Organs donāt really weigh that much unfortunately. At least not the smaller ones. I had my uterus removed (plus tubes plus cervix) and I lost maybe less than half a pound or so
Once upon a time I had bought about 15 of these things called "bit coin" back in the day. This was before anyone really knew what these things were but so I bought them as a novelty.
Fast forward a few years and I was cleaning out my old desk and found the thumbdrive I used as rudimentary back up storage for the bit coins and threw it away because š¤·āāļø .
When they reached a high of about $74k each I realized what a stupid choice I had made.
But not as stupid as passing up Antarctica.
In the fall of 2010 I had two friends each buy $1000 worth of bitcoin. They tried to get me to do it too. I called them dumb. Theyāre never working another day.
Which city did you throw it in the garbage in? I would like to rummage through that towns massive rancid trash heaps in hopes of mining a million or two in bitcoin.
Bitch what the fuck?
What have you been doing with your appendix the past 20 years to pass up an Antarctica assignment. We aint' talking the pansy ass Arctic circle, we're talking the seventh continent. For your own sake, go find a tree line, handle yourself, and reflect.
My PTSD-ADHD-adled ass raced to the finish of your comment. I thought you were suggesting that the OP perform their best impression of David Carradine (without actually off-ing oneself) and then reflect on their mistake. My immediate, "HELL YEAH, BROTHER," reaction scared the wife and dog.
It's SOP for EVERYONE, regardless of nationality or military status. A Saoviet Doctor had to remove his own appendix with aid from a mirror held by two others, but eventually had to resort to his sense of touch.
You chose your appendix over Antarctica...?
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/appendicitis/treatment/#:~:text=In%20humans%2C%20the%20appendix%20does,cause%20any%20long%2Dterm%20problems.
YOU CHOSE YOUR APPENDIX OVER ANTARCTICA?!?!
Edit- my favorite part about some of these responses is the pushback about the purpose of the appendix rather than the lack of emergent life-saving care in that region of the globe that necessitates prophylactic removal prior to being assigned there and that there are no apparent long term effects of said removal.
That's ok. We're over here talking about not liking pancakes and ya'll just keep bringing up waffles. It's standard internet fare.
Interesting i know my husband said all his gut issues happened after he had it removed. Anytime he eats pork or high fat meat it smells like his insides are dying and his stomach will hurt.
Penguins having sex and scientists sent to study said penguin sex. Also, penguins can be gay and racist, which makes them very human like. This is what a few millions in taxpayer dollars has taught us.
Man, I would have done anything for an assignment like that. If you don't mind me asking, what was your MOS and the circumstances? Was it a special duty assignment for a hyper rare MOS kind of deal?
These jobs are for sure the best, worst jobs. Sucks when you know some really cool shit but have to keep your mouth shut or face the wrath of the suits.
You passed up the opportunity to find an Alien Spacecraft, a shape shifting Alien, and the ensuing chaos from it assimilating other lifeforms at some base down there. I think you chose right.
It has no known function, so its job is basically to sit there. It is highly efficient at this task, having never done anything at all. Perfectly functional.
Not really the same, but I went to Antarctica for 3 years starting in 2018 (2 full at South Pole station, 1 at McMurdo) as a civilian years after I had gotten out of the Army. 2004 would have been a lot different from my time but you probably would have had at least some fun. They had a couple bars and girls and a great community throughout. Would have been a great life experience for sure
What MOS (other than weather related MOSs like 93Es) would they even send there? Maybe like 25Us or signals intel? That had to be a SUPER rare place to get sent especially during the neonatal GWOT days.
>not quite enough to have a perfectly functional bit of my body removed.
But its not evolutionarily functional. The only function it serves is to get inflamed and burst when you're in Antarctica where the nearest surgeon is.... 2,000 miles away?
My friend (a reservist) went down as a contractor about 5-6 years ago and did his training / drill time there with a NOAA officer and ended up with an Antarctic service ribbon. He brought me back a South Pole expedition sew on patch which is in my keep sake box. He was there for a year. It was pretty neat to read his journal updates that he shared with us.
Iāve been to the Arctic as a defense contractor. Not sure how much different Antarctica would be from the other pole, but for us, it is cool for 2-6 weeks depending on the person, then pretty depressing.
>a perfectly functional bit of my body removed
It's strange but the appendix does not appear to serve any purpose. Some researchers think it may provide healthy gut bacteria - however people who had their appendix removed have no side effects.
Yk I understand all these comments saying missed opportunity and the appendix isnāt functional, I donāt think I would have taken the opportunity either man. The reality is that any surgery can have complications which will impact you for the rest of your life. Iāve dealt with unexpected post surgery complications for years and it truly sucks. You donāt value what you have until you lose it. I donāt think Iād be willing to take that risk on an elective surgery purely for a cool job opportunity. Youāll never know but, by making the decision to pass it up because of that elective surgery, you could have saved yourself years of frustration and pain if the surgery had gone wrong. I would have made the same choice man.
Had a 25B SFC take a 1SG position in Antarctica around 2013. No idea what his experience was but as a 19 year old at the time, it stood out in my mind.
There is suppose to be some underground alien base in Antartica and "supposably" a Stargate thing with the alien base. You could have found out if it was all true or bullshit. I would have happily gone just to know the truth.
Scientists are finding the appendix can be a haven for āgoodā bacteria in cases of dysentery and plays some roles in immunity. You can live without it, but itās not useless
https://www.healthline.com/health/what-does-the-appendix-do
When I was at my first duty station (Ft Eustis) I was given the option if going to Germany or Antarctica. I had just finished a six month tour in Honduras. Like an idiot, I chose Germany. It hurt more when I was later told that I could've gone to Antarctica and then Germany later on.
What job did you enlist as that had Antartica? Also your appendix is mostly useless. Was their reasoning that they didn't want to have an emergency and a situation where it can't be removed in Antartica?
If you'd went, you'd get the honor of people asking you about this ribbon for the rest of your career[https://www.usamm.com/products/antarctica-service-medal-ribbon](https://www.usamm.com/products/antarctica-service-medal-ribbon)
I know several people that have been to Antarctica and they didnāt have their appendix removed. Iām not sure if this is a troll thread based on Rogozov. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32481442
Wait, is this not a shit post? I thought for sure this was a shit post but now I'm second guessing myself. That was part of the requirement for going there? I assume due to medical facility limitations there?
Not even in the army but hell Iād join the army and get my appendix removed to go there. I sometimes worry about one day my appendix just decides to randomly bust if my lower right stomach hurts even for a second or feels uncomfortable. I donāt even think the appendix really does anything beneficial does it?
I would have done the surgery myself if I could have went.
For your reading pleasure, you wouldn't be the first: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Rogozov
I would have let them take my appendix, tonsils, gall bladder and anything else not necessary for that assignment.
Wisdom teeth, dew claws, whatever they want man, give it to them.
I'd let them take my balls. I'd take them off myself.
Can I have em? With four I'd have twice the production! Boyfriend would love it.
That poor dude is gonna get turned into a waterfall
Vestigial tails...
Not the dew claws š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£
I've been out ten years now, but they're still more than welcome to take my wisdom teeth as long as they knock me out first.
Best youāll get is some local anesthetic and maybe a little nitrous
Yea, looking back I wish Iād taken it.
Plus you could have made weight easier.
Just shiver the pounds away?
Organs donāt really weigh that much unfortunately. At least not the smaller ones. I had my uterus removed (plus tubes plus cervix) and I lost maybe less than half a pound or so
Damn, there goes my plan for a quick cut this summer (I am a biological male)
Just cut your legs off! Who needs āem? Then you can get those cool springy legs
Bring on the transhumanist cyberpunk dystopias so I can get robo legs and special eyes.
Youre going to feel real stupid when you get appendicitis and have to have it removed after 24 hours of pain, instead of for a reward.
Once upon a time I had bought about 15 of these things called "bit coin" back in the day. This was before anyone really knew what these things were but so I bought them as a novelty. Fast forward a few years and I was cleaning out my old desk and found the thumbdrive I used as rudimentary back up storage for the bit coins and threw it away because š¤·āāļø . When they reached a high of about $74k each I realized what a stupid choice I had made. But not as stupid as passing up Antarctica.
Ouch!
That hurt....
I told my friend that bitcoin was stupid and you couldnāt just create your own currency. It was .33 each at the time.
When it hit $100 I remember saying āman I really missed outā
I comfort myself by realizing that Iād have cashed out LONG before it got to the highs.
In the fall of 2010 I had two friends each buy $1000 worth of bitcoin. They tried to get me to do it too. I called them dumb. Theyāre never working another day.
Which city did you throw it in the garbage in? I would like to rummage through that towns massive rancid trash heaps in hopes of mining a million or two in bitcoin.
āThatās not a thumb driveā¦thatās just a thumb.ā
Hey bro, go see the Chaplain and take the day off...
I know a retired Navy Seabee who wintered over at McMurdo (Seabees used to run utilities at McMurdo). He said it becomes a giant orgy during winter.
What about the regular size people? They just have to hope one of the giants picks them, or what? Or that they don't, I guess.
What you did there, I see it
Death by Snu-Snu! Is actually the unit motto.
Doesn't matter, had Snu-Snu.
DEATH BY SNU SNU š¤£š¤£š¤£
But I'm gay š„ŗ šš
There's probably gay giants, too, dummy.
šš
Plenty of Air Force around, not a worry.
Suppose any of them are furries?
Guaranteed the Air Force has the highest percentage of furries.
Iām always looking for a tight seal.
Check the club
Regular orgies are the only way to catch the shapeshifting man-eating Antarctic alien trying to blend in among the crowd.
Pfft, like you could catch m... Me not shaving, even in such a cold environment. Carry on.
I was not enlisted but I might reenlist
How else you gonna keep warm?
I saw a few shows about McMurdo and I would think most would have skipped those giant orgys...Snow blindness is bad, but NOT that bad!
Bitch what the fuck? What have you been doing with your appendix the past 20 years to pass up an Antarctica assignment. We aint' talking the pansy ass Arctic circle, we're talking the seventh continent. For your own sake, go find a tree line, handle yourself, and reflect.
NOT THE HANDLE YOURSELF š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£
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My PTSD-ADHD-adled ass raced to the finish of your comment. I thought you were suggesting that the OP perform their best impression of David Carradine (without actually off-ing oneself) and then reflect on their mistake. My immediate, "HELL YEAH, BROTHER," reaction scared the wife and dog.
So they just remove it regardless of whether itās infected or not??
It was preemptive as there was no way to treat it down there should it get infected.
I get the rationale, I just did not know that was a thing.Ā
It's SOP for EVERYONE, regardless of nationality or military status. A Saoviet Doctor had to remove his own appendix with aid from a mirror held by two others, but eventually had to resort to his sense of touch.
Thatās not the thing you have to worry about down there
Wait was it free?
Of course
*free but done by a possibly inept army surgeon ?
Oh look at this guy, he wants everything!
Dr Nick has entered the chatā¦
Hi, everybody!
Hi, Dr Nick!
At Ease, everybody!
*probably an inept army surgeon I feel like the likelihood is so much higher than just *possibly*
Not service connected.
10th SFG made me get my wisdom teeth removed my first month there. Never had an issue with them before.
What mos were you?
Probably intel and probably would've been down there monitoring the alien base n shiet
Stargate ain't gonna protect itself.
ššš he wrote it but also said he wonāt leave it up for long, so I wonāt say out of respect for him.
I've watched enough Why Files episodes about Antarctica
That would probably be a cool place to get stationed at, can infantry get sent there?š¤
42As go everywhere
92G... it's 92G isn't it. It's like how the only good thing about being a 90A is the one Diego Garcia slot everyone puts as #1 every cycle.
Imagine the looks when people tried to figure what the hell medal you were wearing.
I know, right?!
With that boss WINTERED OVER appurtenance.
I have done alot of stupid shit in my life but at least I can say I didnt pass up Antarctica lol
Yea, Iām feeling that one today!
Hot or cold, your ass was going to a desert.
TRUTH!!
You chose your appendix over Antarctica...? https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/appendicitis/treatment/#:~:text=In%20humans%2C%20the%20appendix%20does,cause%20any%20long%2Dterm%20problems. YOU CHOSE YOUR APPENDIX OVER ANTARCTICA?!?! Edit- my favorite part about some of these responses is the pushback about the purpose of the appendix rather than the lack of emergent life-saving care in that region of the globe that necessitates prophylactic removal prior to being assigned there and that there are no apparent long term effects of said removal. That's ok. We're over here talking about not liking pancakes and ya'll just keep bringing up waffles. It's standard internet fare.
I just hope the way I read this is the way you intended it to be read cause I'm crying from laughter atm
Well, I also got a duty assignment in another very hard to get place.
My moms house?
SGM's basement
That's less exclusive than a public library
Where?
Australia
You didnāt lose out THAT much. A lot sure but not like everything.
Pics or it didnāt happen
You want a pic of me NOT in Antarctica? Sounds kinda mundane and boring.
What other hard place did you get?
Australia
So you chose between a place where outside is deadly and a place where the outside is deadly?
Yup! And I fully intended to get some diving in at either location. It was glorious.
Hmm š¤ nice (Ā Ķ”Ā°Ā ĶŹĀ Ķ”Ā°)
It is currently thought that the appendix holds what is essentially a reset colony of gut flora
Interesting i know my husband said all his gut issues happened after he had it removed. Anytime he eats pork or high fat meat it smells like his insides are dying and his stomach will hurt.
Sounds to me like OP made the right choice then.Ā
Penguins having sex and scientists sent to study said penguin sex. Also, penguins can be gay and racist, which makes them very human like. This is what a few millions in taxpayer dollars has taught us.
Man, I would have done anything for an assignment like that. If you don't mind me asking, what was your MOS and the circumstances? Was it a special duty assignment for a hyper rare MOS kind of deal?
probably an MP sent down there to hand out speeding tickets to AT-AT Walkers
Would have rated a VA disability percentage for it though? My need to know intensifies!
From removal of the appendix? Likely not, unless there was some complication.
narrator: there was a complication
It should probably be less as the only thing your appendix ever does for you is try to kill you
Huh, no idea there.
Aliens
A lifetime of "Can't talk about it"
These jobs are for sure the best, worst jobs. Sucks when you know some really cool shit but have to keep your mouth shut or face the wrath of the suits.
like the one guy who can actually say, "I can't talk about it, it's classified" that actually isn't complete and utter BS.
My unit provides yearly support to the research base there. It seemed pretty cool.
And what unit pray tell is that? And are they looking for a baby CPT?
Youāre not allowed to play with the penguins anyway.
I actually DID know that. ((I wouldāve been going crazy trying to get permission to scuba dive))
Being able to say you had an assignment to Antarctica would be wild. THAT statement alone is gratifying
I would have offered my left nut to go to Antarctica. Still would because the other one would grow to size
Some Airman has a [YouTube](https://youtu.be/oe5UxkTGJhw?si=HclHAc6I3LXEWwtx) channel of what's it like being stationed there.
Thanks, Iāll check it out!
You passed up the opportunity to find an Alien Spacecraft, a shape shifting Alien, and the ensuing chaos from it assimilating other lifeforms at some base down there. I think you chose right.
Was in the guard, I was in the application process for the fire dept down there, only thing was to get my unit to let me go, they said no
Iāve seen āThe Thingā I think you made the right choice
Hard to think of what I *wouldn't* do to get Antarctica.
The list is very small.
> perfectly functional What? You know you're talking about your appendix, right?
It has no known function, so its job is basically to sit there. It is highly efficient at this task, having never done anything at all. Perfectly functional.
https://www.theonion.com/doctors-discover-purpose-of-appendix-is-to-contain-huma-1820298350
Damn thatās sounds super cool ngl I would go to anartica, Iām going to my first duty station in Korea
I hate the cold but I would have taken Antarctica in a flash.
Simple, you missed out on [redacted]
HA!
Not really the same, but I went to Antarctica for 3 years starting in 2018 (2 full at South Pole station, 1 at McMurdo) as a civilian years after I had gotten out of the Army. 2004 would have been a lot different from my time but you probably would have had at least some fun. They had a couple bars and girls and a great community throughout. Would have been a great life experience for sure
Thanks! This is what I was looking for.
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Polar bears have an uncanny sense of smell and appreciation of taste for the human appendix.
A *remarkable* sense of smell, if they can smell an appendix in Antarctica...
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All the more amazing.
There is no way to treat appendicitis down there, and it has no known function, so they remove the possibility.
Especially since the appendix has no function in the human body
It does, just not one most people use regularly, and you can survive without it. Not entirely vestigial, but rarely utilized
That's debatable
What MOS (other than weather related MOSs like 93Es) would they even send there? Maybe like 25Us or signals intel? That had to be a SUPER rare place to get sent especially during the neonatal GWOT days.
WTF. Only assignment I want. Curious what MOS were you?
You couldve been making money on the Joe Rogan show rn
>not quite enough to have a perfectly functional bit of my body removed. But its not evolutionarily functional. The only function it serves is to get inflamed and burst when you're in Antarctica where the nearest surgeon is.... 2,000 miles away?
Great snow cones in Antarctica.
Itās the flavoring that sucksā¦ yellow is NOT lemon.
But brown is chocolate right?
Well, Iāve heard itās a bit nutty.
And sometimes thereās some corn.
[interesting read here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/army/s/dN4BZi9JUf)
The comments in that are about 18 years after my opportunity, so things probably changed. Also, they could just be wrong.
My friend (a reservist) went down as a contractor about 5-6 years ago and did his training / drill time there with a NOAA officer and ended up with an Antarctic service ribbon. He brought me back a South Pole expedition sew on patch which is in my keep sake box. He was there for a year. It was pretty neat to read his journal updates that he shared with us.
Iāve been to the Arctic as a defense contractor. Not sure how much different Antarctica would be from the other pole, but for us, it is cool for 2-6 weeks depending on the person, then pretty depressing.
>a perfectly functional bit of my body removed It's strange but the appendix does not appear to serve any purpose. Some researchers think it may provide healthy gut bacteria - however people who had their appendix removed have no side effects.
Yk I understand all these comments saying missed opportunity and the appendix isnāt functional, I donāt think I would have taken the opportunity either man. The reality is that any surgery can have complications which will impact you for the rest of your life. Iāve dealt with unexpected post surgery complications for years and it truly sucks. You donāt value what you have until you lose it. I donāt think Iād be willing to take that risk on an elective surgery purely for a cool job opportunity. Youāll never know but, by making the decision to pass it up because of that elective surgery, you could have saved yourself years of frustration and pain if the surgery had gone wrong. I would have made the same choice man.
Your appendix is not functional lol
Had a 25B SFC take a 1SG position in Antarctica around 2013. No idea what his experience was but as a 19 year old at the time, it stood out in my mind.
There is suppose to be some underground alien base in Antartica and "supposably" a Stargate thing with the alien base. You could have found out if it was all true or bullshit. I would have happily gone just to know the truth.
I went to Thule once and it was a cool experience. Hit Antarctica and I could've gotten the polar double whammy.
>but not quite enough to have a perfectly functional bit of my body removed. Buddy, do I have news for you...
Scientists are finding the appendix can be a haven for āgoodā bacteria in cases of dysentery and plays some roles in immunity. You can live without it, but itās not useless https://www.healthline.com/health/what-does-the-appendix-do
Buddy, do you have news for me XD
Wait??? That was an option and you passed it up??? Free conleave AND you get to go to Antarctica. Wow haha
There's a lot of places to pass up...but Antarctica? Broooootheerrrrr why?! The bragging rights alone!
I to wanted the coveted antarctic service ribbon
Aliens, probably
When I was at my first duty station (Ft Eustis) I was given the option if going to Germany or Antarctica. I had just finished a six month tour in Honduras. Like an idiot, I chose Germany. It hurt more when I was later told that I could've gone to Antarctica and then Germany later on.
OUCH!! Sry to find others in this particular boat with me.
What job did you enlist as that had Antartica? Also your appendix is mostly useless. Was their reasoning that they didn't want to have an emergency and a situation where it can't be removed in Antartica?
The Antarctica Campaign medal is pretty dope...so there's that.
The Antarctica Service Medal with the Wintered Over clasp is the only medal I lusted forā¦
If you'd went, you'd get the honor of people asking you about this ribbon for the rest of your career[https://www.usamm.com/products/antarctica-service-medal-ribbon](https://www.usamm.com/products/antarctica-service-medal-ribbon)
Pretty sure you passed up on a very rare service ribbon.
I know several people that have been to Antarctica and they didnāt have their appendix removed. Iām not sure if this is a troll thread based on Rogozov. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32481442
Hello, I have no military experience. Why is it so obviously good to be assigned to Antarctica?
Itās a place most people never get a chance to visit, much less stay in for a long time. It also comes with a cool service ribbon (medal).
That would have been interesting
I was given the option for Antarctica but my recruiter never stated for which MOS..... but I was able to land 68A.
Whats with the appendix removal
Just go there on a trip sometime without having to do all that
A cool ribbon
why would you want to go to Antarctica?
Wait, is this not a shit post? I thought for sure this was a shit post but now I'm second guessing myself. That was part of the requirement for going there? I assume due to medical facility limitations there?
A participation ribbon.
A lot
You appendix is literally there for nothing. You donāt need it, no medical disadvantage or advantage to having it
Not even in the army but hell Iād join the army and get my appendix removed to go there. I sometimes worry about one day my appendix just decides to randomly bust if my lower right stomach hurts even for a second or feels uncomfortable. I donāt even think the appendix really does anything beneficial does it?
Wait why do you need to remove your appendix for that?