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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread New medical benefit for our military #130713 07/23/2004 6:16 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC I found this on the internet a bit ago. The underlying story is very true! We reported yesterday on the U.S. military giving free plastic surgery, including breast enlargements, to any member of its four main branches. The justification is that it "helps our surgeons practice their skills." After the Army recruiting office announced its new advertising slogan of "An Army of 42DD," the Navy followed suit with "It's Not a Job, It's a Boob Job." Not to be outdone, the Marines are also planning on rolling out a new slogan of their own: "The Two, the Proud." TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New medical benefit for our military #130714 07/23/2004 8:20 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Oh, lovely. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New medical benefit for our military #130715 07/23/2004 10:21 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA For once, TEd's not kidding: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/?040726ta_talk_schaler Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New medical benefit for our military #130716 07/24/2004 12:34 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 This is all the more outrageous if you know that injuries to servicemen in Iraq are appalling and that Walter Reed and other military hospitals are hard put to keep up. To get an idea, take a look at http://www.thememoryhole.org and go to The Wounded. I would take this as propaganda if I hadn't already heard much of it from a friend of mine who is a retired colonel and goes to Walter Reed regularly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New medical benefit for our military #130717 07/24/2004 1:12 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA How many of those operations were reconstruction after breast cancer? I find it odd it focuses on only female-type surgeries. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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