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45 ACP CURES NAZIS posted:cole would give random women his full name blood type and full SSN lol OPM gives that poo poo away all the time
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Jul 7, 2018 13:55
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I've had my out of office message on outlook saying I'm on leave since the day I left, why the gently caress does brigade think I might do some work on leave just because they try to call me or text me while I'm on leave. Whatever these arbitrary deadlines are I sure as poo poo wasn't told about them before the BDE wide block leave period. Not my loving problem. During my hike yesterday I had no signal, however once I got to the top I had a couple bars and almost immediately some rear end in a top hat from BDE called me.
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Jul 7, 2018 20:24
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Mustang posted:I've had my out of office message on outlook saying I'm on leave since the day I left, why the gently caress does brigade think I might do some work on leave just because they try to call me or text me while I'm on leave. Why was your phone even on? You're on leave.
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Jul 7, 2018 20:26
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Never be answering your phone on leave.
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Jul 7, 2018 20:29
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Taking pictures, doing stuff with friends. I'd love to have a work cell phone but you have to be a field grade to have one of those it seems. I'm not sure if they actually use them though, pretty sure they're blackberries.
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Jul 7, 2018 20:30
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I didn't answer when they called or texted me, nonetheless it still pisses me off that they try to get a hold of me while I'm on leave.
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Jul 7, 2018 20:31
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Mustang posted:Taking pictures, doing stuff with friends. set up a google voice number. change your personal number. give GV number to work. give personal number to family/friends. Turn off GV whenever you're off the clock. Those blackberries are given to them for the exact same reason, but just a privilege of rank that the government foots the bill. Alternatively, do not disturb mode on iphones loving owns and is great for such situations.
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Jul 7, 2018 20:32
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Whenever I get hit with something on leave I remind myself these are indoctrinated morons who think it is normal to not have a separation of work and off time, and it helps a little bit with not getting angry. Then I flip the gently caress out when a follow on text arrives
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Jul 7, 2018 20:34
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I'm going to have to set up the Google voice thing. It's been pretty consistent since I've been on leave that people have been trying to get a hold of me to do stuff. I've ignored it the entire time but it's making me pretty loving angry about going into work when I sign back in. I deliberately asked everybody I could think of before I went on leave on what I should get done before signing out.
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Jul 7, 2018 20:40
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I've had google voice for like five+ years now and it's amazing. I've only ever given out the GVoice number, and I can set certain numbers to forward or not forward, or to ignore all calls and email me transcripts of the voicemails. Can just as easily shut off notifications for hangouts while away. It also means that I have one universal blocked spam caller list that's followed me through cellphones and carriers, and you can use hangouts to text from your computer.
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Jul 7, 2018 21:04
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Saw an article recently that said there’s a new trend in office life where people put up an out-of-office saying “I’m on leave. When I return I’m going to delete every email I received while I was out without reading it.” Apparently it does wonders for your mental health to not have that feeling of dread returning to the office. I figured I’d try it but modify it to something like “every email from someone not my boss”
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Jul 7, 2018 21:48
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Back in the 90's they started making us all get emails, but a lot of dudes didn't even have computers so you could still get away with not doing email. Then in the early 2,000's they started making us give up our cellphone numbers, but a lot of dudes didn't have cellphones so you could get away with not doing it. Now our computer/phone is in our pocket and I don't know anyone who could get away with not having a computer or cell phone. I wonder if anyone has done that? Just not owned a personal computer or cell phone? I'd be fired immediately if I didn't have multiple methods of contact at all times. 
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Jul 7, 2018 23:06
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I knew one dude who tried it. They made him get a land-line in his room and have him call to check in.
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Jul 7, 2018 23:42
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Mustang posted:I didn't answer when they called or texted me, nonetheless it still pisses me off that they try to get a hold of me while I'm on leave. Put your phone on Do Not Disturb. You can still use wifi and the phone but calls and texts go to voicemail.
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Jul 8, 2018 00:12
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If it doesn't have DnD, airplane mode will turn off the cell radios but you can turn WiFi and Bluetooth on as you want them.
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Jul 8, 2018 01:11
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Friday afternoon/early evening, I got an email from work. I was sad before reading it because I figured it would be stuff that needed to be done after hours or I needed to come in on the weekend or anything else the army had conditioned me to expect. Nope, it was a "You're doing well--here's a bonus!" It's still nice being out.
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Jul 8, 2018 01:18
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Aranan posted:It's still nice being out.
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Jul 8, 2018 04:01
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I made the mistake of checking my email today to have an idea of what to expect when I go into work tomorrow. All it did is piss me the gently caress off. Especially the loving fire extinguisher guy that works for base supply. I have been trying for 2 months to get this guy to reinspect our fire extinguishers. He's either on leave, tells my subordinates he'll call ME to work out the details, or when he's actually scheduled to show up he doesn't show up. Frankly, it's loving bullshit he feels the need to call ME to work this poo poo out. How loving hard is it to say yes or no to a date and time? There's no bartering or dealmaking involved, it's a yes or no loving answer. This dude literally works less than a mile from where my BN's fire extinguishers are. I could go through a civilian dude to do it but it would require getting quotes from at least 3 different vendors, justification memo, getting several people at BDE to approve it and then COMET when they inspect you is still likely to be like "hey there LT I don't think this is a legal purchase! why didn't you use base supply?" This fire extinguisher inspection bullshit is a loving racket anyway. The seals and tags are flimsy and easy to rip off because of the way they're stored in Strykers where people are constantly moving past them and rubbing up against them. Same goes for HMMWV and FMTV extinguishers. The Army is loving stupid.
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Jul 8, 2018 21:16
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I worked at a place where the fire extinguisher inspection was done by an off-post vendor. $10/ea for them to tap each fire extinguisher once or twice with a rubber mallet and apply a new tag. They could “inspect” a few hundred fire extinguishers in a couple hours.
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Jul 8, 2018 21:19
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It's way more expensive for us, some of them are like $25 each. Whoever does it is easily making several thousand dollars.
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Jul 8, 2018 21:22
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Guess I got to get into the Fire Extinguisher racket
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Jul 9, 2018 02:43
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Yeah it’s not hard for me to see if that needle is still in the green area on the first three and then assume the next 100 will be the same. That’s military grade inspecting and that’s how I would advertise it.
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Jul 9, 2018 05:58
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Not even 0900 yet and I already feel like slamming my head into a wall.
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Jul 9, 2018 16:53
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Mustang posted:Not even 0900 yet and I already feel like slamming my head into a wall. Slam it into my jaw, maybe my pain will go away.
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Jul 9, 2018 17:15
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Mustang posted:Not even 0900 yet and I already feel like slamming my head into a wall. Sir, why arent you at the motorpool? Company Co said loddy doddy.
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Jul 9, 2018 17:51
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just lol if you never gave yourself TBI in a fit of rage
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Jul 9, 2018 17:59
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Mustang posted:Not even 0900 yet and I already feel like slamming my head into a wall. 
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Jul 9, 2018 18:04
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I'm somewhere off to the right of that last panel
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Jul 9, 2018 18:11
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The Army just approved the new PT test to start October 2020. I'll believe it when I see the equipment roll in. Also, RIP everyone's backs
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Jul 9, 2018 18:50
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Retardog posted:The Army just approved the new PT test to start October 2020. I'll believe it when I see the equipment roll in. Also, RIP everyone's backs those were already broken by rucksack runs, hth  e: loving  quote:Deadlift between 120 and 420 pounds, depending on the individual soldier. You must do three reps in five minutes. Source: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/07/09/a-new-army-pt-test-is-on-its-way-this-is-not-a-drill/
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Jul 9, 2018 19:01
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IIRC, figuring out how to grade the drat thing was what did in the last attempt to change the PT test, and that's what they're supposed to spend the next year doing. Also, at the rate they quoted for equipment ($1,200 per set for 5 Soldiers to complete the test in 75 minutes), it'd cost over $43,000 for my unit alone, assuming everyone was to do it in one go.
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Gender and age neutral? How's that gonna work unless those weights are light as gently caress? *edit* nvm. Running with two 40 pound kettles? Deadlift? Also, what are they gonna do with permanent profiles? Just kick out everyone who ever gets hurt? Or are there alternates? spacetoaster fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Jul 9, 2018 |
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Jul 9, 2018 19:22
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Apparently you can be discharged for failure, or reclassed into a less demanding job.
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Jul 9, 2018 19:24
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spacetoaster posted:Also, what are they gonna do with permanent profiles? Just kick out everyone who ever gets hurt? Or are there alternates? "Generally speaking, somebody who has a long-term permanent profile that precludes taking a fitness test may not be retainable for duty in the Army," McGurk said. from: https://www.army.mil/article/208189/army_combat_fitness_test_set_to_become_new_pt_test_of_record_in_late_2020 Which is typical Army. Talk about how they're gonna boot people that can't cut it while at the same time retain everyone because they can't meet ESO
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Jul 9, 2018 19:26
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i'll toxx on this never being used army wide
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Jul 9, 2018 19:26
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its curtains for Kevin posted:Apparently you can be discharged for failure, or reclassed into a less demanding job. It sounds like they're going to still be figuring all of it out over the next few years. I was in on the testing for the old "new" APFT and it got shelved after a few years of trial.
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Regardless, I'm way more onboard with a deadlift and hanging leg lifts than god drat sit up worship. Can we also lol about this: "Leadership also felt strongly about keeping the run event, despite protestations from some corners that no one runs in combat."
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Jul 9, 2018 19:29
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its curtains for Kevin posted:Regardless, I'm way more onboard with a deadlift and hanging leg lifts than god drat sit up worship. You know exactly why that got kept in.
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its curtains for Kevin posted:Regardless, I'm way more onboard with a deadlift and hanging leg lifts than god drat sit up worship. My physical therapist made me promise her that I'll never do another sit-up outside of a PT test. And because I live the Army Values, I'm gonna keep my word
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