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oh and ps... only 1 person in this thread has an earlier reg date than I do... and only by days 
for the person that brought that up...
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If you're going to play the old "look at my forum reg date" card, can I ask why we are talking about purchasing vet rewards again?
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oh and ps... only 1 person in this thread has an earlier reg date than I do... and only by days for the person that brought that up...
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If you're going to play the old "look at my forum reg date" card, can I ask why we are talking about purchasing vet rewards again?
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I looked real close at the forum reg dates on the folks in this thread, and Avani and I have the earliest dates. Reg date has absolutely ZERO RELEVANCE to vet rewards, and shouldn't even be brought up.
my forum reg date isn't the same as my game reg date. i didn't find the forums for awhile after i started playing.
i DID stop playing the game for a couple of years. i didn't sell my account, though. i had every intention of coming back. For me, Real LifeĀ got in the way of the game (loss of jobs, pregnancy, etc.) and forced me to stop. However, if i'd been playing non-stop i'd have my 60mo vet rewards. i'm kinda sad that i don't, but i agree that i didn't EARN them. i wasn't paying for the game for 2yrs, after all!
Hi Forbin_Project.
Well, not really epic, it doesn't matter that they came via WP or ROTC, they have been in for less than 2 months and are O-1's.
Also, the Stripes for Skills program will let you walk out of AIT as an E-5, with a 4/6 year commitment. This could also be in the "less than 2 month" scenario.... but it depends on how long the AIT was or even if they had to attend it at all.
ROtc's could sign up with a NG unit while in ROTC and have the rank of E-5 while training with the NG.... this also counted as active duty pay time.... (sorry... but the name of that program escapes me).
Any way.... you can have a scenario were someone has less time in the service, with the same commitment and be of equal or higher rank.(I guess I should just said that first)
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Note: Reg date means diddly squat. I've been playing the game since issue 1. I just didn't register for the forums until a couple of years later.
Likewise you could have registered right away, left for several years and come back with a sense of entitlement, hence your argument for the other side of this subject. I can't know anything for sure just looking at your forum reg date, and neither can you.
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Likewise you could have registered right away, left for several years and come back with a sense of entitlement, hence your argument for the other side of this subject.
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Except for the sense of entitlement part, that's me.
I'm a couple of months shy of my 36 month vet badge. I can wait. It doesn't bother me at all that people who have kept their accounts active the whole time have more nifty stuff than I do. And I don't see why anyone else should get this stuff early.
It ain't broke, so why fix it?
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Hi Forbin_Project.
Well, not really epic, it doesn't matter that they came via WP or ROTC, they have been in for less than 2 months and are O-1's.
Also, the Stripes for Skills program will let you walk out of AIT as an E-5, with a 4/6 year commitment. This could also be in the "less than 2 month" scenario.... but it depends on how long the AIT was or even if they had to attend it at all.
ROtc's could sign up with a NG unit while in ROTC and have the rank of E-5 while training with the NG.... this also counted as active duty pay time.... (sorry... but the name of that program escapes me).
Any way.... you can have a scenario were someone has less time in the service, with the same commitment and be of equal or higher rank.(I guess I should just said that first)
BC
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Excuse me, sir. Seeing as how the VP is such a VIP, shouldn't we keep the PC on the QT? 'cause if it leaks to the VC he could end up an MIA and then we'd all be put on KP.
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Any way.... you can have a scenario were someone has less time in the service, with the same commitment and be of equal or higher rank.(I guess I should just said that first)
BC
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Yes you are right about that but . . .
Even with the skills for stripes program you mention there is a time component being considered.
In that case it's the time they spent learning/using those skills before getting their stripes. That time is valuable to the military and is why they are willing to reward it with a higher rank.
And it is that time component some people are overlooking. This game doesn't recognise time components from outside sources. The time actually has to be spent keeping this your account active.
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Hi ClawsandEffect.
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During the course of your duties you run across ANOTHER sergeant. In conversation you discover that he joined the Army 2 months ago, but because he committed himself to 4 years they went ahead and made him a sergeant NOW.
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We called them butter bars during my time in the service.....
Damn 2nd lt's getting into trouble all the time.
Also... I think West point cadets are give the same pay as an E-5.... Been awhile since I have heard it talked about though.
And to the OP.... I got no issue with you "buying" into the vet powers.... it is your money.
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What I meant by that, (I thought it was clear, but I guess not) is:
Sergeant #1 signs up at a recruiting office and commits to 4 years in service. At the end of those 4 years he has achieved the rank of Sergeant.
Sergeant #2 signs up at the SAME recruiting office, and makes the SAME commitment to 4 years. Only in his case he becomes a Sergeant immediately after basic training. (Actually, 2 months would be during basic training, but that's not the point)
Sergeant #1 earned his rank over 4 years of service, he has been there the entire time.
Sergeant #2 got his rank because he is GOING to be there for 4 years. He has not yet spent the time in service.
Underlying point: Sergeant #2 was rewarded for something he has not done yet
That's like telling your boss at work: "If you pay me now, I'll come in every day this week."
Now, the situation with reg dates not matching vet rewards, I'll go with the same metaphor of military service.
If you spend your 4 years in the service and are granted an honorable discharge you will remain a sergeant.
Your friend, who decided to re-enlist immedieately, goes and takes officer training courses. He winds up becoming a Major 5 years later.
Now, if you were to re-enlist 5 years later, you would re-enlist as a sergeant. You have no right to expect them to promote you to Major just because time has passed. You were not there in order to receive a promotion, and have not earned it. Your promotion form that point forward would pick up where it left off.
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That's like telling your boss at work: "If you pay me now, I'll come in every day this week."
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Actually I've always felt that retirement benefits are a better example. You can't expect to collect a 20 year retirement package until you've actually earned it. You can't promise to be there 20 years later.
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Excuse me, sir. Seeing as how the VP is such a VIP, shouldn't we keep the PC on the QT? 'cause if it leaks to the VC he could end up an MIA and then we'd all be put on KP.
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I looked real close at the forum reg dates on the folks in this thread, and Avani and I have the earliest dates. Reg date has absolutely ZERO RELEVANCE to vet rewards, and shouldn't even be brought up.
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The only person, other than Avani, who brought up used it to illustrate how long they've been an active sub to the game. I believe the words were "Look at my reg date. Add a week." Or something to that effect, anyway.
I believe Avani even claimed to have played "off and on" during his/her time, which only adds even more evidence to the "Reg Date means diddly squat" pile. It sounds like to me, this person has a low attention span regarding this game and is now upset about "losing out" on vet rewards he/she thinks they deserve.
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That pretty much has been the MO for others who've complained about such things. "But but but, I WOULD have played!" Doesn't cut it, eh?
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This is my second account, my wife took over my original after I got her into the game.....
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Dude. You are MARRIED! You should know how things work in a marriage.
What's her's is her's, and what's your's is her's.
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Actually that isn't correct. The Eula says this.
4. Account
By accepting the terms of use in the Agreement, Members represent that you are an adult 18 years of age or older. Only one person may use an Account. The registered user of an Account may use the Account or may choose instead to permit a minor child of the registered user to use the Account. You are liable for all activities conducted through your Account, and parents or guardians are liable for all activities of their minor child conducted through the Account.
But wives don't fall under that rule. The company chooses to ignore the spouse situation.
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You can't SHARE the account with your child either... you are just registering for the purpose of paying for their gameplay. It's you OR the child.. not both.
If you use your child's account.. you are technically breaking the rules.. even though you are the one paying for it. Of course.. like the wife scenario.. it seems to be ignored as well.
I suppose you can split hairs and say the child situation is an allowable transferred account as well (from you to your child), but if the intended purpose of the account was to be for the child to begin with, and you never used it for yourself in any way, then I don't think it would apply.