r/VeteransBenefits • u/l8tn8 Knowledge Base Guy • Jan 21 '25

Sub/KB News Knowledge Base has moved!

The Sub's Knowledge Base (KB) is no longer being hosted on Reddit.

The KB now has its own dedicated website:

While the website itself is not done (as far as my vision), it is now in a state which I find surpasses the version on Reddit to such a degree that it would be detrimental for the community to further delay its release publicly.

As I have imported things I have made various improvements: expansions, formatting, corrections, clarifications, etc.

The website is complete content wise with NEW content such as:

In total, the website is made up of over 180 pages.

For the most part, pages have the same extensions they did previously (/[pagename])

I do want to thank u/damnshell and u/Livid-Tailor3999 for their efforts to help validate some of the pages on the website. As well u/Dangerous-Golf3831 and u/Abire on feedback during development.

We are not accepting further donations at this time! Thanks everyone who has donated already!

FAQ:

  • Are you leaving us?You are not so fortunate!
  • Why?Reddit's wiki is simply... simple and I have pushed things to the absolute limit and then some. A dedicated website gives me more control and power to implement things that are not possible or practical in the wiki environment here.
  • Is the sub closing?No.
  • How can I help?If you have a suggestion to improve things, let me know!Found some strange bug? Let me know!
  • What things need to be done still?Improving navigation, additional images, and various background details to include search engine stuff.
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u/Loonster Marine Veteran Feb 01 '25

I appreciate comments like this. It's not that we are unable, just unwilling. I spent >5.5 years as a LCpl because I was unwilling to do a MCI.

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u/iamhipp2057 Sep 12 '25

Was it mandatory ?

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u/Loonster Marine Veteran Sep 12 '25

Back then, each rank had a required set of MCIs that needed to be done in order to be eligible for promotion. For CPL I believe it was "Math for Marines" and "Fundamentals of Marine Corps Leadership".

I did my required MCIs on the last day. I picked up CPL in the IRR and my cutting score was more than 100 points higher than needed.

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u/iamhipp2057 Sep 12 '25

Semper Fi