Posted on Oct 17, 2018
Do you know of someone actually removed from the military after they had won the lottery?
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I’ve heard that Uncle Sam asks you to leave the military if you win a multi-million dollar lottery. I can see why they would do that. But does anyone know of someone who was actually asked to leave because they won a big lottery? How does that work? How long does it take to move them out? (NOT that I won the lottery or even play it, but just wondering.)
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Anyone recall the cartoon strip from years ago on this topic? The Far Side I think it was. PVT Smith won the lottery. Want's to buy his company and fire the First Sargent.
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Maj Robert Thornton
Curious, why can you see them asking someone to separate after winning the lottery. If they maintain their standards, who cares if they are rich?
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MSG Johnathan Mathes
Maj Robert Thornton this is a double edged sword... I was a good soldier ... but in my case ... I could see myself telling some other seniors.. senior to me to politely sit on their thumb and rotate.. everyone has to have a need... needs are what keeps people in line ... now I’m not saying throw them out. .. but you know as well as I do the service has always had silly rules... .. how many millionaires do you know in the service... I have known two sons of millionaires in the army... but they were cutt off from their families fortunes ... I’m not saying it would be right for them to be asked to leave.. but I could see the army doing it
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Maj Robert Thornton
MSG Johnathan Mathes actually, I knew a fair number of millionaires in the service. These folks flew under the radar, most people would never know they were wealthy.
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Joining the military is signing a contract. If you received an inheritance or won the lottery it wouldn’t alter your joining. Worry about that after you win!
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Not sure about the lottery and I don't know how it is these days but, back in the 80's, one of the guys in my barracks wrote music. He got some of it published and made a butt load of money. He was not forced but, he was offered the chance to end his contract early. Being from a long line of military veterans, he chose to stay and that was the last anything was said about it.
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Quick gut check on the question - can a wealthy person enlist? If so, then it's doubtful the military will force someone out simply for becoming wealthy. However, they may offer the option.
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Depends on the amount, E-3 hit the lottery (about 50 million) a month before deployment and was forced out. The reason was good order and discipline.
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The navy calls it scuttlebutt. Thst’s water-cooler talk.. mostly fodder..
don’t let stuff like that get in your brain,
You got more important stuff to be concerned about.
don’t let stuff like that get in your brain,
You got more important stuff to be concerned about.
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What it comes down to is being able to buy influence. Are you using your money to buy PFT scores? Or FITNESS REPORTS? Those types of things. You could be Bezos rich and squared away and you could have a great career. Have a little money and try and buy your way out of trouble and be a distraction to the unit and you could be gone.
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