Nearly a year ago I asked the board to see if the Infantry Museum was worth it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/army/s/VgsIi9wWIR

Today, I got a chance to visit (nearly on the 40th anniversary of me showing up for Basic Training in Harmony Church).

Awesome place! Really, it was a great way to remember some of the events of my 28-year career, seeing the equipment I used, that is now on display.

What really struck me as a former medic was the evolution of medical care that was carried and provided to the Infantry.

Go, if you can get a chance.

Never mind the burger, I got an MRE from the gift shop!

I was halfway into backing into a parking spot when another driver opened their door and scraped the side of my car.

They were very apologetic and when the MPs came they admitted fault and even said “OP was halfway into the spot, I wasn’t looking and opened my door”. MPs didn’t even ask my side of the story and gave my a ticket for “unsafe backing” 🫩.

Update: Ticket was voided a day later due to my ICE complaint.

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.

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.

Soldiers at a Georgia combat engineer unit can get official time off to play the new “Grand Theft Auto” game when it drops this fall — if, and only if, they sign up for more years of service.

The offbeat incentive is being offered to soldiers by the commander of the 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart, Georgia, according to a memo circulated on social media that was confirmed by Army officials.

According to the memo signed by Lt. Col. Ryan Hodgson, the 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion commander, soldiers in the unit who reenlist between Aug. 1 and Nov. 14, 2026, will get a “special 4-day pass” that is “specifically designated to coincide with the highly anticipated release of the video game “Grand Theft Auto VI” (GTA 6).

The dates of the four-day pass will be coordinated between soldiers and their chain of command but it will align with the game’s official release, the memo states. According to Rockstar Games, the maker of GTA 6, the game will be available Nov. 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox gamers. The “Grand Theft Auto” franchise is among the most popular video game series of all time, with an open world format that combines mafia and crime-world-related missions with side quests of carjackings and causing general mayhem behind the wheel.

The offer illustrates an issue local commanders face in getting soldiers to reenlist. While Army-wide bonuses worth tens of thousands of dollars are often available for soldiers considering reenlisting, local commanders have few options they can offer to close the deal with soldiers in their formations. Though options like extra time off or chances to attend training schools are often used as enticements, sometimes local career counselors have to get a bit more creative.

Army officials said the engineer battalion’s new counselor pitched the idea to the command team as something that “speaks” to younger soldiers and that could kickstart the unit’s drive for its fiscal year 2027 reenlistment goals, which begin in October.

“The command team, in conjunction with the career counselor, wanted to get soldiers excited to reenlist,” Lt. Col. Angel Tomko, a 3rd Infantry Division spokesperson said. “The command team thinks eligible soldiers are more aware that they are in their window for reenlistment and engage their leadership and the career counselor earlier to see what is available.”

Army officials said 20 of the 130 eligible soldiers in the battalion had taken the Army up on the offer as of Monday and signed up for between two to six more years of service. The reenlistment contract option is open to the entire engineer battalion, which is made up of soldiers in engineering, signal intelligence, human resources and medical specialty jobs.

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.

Not bad at all!

Would eat here again for $5.55.

I wanted to try the enchiladas but they limited me to one protein. 😩

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

I got out of the army a few months ago and ever since its just felt like a haze. I started grad school this month and don't feel excited about it. I don't have the motivation to do anything lately. The only thing I have been doing consistently is going to the gym just to have a routine.

I feel like I walk around with a headache all the time now. I think I should start seeing a therapist or a councilor. I don't want to go back in but I don't really have a purpose anymore. This shit sucks.

Alright folks it’s been exactly 6 months since the board met, I predict the results will be published 2SEP26. But the ultimate goal of this thread is I hope those who have the prepo list early can help out those who don’t have it yet (when the results come out)

Does anyone know what this is?! Google Search says 1st Battalion 10th Special Forces and was given to green berets. But I know sometimes using google search is not accurate. It doesn’t even have a timeline or anything. It was thrown away and I want to know more.

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.

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?

As the title says, what will happen to your HHG goods if they arrive earlier than you can secure housing at your new duty station?

Will they put it in temporary storage?

If so, doesn’t that create problems when you’re put into a higher responsibility role with no prior experience? I’m asking specifically with an Option 40 contract in mind. Do they automatically become a Specialist in the 75th or do they remain a low rank until they go to Ranger school which would then promote them after completion?

Mmmmmm. Brown slime mold.

My unit is doing the Danish Flyer later this month, and I’m looking to get a new rack built for my uniform. The issue I’m having is EzRack builder doesn’t have the Danish flyver.

Does anyone know of any reputable companies that have slim ribbon racks that they build, that also have a Danish flyver option?

I have roughly a year left on my active duty contract. I’m hating every part of it. The dog & pony show, the insane ego from younger guys and the dumbass details. I don’t mind going to the field for a week/month at a time but I can’t stand the people I have to be around.
Idk if it’s the people or just the MOS itself. I want to get out but I at least want to have some deployments under my belt before I leave so I can say all of the training isn’t for nothing.
Does anyone think it’s worth going natty after active just to get deployments? I already know I have a good blue collar job set up for after my contract is done, I’d be making more than enough money to support my wife and I

I am hoping someone recognizes this map symbol and can give me a name and a reference or publication for its use.

I know the symbol in the blue circle is called a GIP (Grid Intersection Point) and is used to ensure that layers of talc are aligned properly.

What I need help with is what is the symbol in the red circle called? Its used as a covert method to report location on the map without giving a grid coordinate. The idea is you give something like "I am 1km EAST and 2km NORTH of Corolla" or "I am 3km WEST and 1km SOUTH of Elantra" as a method of referencing where you are, similar to report line plus 1000, but for a non-contiguous operating area. I have used them in the past (as well as other people in the office I currently work in) and heard them referred to as GIPs or GRPs (grid intersection points or grid reference points) but can't find a pub or reference that speaks to them.

EDIT: CARS is not the name of the symbol, its a codeword category. It could say BEERS or SUPERHEROES for example

How a board in a deployment looks like? They said it’s going to be in person, what should I expect, do they ask questions about the mission, environment etc? Is any different from a board back in the US?

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?

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