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Thronde posted:In other news, gently caress the GTC. Why do we even need this poo poo. Why isn't it like the old days of "Here's your orders, flight itinerary, and hotel info. Be there." This isn't a cost saving measure and it sure as gently caress doesn't make poo poo easier. I really hate that they force you to use it. I almost got orders cancelled because between when I put them in and when the funding got pushed, my GTCC expired.
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Stultus Maximus posted:I really hate that they force you to use it. The Rewards Points for TAD scam used to be totally great.
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DTS is fine by me, it's the fact I'm required to get a GTC to go to a school required for my billet. Like, what the gently caress? Just pay for the poo poo and send me. I don't understand why there needs to be an interest earning account tied to this costing the military more for the sake of accountability or whatever bullshit excuse they want to use.
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Mar 21, 2017 02:01
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I almost forget I had to pay my gtc off and they are still auditing my c school. They loving owe me 3k still. All I used the card for was my room and flight.
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Mar 21, 2017 02:32
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I think the worst GTCC thing is with rental cars. I'm up on AT in the Seattle area now, and the rental car company told me "any tolls you incur will be billed to the card on file about 45 days after you return the car." So, worst case is that I liquidate my travel claim, split disbursement to the GTCC, get my 30-days-later CYA statement saying "0 balance" on it, and three months later be on the 90-day delinquent list for $8 in tolls. Solution: don't go over any toll bridges, I guess. Also, my GTCC expired at the beginning of the month and they sent it to my old address, even though I'd updated my address on Citi's website (in October, even). I got to play "guess the new expiry" on the phone with SATO on Friday before flying out on Saturday. Good times. While we're bitching about DTS, we had a guy with funded tickets and hotel get CANXd from his AT because he didn't have a DTS profile. His orders got approved and everything, and he just called the SATO number on Friday and got everything set up. Pretty studious for an E3 about two months out of boot. He comes to Drill on Saturday (leaving for AT on Sunday) to have the rug pulled out from under him. I tried to reassure him that everything would be fine and he'd just do a paper travel claim once he got back, but it was not to be. Had to call his job and cancel his time off, everything. He's fairly pissed at the Navy now. I can't say I blame him much, either. The whole stick-in-rear end attitude about all of this and the complete unwillingness to perform the alternate procedure just because "it's more paperwork" really puts a bad taste in my mouth, and a bad shine on the Navy in the eyes of new sailors.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:I think the worst GTCC thing is with rental cars. I'm up on AT in the Seattle area now, and the rental car company told me "any tolls you incur will be billed to the card on file about 45 days after you return the car." So, worst case is that I liquidate my travel claim, split disbursement to the GTCC, get my 30-days-later CYA statement saying "0 balance" on it, and three months later be on the 90-day delinquent list for $8 in tolls. Where is the AT? I'm up in Port Orchard burning brush and drinking beers.
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Mar 21, 2017 02:53
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less than 3 months until terminal. the navy was ok, I'm very much looking forward to not being in it tho
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Sir Lucius posted:less than 3 months until terminal. the navy was ok, I'm very much looking forward to not being in it tho Fine quit. I guess I'll just keep all this bitterness for myself then.
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Laranzu posted:So much of my DTS experience is wrapped up with my opinions of the travel claim approver civilian. It's amazing how many of these people exist. Thronde posted:DTS is fine by me, it's the fact I'm required to get a GTC to go to a school required for my billet. Like, what the gently caress? Just pay for the poo poo and send me. I don't understand why there needs to be an interest earning account tied to this costing the military more for the sake of accountability or whatever bullshit excuse they want to use. Because now the military doesn't have to pay interest when Pvt Fucknuts doesn't file his voucher within the 5 day requirement.
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Laranzu posted:Fine quit. I guess I'll just keep all this bitterness for myself then. Yeaterday the ctn detaler and community manager visted. Once again we have been assured there is no ion retention problem. I also signed a job offer yesterday.
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Sir Lucius posted:Yeaterday the ctn detaler and community manager visted. Once again we have been assured there is no ion retention problem. I also signed a job offer yesterday. You mean the retention problem the civilians get incentives for? Not that one. Side note: The CTN detailer was surprisingly cordial when I emailed her regarding how I need to completely gently caress up my detailing timeline to interview for an assignment. I'm expecting to get proper hosed because a detailer never says "no prob"
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Mar 23, 2017 14:47
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They're actually adding special duty pay to the ion nec (one day). The bigger problem I've found among my peers is no one wants to move to a new state to do the same job.
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Gotta rant. So when did the Navy completely bury its collective head up it's rear end? Or is this a command thing? Checked in 01Mar, was told barracks would have space for my e5 rear end.1 hour out, guess what I need to stay at the Navy Lodge and be reimbursed. Ok. Rush house hunting leave so I'm not destroying my budget paying for the Lodge. Now my move isn't scheduled and my wife is in last command waiting to pack out. But I'm supposed to go to VA for a school I don't actually need on the 2nd. Except I'm not going to school/am going to school back and forth for the last week. Long story shortened, holy poo poo what a clusterfuck. Seriously, guess I'll learn to last minute rush everything because that seems to be the command loving motto.
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Mar 24, 2017 18:53
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You made it to E-5 without realizing the Navy is a mismanaged shitshow?
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M_Gargantua posted:You made it to E-5 without realizing the Navy is a mismanaged shitshow? It really sets in at the E-5 level, then you become an E-6 and just kinda give up and accept fate.
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While prowling the bars last night,I met an admittedly very shapely nurse who had worked at Balboa, and who insisted to me that, because Balboa is only minor league terrible, all VA medicine is actually fine. I laughed until my whiskey sour came out of my nose.
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Mar 25, 2017 15:06
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VA outcomes are actually better than civilian care. So... She was right.
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Mar 25, 2017 15:39
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How big of a deal is it if PSD gets my awards wrong on my DD214? I can't find the paperwork for some of the poo poo I've gotten.
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Cool fact you can realize the Navy is run terrible as an E-4 also, or even lower depending on your commitment to being on the wrong end of a happiness transfer at all times
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Howard Phillips posted:How big of a deal is it if PSD gets my awards wrong on my DD214? I can't find the paperwork for some of the poo poo I've gotten. Depends; is a NAM or does it have to do with an award for serving in a combat zone? Can make a difference sometime down the road.
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some kid with a Confederate flag up in his barracks room is watching Dragon Ball Z. ok dude.
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maffew buildings posted:some kid with a Confederate flag up in his barracks room is watching Dragon Ball Z. ok dude. Moments when hazing is appropriate.
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Barracks doors are of low quality and easy for him to have 'accidentally' left open, only for the BPO to discover, after a complaint about the smell, poo poo smeared all over the flag and wall.
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Five years down in November, reupping for another four next month. That's all I wanted to say.
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Constantine XI posted:Five years down in November, reupping for another four next month. That's all I wanted to say. Condolences
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God the flag isn't racist guys it's just a battle flag learn your history y'all ignorant
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that kind of bullshit more than flies in the Seabees. this isn't exactly the most progressive minded community
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Constantine XI posted:Five years down in November, reupping for another four next month. That's all I wanted to say. No. Stop. Don't. (I'm at ten. Not getting out til 2020 at the earliest)
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Laranzu posted:No. Stop. Don't. (I'm at ten. Not getting out til 2020 at the earliest) Your rear end is done, once you're over the 10 year hill dehumanize yourself and face yourself to retirement.
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orange juche posted:Your rear end is done, once you're over the 10 year hill dehumanize yourself and face yourself to retirement. Not necessarily. I got out at ten, so did a dozen or so people at my last command. I've known a few people who got out at 12-14 also. Now obviously getting out at 12 is a lot different than 10, but a lot of people go to shore to set up for a civilian job.
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LingcodKilla posted:Don't fret! Join the reserves and they are looking for e5-7 ITs to fill some mobs to Afghanistan! gently caress that, worst recruitment spiel ever.
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Arione posted:gently caress that, worst recruitment spiel ever. And yet it will still find some suckers.
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orange juche posted:Your rear end is done, once you're over the 10 year hill dehumanize yourself and face yourself to retirement. Yeah but my job now is exceptionally marketable to the point that I can make enough per month getting out to offset a retirement payment. Couldn't do that with the job years 1-7. Will work the math in 2020. Also depends on where I land for that tour. Never not get out if that's what you want to do!
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Nostalgia4Dogges posted:God the flag isn't racist guys it's just a battle flag learn your history y'all ignorant The appropriate response to this is that it's the battle flag of an enemy of the United States, traitor.
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Godholio posted:The appropriate response to this is that it's the battle flag of an enemy of the United States, traitor. Maybe you can hang the rebel flag and tell ppl it's upside down out of disrespect for the confederacy...
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Nostalgia4Dogges posted:God the flag isn't racist guys it's just a battle flag learn your history y'all ignorant I choose to believe that this is a troll
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Boon posted:I choose to believe that this is a troll No it's just the response Mil dudes give you when you call them out on that dumb flag GOD JUST CAUSE THE KKK USED IT ONCE DOESNT MEAN ITS RACIST
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Nostalgia4Dogges posted:No it's just the response Mil dudes give you when you call them out on that dumb flag I got a black seabee buddy who wears his buckle proudly. The boy ain't right.
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Is it common to get a random call out of the blue from a reserve recruiter? I got out in 2012 after five years of active duty and haven't been contacted once until today.
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Think this fits with the current discussion. Some dude I know from the Navy practices Norse Heathenism, like, unironically
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