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Military humor
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08/09/18 06:04 PM
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Uncle Zeek
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In January, I sent a written, SIGNED hardcopy request, via certified US mail, to the national records service to obtain a copy of my service record book.
Today, I received an email from that service center, asking for my signature to "authorize release of the information".
Apparently, my first signature must be no good.
"Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries --but it is a force stronger than crime" ~ Robert A. Heinlein Artim Law Firm, PLLC Estate planning & tax attorney 2250 Morriss Road, Suite 205, Flower Mound, Texas 75028 972-746-0758 mobile zac@artimlegal.com
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
#12858947
08/09/18 06:06 PM
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Scagnetti
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How long were you in the service?
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
#12858948
08/09/18 06:06 PM
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Uncle Zeek
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"Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries --but it is a force stronger than crime" ~ Robert A. Heinlein Artim Law Firm, PLLC Estate planning & tax attorney 2250 Morriss Road, Suite 205, Flower Mound, Texas 75028 972-746-0758 mobile zac@artimlegal.com
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
#12858949
08/09/18 06:07 PM
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SgtDag
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"If you're going through hell keep going." Winston Churchill I open mouth kiss my sisters
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
#12858952
08/09/18 06:12 PM
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Scagnetti
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So you must have a sizable service record book then
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Scagnetti]
#12858962
08/09/18 06:20 PM
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Uncle Zeek
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So you must have a sizable service record book then ?? Not that I recall. I had to hand-deliver that file folder to a couple different places over those years, and I don't remember it being very big. But at the time, it was an unimportant detail to me, and my memory of unimportant details is not always very reliable.
"Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries --but it is a force stronger than crime" ~ Robert A. Heinlein Artim Law Firm, PLLC Estate planning & tax attorney 2250 Morriss Road, Suite 205, Flower Mound, Texas 75028 972-746-0758 mobile zac@artimlegal.com
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
#12858978
08/09/18 06:42 PM
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Sawhorse
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Uncle Zeek...dont know if you did (first time) or not, but make sure you sign with ink color other than black. Ive had to provide official signatures on a few docs recently and it was required. I asked why and was told two reasons: 1) Makes original copy stand out when dealing with stacks and stacks...etc. 2) Photocopier technology has advanced to where copies can be made to look like original signatures.
Dont know if thats bs or not, but point #1 makes sense...at least intuitively.
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
#12858980
08/09/18 06:46 PM
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H.Town_paddler
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Zeek. Instead of going through the trouble of dealing with the government just go buy your service record on the dark web. Its got to be there somewhere.
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Sawhorse]
#12859013
08/09/18 07:19 PM
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Uncle Zeek
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Uncle Zeek...dont know if you did (first time) or not, but make sure you sign with ink color other than black. Ive had to provide official signatures on a few docs recently and it was required. I asked why and was told two reasons: 1) Makes original copy stand out when dealing with stacks and stacks...etc. 2) Photocopier technology has advanced to where copies can be made to look like original signatures.
Dont know if thats bs or not, but point #1 makes sense...at least intuitively. Uh ... uh ... aw, dragon dung. I have no idea - I faxed it to the number they gave. Will see how long it takes to get some kind of response.
"Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries --but it is a force stronger than crime" ~ Robert A. Heinlein Artim Law Firm, PLLC Estate planning & tax attorney 2250 Morriss Road, Suite 205, Flower Mound, Texas 75028 972-746-0758 mobile zac@artimlegal.com
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
#12859071
08/09/18 08:05 PM
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2014NITROZ-7
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Run for public office and see how fast your records take to show up.
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
#12859074
08/09/18 08:09 PM
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Scagnetti
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So you must have a sizable service record book then ?? Not that I recall. I had to hand-deliver that file folder to a couple different places over those years, and I don't remember it being very big. But at the time, it was an unimportant detail to me, and my memory of unimportant details is not always very reliable. Is the service record book the same as an Official Military Personnel File, which I understood was the be all, end all when it comes to military records
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Re: Military humor
[Re: H.Town_paddler]
#12859151
08/09/18 08:57 PM
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elcoyote, esq.
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Zeek. Instead of going through the trouble of dealing with the government just go buy your service record on the dark web. Its got to be there somewhere. I wonder if I could buy a new copy of mine WITHOUT that article 15...
Team wolfs I had to perform. It took a minute to get it all in my mouth and another five to swallow it all.
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Re: Military humor
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
#12859163
08/09/18 09:11 PM
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Sawhorse
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Uncle Zeek...dont know if you did (first time) or not, but make sure you sign with ink color other than black. Ive had to provide official signatures on a few docs recently and it was required. I asked why and was told two reasons: 1) Makes original copy stand out when dealing with stacks and stacks...etc. 2) Photocopier technology has advanced to where copies can be made to look like original signatures.
Dont know if thats bs or not, but point #1 makes sense...at least intuitively. Uh ... uh ... aw, dragon dung. I have no idea - I faxed it to the number they gave. Will see how long it takes to get some kind of response. May take a while, but Ill bet youre good now.
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Re: Military humor
[Re: 2014NITROZ-7]
#12859165
08/09/18 09:13 PM
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uncle_bagster
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Run for public office and see how fast your records take to show up. Especially if you're a republican.
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Re: Military humor
[Re: elcoyote, esq.]
#12859166
08/09/18 09:14 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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Zeek. Instead of going through the trouble of dealing with the government just go buy your service record on the dark web. Its got to be there somewhere. I wonder if I could buy a new copy of mine WITHOUT that article 15... LOL
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