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I got added into a text message chain between my old CO, who's now the BN S1, and a few of the other PLs I deployed with, one of whom is the CO of our old unit. I'm just going to copy it here: Former CO: "[Former PL], what the gently caress? Stealing somebody else’s pay through my pay? E6 having sex with a 14-year-old? Not you, but I see what you were talking about. It’s shocking. I was at a meeting today, and we literally did not know how to bundle it to send from for 411th through the tec To USARC I’ve never dealt with the statutory issue, I’m real sorry." Former PL: "Only thing i havent seen is murder." Former CO: "I dealt with murder twice, that’s actually much easier. Murder is absolute, and there’s no wiggle room in the army." Warrior citizens.
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Step 1-3 of all that poo poo: Text nothing. Call CID. Call JAG. O's are so bad at all three of those steps.
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Based upon the texts I'm guessing that he was just seeing all of the SIRs being sent up from the unit and was awestruck. Pretty sure JAG had already been notified.
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After the things I learned today this is seriously the most defeated I have ever felt in my life. If I tell them I want out they will make my life living hell and if I stay in to outlast the change of command that's another year of 13+ hour work days, and the next group might be even worse. I'm going on 4 years in, I shouldn't feel burned out. I don't know how the gently caress I'm going to get through this year, it's turning out to be even longer hours than the last year.
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mlmp08 posted:Step 1-3 of all that poo poo: Text nothing. Call CID. Call JAG. My friend was on leave when she was hit in the head with a pipe and raped by her uncle. She returned to the unit and was told by our CO, a woman not much older than her,” well what do you want me to do about it?” And cast the share of blame back onto her. That CO was a MAJ btw.
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Mustang posted:After the things I learned today this is seriously the most defeated I have ever felt in my life. If I tell them I want out they will make my life living hell and if I stay in to outlast the change of command that's another year of 13+ hour work days, and the next group might be even worse. I see you are becoming wise in the ways of the Army. Yes. Yes, let the hate flow through you.
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Start putting in less time, caring less, and delegating more to others. Stop trusting the people in charge of you with handling your welfare.
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You're an O2 with 4 years in. That's basically the E4 of officers. Start shamming your rear end off, and make sure you hook up your NCOs and Joes with some shamtastic opportunities so they cover for you.
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Man this weekend is gonna rock. Getting up in two hours to get on the bus so my platoon can ride for nine hours to rendezvous with the rest of the company for a BN weapons qual. Even though we’re less than two hours away from either Fort Bragg or Jackson, and we’re on the same campus as three other units that use Jackson. This is a criminal waste of time and money.
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I think you should follow the Seven Army Values L D R S H I P
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That goes to anyone!
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psydude posted:You're an O2 with 4 years in. That's basically the E4 of officers. Start shamming your rear end off, and make sure you hook up your NCOs and Joes with some shamtastic opportunities so they cover for you.
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mods change my name posted:I think you should follow the Seven Army Values Funny story, I hosed this up. During a board downrange. With the goddamn LDRSHIP picture montage bullshit above the president. I was doing good up until then. I was told to disassemble my weapon and reassemble it. Millions of times done before but to recite the Army values and explain which was the best for me. Cotter pin got stuck so I panic in my head. I get to honor and go “it’s the most important to me because...that way your friends won’t sleep with your girlfriend behind your back...loving...and I think honor is also something that everyone earns...” completely forgot I and moved right to P as soon as I got that fucker disassembled and on the towel. My NCOIC and everyone on the board is flabbergasted. I’m told to reassemble my weapon. I do, and they tell me what I did wrong and right. I leave and the door was seriously just about to close when “gently caress! my Weapon!” I open the door back up, do the walk of shame to my rifle, grab it, front site post gets caught on the towel. Towel falls to the floor, I sling my weapon and bend down to get the towel. I come up and hit my barrel on the table to which I was told to “just get the gently caress out.” I didn’t pass. I also didn’t need to take my weapon out. I didn’t take it in. My NCOIC didn’t tell me this and had punished me a week earlier for leaving my weapon at my seat prior to going to take a piss. Thanks for dragging that goddamn memory up. When they told me about the picture and answers, I told them I stood for Integrity and I didn’t cheat. They liked that answer. That answer was bullshit. That was hours after though. When I had finished dying inside.
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I'm going to get out as a 6 year specialist who's never been to a board, and never been demoted. I should write a book.
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A Bad Poster posted:I'm going to get out as a 6 year specialist who's never been to a board, and never been demoted. I should write a book. 
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good news is that with all the troop worship it doesn't matter what you did or how good of a job you did doing it, you've got a leg up on most applicants for jobs in most industries
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Mustang posted:After the things I learned today this is seriously the most defeated I have ever felt in my life. If I tell them I want out they will make my life living hell and if I stay in to outlast the change of command that's another year of 13+ hour work days, and the next group might be even worse. Get the UQR are in now and watch it like a hawk. They can play paperwork games but once BDE sends it to HRC they’re actually very professional and dare I say...helpful. This sounds absurd but find what responsibility your UQR is at and just hound the person with emails and calls every day so they’re inclined to push it off their desk. Literally the only way I got out in time to make my masters start date. Nobody gives a gently caress about your life plan, So you have to. Stare in mirror and repeat 3x every morning.
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Mar 2, 2018 15:36
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*in an extremely snco voice* I will ALWAYS place the mission first
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A Bad Poster posted:I'm going to get out as a 6 year specialist who's never been to a board, and never been demoted. I should write a book. 6 year E-5 with no NCOES. 
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DoktorLoken posted:6 year E-5 with no NCOES. I have BLC but I pinned 5 at 4 years anyway so whatever.
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bird food bathtub posted:Good parts of being in the Army: That paid college thing you have seems like a good deal though. If you're working as a shoe shiner in Mosquitoville, Mississippi and need a way out. What's the easiest, quickest, not-soul-and-knee-destroying way to join, qualify for GI Bill and get out? Aren't there any chill military jobs where you can camp in Alaska and fish 99% of the time, or hand out towels and look at dicks pissing in a cup? I'm a fat european socialist so it doesn't really apply to me, just curious.
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Selklubber posted:That paid college thing you have seems like a good deal though. If you're working as a shoe shiner in Mosquitoville, Mississippi and need a way out. What's the easiest, quickest, not-soul-and-knee-destroying way to join, qualify for GI Bill and get out? Aren't there any chill military jobs where you can camp in Alaska and fish 99% of the time, or hand out towels and look at dicks pissing in a cup? That’s me. I was once homeless and working two jobs, sleeping in my car to make ends meet. In a military town (near Elgin). I would stare at the highway saying “one day, I’m gonna get on that road and not look back.” So I did, to the other side of town. And looked at the same goddamn highway from the other side. No one hired, and if they did, it was a right to work state. I was fired and replaced by migrant workers at a trailer shop. It was extremely good ol boy. So you had three options: go to college, join the Army, suck it up. I joined just for that GI Bill money. Now I get paid to go to college. And I’m not even using my GI Bill. The Army paid for my camera and laptop and all that poo poo. Then I switched my degree plan because “Artist/Photographer/Videographer” don’t pay the bills. Plan on using my GI Bill after I get my degree on Voc Rehab to get that photography degree. They’ve been printing my stuff in the University newspaper. It’s really loving awesome. I’m well on my way to becoming a dude who watches sports courtside, takes pictures/video, interacts with players (I got to meet a few famous athletes already) and gets paid. Best life choice I made.
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Vasudus posted:good news is that with all the troop worship it doesn't matter what you did or how good of a job you did doing it, you've got a leg up on most applicants for jobs in most industries I kind of go out of my way to not mention it. Being thanked for service is kind of embarrassing when I didn't really do anything of import.
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DoktorLoken posted:Same. I’ll take any leg up in hiring however. They'd probably spit in your face if they knew you took their job.
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I dont bring it up to the point where its stupid and my family gets mad. Like I wont pull out the retiree poo poo, mention it, nada. I dont tell anyone and every once in a while someone knows mannerisms and can spot it in a second.
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all apologies posted:every once in a while someone knows mannerisms and can spot it in a second. That's weird poo poo too. I've had complete strangers come up and ask me where I served on nothing more than the fact I take my hat off when I walk indoors.
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Usually my tapout gear and assault bag give it away 
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Yeah there's certain mannerisms or phrases that give it away, even many many years after. That poo poo is etched in there and no amount of alcohol is gonna dislodge it.
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Sometimes when I'm waiting in line i find myself snapping in and out of a tight rear end parade rest whenever the line moves, eyes front of course
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I throw chemlights at everything when I'm driving down the road.
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McNally posted:I throw chemlights at everything when I'm driving down the road. Be careful. Some rangers might follow the trail to your house.
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mods change my name posted:Sometimes when I'm waiting in line i find myself snapping in and out of a tight rear end parade rest whenever the line moves, eyes front of course This but also nutt to butt.
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in the cafeteria i bring my plate to the food, not the food to my plate.
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Vasudus posted:Yeah there's certain mannerisms or phrases that give it away, even many many years after. That poo poo is etched in there and no amount of alcohol is gonna dislodge it. "Say again?" gives me away every single time 
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boop the snoot posted:in the cafeteria i bring my plate to the food, not the food to my plate. I just eat all my food as fast as I can while going through the cafateria line so that when I get to the end I just throw away the empty tray and walk out. The other 1st grade teachers are probably jealous of my skills. 
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Icon Of Sin posted:"Say again?" gives me away every single time That and I will say military time in written responses. 3:15 PM is cumbersome to type on phone keyboards, and I work in a 24 hour network operations center, so I maintain the habit just through work alone.
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