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Guys I got diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed Adderall, today was my first day. We're going to step my dose up over the next month to find my "sweet spot" based on my size and metabolism. I've never had this much impulse control before, it feels like a super power. Like, it would occur to me that I wanted say or do something edit: VVV Ahem, I was disabled you insensitive prick! Mr. Bad Guy fucked around with this message at 15:32 on Nov 21, 2018 |
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Mr. Bad Guy posted:Guys I got diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed Adderall, today was my first day. We're going to step my dose up over the next month to find my "sweet spot" based on my size and metabolism. I've never had this much impulse control before, it feels like a super power. Like, it would occur to me that I wanted say or do something retarded like taking a gun apart on watch, but then I would just like, not do it. My wife likes it a lot. Well good for you but your still a big dumb-dumb.
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Nov 21, 2018 02:25
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Please stop using retarded in that context.
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Nov 21, 2018 04:07
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They told me I was going to accelerate my life.. I didn't know they meant that kind of speed
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Nov 21, 2018 04:49
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EBB posted:Please stop using retarded in that context. Please retard your use of retard.
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Nov 21, 2018 06:34
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Hello Navy thread. My son (currently deployed on the Stennis) has a question for y'all. "Can you ask in the SA military thread about the commands, CSG5 (carrier strike group 5) in Japan, & USS Iwo Jima? Can you just ask what to expect as an IT3, daily life, and the command climate? " Any info is welcome.
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Nov 21, 2018 07:08
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Davethulhu posted:Hello Navy thread. Expect to get hosed you stupid nub bitch
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Nov 21, 2018 07:19
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Davethulhu posted:Hello Navy thread. Japan sucks on a sea duty billet. Due to the well known manning and optempo things, you will be underway more than 280 days a year, so have fun with that. Also be ready for your one week back in port between two long rear end exercises before deploying to the middle east or wherever to be hosed up by your dumbass shipmates who can't help but go out and cause an international incident.
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Nov 21, 2018 07:26
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Davethulhu posted:Hello Navy thread. If he's smart enough to ask for us by name he's smart enough to keep his head down and qualify as fast as loving possible. Qualifying as fast as loving possible will result in maybe a 5% reduction in the pain about to be inflicted upon his psyche by the never ending parade of bullshit. Liberty restrictions, being treated like a child, finding creative ways to slack off while cleaning. So just expect a terrible command climate and learn how to skate so you can sleep a sufficient amount.
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Nov 21, 2018 07:36
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Mr. Bad Guy posted:Guys I got diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed Adderall Enjoy the free calorie burn. Watch you don't start grinding your teeth. Welcome to the Naval ADHD club, it's almost as cool as Naval Sleep Apnea club.
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Nov 21, 2018 08:02
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Davethulhu posted:Hello Navy thread. Orange Juche said it best regarding sea billets and Japan. Japan itself it great, but in a normal situation, you're often not there a whole lot, and as an IT3, life sucks even more. You have a midnight curfew and unless you're married or promote, he'll likely be living on his ship or the base barracks. If he goes that route follow M_Gargantua's advice and tell him to keep his head down, study hard, and promote quick. Got nothing on the Iwo for you. I know it's an East Coast ship,, but even her wikipedia page is boring. Dorstein, the Navy at least appears to be decent in letting sailors get night guards. I was able to get a new one made pretty quick through a referral. That poo poo keeps people up at night that aren't you.
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Nov 21, 2018 08:23
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drat y'all, chill. In answer to the question, if those are his only two choices, CSG-5 staff will be way better in terms of his quality of life than Iwo Jima. I was on Flag Staff and our Sailors led a pretty drat good life compared to their ship's company counterparts. The downside in terms of operational tempo have already been explained and liberty in Japan isn't the greatest right now due to do the restrictions. That said, Japan is still a pretty drat cool place to do a tour.
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Nov 21, 2018 08:41
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Dorstein posted:Enjoy the free calorie burn. Watch you don't start grinding your teeth. Welcome to the Naval ADHD club, it's almost as cool as Naval Sleep Apnea club. Ooooh while I dont have sleep apnea I've been told I'm the worse snorer the lab gave a sleep study to. I should look into this night guard.
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Nov 21, 2018 08:41
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I highly recommend if any of think you have sleep apnea, go get the study done. My wife bugged me for years to do it but I wouldn't do it because I didn't want to jeopardize my flight status. I finally had it done leading up to my retirement. Anything over I believe 45 apnea events per hour is considered severe; I clocked in at a cool 88. My quality of life improved immeasurably once I started to use the CPAP and an automatic 50% disability rating is pretty sweet too.
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Nov 21, 2018 08:47
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Where does he want liberty/to live? Florida (IWO) or Japan (CSG5)? Or to put it another way, 1st world (Japan) or 3rd world (Florida)? Also if he has access to websked tell him to just look at the (projected) deployment cycles for the Regan and Iwo Jima and see what that means for his situation.
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Nov 21, 2018 18:42
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Othin posted:Where does he want liberty/to live? Florida (IWO) or Japan (CSG5)? Or to put it another way, 1st world (Japan) or 3rd world (Florida)? Also if he has access to websked tell him to just look at the (projected) deployment cycles for the Regan and Iwo Jima and see what that means for his situation. Hey, Mayport isn't that bwahahah I can't even finish that loving statement, what a poo poo hole. Literally. The entire waterfront smells like poo poo courtesy of our lovely waste treatment plant right there. I'm also bitter from over a year of busting my rear end in the Florida summers in a parking lot because the base skipper didn't give 2 shits about our unit and wouldn't let us stay in a hangar.
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Nov 21, 2018 19:41
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When did the IWO homeport changed from Norfolk to Mayport? I will say that staff duty, all be it a Commodore and not an Admiral, was better than ship's company but was more deployments as we kept hoping flagships. Also, I will always steer people to let the government pay for you to be overseas
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Nov 21, 2018 20:31
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Nick Soapdish posted:When did the IWO homeport changed from Norfolk to Mayport? He won't be hopping ships as CSG-5 staffer. He'll only be on RR. He'll be on her a lot more than he would on a stateside CSG staff though. And I agree with you, I think young, single Sailors should take every opportunity to become stationed overseas. More money, broaden your horizons, blah blah.
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Nov 21, 2018 20:42
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Hey some of us old married guys just want to get away for a bit too.
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Nov 21, 2018 20:45
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Being overseas has it's benefits though for real, you get exposure to a foreign culture that will open your eyes to the world outside of the town you grew up in. You won't be in Japan much, but if you keep your head down and stay out of trouble you can have a really good time. Like that time i snuck out to go climb Mount Fuji at night even though curfew was midnight (don't do this unless you know you can get away with it/have preclearance from your CO). The sunrise, and eating instant noodles at 12388 ft was worth it.
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Nov 21, 2018 21:17
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Always go overseas if there's an opportunity to do it. The experience changes your life and really broadens your perspective of civilization and what it means to be a citizen of the US and the world. And I'm serious about that!
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Nov 22, 2018 00:56
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Except if offered Hawaii always take Hawaii.
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Nov 22, 2018 01:49
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He's an IT, his work time caps out at 7 hours a day. Source - My ITs.
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DustyNuts posted:Always go overseas if there's an opportunity to do it. The experience changes your life and really broadens your perspective of civilization and what it means to be a citizen of the US and the world. And I'm serious about that! * unless it’s Chinae or Bahrain as a first term sailor
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Night guards are good. If you have actual sleep apnea and don't want to deal with the PITA of a CPAP underway, ask about getting an Oral Airway Dilator. It's like a night guard with a bit more structure and helps hold your airway open. It'll probably require some doing on the part of your doc but it's nice to have a solution that doesn't need an outlet.
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Nov 22, 2018 05:10
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Think they can also be called a tap device
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Nov 22, 2018 05:21
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Yep, TAP is one brand, mine is a SomnoDent, they're all OADs. Yes, I got fat. Voc rehab is great tho, they let me go to university in Canada on their nickel. Now my daughter is a dual citizen. So I guess the lesson is... Go to medical, or if you're like me, be grateful you got sent to medical instead of mast when you fell asleep on the chart table. Edit: FWIW it was inport, doing chart corrections, or maybe deck log review... I don't even remember. Still a pretty big foul to fall asleep on the bridge. Dorstein fucked around with this message at 05:48 on Nov 22, 2018 |
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Nov 22, 2018 05:39
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You also don't have to be fat. This runs in my family and it includes rail thin people. Apparently we have super thick necks and that's a big apnea thing
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Ditto. To clarify, I got fat after I got out.
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Dorstein posted:To clarify, I got fat after I got out. 
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Wait how are you a deployed IT3 and up for orders
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SquirrelyPSU posted:Wait how are you a deployed IT3 and up for orders It's not me, it's my son (I also served, but not in the navy). His current assignment is Bremerton, however, he's currently (deployed?, temporarily assigned?) to the Stennis while it's rebasing, for 7 months. Here's his explanation: "Also, if you are confused how orders work, there are 3 looks. Each look you are given 5 choices. 3 choices of mine have been taken, and the only 2 im waiting on to see if I get selected or not is CSG5 or Iwo Jima. If I don't get selected for any of these orders, then I have 2 remaining looks. There are a lot of different factors of how you get selected." The air force didn't do anything like this when I was in, so all I can do is pass on what info I have. Anyway, thanks to everyone for your input and advice.
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What? I wish I had three looks at orders, I'd have held out for a MARDIV.
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Thank you GiP for providing useful sensible information before/during/after my time in the military. I didn't consult you while I was getting out tho so now I'm a reservist.
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DinosaurWarfare posted:Thank you GiP for providing useful sensible information before/during/after my time in the military. I like the reserves. It’s like poorly run Boy Scouts with pay and cheap health insurance.
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DinosaurWarfare posted:I didn't consult you while I was getting out tho so now I'm a reservist. Nothing wrong with affiliating with the reserve, where are you out of, if you don't mind
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Nick Soapdish posted:Nothing wrong with affiliating with the reserve, where are you out of, if you don't mind East coast noble. URL while on AD, now RL. I am generally open minded about it. I bitch a lot but the mil has objectively done good things for me.
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vulturesrow posted:I highly recommend if any of think you have sleep apnea, go get the study done. My wife bugged me for years to do it but I wouldn't do it because I didn't want to jeopardize my flight status. I finally had it done leading up to my retirement. Anything over I believe 45 apnea events per hour is considered severe; I clocked in at a cool 88. My quality of life improved immeasurably once I started to use the CPAP and an automatic 50% disability rating is pretty sweet too. I don't mean to pry, but did they wind up restricting you in any way? Flight status, sea duty/overseas eligibility, that kind of stuff?
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Nov 24, 2018 00:08
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I know multiple people actively deployed overseas with cpap machines.
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Man I just met up with a kid from boot camp who failed out of nuke school but still became a submariner. He just got out but gently caress he more than a bit off. Lying about the most basic stuff. I just didnt know what to do or say. All I could figure was I was seeing early onset mental illness and was just very sad.
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