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DoktorLoken posted:
Bingo. Half the time line dudes, myself included wander in, yell about poo poo, and once we leave the logisticians translate it into “poo poo that actually works and is probably legal” and then get it done. Then line guys can pretend they got it done.
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You speak some truth. I've seen it the other way. The best training I received (concerning my support MOS) was WHILE in a line unit. The good commanders recognized the need for support and acted accordingly. I was shocked when I ended up in a strictly "support" unit. I went from senior guys that I could ask for help, advice, training, etc to guys that were blatantly fired for incompetence once people figured out their only skill was running fast. BDE and DIV tended to "steal" the really good seniors to run their shops, we ended up with the short timers and rejects.
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Oh yeah. You know why your S1 sucks and can't get anything done? You know why your S4 can't get equipment? Know why your S3 are barely literate? It's because all the good people got headhunted by higher.
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Sep 21, 2018 23:15
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Can confirm, and it's going to happen even more when IPPS-A rolls out to Active Army and the Reserve in 2020 because it's going to greatly expand the talent management piece. The days of manning missions just by grade and MOS are gonna dwindle because mob officers and commanders will be able to have dozens of criteria they can filter by.
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"Assaults most often occurred on training bases in the Army and Marine Corps. Both of the services were found to have installations where Rand estimated that in fiscal year 2014 there were more than 500 sexual assaults of men and women: Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, Fort Lewis, Fort Campbell, Fort Bliss, and Camp Lejeune." America's best and brightest
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Sep 21, 2018 23:36
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Between being an XO and a S4, I've worked with a lot of support MOSs. Mechanics are easily the least appreciated MOS. Those guys work non-stop. I hated working with sustainment brigades or transportation units. I rarely could find anyone above an E6 working in their motorpool and offices. They treated their MOS like a business when you made a request. "Oh your request specified 3 containers moving here, not 4 containers. You have to resubmit your request and wait another 3 weeks'
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Sep 22, 2018 04:13
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I am convinced company command is preparing me for when my kid(s) are 12.
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Sep 22, 2018 13:16
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Even 12 year olds have more sense sometimes.
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Retardog posted:"Assaults most often occurred on training bases in the Army and Marine Corps. Both of the services were found to have installations where Rand estimated that in fiscal year 2014 there were more than 500 sexual assaults of men and women: Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, Fort Lewis, Fort Campbell, Fort Bliss, and Camp Lejeune." How did they define sexual assault?
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From Volume 1 of that study: Sexual Assault of American Civilians and Military Service Members DoD Directive 6495.01 defines sexual assault, consistent with Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Article 120, as “intentional sexual contact characterized by use of force, threats, intimidation, or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent. Sexual assault includes rape, forcible sodomy (oral or anal sex), and other unwanted sexual contact that is aggravated, abusive, or wrongful (including unwanted and inappropriate sexual contact), or attempts to commit these acts” (DoD, 2013b, 2012). To be clear, DoD defines consent to include “words or overt acts indicating a freely given agreement to the sexual conduct at issue by a competent person,” and consent cannot be satisfied if the person is “sleeping or incapacitated, such as due to age, alcohol or drugs, or mental incapacity” (DoD, 2013b, 2012). These definitions are consistent with most U.S. state statutes on sexual assault, the majority of which include both penetrative and non-penetrative sexual contact crimes, offender behaviors beyond physical force such as threats and intimidation, and inclusion of situations in which the victim is not legally capable of providing consent (Tracy et al., 2012).
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Sep 24, 2018 01:01
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What the gently caress is futures command? I can find no information about it. My branch manager doesn't know either. I wouldn't mind being in Austin post-command.
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Sep 24, 2018 10:24
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There was a big article about in the Army Times in our dayroom. Here it is.
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Sep 24, 2018 12:51
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Wooo, Army gonna techbro it up. Countdown until we get "Army... but on the blockchain!"
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Sep 24, 2018 13:55
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Loden Taylor posted:Wooo, Army gonna techbro it up. I actually know an intel officer who said something similar about transfer of classified information.
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Sep 24, 2018 14:59
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Loden Taylor posted:Wooo, Army gonna techbro it up. There's already too much kiddie porn in the SCIF
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Sep 24, 2018 15:37
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Anyone have a recommendation on a good assault pack for use as a book bag in the school house environment? Apparently my Circa 2002 OD green Blackhawk is no longer acceptable.
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Coyote brown Camelbak clamshell assault packs man, you can learn AND hydrate They have velcro for your non-authorized patches also maffew buildings fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Sep 25, 2018 |
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Sep 25, 2018 16:48
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Maxpedition makes really good bags. They're on the expensive side, but they will last you the rest of your life. I've had mine for more than a decade, and I've had 0 issues with it.
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Sep 25, 2018 20:16
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I like my Goruck GR1 but that poo poo was more expensive than what I think it's really worth. I was given it as a gift when it was on sale. If you can get one of their regular backpacks on sale they're tough as gently caress, and don't make you look like a tool when you're out and about in the real world. And black is always AR 670-1 compliant.
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Sep 25, 2018 22:59
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It’s a strange new world for me. Black was never authorized. Green or woodland camo only.
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Sep 25, 2018 23:23
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Greens not authorized anymore? The gently caress?
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Sep 25, 2018 23:29
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When's the last time you humped A.L.I.C.E.?!?!?!
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Sep 26, 2018 00:05
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Please, I’m a married man
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Sep 26, 2018 00:07
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Honestly, 1996-1997
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Sep 26, 2018 00:09
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spacetoaster posted:When's the last time you humped A.L.I.C.E.?!?!?! 2005ish I think?
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Thump! posted:Please, I’m a married man Geographic bachelor? Then you can hump anything in sight. What do you mean "If she finds out" She won't find out dude. Till it burns when she pees...
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spacetoaster posted:When's the last time you humped A.L.I.C.E.?!?!?! Annual training this year because I was never reissued TA50 after returning my deployment poo poo (last year). I was rocking my old ALICE pack, civilian sleeping bag, and a 90's single chin strap Kevlar. That poo poo felt so comfy since I have my pack dialed in. Additionally, they made me sign for a new issue of TA50 in August (a month after AT) and return it September, because my 90 day window is during a dark month. I can't wait to be free from this hell.
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Wasabi the J posted:
Did they think you were a Desert Storm Cosplayer?
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Flikken posted:Did they think you were a Desert Storm Cosplayer? I think I still have a chocolate chip ruck cover
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What did you guys replace ALICE with? Do you have those ones with lovely straps that pinch the nerves in your traps?
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Flikken posted:Did they think you were a Desert Storm Cosplayer? I have more TIS than most of my unit, so they just figured that it was my first issue (it was, but only because they didn't take back my ruck). I did basic with Alice hear in 2007.
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spacetoaster posted:When's the last time you humped A.L.I.C.E.?!?!?! 2008 with an M60
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EBB posted:2008 I miss my 60.... 91-93
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Our S6 has gotten his rear end chewed so many times during this month long field problem that I think he's having a mental breakdown, singing and cackling maniacally to himself in the middle of the night.
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Wasabi the J posted:I like my Goruck GR1 but that poo poo was more expensive than what I think it's really worth. I was given it as a gift when it was on sale. Holy poo poo, the GR1 is $400 now?! I paid only $200 for mine a year and a half ago! It's a nice bag, but not 400 dollars nice.
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Sep 26, 2018 05:05
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They're trying to subsidize the cost of their events. It's insane how expensive they are though.
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They lost money on their events? How much does it cost to make people do dumb military exercises?!
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Kaliber posted:They lost money on their events? How much does it cost to make people do dumb military exercises?! A dude got killed doing one in my town a few years ago. Hit by a car. I’d imagine the liability insurance went up a bit after that plus the inherent risk of exposing Crossfitters to opportunities to get hurt.
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Flikken posted:2005ish I think? Same. I got out in 2006 and 3rd ID still didn’t have MOLLES. Or M4s lol.
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Mustang posted:Our S6 has gotten his rear end chewed so many times during this month long field problem that I think he's having a mental breakdown, singing and cackling maniacally to himself in the middle of the night. WHY CAN NO ONE TALK sir i told you we needed to secure retrans if you were going to push them pass the flot I ASKED YOU A QUESTION
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