|
Wokrider posted:Looking to go Corpsman and wanting to volunteer for Buds; should I try to go seal from recruiter up or just go to A school and volunteer up? Talk to your recruiter ASAP. I'm in the DEP right now going diver, and from everything I've heard (from both my recruiter and my region's SEAL coordinator), it's much easier to get into the challenge programs (SEAL, Diver, EOD, AIRR, SWCC) before you go to boot camp. Your SEAL coordinator will also help you prepare for the PST, which you'll have to do really well on to get selected.
|
#
?
Jan 12, 2013 00:03
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 4, 2024 15:51 |
|
|
DrCuntmuffins posted:EC monitor is the dude who schedules all the peeps to do entry controller (guy who watches door and gets yelled at for being a dumbfuck/not following literally written instructions) and then said EC monitor gets put through all kinds of poo poo because he did not train his guys well enough Yep, he schedules the shifts for dorm guard / entry control and when they inevitably screw up the schedule because they are dumb shits who can't read, he's the one who gets chewed out for it. So basically, if you are EC monitor, you get your rear end ripped and made to do disciplinary PC on an hourly basis for your own gently caress ups, plus the gently caress ups of everyone in the flight. It's hands down the worst job next to dorm chief.
|
|
#
?
Jan 12, 2013 03:17
|
|
|
People are mean to you at AF boot camp? Huh, who knew.
|
|
#
?
Jan 12, 2013 03:23
|
|
|
Quick question in regards to TS clearances. I go to AIT very shortly as a 15W UAV Operator. A lot of guys in my company have already had their various interviews and such completed whereas I... have not. No interviews, no word, and since it's a clearance there's no one I can talk to to figure out what's going on. Does anyone know if I'm going to end up as a "holdover" or what might happen? For reference, I have no credit history (never owned a credit card) and no criminal history. No major medical history either.
|
|
#
?
Jan 16, 2013 20:43
|
|
|
At your gaining unit ask whoever is in charge to talk to S2. This is fairly important for your job so they'll make sure it happens. If you are a holdover, you will sit and jerk it most of the day, or if you've got a ball buster in charge it's time for some police call.
|
|
#
?
Jan 16, 2013 21:20
|
|
|
Does a 15W even need a TS? Yeah, seconding checking with the S2 section. It doesn't take long to get an interim clearance so you should probably be fine as long as you have a normal background. That's assuming they even initiated your investigation.  Are you IET? The 15W barracks were across from mine and I recall them getting in lots of trouble. Lots of people moving their entire barracks room outside. 
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2013 02:10
|
|
|
Yeah I'm an IET soldier, and apparently 15W needs a TS. I'm just kind of annoyed that every single person in my battalion who needs a clearance has already had their interviews and stuff, and I haven't.
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2013 13:08
|
|
|
Haha, welcome to the military. They'll get to you eventually, but you might want to call up your recruiter and see if he/she can get the attention of someone at MEPS to speed things along.
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2013 13:17
|
|
|
They may have also checked out everything and decided they didn't need to talk to you? I just had a clearance when I got to my unit, but I don't think that's the norm.
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2013 15:14
|
|
|
Check your ERB, when I came back in and needed to get a security clearance, apparently whatever I did at MEPs was good enough for one.
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2013 15:20
|
|
|
Honestly I wouldn't worry. Just don't do stupid poo poo and get in trouble at Fort Huachuca.
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2013 15:55
|
|
|
Ziji posted:Quick question in regards to TS clearances. I go to AIT very shortly as a 15W UAV Operator. A lot of guys in my company have already had their various interviews and such completed whereas I... have not. No interviews, no word, and since it's a clearance there's no one I can talk to to figure out what's going on. Does anyone know if I'm going to end up as a "holdover" or what might happen? For reference, I have no credit history (never owned a credit card) and no criminal history. No major medical history either. Let me know if you end up in 1SG Bowers' company. Also, stay away from my daughter.
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2013 20:01
|
|
|
GreenMeat posted:Let me know if you end up in 1SG Bowers' company. Also, stay away from my daughter. Everyone knows the leadership's daughter is fair game if in packs.
|
|
#
?
Jan 18, 2013 07:01
|
|
|
^^ the barracks train is a time honored tradition
|
|
#
?
Jan 18, 2013 08:03
|
|
|
my shithead first roommate is apparently getting married to our then first sergeant's daughter. same guy that got so drunk he pissed all over his clothes then put them on and went to work, flipped his brand new not-paid-for car 3 times the day he got it (no insurance, of course), got blackout drunk and ran around the barracks parking lot naked screaming his loving head off at 4am, etc, all within a 3 month span before i moved out. a real rising star in the enlisted ranks. naturally she is not attractive whatsoever.
|
|
#
?
Jan 18, 2013 16:26
|
|
|
I have to ask, what MOS?
|
|
#
?
Jan 18, 2013 16:34
|
|
|
So I was watching Hunt for Red October today and I was wondering if submarines can actually dodge torpedoes? I can kinda see how airplanes dodge missiles in the movies but submarines are freakin huge, and not that fast.
|
|
#
?
Jan 19, 2013 10:34
|
|
|
Isn't that what those noise makers they shoot out are for? I think it works the same way, except with sound, and whilst the submarines are slow, so are the torpedoes (relatively to a air launched missile).
|
|
#
?
Jan 19, 2013 15:42
|
|
|
SmokeyXIII posted:I can kinda see how airplanes dodge missiles in the movies but submarines are freakin huge, and not that fast. This usually doesn't work anymore. Missiles move a lot faster than airplanes and pull a lot more G's to turn inside of them.
|
|
#
?
Jan 19, 2013 17:50
|
|
|
Any free tax software/filing services you guys can recommend? I could have sworn turbo tax used to be free for military but it says I just get a discount now.
|
|
#
?
Jan 21, 2013 13:18
|
|
|
nwin posted:Any free tax software/filing services you guys can recommend? I could have sworn turbo tax used to be free for military but it says I just get a discount now. http://www.hrblock.com/
|
|
#
?
Jan 21, 2013 15:42
|
|
|
nwin posted:Any free tax software/filing services you guys can recommend? I could have sworn turbo tax used to be free for military but it says I just get a discount now. Turbotax freedom edition is what you're thinking of. It's due out any day now.
|
|
#
?
Jan 21, 2013 16:20
|
|
|
Godholio posted:Turbotax freedom edition is what you're thinking of. It's due out any day now. Do they do state for free? I seem to remember doing fed for free, and paying like $20 to file state.
|
|
#
?
Jan 21, 2013 16:40
|
|
|
iceslice posted:Do they do state for free? I seem to remember doing fed for free, and paying like $20 to file state. http://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/index.jsp If you're no longer active duty/reserve but still make under $57k, e-smart tax offers free federal & state returns. http://www.esmarttax.com/ IRS isn't accepting efiles until 30JAN, so you still have a few weeks to get stuff together without hurting the speed of your return. grover fucked around with this message at 16:52 on Jan 21, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jan 21, 2013 16:50
|
|
|
iceslice posted:Do they do state for free? I seem to remember doing fed for free, and paying like $20 to file state. I haven't given a poo poo about state taxes since 2004. Yay Florida 
|
|
#
?
Jan 21, 2013 17:14
|
|
|
grover posted:Virginia's website says of Turbotax Freedom: "Free federal and state returns if your adjusted gross income is $31,000 or less or your adjusted gross income is $57,000 or less and are active duty or reservist or are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit regardless of income level." That's a few more dollars back in the pocket. The Army W-2 doesn't come out until around then (the 28th I think), so its not a big deal. Thanks for the link. Godholio posted:I haven't given a poo poo about state taxes since 2004. Yay Florida I'm giving California a loan, since they give it all back since I'm not living in CA but its my home of record.
|
|
#
?
Jan 21, 2013 17:17
|
|
|
iceslice posted:
Just to clarify this, you can change your state of residence which is what matters for tax purposes. It's literally just a form you turn in to the finance office. My home of record state still charges taxes on military stationed out of state (or at least they did at the time) so I switched as soon as I found that out; I was stationed in FL which has no state income tax. Edit: Obviously it's probably not worth it unless you're somewhere that legit doesn't have income tax for military like FL, TX, OK, etc. Godholio fucked around with this message at 18:08 on Jan 21, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jan 21, 2013 18:06
|
|
|
That's good to know. Is there any incentive to having a home of residence in any particular state? I have no reason to change from CA, and it would eventually be WA. Either way I'm not residing in CA while on Active duty, so I guess its like hiding some money from my self when I get it back. I'm sure that's the best way to manage my money. :armytalk:
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2013 00:25
|
|
|
WA has no state income tax? If you buy a car out of state and you are on orders they waive the sales tax? That's about it, I think.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2013 00:36
|
|
|
iceslice posted:That's good to know. Is there any incentive to having a home of residence in any particular state? I have no reason to change from CA, and it would eventually be WA. Either way I'm not residing in CA while on Active duty, so I guess its like hiding some money from my self when I get it back. I'm sure that's the best way to manage my money. :armytalk: There can be tax and education incentives, maybe other stuff as well. You have to actually live there though, and you may have to take some kind of action to tie yourself to the state (the intent is that you're declaring your desire to live there, whether that's true or not). Getting a driver's license, buying a house, registering a car, something like that. When you buy a car, you generally pay the tax to whatever state you register it in.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2013 01:01
|
|
|
I am a Navy reservist and I just moved from TX to MS. I changed my address in NSIPS, which is apparently where CMS/ID gets your information from, and then clicked on the change of residence request in CMS/ID. I was told by manpower and training at my old NOSC in San Antonio that this was what I needed to do to get new orders cut for a new NOSC. It's been about a month now, reserve weekend approaches, and I have heard nothing. I even emailed the listed detailers in CMS/ID and, unsurprisingly, have heard nothing back. I'm starting to think that, unsurprisingly again, the people at my old NOSC didn't know what the gently caress they were talking about. Has anyone gone through this before? If so, did I miss any important steps, or do I just need to wait? Is it time to start calling detailers maybe? Any help would be appreciated. E: I'm probably going to have to be cross assigned to my old battalion until I can find a new billet or just cross rate, but I need to get into a NOSC. E2: Just looked at the reserve CMS/ID schedule and starting today it says "Assignment Coordinators make selections (no applications allowed) Orders being Processed", through the end of the month. I would think that that means they are processing all of the applications that they've received during their application period, but it is the military so who knows what it really means? MesquiteLog fucked around with this message at 17:42 on Jan 22, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2013 17:35
|
|
|
Question about an issue I'm having with signing an evaluation. When I click the field to sign, the sign button is greyed out and no certificates are displayed. My reader and card work and I'm signing in the correct order. Only hint at something being wrong is the message "One or more digital signatures could not be verified". E: Nevermind, activeclient was being stupid. EBB fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Jan 23, 2013 |
|
#
?
Jan 23, 2013 22:29
|
|
|
Hey Vasudus, I know you didn't personally close it down, but since your new sticky thread says you'll probate people who start reporting dumb poo poo, can the 'O_o' thread get reopened? I've never seen a thread like that before, and I found it very interesting.
|
|
#
?
Jan 24, 2013 16:15
|
|
|
GreglFaggins posted:I am a Navy reservist and I just moved from TX to MS. I changed my address in NSIPS, which is apparently where CMS/ID gets your information from, and then clicked on the change of residence request in CMS/ID. I was told by manpower and training at my old NOSC in San Antonio that this was what I needed to do to get new orders cut for a new NOSC. It's been about a month now, reserve weekend approaches, and I have heard nothing. I even emailed the listed detailers in CMS/ID and, unsurprisingly, have heard nothing back. I'm starting to think that, unsurprisingly again, the people at my old NOSC didn't know what the gently caress they were talking about. Welp, just went ahead and called today and I'm gonna get orders cut to the 22nd Naval Construction Regiment, because the NMCB here is getting decommed. Turns out my old NOSC needed to put in a TRUIC change, which they didn't. Moral of the story: when in doubt call people that know what they're doing. Anyone know anything about 22nd NCR?
|
|
#
?
Jan 24, 2013 18:14
|
|
|
Admiral Bosch posted:Hey Vasudus, I know you didn't personally close it down, but since your new sticky thread says you'll probate people who start reporting dumb poo poo, can the 'O_o' thread get reopened? I've never seen a thread like that before, and I found it very interesting. I'm not going to reopen a thread that was getting Shim threatening PMs. That's on him.
|
|
#
?
Jan 24, 2013 19:54
|
|
|
Vasudus posted:I'm not going to reopen a thread that was getting Shim threatening PMs. That's on him. Wow, poo poo, okay, I didn't know they were threatening. My bad.
|
|
#
?
Jan 24, 2013 19:58
|
|
|
It's open. Threaten away.
|
|
#
?
Jan 24, 2013 20:01
|
|
|
Seriously tho, open.
|
|
#
?
Jan 24, 2013 20:02
|
|
|
poo poo, I have PTSD from reading some of the stories in that thread.
|
|
#
?
Jan 24, 2013 20:18
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 4, 2024 15:51 |
|
|
Not in the military, so I'm probably going to sound dumb, but I've always wondered what the protocol was for officers of the same rank. If there are two officers of the same rank in a combat situation, and they're the highest ranking ones in a unit, who takes command?
|
|
#
?
Jan 25, 2013 00:25
|
|
