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The PERS office in Atsugi was a bit dysfunctional, much like most of that base. We did originally have a civilian at our command whose job was to process travel claims for the flag staff but he got relocated to Hawaii shortly after I got there, and RUMINT suggested he might have gotten investigated for fraud somewhere down the line after relocating, but after he was gone travel claims took forever to get processed, and remained that way until I left.
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my command made doing travel claims a collateral duty for E-5s and supply was the final approvers. it went as well as you would imagine (super poorly)
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Feb 12, 2021 03:43
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Can I complain about them axing flat rate per diem?
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Nick Soapdish posted:gently caress Mypay, am I right fellas? An SoF Marine
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So my travel voucher was filled out for feb and march and submitted in the first week of april. As soon as I got to Italy I contacted my kayak he checked on it and said it had disappeared from the system that they would have to resubmit it. I stayed patient for 4 months and then included my chain of command which I hoped would pick up the process as my MC is a beast who knows everyone. However how much it helped I'm not really sure as it only finally just got payed out. Oh nobody payed out on my three vouchers with car rentals because nobody could be assed to check the 2nd of 10 set of orders to see that cars were authorized. It's being worked on but it's less than a 1k over all. Crab Dad fucked around with this message at 09:37 on Feb 12, 2021 |
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Feb 12, 2021 09:32
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I also just randomly got retroactively promoted to 3rd one day 9 months later, when they finally fixed whatever was broken at millington or wherever, by that point the only chief that had ever been helpful in my career who helped me ram the paperwork through was long gone to Japan or whatever so nobody in my chain or command knew. Just started wearing it when I saw it in mypay and whatever Commander that does our floor scheduling just was like "oh let me change that in the schedule" lol.
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Feb 12, 2021 11:58
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Once you're getting paid for it it's a bigger hassle to do anything about it than to just let you wear the crows. A third class in most rates is still a toilet scrubbing peon anyway who cares
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Feb 13, 2021 01:43
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SpaceSDoorGunner posted:I also just randomly got retroactively promoted to 3rd one day 9 months later, when they finally fixed whatever was broken at millington or wherever, by that point the only chief that had ever been helpful in my career who helped me ram the paperwork through was long gone to Japan or whatever so nobody in my chain or command knew. I've heard a fuckton of stories from guys who were in the Air Force in the 60s and 70s say "I found out I got promoted when I went to finance to tell them they paid me too much and finance said 'no, you were promoted, here's the paperwork.'"
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Just got done with a mission were we had a bunch of marines on board and I just wanted to gather them all up and give them a hug. Poor little guys were so thankful us treating them nicely and feeding them (the night crew dispared for meals since the last time they were on a ship they gave them super lovely left overs). First time I've interacted with a E1-E2 since... uh Hawaii a few years ago. "Stop calling us sir" lordy the PO crow stuff isn't that hard to recognize. Suez canal was pretty cool but man that must be a terrible post to stand guard. Those poor soldiers just staring at the desert.
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We give a lot of credit to our crustaceous comrade for telling stories about sides of the Navy we've never seen, but I've been on a ship where people would poo poo on people the way that SpaceSDoorGunner does either. Not that the Navy I've seen hasn't been lovely to its people at times, but not in the same way.
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US Berder Patrol posted:Once you're getting paid for it it's a bigger hassle to do anything about it than to just let you wear the crows. A third class in most rates is still a toilet scrubbing peon anyway who cares I think I was on holiday leave when I made E-5. I had fliown back across country to see my folks. My LPO called me when results came out and asked me if I was flying back for frocking which illicited a "lol, no, Im on leave dude". So I missed frocking and I was just in this limbo status. I got paid for it like 2 months later and I got all of my uniforms switched over because I think we were going underway. I think I got one day of "what are you doing you weren't frocked" so someone must have thought they were being cute behind the scenes.
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Frock or not if its on your pay you can wear it thems the rules gently caress off chief!
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ded posted:Frock or not if its on your pay you can wear it thems the rules gently caress off chief! Yeah, when I made 1st, it was first increment. My LES sad 01JAN on it for pay date, so I just got all my uniforms changed over. The frocking got delayed past november, past december, so January DWE, I went in with all my first class stuff on, and was told I had to change it out for 2nd class stuff for the frocking. I did so for the photo op and whatnot, but it was still pretty funny.
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LingcodKilla posted:Just got done with a mission were we had a bunch of marines on board and I just wanted to gather them all up and give them a hug. Poor little guys were so thankful us treating them nicely and feeding them (the night crew dispared for meals since the last time they were on a ship they gave them super lovely left overs). First time I've interacted with a E1-E2 since... uh Hawaii a few years ago. Marines call everyone "sir." Even people of the same paygrade. It was something I just had to get used to sitting at 5th MEB for the last year.
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ded posted:Frock or not if its on your pay you can wear it thems the rules gently caress off chief! It was more anecdotal than anything. It didn't cause me any hardship and they certainly didn't stall my BAH Chit, which is basically the only thing that matters lol.
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piL posted:We give a lot of credit to our crustaceous comrade for telling stories about sides of the Navy we've never seen, but I've been on a ship where people would poo poo on people the way that SpaceSDoorGunner does either. Not that the Navy I've seen hasn't been lovely to its people at times, but not in the same way. Well I do complain, I’ve been lucky enough to come out of it better. Definitely gave me a perspective that radically altered my view of life and made me care much, much more for those at the bottom of the heap having had to briefly live it when I was Undes. I still have a pretty big chip on my shoulder about the navy that I haven’t been able to let go of, but I’d rather be me than one of the company men that seem to perpetuate the misery. I never got NJPed for something trigal or sexually assaulted or anything really hosed like I’ve seen happen to other junior sailors and I’m coming out with my GI ball, certs that I’ve got on my off time, and no debt. It’s more frustrating for me to see how good of an opportunity the Navy could be for the junior sailors yet seeing dogshit leadership doing nothing to help people out or do anything besides make sure they keep the right amount of warm bodies on shift to round out the schedule. Like I tried to help people get their EMT cert and my chain wouldn’t even send out a loving department email about it, nor route any cool chits fast enough to be done in the 60 day window. It’s that wasted potential all these junior sailors have, with no way to advance or improve your skills beyond basic nursing for the two year rotation on our floor. gently caress it less than a month! Butter Activities fucked around with this message at 13:43 on Feb 14, 2021 |
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My experience with USN personnel policies was loving atrocious and the NCF is a world unto itself of stupidity and misery, but the culture there in conjunction with USN policy led to people just giving up like, in general. The lifeblood of the Seabees is people who get beaten down and give up and re-enlist. Hoping that the rest of the service isn't like that but it's probably not that uncommon a thing.
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LingcodKilla posted:
This is what stuck with me after all my Suez transits, always thinking about those dudes out there on those sand dunes, seems loving awful. e: here's a picture http://imgur.com/a/MSZHJYz  Serjeant Buzfuz fucked around with this message at 17:20 on Feb 14, 2021 |
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Had a dream last night that I was at drill and asking people why I was there since I was done a year ago. Wandering around office spaces is a better dream than after leaving the ship and active duty and dreaming I was still at sea
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I don't think I've ever had a travel claim take longer than a month. (n~30) Maybe you all have bad personnel offices.
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Lou Takki posted:This is what stuck with me after all my Suez transits, always thinking about those dudes out there on those sand dunes, seems loving awful. At least those guys get to look at boats. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Western_Sahara_Wall
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Welp my final physical was uneventful, they just did a quick by thorough nursing assessment, looked at the form I filled out with all my history and injuries, and just signed it. Weirdly simple. So I guess my last step is to actually get VA coverage. I think I did all the stuff to apply but I’m not really sure.
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So a few things I’m stressing about that occurred to me- How do I get on base to my appointments while I’m on terminal leave? Do they let you keep your CAC? I can’t apply to the VA for health coverage until after I get my DD214 from what I can tell. What do I do to cover myself in the meantime? Can I still use the tricare system while I’m on terminal?
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SpaceSDoorGunner posted:So a few things I’m stressing about that occurred to me- When you're on terminal leave you're just on leave. So you're still in and have all the access and coverage of still being in.
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Laranzu posted:When you're on terminal leave you're just on leave. So you're still in and have all the access and coverage of still being in. So I can keep my CAC?
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SpaceSDoorGunner posted:So I can keep my CAC? Why do you need to get on base for appointments when you are on terminal? I went on terminal leave on January 8th and I kept my regular CAC ID until I found out I got a job on the other side of the country. That's why I went back to the ID Card place on Camp Pendleton and got my retiree ID for me and my family. The only catch there is that my retiree ID isn't good until I am actually retired. So I have a gap from now until April 30th when I can't get back onto a military installation. Had I not needed to get retiree IDs for insurance purposes, I would have just kept my CAC until it expired. Edit- You can use TRICARE while you are on terminal leave. Your ID Card is your insurance card. Just don't go signing up for elective surgeries or anything. But if you get hurt or sick and need to go to the hospital, show them your ID and TRICARE should cover things. Hekk fucked around with this message at 16:44 on Feb 20, 2021 |
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Feb 20, 2021 16:33
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SpaceSDoorGunner posted:So a few things I’m stressing about that occurred to me- Be a Reservist and get covered by TAMP! (do not become a Reservist)
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I'm sitting in the middle of a two-day RILC course, and we're spending an hour going over MBTI. Why the gently caress are they still using MBTI in our leadership courses?
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https://twitter.com/NavalInstitute/status/1363195557850845191?s=20 Nope nope nope nope
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You’re also covered by Tricare for six months after your EAOS which I thought would be enough time to get coverage by the VA but I guess not. 
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Hekk posted:Why do you need to get on base for appointments when you are on terminal? Oh easy. I heard somewhere you have to turn it in, never mind then
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Anita Dickinme posted:You’re also covered by Tricare for six months after your EAOS which I thought would be enough time to get coverage by the VA but I guess not. Woah what? The taps jko said that only applies to certain people like if you’re med retired or something. How do I verify coverage?
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The six months of tricare is called TAMP and you are only eligible if transitioning from Active into the SELRES or a few other criteria here. https://tricare.mil/tamp
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To double post, it looks like you can get a “Continued Health Care Benefit Program” for up to 18 months if you are within 60 days of losing tricare. https://tricare.mil/Plans/SpecialPrograms/CHCBP
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Getting online with the VA is pretty quick and painless once you have your DD-214 and you're out, at least in my experience. YMMV but I've had positive experiences with the VA
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Huh I guess I’ll hit up fleet and family services and ask how I sign up for that. Also, have any of you heard of a terminal leave of less than 30 days being denied? Some master chief in my chain kicked it back and told me to shorten it to 14 days, but my chain has recommend approved it all the way to my chief so there isn’t a case to be made that I’m need on the schedule. I’ve only heard of terminal leave over 30 days being denied to I think he’s bluffing. I’m getting out under very normal circumstances through EETP. Have you ever a terminal leave being denied by the CO?
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maffew buildings posted:Getting online with the VA is pretty quick and painless once you have your DD-214 and you're out, at least in my experience. YMMV but I've had positive experiences with the VA Just now I talked to my family who run a small 10 person business and they said they’ll “hire” me so I get health coverage just in case I have an emergency until the VA does their thing.
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Oh cool are they the approver? No? Run it back that poo poo isn't their call. loving Chiefs.
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SpaceSDoorGunner posted:Huh I guess I’ll hit up fleet and family services and ask how I sign up for that. gently caress him, let the co kick it back.
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Yeah I figured I’d call their bluff. Drives me crazy how every time they “kick it back” rather than just recommend disapproval.
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