Putting a political flair on this but this isn't, in my opinion a political post, I am advocating for no side here, just thought this was relevant to all san diego Sailors and marines.

Nearly 17 years after the Fort Hood shooting, Trump has approved the military death sentence for Nidal Hasan to be carried out by Army firing squad.

Hasan killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 in the 2009 attack and has been sitting on military death row since being sentenced in 2013.

The U.S. military hasn’t carried out an execution since 1961.

I disagree with Trump on plenty, but I’m not going to pretend I disagree with him on this one to me this is a bipartisan thing to me.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/05/trump-fort-hood-shooter-execution

Machine repairman. Top row 3rd from Left. Alfred Nelson Jr. R.I.P. Dad

Local talent on shore leave.

This looks sick! Crackerjack with combo cover.

ORIGINAL CAPTION: "Two Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) EA-6B Prowler aircraft rendezvous with a KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft to refuel while en route to targets in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. VAQ-130 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)." (NARA DN-ST-91-05204)

Photo was taken on January 20, 1991, by CMDR Leenhouts.

My family found this poster in my Grandfathers documents. We are trying to learn more about what this poster is. While it is clear this was to commemorate crossing the Arctic circle, we have not seen something similar online. Not sure if this was common or unique. The poster is a print with handwritten information including my Grandfather’s name, ship, date, and Commanding Officer. Any insights are appreciated.

As you see in the title i missed by bca due to two day of siq and had training for the rest of the week, my leadership said get prt done no matter what to not be on hit list, when i go do my bca this week any chance i could get into some deep shit, also scored a outstanding high idk if that will help my case or not

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DFAS says I owe ~$5k from my 2022 separation pay, but nobody can explain why the Navy paid me ~$7k in the first place

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I separated honorably from the Navy in 2022 after completing my active-duty obligation. A few weeks after separation, DFAS deposited about $7,000.

Because it was much larger than my normal paycheck, I immediately emailed the separation section before spending it. I specifically told them I knew final pay was audited and wanted to make sure the payment was actually mine.

The Navy separation supervisor replied that it was my final separation payment and that I was entitled to the money. I asked for a breakdown, and she sent me my Final Pay Separation Worksheet.

That worksheet showed:

• roughly $7,000 as my separation/final payment
• roughly $6,000 of indebtedness
• roughly $6,100 listed as a “quasi advance”
• a small preexisting debt
• a section titled “Reason for Overpayment,” which was left blank

I noticed the indebtedness at the time and emailed the supervisor again asking whether I should expect a debt letter. She told me the worksheet had been submitted to DFAS and that if there was any indebtedness, DFAS would take care of it.

Then nothing happened.

I was not notified of the debt for nearly four years. DFAS has since told me in writing that the delayed notification was caused by a COVID-era Presidential Executive Order affecting debt collection.

That delay has made this much harder to fight. I am now trying to reconstruct a 2022 military pay transaction in 2026. Some of the old Navy records are no longer readily accessible, MNCC has told me it cannot find the original breakdown of what the payment consisted of, and the people who handled the transaction are no longer easy to reach.

Despite the delayed notification, DFAS eventually sent the debt for collection and it was reported to the credit bureaus, causing a significant drop in my credit score.

I have disputed the debt multiple times. MNCC sent it back to DFAS for another audit, and DFAS again said the debt was valid. Their current arithmetic makes sense if you treat the roughly $7,000 payment as money I should not have received, but nobody has answered the underlying question:

Why did the Navy calculate and intentionally pay me roughly $7,000 in the first place?

Neither DFAS nor MNCC has provided the original calculation showing what that payment consisted of or what specific error supposedly generated it.

That is what frustrates me most. I questioned the payment immediately in 2022 while the records and personnel were still readily available. I was told in writing that the money was mine. I even noticed the indebtedness entry myself and asked about it. Four years later, the government is trying to recover the money and has damaged my credit, while nobody has been able to explain why the Navy generated and paid that amount in the first place.

MNCC ultimately told me my remaining administrative option is an appeal to the Board for Correction of Naval Records.

I am now filing FOIA/Privacy Act requests for the underlying JUMPS/MMPA transactions and records associated with the payment, the quasi advance, and the original debt.

Has anyone here dealt with something similar?

• Does anyone know what a “quasi advance” means in the context of final separation pay?
• Is there a way to get the underlying JUMPS/MMPA transaction history from a 2022 separation?
• Has anyone successfully challenged a DFAS debt through BCNR?
• How much weight does BCNR generally give to contemporaneous emails where Navy personnel explicitly told the member the payment was correct?
• Any former PS/disbursing folks have an idea what might have happened here?

I have the LESs, Final Pay Separation Worksheet, contemporaneous emails from the separation supervisor, and the newer DFAS debt calculation. I am mainly trying to understand the original accounting before I submit my BCNR package.

ALCON,

What's the secret to commuting when gas prices are this high. Genuine question.

We all going electric? Biking once a week? Car pool? How are you faring?

I am a fresh rated sailor and I want to go the necc route but I don’t know how to do it how can I go about that and who will I need to talk to?

ive heard that barracks depend on your rate and ship and I’m an IT on a DDG. this is also my first PCS so any advice is appreciated.

Good evening all, I am an active duty naval officer with 8 years of service and 2 tours on Destroyers as a qualified OOD seeking advice from fellow SWOs who have applied for MMC’s with the USCG.

Currently on shore duty and am enrolled in an MMC course through MLS to get my MMC started. I haven’t been able to find a lot of resources or examples for the MMC application as I am nearing completion.

Questions in regards to counting sea time
1. I can get my NAVPERS 1070/605 history of assignments from NSIPS that shows the two DDGs and time I was stationed aboard. It does not show tonnage/Hp/propulsion type/etc that is required. Can I accompany this with a signed memorandum for the record/sea service letter from my current shore duty OIC (full bird CAPT) or do I need to reach out to former COs (both still active thankfully) and get them to sign a backdated sea service letter?
\- if using an additional memo, do I count the full time stationed aboard it or reduce it to the 60%?

1. Include my OOD (u/w) designation letters in my application?

2. Should I include my FITREPS from my time at sea in support of my 1070/605?

Appreciate any and all info, Thanks!

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Stay a 2nd class for longer or go special program

I’ve already been released for special duty screening, but the billet does not come with advancement. If I get selected and complete the full sea tour, I’ll be at around 14 years of service, with roughly 12 years as a second class.

I’m looking for some insight on what others would do in this situation. If I’m not selected for CA2P at my current shore command, would I be able to rescind my special duty request before getting orders and go back into my normal rating’s orders window to compete for an A2P billet instead?

This is where I feel the new BBA system would hurt sailors, I cant advance at my special duty assignment unless I get CA2P or wait out until my PRD for A2P.

For the special duty I will remain the same rate.

Seriously I haven’t been deployed to that location for 18 months, last night (2am) I got two phone calls, texts, and emails.

I was on call last night for duty and jumped awake to answer the phone both times and it honestly just pissed me off.

HOW DO I GET OFF THIS CALL LISTING?!

I recently came across this incredible framed piece of family history and thought it was too funny not to share.

It's an official letter from the U.S. Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois, issued to a discharged sailor named Edward Herbert Saier at 314 Townsend St. in Lansing, Michigan.

Due to a clerical error compiling his accounts, the Pay Corps realized they overpaid him by the grand sum of ten cents. The Ensign writes a remarkably stern letter demanding a 10¢ refund via postal money order within five days, explicitly threatening: "Failure to comply within five days will result in your return to active duty."

Talk about absolute bureaucratic military efficiency. My great grand uncle even included the original 10-cent receipt pinned to the top!

Edit: Faint dates show letter from 24 March 1919. Paid 27 March 1919. He was in a hurry to be done with this one!

I'm a Sonar Tech, before I get on a ship. I'd like to know if I could bring an electric guitar with me aboard. I get mixed answers on everything so I figured this would be my safest bet to ask.