the national guard screwed me or maybe just TEXAS...
Oh I get that most things in Texas are bigger by far than in most places except Iraq.
But to tell me that I can’t get a job here is ridiculous. First off no one here knows about the Army National Guard, they only know Ft. Hood with its Active Duty Army folks. I had an interview about 3 weeks ago and the manager asked me, “what is the National Guard I have never heard of it…” and I explained, “The National Guard only requires one weekend a month and two weeks out of the year from me. The National Guard is my part time service to the country and this job will be my full time job.” Thinking that would be good enough. He said, “you are very interesting I’ll have to look up this National Guard thing and expect a call from in next week.” NO CALL. Why? Oh yeah the damn National Guard and stupid people not knowing what the heck it is…
I get deployed to Kosovo and Iraq and soon to be Afghanistan if I stay in Texas Guard. But I can’t get a f*cking job in Texas… Oh I could get deployed for your stupid freedoms (I think its oil and not freedoms) and possibly die… and you can’t give me a job… f*ckers….
Then I get this call from Olan Mills Studio for the Photographer position that I applied for. They were excited to talk to me in on the phone but when I mentioned the Army National Guard and the one weekend a month and two weeks a year… she said well this job is from Thursday to Tuesday and we can’t have you miss any weekends… and she said sorry and hung up the phone… I wanted to slam my head in the wall and cry… I wanted this job as a photographer my dream job but because they don’t like the National Guard I can’t do it…
So I applied for 7 jobs at the VA hospital… and they are supposed to favor Vets so we will see if I get any and for a Waldons Security job on base… armed guards are paid 14 dollars and hour… nice pocket change..
I’m so ticked that the jobs here in Texas don’t know about National Guard… back home I would have a job by now and in college what’s holding me back is the job… if I don’t get one by October I’m moving back to PA… do I want to? No! I want to be with my boyfriend… Life will get better and start showering rainbows soon… I know it… and I will smile again and sing to that full moon…
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it feels like i have no fingers and was trying for a typing job but once the found out that i had no fingers they decided i wasn't good enough but little did they know that i could type 60 words per minute with my toes...
oh kay thats how i feel but i really can't type with my toes and i have all my fingers...
candy
how frustrating for you - would you consider leaving the national guard?
haha,, fuck the oil.. it runs beneath my feet and it ruins your dream chance..
! and the whole world!!!
damn, that sucks!
if i break my contract with the guard then i lose the 15,000 they gave me and i will have a dishonorable discharge... which sucks worse at getting a job... i have 5 more years in june with the guard i think i will stick it out...
candy
bailing the military has its consequences... refer to my reply back to cat's comment... i want to be in texas i don't want to have to go back home but by october if i don't have a job i'm heading home and then my unemployment runs out in november...
candy
yeah my mom said, "candy they can get in trouble for that... thats discrimination" and now that i know how it feels it sucks... thanks...
candy
so i might head off to jag and see if anything can be done about it...
candy
So much not to believe here.
Never heard of the National Guard? Good God. That just makes my poor head spin.
I also can't believe that the photography job requires that you be in attendence all the time. Can't miss any weekends? What type of covert work are they doing? I don't even think a job can insist on absolute attendence!
I hate that you're being disappointed like this. But don't dispair - the moon will always be waiting.
and the moon has been beautiful these last couple of nights...
candy