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Naked Bear posted:If there's anywhere in the world I'm glad to have never been, it's Polk.
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I remember one sergeant who had just over a year left on his contract, was thinking of reupping, and came down on orders to Polk. He then made a dec statement, and told the reenlistment NCO to eat a dick. I've never been but that reaction was enough for me.
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Rumor was at Wainwright that even people at Ft Polk made fun of us for being at a remote base without any redeeming factors.
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Icon Of Sin posted:Rumor was at Wainwright that even people at Ft Polk made fun of us for being at a remote base without any redeeming factors. Wainwright is right in town and Fairbanks is way nicer than Sleesville
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Fat Twitter Man posted:Wainwright is right in town and Fairbanks is way nicer than Sleesville I liked Wainwright, but I chose Alaska over Hawaii and I went infantry so obviously I'm dumb. If you're into outdoors poo poo you can't beat Alaska, I knew quite a few dudes who came to Wainwright specifically for the hunting and fishing.
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gently caress u if you're still in and a bigger gently caress you if this happens while you're in red phase of OSUT or some dumb poo poo https://www.army.mil/article/185523/With_no_budget__all_Army_training_comes_to__screeching_halt__by_July
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I like how that's not an Armytimes article, but an actual article posted on the official Army site.
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I never thought I'd see the day that an Army publication that used the phrase "screeching halt," but here we are.
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What a time to be alive.... hahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahah
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those dudes are gonna be bad rear end at D&C
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Hillary Clintons Thong posted:those dudes are gonna be bad rear end at D&C And buffing floors.
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Apr 12, 2017 17:43
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If people actually ended up just stuck as holds in Basic for weeks on end, they'd have to redirect all the funds to behavioral health and legal services as they all got themselves chaptered out.
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Not sure the best place to ask this, so I will ask here. I am a retiree who just got married a few weeks ago. I am signing up my wife and step kids for Tricare, and I have a choice between regular Tricare and Prime. Which is better for a family? Years ago, regular Tricare was better because it required no referrals for specialists. Can someone give me a Big Purple Dinosaur rundown of the two?
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Apr 12, 2017 19:02
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Pay for prime.
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Apr 12, 2017 19:03
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Just a reminder: If you have a DD-214, and have anything wrong with you from service, file your VA claim. If you need help, just ask.
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Apr 12, 2017 19:17
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TBeats posted:Pay for prime.
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Apr 12, 2017 20:34
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That advice applies to Amazon, too.
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Naked Bear posted:If there's anywhere in the world I'm glad to have never been, it's Polk. Only been there once for JRTC. I envy you. Still not as bad as Yakima, but that's like comparing a cesspool and an acid pit.
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Speaking of Polk... https://www.armywtfmoments.com/2017/04/12/breaking-chlorine-gas-bomb-found-disarmed-military-base/ quote:Chlorine gas bomb found, disarmed on military base
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bulletsponge13 posted:Not sure the best place to ask this, so I will ask here. I am a retiree who just got married a few weeks ago. I am signing up my wife and step kids for Tricare, and I have a choice between regular Tricare and Prime. Which is better for a family? Years ago, regular Tricare was better because it required no referrals for specialists. Can someone give me a Big Purple Dinosaur rundown of the two? TRIcare Prime is best if your on a fixed income, and it's a great health insurance policy- Just make sure you live nowhere near an MTF.
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Thanks for the replies. We live about 30 miles from the War College. The lady at Tricare told me with either plan, I don't have to use a MTF since I am a retiree. I honestly don't know the difference between the two, and figured someone here would be able to explain it in simple terms my broke brain could understand.
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https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/ComparePlans
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oh yeah there it is. basically with prime you pay more upfront but with standard you get buttfucked everytime you want to go to a doctor it looks like edit: I want to say for Prime for my wife and I its like something absurdly cheap like CHICKEN SHOES fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Apr 13, 2017 |
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I'm using Tricare Prime and because I live juuuust close enough, I have to drive over an hour one-way for a 20 minute appointment on Thursday.
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I and the other airborne holdovers were dropped off at the 217th Transport, which is a reserve unit, and are doing cool poo poo with bunch of the Active Reservist NCOs and their LT. It's just 8 dudes and dudettes, and no privates outside a drill weekend, so they wanted some from 232nd Med Batt trainees. It's like a different world. It's loving hilarious, they are all in their civvies, barbecuing food for us, while we cut lawn and trim weeds. Legitimately not minding being treated like a human and drinking monsters in the sun. The Reserve seems loving awesome.
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Vahakyla posted:I and the other airborne holdovers were dropped off at the 217th Transport, which is a reserve unit, and are doing cool poo poo with bunch of the Active Reservist NCOs and their LT. It's just 8 dudes and dudettes, and no privates outside a drill weekend, so they wanted some from 232nd Med Batt trainees. It's like a different world. 
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J. F. C. "Oh man my drill sergeants were insane! One of them knife handed a private one day!! LOL!"
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Vahakyla posted:I and the other airborne holdovers were dropped off at the 217th Transport, which is a reserve unit, and are doing cool poo poo with bunch of the Active Reservist NCOs and their LT. It's just 8 dudes and dudettes, and no privates outside a drill weekend, so they wanted some from 232nd Med Batt trainees. It's like a different world. Yeah, AGR life is probably the best way to have a full time military career. Of my misgivings with my time as a reservist, being treated like poo poo by leadership was never really a huge issue but more or less the dumb Army bureaucracy and soul crushing time wasting for pointless training/administrative tasks. Chances are unless they're some meathead combat arms person or someone who is way to wrapped up in their identity as a soldier that they'll probably be pretty chill. Although you do get reservists who overcompensate because they feel inferior to AD and try and be super soldiers.
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Aranan posted:J. F. C. lmbo if your (insert basic trainer pronouns of choice here) didnt commit physical acts of violence on (insert basic trainee pronouns of choice here)
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Vahakyla posted:I and the other airborne holdovers were dropped off at the 217th Transport, which is a reserve unit, and are doing cool poo poo with bunch of the Active Reservist NCOs and their LT. It's just 8 dudes and dudettes, and no privates outside a drill weekend, so they wanted some from 232nd Med Batt trainees. It's like a different world. Don't take this the wrong way, but you are hilariously stupid.
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Eh, most of us were privates (or stupid ROTC cadets/2LTs) at one point.
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TBeats posted:Don't take this the wrong way, but you are hilariously stupid. Lol, we all joined the army didnt we?
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I remember AIT too. Man, life was good. As long as I followed the rules and had a battle buddy. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Oh yeah! Don't forget to get a star card at the PX!
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Soulex posted:Oh yeah! Don't forget to get a star card at the PX! For the awesome benefit of 10% off of lovely fast food and gasoline, you can have a letter sent to your commander every time you forget to pay your bill!
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Aranan posted:J. F. C. One time, in basic training, I forgot my cover and walked outside. Oh boy did this one drill sgt yell at me!
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