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Mar 9, 2014 06:37
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Pensacola Florida!
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Mar 9, 2014 06:50
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There are people that fail out of the cyber warfare program, at least there's been more than a few army side. Not that it really means much, but I suppose just don't gently caress around too much on your down time and you should be apples.
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Mar 9, 2014 06:56
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not caring here posted:There are people that fail out of the cyber warfare program, at least there's been more than a few army side. As an older gent, being payed to go to school is an unbelievable concept and I'd as soon nail my dick to the floor as waste that chance.
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Mar 9, 2014 07:05
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LingcodKilla posted:As an older gent, being payed to go to school is an unbelievable concept and I'd as soon nail my dick to the floor as waste that chance.
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Mar 9, 2014 07:10
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If you go to the JCAC program down in Pensacola you can actually learn some useful material. You'll spend about 2 weeks per module, and learn the basics of networking, programming, operating systems, etc. It's actually taught by contractors, and as far as I could tell they understood what they were teaching as opposed to just regurgitating from a lesson plan.
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Mar 9, 2014 12:53
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Good luck Lingcodkilla. Keep me updated, dude. 
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Mar 9, 2014 17:41
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Need to speak with my career planner. I think a lat-move is in order.
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Mar 9, 2014 17:59
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LingcodKilla posted:You don't know how relieving this is. The problem is, the rest of the DOD continues to treat you like a mouth-breathing moron until you wise up enough to get out. Remember the phrase "lowest common denominator."
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Mar 9, 2014 18:04
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Godholio posted:The problem is, the rest of the DOD continues to treat you like a mouth-breathing moron until you wise up enough to get out. Remember the phrase "lowest common denominator." Doesn't surprise me, must be the salary.
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Mar 9, 2014 18:29
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I'm just gonna try asking. 24 year old female, undergraduate degree in sociology spec. social services. GPA 3.68 I've always wanted to get my Master's in Social Work but I really can't afford higher education. Long line of Navy folks so I still natively find myself thinking the military is good experience. I just found out the Health Profession Scholarship Program includes social workers and it would be amazing to be paid to go to school and then be guaranteed a job for three years after. What I'm wondering is if the military pays for you to go through schooling what are the chances that I would actually be working as a social worker for those three years? Also how competitive is the HPSP? I'm just wondering if I should start volunteering at additional places or something I have a buddy in the Navy(nuke) who says that his reasoning for joining was that he was a bad civilian. Once he told me that something just clicked and I realized that joining the military was a now-or-never thing for me. Is this crazy? I'm not running away from anything. I just suddenly feel like this is a very viable option for me. It's only three years, right?
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Mar 13, 2014 19:40
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An Inquisitive Bean posted:It's only three years, right?
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Mar 13, 2014 20:15
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An Inquisitive Bean posted:I'm just gonna try asking. I have no experience (and therefore probably shouldn't be answering here) but I'd venture a guess that most goons are fairly unfamiliar with the HPSP (Fellow sociology major HI! But I'm doubling with psych and going into MFT instead.) I'm using my GI bill to go to grad school. (provided I can get in.) 
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Mar 13, 2014 23:39
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I was speaking to one of my docs, she was a 1LT doing her, I dunno, fuckin' internship or something, and she tried to smile about it but I gather that she was pretty unimpressed with army life and was going to jump loving ship as soon as possible. I dunno whether it was so many people coming in for the exact same, stupid, preventable injuries over and over again, the shitbags with no real injuries trying to get out of a ruck march or get a disability rating, or the army stupid with it's horribly inept information systems. She said that the HPSP was a good option, was a loving crazy schedule, but got poo poo happening and the army paid for a lot of poo poo. It really looked like she regretted her decision pretty hard though. I have no more details than my vague anecdote, sorry.
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Mar 13, 2014 23:52
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It's not 3 years, it's 8 in one form or another (some will probably be IRR time, but you'll be active for 4-6 depending on the terms of your program).
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Mar 14, 2014 00:31
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poopkitty posted:I have no experience (and therefore probably shouldn't be answering here) but I'd venture a guess that most goons are fairly unfamiliar with the HPSP (Fellow sociology major HI! But I'm doubling with psych and going into MFT instead.) I'm using my GI bill to go to grad school. (provided I can get in.) Counselors are always needed so that's good that you're getting your MFT. not caring here posted:I was speaking to one of my docs, she was a 1LT doing her, I dunno, fuckin' internship or something, and she tried to smile about it but I gather that she was pretty unimpressed with army life and was going to jump loving ship as soon as possible. I dunno whether it was so many people coming in for the exact same, stupid, preventable injuries over and over again, the shitbags with no real injuries trying to get out of a ruck march or get a disability rating, or the army stupid with it's horribly inept information systems. She said that the HPSP was a good option, was a loving crazy schedule, but got poo poo happening and the army paid for a lot of poo poo. She was probably in her residency training. I've heard that most doctors deal with the same thing (preventable injuries, repetitive uneducated patients) during civilian residency also. Most social work programs don't really give you a choice of what clinics you do your internships at anyways. Her experience doesn't sound so bad though. While MSW programs cost way less then a doctorate social workers get paid alot less too so even having a little debt while working in your field can be hard. I guess what I'm thinking is that getting a degree in adult mental health then spending the next three years working with individuals with PTSD and drug and alcohol issues would be a great way to break into the field.
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Mar 14, 2014 00:39
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I know an AF reservist who's in as a mental health counselor. He's not actually a doctor, though, so he's enlisted scum. But so far he hasn't had a bad time, and from what I've heard most medical jobs at least in the AF are fairly laid back and chill.
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Mar 14, 2014 02:47
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Godholio posted:It's not 3 years, it's 8 in one form or another (some will probably be IRR time, but you'll be active for 4-6 depending on the terms of your program). Here's the break down from what I understand. ROTC during the two year schooling for a MSW. 1 internship year at a VA then three years of active duty where they tell you where to go and what to do. So 6 years overall. 3 years in reserve, 3 years active.
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Mar 14, 2014 14:26
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powerful weedlock posted:I know an AF reservist who's in as a mental health counselor. He's not actually a doctor, though, so he's enlisted scum. But so far he hasn't had a bad time, and from what I've heard most medical jobs at least in the AF are fairly laid back and chill. Yeah, deciding to focus on which branch is tricky. I was thinking going AF, mostly because the idea of drone pilots getting PTSD is really interesting. Though I believe Army has the most need for mental health social workers.
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Mar 14, 2014 14:29
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An Inquisitive Bean posted:Yeah, deciding to focus on which branch is tricky. Go Navy and try to get on with a USMC billet. They need conscientious and capable mental health social workers that give a gently caress about their guys. I'm not sure if the USMC has their own Social Workers or if it's only Navy officers in USMC billets, so that's why I said navy. Double check though, obviously. Some of the worst horror stories about how bad the military mental health system is comes out of the Army just because of it's shear size, but don't let the USMC fool you- what they lack in pure numbers they make up for in how thoroughly they gently caress up peoples lives when given an opportunity.
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Mar 14, 2014 18:34
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Obama Africanus posted:Go Navy and try to get on with a USMC billet. They need conscientious and capable mental health social workers that give a gently caress about their guys. I'm not sure if the USMC has their own Social Workers or if it's only Navy officers in USMC billets, so that's why I said navy. Double check though, obviously. I have thought about going into the Navy just because I come from a long line of Navy folks. My one reservation about the Navy is the idea of working on the carriers though. I don’t know how I feel about being indoors for 6 months at a time. I know it sounds lame but I would like having the option of sitting in the sun once and while. I probably should research ship life before crossing them off completely though.
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Mar 14, 2014 21:50
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An Inquisitive Bean posted:I have thought about going into the Navy just because I come from a long line of Navy folks. My one reservation about the Navy is the idea of working on the carriers though. I don’t know how I feel about being indoors for 6 months at a time. You can go on deck when operations aren't going, plenty of port calls, even do PT sometimes on deck. If anything your fear is only valid for submarine duty, but I'm pretty sure there aren't any shrinks on subs. Though there probably should be
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Mar 14, 2014 21:55
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An Inquisitive Bean posted:I have thought about going into the Navy just because I come from a long line of Navy folks. My one reservation about the Navy is the idea of working on the carriers though. I don’t know how I feel about being indoors for 6 months at a time. Um, carriers don't submerge. You can go topside whenever flight ops aren't happening and at least look out the hanger doors at other times.
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Mar 14, 2014 21:56
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An Inquisitive Bean posted:I have thought about going into the Navy just because I come from a long line of Navy folks. My one reservation about the Navy is the idea of working on the carriers though. I don’t know how I feel about being indoors for 6 months at a time. With the Navy you'd likely also end up with a shore command or green side orders on a USMC base or something. The way it would go is that once youre commissioned, you're Navy. We form the medical side for the Marines. You'd probably even end up working with some of the substance abuse programs too.
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Mar 14, 2014 22:40
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Quit bein' a bitch and just admit you don't want to deploy and preferably would like to get a sweet navy gig at home and be a backyard sailor. Then nut up, join up with a degree, enlist instead of going the officer accession route (because we're obv all full of poo poo, plus you already have an OCS packet ready you just have to turn it in after boot), and hang out here.
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Mar 15, 2014 15:14
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Booblord Zagats posted:You can go on deck when operations aren't going, plenty of port calls, even do PT sometimes on deck. Stultus Maximus posted:Um, carriers don't submerge. You can go topside whenever flight ops aren't happening and at least look out the hanger doors at other times. Good to know that my fear was unfounded. Pandasmores posted:With the Navy you'd likely also end up with a shore command or green side orders on a USMC base or something. Now that sounds really interesting. Thanks guys! I reached out to both Navy and AF recruits a few days ago. Haven't head anything from Navy yet even though I called twice. AF already sending me paper work. I guess I have to keep in mind demand for each branch too.
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Mar 15, 2014 16:31
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An Inquisitive Bean posted:
Are you talking to officer recruiters or enlisted recruiters? Biiiiig difference, and dont listen to the troll that said enlist because you have an OCS package lol.
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Mar 15, 2014 20:04
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Pandasmores posted:Are you talking to officer recruiters or enlisted recruiters? Biiiiig difference, and dont listen to the troll that said enlist because you have an OCS package lol. I'm not trolling!
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Mar 16, 2014 03:18
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krispykremessuck posted:I'm not trolling! hes an alcoholic troll dont take the trollbait...
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Mar 16, 2014 03:26
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genderstomper58 posted:hes an alcoholic troll dont take the trollbait... rude!!!!!
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Mar 16, 2014 03:45
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Pandasmores posted:Are you talking to officer recruiters or enlisted recruiters? Biiiiig difference, and dont listen to the troll that said enlist because you have an OCS package lol. I will never forget this random drunk guy who started talking to me and a buddy at a bar. Apparently he was going to be an officer in the Air Force but his recruiter lied to him. He thought he was going to OTS until he arrived at Lackland for basic, because his degree was from an unaccredited school. 
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Mar 17, 2014 14:46
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Mar 17, 2014 15:27
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Pandasmores posted:Are you talking to officer recruiters or enlisted recruiters? Biiiiig difference, and dont listen to the troll that said enlist because you have an OCS package lol. Yes I'm talking to officer recruiters. At least I know for sure for the AF. If I've been calling enlisted Naval recruiters that makes sense why they haven't called me back.
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Mar 17, 2014 15:31
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Godholio posted:I will never forget this random drunk guy who started talking to me and a buddy at a bar. Apparently he was going to be an officer in the Air Force but his recruiter lied to him. He thought he was going to OTS until he arrived at Lackland for basic, because his degree was from an unaccredited school. Jesus CHRIST
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Mar 18, 2014 06:45
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Godholio posted:I will never forget this random drunk guy who started talking to me and a buddy at a bar. Apparently he was going to be an officer in the Air Force but his recruiter lied to him. He thought he was going to OTS until he arrived at Lackland for basic, because his degree was from an unaccredited school. Please tell me he was old enough to have gone through back when OTS was actually at Lackland, because that would be doubly hilarious.
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Mar 18, 2014 07:38
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Heh..., no he was mid to late 20s I'd say. But he was loving retarded, we knew that before he even got to that story.
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Mar 18, 2014 14:10
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Postin' in my own thread. Can an illegal immigrant join the military? Dude said he'd tried but they told him no. I thought service = citizenship was a thing?
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Mar 19, 2014 05:22
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invision posted:Postin' in my own thread. You have to be a US citizen or a permanent resident in order to be eligible to enlist in the US Military. You must be a US citizen in order to become a commissioned officer.
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Mar 19, 2014 05:27
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Hekk posted:You have to be a US citizen or a permanent resident in order to be eligible to enlist in the US Military. You must be a US citizen in order to become a commissioned officer. So what makes a person a "permanent resident"? Being here on a visa or something?
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invision posted:So what makes a person a "permanent resident"? Being here on a visa or something? It's an immigration status. Permanent residents have green cards and are entitled to most rights a citizen has except voting, being elected to office, working federal jobs (except military), or sponsoring family members for immigration.
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