’m about half way through an electrical engineering degree but I don’t think it really interest me any more, but maybe it’s just because classes are online due to COVID. I’m thinking of becoming a fire fighter because money isent an issue anymore, I have almost 100k in crypto assets on top of 3k va compensation every month and live very frugally. I’m not trying to brag, I just don’t have any friends irl to talk to and I really don’t know what to do with my life. You faggots are the closest thing I have to friends, so any advice is appreciated. Please don’t shill me any shitcoins, I just want some unsolicited advice from anons who have managed to be happy and how you managed to get there.

>> No.29197833

go back to war

>> No.29197950
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>>29197833
I was a sub electrician, never fired a shot

>> No.29198017

>>29197773
>100k
move to south east asia it will last 40 years

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29198278

>>29198017
I like Texas, I’m thinking of moving to Colorado though.

>> No.29198634

>>29197773
ngl OP I would be your friend but you sound like you would bully me and hurt my feelings

>> No.29198870
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>>29198634
Probably, I used to be a big jerk to people. I try not to do that anymore but old habits die hard.

>> No.29198943

>>29197773
Happiness is directly proportionate to the amount of hentai you consume

>> No.29199052

How did you get 100 faggot?? Im at 60

>> No.29199224

>>29197773
how are you 100% disabled, but considering becoming a fire fighter?

>> No.29199254
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>>29199052
I dropped 20k in link and eth 6 months ago. Some guys here could have x10 my amount but I’m not that smart :( i

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>>29199224
I’m considered permanent and total, and the va considers work to be therapeutic. It it proves to be too much I can always stop but I’d like to try.

>> No.29199396

>>29197773
I feel ya man. starting an MEB right now OP, hope you enjoy some rest before starting your next chapter.

Friends I've known who became extremely successful after the service usually bought and flipped houses eith VA loans.

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>>29199254
I got a decent chunk of back pay from the va and dropped that into crypto as well.

>> No.29199430

>>29197773
Just do something that makes you happy.

>> No.29199432

>>29199254
100% disability nigger. Not 100k

>> No.29199439

>>29197773
Finish your engineering degree nigger. You get paid enough that you may as well do it for 5 years after you graduate if you're going to live frugally anyways, you'll have more cash to invest when you're young.

>> No.29199657

>>29199396
Claim. Everything. Trust me.

>> No.29199700
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>>29199432
PTSD and migraines were the bulk of it. Both caused by the bullshit on board the submarine. The rest was getting random limbs caught in machines at weird angles that caused some damage. If you have a rating on opposite limbs(left and right arm) it bumps the total by 10% In total it came up to 100%

>> No.29199786

>>29198278
Colorado is a social shithole. Pretty views, though...well close to the mountains, anyway.

>> No.29199938

>>29199657
Pretty much expecting no more than 50%. All my shit is spine related, i cant bend I cant lift more than 10 pounds per profile, i have tingling burning from my thigh to my feet and it hurts like a mother fucker in both my back and heels when i stand up. Unfortunately I've heard back issues are very poorly compensated even with nerve pains..

>> No.29199949

>>29199700
Damn anon you got fucked up. I have an insane immune disease that appeared my third year in and got MEB and 60%. I got 30%, DoD and have Tricare for life. Congratulations on your 100% though. Finish your degree please and don't become another statistic. Help other veterans with your knowledge. Maybe get your masters and land a GS-11 job with the government right out of college, draw your disability and GS-11 pay. They are starving for EEs, and govt work is a joke. It is so easy. Just keep investing in crypto, contribute to your TSP in a govt job and you will make it.

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29199981

>>29197773
start a warhammer 40k army

>> No.29199994

Nah. Doldrums is endpoint. Try FUN & LINK. YOLO.

>> No.29200050

>>29199938
Claim acne claim anxiety claim IT ALL. Claim every you can anon. I was MEB and drew 0% for mixed mood and depression and got it increased to 50% 6 years after my discharge date. Fuck this country drain every penny you can. You owe them nothing

>> No.29200114

>>29199981
Sigmar or bust. Serephon are the coolest army ever next to skaven.

>> No.29200163

>>29197773
you just need something to believe in. go to church. you don't have to start worshipping the dead guy right away. just try it out.

>> No.29200203

Don't worry anon they are making rapid progress in medicine with nerve brain interfaces you might walk again soon :)

Praying for you buddy

>> No.29200273

Get an escort that offers GFE. Pretty sweet deal, she will remember your birthdays , watch movies with you and have intercourses with you. Just help her out with $ once in a while.

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>picrelated is my L1 after fucking up a squat
>no nerve fuckery, not on painkillers but I spend every day exhausted and with a massive ache
Someone give me a good calisthenics program to follow, I just need to do some sort of regular exercise to escape this hell

>> No.29200314

>>29200050
im pretty sure they already have me as depressed/ptsd over the incident and my pain issues but whatever

>> No.29200363

>>29197773
Fireman is a good idea. Anything that contributes to the community that you love.

>> No.29200397

>>29199938
If you have anxiety/depression those are symptoms of ptsd and should be claimed. If you snore you probably have sleep apnea and should be claimed. Claim as much as you can just don’t lie. I hate the government as much as anyone but I’ve found (anecdotally) that lying leads down a dark path. Good luck anon.

>> No.29200407

>>29200308
go see a physical therapist they're really the only professionals who can help when its something like THIS. No doc is gonna be able to help you with movements/ stretches / exercises as well as a PT

>> No.29200488

>>29200397
Thanks for the advice anon. I snore but its a relatively recent development and I'm pretty sure its because I'm a fatass now

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>>29200163
I’ve actually considered this for sometime, just haven’t found the courage to step through the doors.

>> No.29200615

>>29200488
Anything claimed within one year of getting out is considered service related for the sake of va disability. It’s free(for you) to get a sleep study done. A few guys I know that got the sleep study done said it was the best thing they ever did.

>> No.29200852

>>29200363
That’s what has me wanting to do it. I really just want to give back I just don’t know how yet. Any advice is appreciated.

>> No.29201011

>>29199949
Thanks man. You can alway appeal it/claim new stuff. Just be careful because if you claim anything new they can review your entire packet.

I’m gonna try and finish. I want to take a gap year because online classes are bullshit but I don’t want to take a year off and never start again. I’m dammed if I do and dammed if I don’t

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>>29197773
ee/math fag here op in my last semester ive never been less motivated in my life. i havent even started job hunting at all yet. i think it personally has to do with the fact that i have a full ride and then some on grants and little interaction with my friends who work way harder than i do, which would always push me to do better. i also hate the zoom academy too and find it near impossible to pay attention and barely keep up by doing the assignments and ive heard similar from others. sorry for the fucking blog post but shits fucked for everyone we're trashing our youth of today as the cost of saving the old and weak it probably wont end well