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**Maymayfor** · 05-08-2012, 05:36 PM

Not so fast USAA. Your's is a company that openly discriminated for over 40 years against the majority of military servicemembers (read: all enlisted members) because they said "enlisted members were too high risk" (read: enlisted are involved in more frequent auto accidents, bounce more checks and default on more loans) and "We are an Officer-Only Association".

Now that their base has shrunk (read: the military has downsided considerably) and they need more customers and enlisted members are more affluent, they "have opened their doors" to all. How benevolent!

Well, thanks, but no thanks, General Robles. We, who were once discriminated against by your elitist company, have found other more accepting and inclusive associations to do business with.

And, since when is the "Military Times" the "Pimp" for commercial entities in their discussion forums? Are we to expect more ads and "SPAM" from the community Editor?

ChiefB

Have you noticed their TV ad which features the solider in Vietnam and then in present day? In almost every shot their is no visible rank but in one fleeting screen you see what appears to be metal stripes on his collars. This is where USAA parts company with reality because as we know this young enlisted solider was not eligible for coverage by USAA.

We aren't supposed to notice that......some of us did.

((good catch BTW about this notice being in the MTF))

05-08-2012, 05:36 PM	#5
Maymayfor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	Not so fast USAA. Your's is a company that openly discriminated for over 40 years against the majority of military servicemembers (read: all enlisted members) because they said "enlisted members were too high risk" (read: enlisted are involved in more frequent auto accidents, bounce more checks and default on more loans) and "We are an Officer-Only Association". Now that their base has shrunk (read: the military has downsided considerably) and they need more customers and enlisted members are more affluent, they "have opened their doors" to all. How benevolent! Well, thanks, but no thanks, General Robles. We, who were once discriminated against by your elitist company, have found other more accepting and inclusive associations to do business with. And, since when is the "Military Times" the "Pimp" for commercial entities in their discussion forums? Are we to expect more ads and "SPAM" from the community Editor? ChiefB Have you noticed their TV ad which features the solider in Vietnam and then in present day? In almost every shot their is no visible rank but in one fleeting screen you see what appears to be metal stripes on his collars. This is where USAA parts company with reality because as we know this young enlisted solider was not eligible for coverage by USAA. We aren't supposed to notice that......some of us did. ((good catch BTW about this notice being in the MTF))
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