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One NCO sends a mass text invite to a memorial day BBQ this weekend. Five minutes later, another NCO texts me and tells me I'm working 10 hour night shifts all weekend. Army Army Army Army.
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psydude posted:This is actually routine on smaller FOBs and COPs with FSTs. They don't have storage for blood, so the blood supply is the people living there. I lived in Lagman, which had the FST and that's exactly how we did things. Lagman was great because it was just big enough to have nice poo poo, and just small enough to avoid the gently caress gently caress games 90% of the time.
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May 27, 2016 06:10
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timma85 posted:KAF was the dumbest place I've ever been. Between the poo poo pond, the board walk, and all the retarded regulations it made me realize reenlisting had been serious mistake. The only time I enjoyed KAF is when MP's tried to ticket my squad for picking up laundry in PT's. Everyone ran like cockroaches when a light gets flipped on. I'm not sure if the MP's attempted to chase anyone; the MP's that are at KAF have to realize how useless they are, right? I think all MP's realize that they are useless, which is why they're dicks to everyone else.
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May 27, 2016 14:01
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How about a feel good army story? The DoD in conjunction with the YMCA up here in Anchorage sponsored a fishing tournament yesterday for lower enlisted personnel. $25 to go, and it got me personally Thursday off work to go halibut fishing on a charter that would usually cost about $300, and then a banquet afterwards with a ridiculous amount of door prizes, including $4500 in cash, and an open bar. Everyone that went got a pair of Spy sunglasses that sell for $130, plus all the fish that they caught. I have 30 pounds of fresh Alaskan halibut in my freezer, got the day off work, and got drunk for free. loving A+
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May 28, 2016 04:07
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A Bad Poster posted:How about a feel good army story? does not compute
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May 28, 2016 04:20
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here's a feel good army story: getting the gently caress out
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May 28, 2016 04:21
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I realize there's still some bullshit involved, like having to pay $25 for it, but still, it's a bunch of civilians doing something cool for service personnel, and I don't think anyone that went had a bad time. Except for the guys that got seasick, but they are weak and should be culled from the herd anyway.
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May 28, 2016 04:36
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A Bad Poster posted:I realize there's still some bullshit involved, like having to pay $25 for it, but still, it's a bunch of civilians doing something cool for service personnel, and I don't think anyone that went had a bad time. Except for the guys that got seasick, but they are weak and should be culled from the herd anyway. usually it involves surviving a plea to save your soul so this sounds like a really good day
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May 28, 2016 04:46
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enjoying this four day... starting to think the army ain't so bad... might make a career out of this poo poo right here... yessir
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May 29, 2016 23:28
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reptileintheswamp posted:enjoying this four day... starting to think the army ain't so bad... might make a career out of this poo poo right here... yessir Counterpoint: Working every night this four day for 12 hour shifts. Also, Army.
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May 29, 2016 23:34
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so you're working 4 12s? You've got a three day every week then, right?
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May 29, 2016 23:40
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reptileintheswamp posted:so you're working 4 12s? You've got a three day every week then, right? Not currently. It's kind of a clusterfuck. We're quite undermanned for what we're trying to do. At least I have NIPR, though!
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May 30, 2016 02:45
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McNally posted:I brought this up in the hangout but I think it's worth discussing here too. Holy poo poo. I am exceedingly grateful that when I had an NCO directly express desire to kill himself, no one in my chain asked such dumb poo poo. In-patient care, some home visits, different meds and no one spoke a word of loving up his NCOER over it or reassigning him to a do-nothing job. The Army makes it so easy, frankly, to not gently caress people over but time and time again we see some units or leadership go that way. I saw similarly lovely CoC response when a soldier who used to be in my platoon was killed after his motorcycle riding partner hosed up and ran him off the road and into a pole. No one cared that the police report didn't say poo poo about speeding, he had all his gear on, was sober, etc. It was a lot of senior leaders looking at pictures of his sport bike and laying the blame directly on the unit and his peers because they should have magically dissuaded a young guy from getting a CBR 600RR.
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May 30, 2016 20:29
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Syrian Lannister posted:I think all MP's realize that they are useless, which is why they're dicks to everyone else. It's true. Except for when you have Soldiers being killed in driving accidents all over the dumb FOB and some General makes us go out and harass people for driving crazy in tanks and stuff. 
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May 30, 2016 22:18
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Aranan posted:Not currently. It's kind of a clusterfuck. As if to prove my point, the schedule shifted multiple hours and nobody told me. I'm home trying to nap for an hour before I have to go back, but I'm too pissed off. gently caress the army, gently caress me for joining, gently caress everything.
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May 31, 2016 02:21
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A Bad Poster posted:I realize there's still some bullshit involved, like having to pay $25 for it, but still, it's a bunch of civilians doing something cool for service personnel, and I don't think anyone that went had a bad time. Except for the guys that got seasick, but they are weak and should be culled from the herd anyway. I found out why the event wasn't a cluster gently caress of PT belts and formations for formations to be early for the formation.
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May 31, 2016 14:32
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Don't know if any of you guys buy computer stuff from Newegg. But they're doing a thing for military/veterans. http://promotions.newegg.com/nepro/16-1748/index.html?cm_mmc=SNC-Facebook-_-Promo-_-NeweggPremier-Military-Memorial-Day-2016-_-NA
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Jun 1, 2016 03:13
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I have to do this goddamn GFEBS class because even though I'm just waiting on orders, I'm the onlycard holder. gently caress GFEBS, can't even find answers online. I hate this goddamn thing. Been trying for two days to pass this goddamn class.
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Jun 1, 2016 22:21
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Going to Ft Knox next week anyone know of anything fun for me to do on post when my class is done for the day? How is the gym, is there a pool and should I just bring a lot of movies to watch?
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Jun 1, 2016 23:09
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White Chocolate posted:Going to Ft Knox next week anyone know of anything fun for me to do on post when my class is done for the day? How is the gym, is there a pool and should I just bring a lot of movies to watch? You poor bastard.
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Jun 1, 2016 23:11
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White Chocolate posted:Going to Ft Knox next week anyone know of anything fun for me to do on post when my class is done for the day? How is the gym, is there a pool and should I just bring a lot of movies to watch? The place was poo poo in 2009 and couldn't have gotten any better. Have you considered going AWOL instead?
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Jun 1, 2016 23:14
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I went to Knox for medic school in 2013. Kill yourself.
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Jun 1, 2016 23:20
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I always recommend a restaurant called Korean Delight right off post. It's super good and the owner is nice and friendly. Her buglogi is badass. Other than that, avoid Radcliff, don't go to the rocker unless you want to get into a fight, visit misery, agony, and heartbreak to see what you missed in basic.
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Jun 1, 2016 23:21
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*Ahem* Louisville
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Jun 1, 2016 23:24
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Teflon Don posted:*Ahem* Louisville Yeah I guess 4th Street Live or whatever it's called is pretty cool if you want to bar hop and only get carded once.
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Jun 1, 2016 23:29
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Geirskogul posted:I went to Knox for medic school in 2013. It's one week. I think I can manage.
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Jun 1, 2016 23:33
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EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:4th Street Live
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Jun 2, 2016 00:07
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White Chocolate posted:It's one week. I think I can manage. there are a lot of ways to kill yourself after all. get creative!
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Jun 2, 2016 00:55
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oh the Patton Museum of Armor or whatever is cool if you're into that kind of poo poo. Lots of tanks from around the world. Unless it sucks now I went to see it in 04.
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Jun 2, 2016 00:57
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Hillary Clintons Thong posted:oh the Patton Museum of Armor or whatever is cool if you're into that kind of poo poo. Lots of tanks from around the world. I believe they moved a lot of the stuff at the Patton Museum down to Benning since the armor school and all the other associated BS moved down there. Actually sent soldiers on detail to Know to assist in the movement of the vehicles.
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Jun 2, 2016 01:32
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Oh that sucks, I wasn't sure if they'd bothered to move it with the school or not. Well never mind enjoy the loving hell of KY, go to E town and look at toothless pregnant strippers at Thoroughbreds Gentlemens Clubs 1-7
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Jun 2, 2016 01:35
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Yeah that poo poo's gone. One Abrams stuck on a tree left
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Jun 2, 2016 01:37
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Last time I was at Knox taxi was 1$ to anywhere you wanted to go.  Story time: Saw an 0-6 fail his PT test this morning. Pretty much on purpose. So there's this NCO who, if he wasn't in the army, would be wearing a fedora and living in his mother's basement. Acne, gross habits, whiny, everyone hates him. He's in the G-2 shop (that explains a lot). This NCO is grading one line of people for the pushup event and the COL is first in line. I hear this NCO's whiny bitch-rear end voice going "one, one, one, you need to go all the way down, two, two, break the plane, three, three" At this point the COL just gets up says "gently caress this, and gently caress you" to the NCO and storms off the field. Everyone there was like:  Except for me and some other dudes who are like:  and some random SGM like:  I told the commander to just let it slide because, poo poo, I'd have been pissed too. Not THAT pissed, but we all have a day like that. I'm also going to say that this 0-6 is the only one who shows up to PT and actually does ranges, and training with everyone (like all the other officers are supposed to be doing). All the other high up officers and ncos just magically have passing APFT cards show up in their files.
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Jun 2, 2016 02:18
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The Armor Museum is technically at Benning but it's all in storage or at the restoration shop of Sand Hill. Doubt a new museum for it will be built any time soon.
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Jun 2, 2016 03:12
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White Chocolate posted:Going to Ft Knox next week anyone know of anything fun for me to do on post when my class is done for the day? How is the gym, is there a pool and should I just bring a lot of movies to watch? No. Go to Louisville. E: are you going to the ARRTC? That place is depressing.
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Jun 2, 2016 03:30
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psydude posted:No. Go to Louisville. Confirmed. Mob planner course
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Jun 2, 2016 04:12
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Louisville is meh. 4th Street Live is cool if you got friends, kinda sucks by yourself. Also go to Rivergirls, bring back proof you were there. Kinda like the haunted house Thing where a kid brigs back proof to his friends that he did it. Except it's a strip club. I double dare you
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Jun 2, 2016 06:34
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White Chocolate posted:Confirmed. Mob planner course Lol all the ROTC kiddoes are there now too.
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Jun 2, 2016 06:48
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cravius posted:Lol all the ROTC kiddoes are there now too. I'm going to go get all the salutes and tell them how much superior OCS is.
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White Chocolate posted:I'm going to go get all the salutes and tell them how much superior OCS is. Hope you don't run into one of those smug direct commission guys.
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