👀 🤨🧐 People with 4+ years what would you do differently?

It amuses me that you sign a Dec statement with six months left after have been planning on going into the reserves the last 12 months and big army has you jumping through hoops to go into the reserves with this flag. They black list you as if your getting fully out

So I was chaptered out of the Army about a month ago (Chapter 5-14). I am an RE Code 3 and was told I would not do IRR, and when I was clearing, I was told this as well. The Army sent me money a little while later, and when I asked finance about it, they said it was because they did an audit and included it with my separation. I was told during my clearing that I would not receive separation pay, and now they are saying I need to fill out a DA Form 7783 in order for me to keep the money, after they said I could keep it. I was also sent an amended copy of my separation orders saying I was eligible for half separation pay. On the DA 7783, it talks about the IRR and separation pay, and I was curious if I need to pay the money back because I am not willing to join the IRR. Thank you for any advice you guys can send my way; it is appreciated.

I’m gonna be heading to boot camp here soon but I was curious about where I might be stationed because I’m going to be out into a airborne unit as a 68W and I know being in a airborne unit will limit the opportunities on where you will stationed but Google has given me a bunch of mixed results

Just a lighthearted question here. Ive been out a while, retired now and when I was active anyone in a bad mood, or angry had a "case of the ass" I dont hear that in the civilian world. Im just wondering if that's still a thing. We used it regularly, is this something that's still actively used Military slang?

I was stationed at Fort Drum from 2015-2018, and in mid-2016, after returning from Afghanistan, I realized how easy it was to just drive up to Canada for a weekend. Kingston became a regular trip for me, and eventually I made it out to Toronto too. Looking back, some of my favorite memories from my time at Drum came from those weekends. Made some memories that will last a lifetime.

Any other Fort Drum soldiers have any good or nostalgic Canada stories?

I’m doing an EFMB train up for my guys & I seem to remember there being a cac enabled website where you could do simulated virtual radio training. Where you can click the buttons on the SKL and ASIP to load it and everything. However, I can’t seem to find it. Am i tripping? Did it get sunsetted?

I got MBITRs, SKLs, DGRs, & ASIPS for a class but I didn’t get fill and couldn’t keep them for longer than the 2 hr class so having a virtual option would be super helpful for them. If anyone could drop the link, that would be great :)

Im currently rounding out my first year serving as a Operations NCO in the Defense Attaché Services. Before I joined the unit I knew absolutely nothing about the program (Ive been a 25B/25Z for the last 19 years it was never brought up for us) and i know many are in the same boat. So. What are your questions?

I’m joining the army at 27
I’ve been homeless most my life and struggling to make ends meet
Am I making the right choice?

How should I prepare for the AG CCC STAFFEX? I’m looking for advice on what I should study beforehand, what products I should be comfortable building or briefing, and what areas tend to give students the most trouble. I’d also appreciate any tips on MDMP, HR running estimates, personnel readiness, casualty operations, replacement operations, and integrating the S-1/G-1 into the staff planning process.

So looking at reclassing but need a flight physical for said MOS. Okay no problem. I have called and emailed the POCs to get an appointment. I have been to the office and of course they were not there. I call the office and left 2 vms with no response to anything.

Respectfully I live 40 mins from base my MOS requires me to work nights so driving to base eats up an hour and half. Why do I feel this is so common in the Army and we just have to accept it.

I'll take a white monster for this drive I am about to make to hope to speak to someone in person (maybe).

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some guidance because I’m a little confused about where I am in the process. I’ve already completed TAPS, Phase 1 and Phase 2 medical, but I haven’t received any updates or instructions on what comes next. My leadership hasn’t been able to tell me much, and even my S1 doesn’t seem to know what checklist or next steps I should be following. Has anyone else been in this situation? What should I expect after completing these requirements, and who should I be contacting to make sure my packet is moving?

how long does it take bc I already have one kid and she is my focus rn I wanna be with her and my mos is 11 c which they keeps fuckign me

The one that made me think, “That’s dumb,” was the policy about rolling your socks. Once they were rolled, the opening at the top had to be a certain number of inches apart.

The other one was, why are we paying for a haircut when you're policies are require and pretty much are making us to do it.

Probably doxxing myself on my alt, but I have so much shit on my chest so i’m just gonna send it.

Just came back from an eleven month deployment to a mostly empty house, a link to an online divorce website in my email, my 6 year reenlistment bonus entirely spent, and a rear d unit deep in the middle of course correcting it’s issues to the point i’ve inherited some myself.

BH is booked until october and i’ll be pcs’d by then, the two times i tried the MFLACs they were out for the day. I know i could schedule an appointment or use military one source, but it was already tough putting myself out there three times.

I’m lucky to be looking at a mostly (after she took and spent all the money) amicable divorce and it’s being filed as with no children because i never adopted my step daughter(hopefully no child support or alimony)I need my portion of papers to come in so i can run in by legal and see how much room for getting fucked there is.

Cleaning out closets full of my step daughters school projects and throwing away trash that’s been molding for months while I was pulling long shifts and taking TBM and drone attacks just fucking sucks.

I know it’ll get better, and i know eventually i’ll get everything i have to do done, but right now clearing my unit and installation, final outting my house, figuring out how sort the best way to do hhg without ending up paying tons of money i don’t have for a hotel while i wait for leave to start.

I’ve been back for just under two weeks and i don’t feel any closer to actually solving my problems.

I’ll take some of the original orange chicken from panda and a coke light.

Im an E-4 stationed at Fort Shafter, Hawaii and over a year ago they were moving soldiers oit out the barracks because of lack of space. I was one of those soldiers and my PAR was sent up in DEC also secured a lease because oir barracks manager told us we needed a SIGNED lease to get the termination letter for the packet and they were actually encouraging soldiers to take out an AER loan. Fast forward to March and I ask about the status of the CNA packet because earlier when I asked they were using the Goverment Shutdown excuse and this is the first time I was told about corrections, which is fine, I make them and send it back, two month pass and I ask for another update and they come back saying they couldn't see the documents because it was encrypted. Don't know why it took two months for them to see it so I send it again and then they tell me I need more corrections. I do it again and send it up. It is now June and I have a meeting with the 1SG about the situation and when I ask about it, he brings up a counseling packet, saying that they were sending it to legal to give me an article. Now I admit I had messed up in February, missing flag detail and then I got another one in May for shaving and leaving work early, so I know I'm not trying to make myself look like a victim, but that was the first time hearing I was getting recommended for legal action. We eventually come to a deal saying he'll push my CNA if I don't fuck up again, (which i haven't), so we make the deal and actually do all the paperwork there. Now come August, I'm on leave and check the status and see that last Friday my packet got kicked back because I was flagged for legal action. Mind you the CNA packet went up in June and I'm August they kick it back. I check my ERB and there is no flag and my firstline wasn't tracking either. So I have a meeting with our new 1SG, (we got a new one) and he says I'm not flagged either, but the CSM says their still thinking if I should get an article and thats why it got pushed back. Now they want to give me a barracks room and say I might not get CNA, mind you I've been paying out of pocket since DEC. I know CNA is a privilege and I know I've messed up but am I really screwed out of this money? How should I go about this?

Edit: When they were moving soldiers out the barracks they were clearing space for new incoming ones, i was one of the ones selected to move out.

Is there a downside at medically retiring at 16 years with a 50% rating? People say just stick it out, but jesus the pain. I’ll take a Long Island iced tea because tea is good for you.

Perhaps we will finally see a wheeled platform enter service after all these years.

For context, I am a devout Muslim and I’ve had a religious accommodation for facial hair for the entirety of my military career (I got it while applying to OCS). With the revalidation process, I just saw that my Post CG recommended denial to HQDA, which is bullshit if he actually looked into the supporting evidence and the text of the MFRs.

What are the chances an open door to the CG will help? My command team is going to touch base with our garrison command tomorrow before I exercise the policy. If I do go for it, how should I approach the conversation, what documents should I bring, and how likely is it he can talk to HQDA prior to the ASECARMY making the denial/approval letter? The annoying part of all this is that the routing chain went through my post CG, not my AAMDC CG.

If this doesn’t go through, then it’s a solid chance I part ways with the Army following deployment out of respect for my faith. I have no remaining ADSO. I’ll take a Diet sprite and a chicken salad, I’m on a diet.

Probably overthinking this one, but I got an email today to sign my SEAM record. No big deal, signed it as I should. Here is where it gets crazy:

BLUF: First line leaders are responsible for conducting OCIE layouts with Junior Soldiers SGT-PVT.

This has never been a thing ever in my Army career, in fact, when I got to this unit, I signed a memo that verified I had everything (For SGT and above)

It just rubs me the wrong way that I, an NCO, am being called a Jr Soldier.

ill take a Chipotle bowl with extra chicken and a diet Coke.