"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 4/2/2013 1:49 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 2 Apr 2013 07:16:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> There is no nearby medical for family members here! We go to civilian
>>> Drs.
>>> The same was true in CA. There was a military facility about 2 hours
>>> from
>>> where we lived. I did go there once but mostly we went to civilian Drs.
>>> In
>>> NY? None. We used civilian there. I did go to the medical on Cape Cod
>>> until I got pregnant. They don't see pregnant women. I had to use
>>> civilian Drs. At places that are considered isolated duty, there is no
>>> medical nearby.
>>
>> True. We've cut way back on military medical facilities.
>>
>>>>
>>>> Hell, now you've spoilt it.I was admiring Mr Bove's wild west
>>>> missions, just sleeping under the wagons and chewing a bit of jerky,
>>>> listening to the coyotes and wardrums.
>>>
>>> WTF? You're in the UK. Perhaps your military is different. You can
>>> speak
>>> for her unless you yourself were in our military or your husband was.
>>> Your
>>> dad or mom likely wouldn't count because things have changed since then.
>>>
>> Put it into perspective - remember, the entire country of England
>> (50,334 sq mi) isn't quite the size of Alabama (51,609 sq mi) or
>> Louisiana (51,840 sq mi) and the entire UK (94,060 sq mi) is smaller
>> than Oregon (98,380 sq mi).
>>
> sf, this is not a ****ing contest about whose country is bigger. It's
> about Julie being clueless.
>
No. Apparently it is about you and Janet being clueless.

> Julie seems to think the U.S. military doesn't provide medical care unless
> you go to a "military facility". That's incorrect. If you aren't
> stationed where there is a military hospital nearby of course you can go
> to any doctor you want to. And they'll pay for it. She's mentioned
> TriCare a couple of times so she's got insurance. I don't believe the
> lack of medical care is the reason her husband choses to be stationed far,
> far away from her.

I didn't say that at all! I don't go to a military facility now. In fact
the only times I ever did was when we were on Cape Cod before I got pregnant
and once to Travis AFB to see a dietician. This was when I was living in CA
and having trouble getting in to any Dr. They were all massively booked up
and getting an appointment to a GP could take weeks. A specialist? Months.

My husband is in NY now because he had to get a job right away. He is
retired now and has not gotten the VA pay. So he had to do something. He
could not find a good paying job here right away. Jobs are tough here.
When he was in CA, we simply refused to go. I am not going to get into the
reasons why. I may have listed them here before and I may not have. But
it's really none of your business.