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Schlabbalabba posted:Ket, be proud of me, I applied for a job today. Command wants to deny my 1306 to go back to subs, so I'm considering getting out as an actual possibility. Hovercraft are ghey... I remember a couple years back you were like "gently caress subs I hate them" lol
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orange juche posted:I remember a couple years back you were like "gently caress subs I hate them" lol He's working on his Waffle Warfare Pin.
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Never let CTIs be in charge of anything. Ever. Just a piece of advice for those lucky enough to never have CT experience
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Nick Soapdish posted:Chief's Call is a half hour before that so be sure to be 15 minutes early for that Need to do a FOD walk-down 45 minutes before that so that CMC isn't pissed when he sees a cigarette. PT gear, and I better see glow belts. I don't care if you can't see cause it's dark, and you'll have 2 minutes to change out into Uniform of the Day for the Chief's Call. Lord help me I'll have each one of you on bread on water over some bullshit should a single one of you be late.
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Schlabbalabba posted:Ket, be proud of me, I applied for a job today. Command wants to deny my 1306 to go back to subs, so I'm considering getting out as an actual possibility. Hovercraft are ghey... Eaos best os
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orange juche posted:I remember a couple years back you were like "gently caress subs I hate them" lol Turns out the grass isn't greener...
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Someone explain the reserves to me...
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Future Schlabbalabba posted:gently caress THE RESERVES THE RESERVES ARE GAY
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Schlabbalabba posted:Turns out the grass isn't greener... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_wM5wyiYWo
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Schlabbalabba posted:Someone explain the reserves to me... TLDR you get assigned to some unit that may or may not have anything to do with anything you've ever been trained for. you show up once a month to click through NKO courses and listen to GMTs. after that you hide or sleep in your car or muster constantly for uniform inspections depending on how cool your bosses are you can keep tricare (downgrades to roughly Standard service) for 200$/month which is optional. you will make about 225/month take home if what I remember about your service stats is still correct. once a year you spend 2 weeks doing something that may or may not be related to what your unit does. it will range from doing field exercises with marines to picking up garbage on base to going underway to going to a navy school. I was a nuke EM1 and now I think I'm billeted as a crane operator on cargo ships. I've never actually done it nor am I qualified to do it so I cant really remember. It's actually a fair gig for an otherwise underemployed college student. Show up, click through NKOs, do homework, go home, show up, sit through GMT, do homework, go home. Collect money. KetTarma fucked around with this message at 14:48 on Sep 25, 2014 |
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Sep 25, 2014 14:43
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Hey guys I need six references to fill in my TAPP class (Transition GPS class now). Can I use the President? He gave me his pen once.
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KetTarma posted:TLDR you get assigned to some unit that may or may not have anything to do with anything you've ever been trained for. Also no 
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Stable affordable insurance while preparing to job hop is it's major attraction for me. Employers are taking a huge poo poo on coverage just about everywhere in my market.
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Angry Fish posted:Hey guys I need six references to fill in my TAPP class (Transition GPS class now). Use me! I will absolutely tell anyone who will listen how garbagey you are! Come back quick, we need you to surf SA in open learning.
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So after Tricare is deducted, I make $25? Haha
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Schlabbalabba posted:So after Tricare is deducted, I make $25? Haha Basically its decent healthcare and $25-100 a month, yes.
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Sep 25, 2014 20:28
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For comparison my full time job with united health for 4 people costs $450 with $50 doctor visits. So yeah it's pretty decent.
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Schlabbalabba posted:So after Tricare is deducted, I make $25? Haha http://www.statisticbrain.com/health-insurance-cost-statistics/
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Schlabbalabba posted:So after Tricare is deducted, I make $25? Haha Tricare is billed through Humana separately. It doesn't come out of your pay as you're paid within a week of drill or AT. You don't necessarily drill every month
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KetTarma posted:Tricare is billed through Humana separately. It doesn't come out of your pay as you're paid within a week of drill or AT. You don't necessarily drill every month So if I don't drill, I don't get paid? And do I have to cut a check each month to humana?
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does the reserve tricare work like prime remote where you get to see real doctors or does it mean a trip to the local mtf every time? cuz maybe it's me but that's not really worth $200/mo then again my employer subsidizes a lot of my healthcare so w/e
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Schlabbalabba posted:So if I don't drill, I don't get paid? And do I have to cut a check each month to humana? You're paid strictly by the number of hours you spend drilling. The biggest unit at my Reserve center does 4 musters per day to make sure that everyone is still there. I'm not exaggerating. Morning muster, pre-lunch, post-lunch, end-of-day. You can set it up for direct withdrawal from your checking. If you miss a payment, they cut it off for the rest of the year. krispykremessuck posted:does the reserve tricare work like prime remote where you get to see real doctors or does it mean a trip to the local mtf every time? cuz maybe it's me but that's not really worth $200/mo then again my employer subsidizes a lot of my healthcare so w/e It's whatever Tricare Standard is. I go to the MTF because it's right down the road from me. They cover most other specialist things it seems.
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krispykremessuck posted:does the reserve tricare work like prime remote where you get to see real doctors or does it mean a trip to the local mtf every time? cuz maybe it's me but that's not really worth $200/mo then again my employer subsidizes a lot of my healthcare so w/e
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KetTarma posted:You're paid strictly by the number of hours you spend drilling. The biggest unit at my Reserve center does 4 musters per day to make sure that everyone is still there. I'm not exaggerating. Morning muster, pre-lunch, post-lunch, end-of-day. so typical HMO + you'll be seen by a corpsman not anyone actually qualified to see someone. so in the real world for $200/mo you can probably get at least slightly better than that and have the bonus of continuity of care and not being told you're making poo poo up. not trying to poo poo on the reserves specifically, but I wouldn't use tricare STANDARD as a selling point there, bud
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krispykremessuck posted:so typical HMO + you'll be seen by a corpsman not anyone actually qualified to see someone. so in the real world for $200/mo you can probably get at least slightly better than that and have the bonus of continuity of care and not being told you're making poo poo up. I don't really think joining the Reserves for healthcare is a great idea. I did it because it'd pay better than any part time job I'd be able to hold as a full time student taking heavy-duty classes and my wife's workplace insurance is utter poo poo. As soon as my job's insurance kicks in once I go fulltime after graduation, I'm resigning from the Reserves, woo.
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KetTarma posted:I don't really think joining the Reserves for healthcare is a great idea. I did it because it'd pay better than any part time job I'd be able to hold as a full time student taking heavy-duty classes and my wife's workplace insurance is utter poo poo. This. GI Bill + Reserves will basically put you soooooooo far ahead of your peers.
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Just a reminder that depending on the university they will mandate that you have healthcare as part of the tuition that the G.I. Bill pays. Also there is the 5 year OEF/OIF health insurance program for anyone that at any point received hazardous duty pay / imminent danger pay / combat zone pay. Also Obamacare has some good subsidies if your income just hit 0$ a year. Also vets that are broke get seen by the VA for free soooooooo
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Also Obamacare has some good subsidies if your income just hit 0$ a year. Does VA disability count as income on those subsidies?
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Also there is the 5 year OEF/OIF health insurance program for anyone that at any point received hazardous duty pay / imminent danger pay / combat zone pay. Ok does anyone know the details about this? Literally no one I've asked loving knows and even the people at TRS were clueless
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Christoff posted:Ok does anyone know the details about this? Literally no one I've asked loving knows and even the people at TRS were clueless I know a little bit about it. First things first, log into ebenefits.va.gov. Once you're there, submit VA Form 10-10EZ, Application for Health Benefits, and submit it either through eBenefits or send it on its way to a VA facility. You have five years to enroll after your enlistment, but there is no reason to wait. You earned the benefits. Each VA facility has a OIF/OEF/OND care team specifically there to help you out. I believe you can talk to someone at the VA for amplifying information. If you have a VA compensatable problem, you can get qualified for overall free services depending on your current income level; it's not free-free though, and the copays are $15-30 dollars depending on the type of care. If your income exceeds their threshold for care, expect to pay 20% for your care. GET ON THE GULF WAR REGISTRY SO THEY CANNOT gently caress YOU. E: REGISTER FOR DENTAL CARE Check your eligibility via https://www.va.gov/dental/infoforpts.asp Download the factsheet: Factsheet IB 10-442, Dental Benefits for Veterans Take your DD Form 214. I hope to loving Christ In All His Powers that you did not check "Yes," to the box that asks if you received a dental exam within 90 days before leaving service of they're going to laugh at you and say "haha nothing service related get out." You can apply for dental benefits within 180 days if you selected NO. If you said YES, they're going to shrug their shoulders and ignore you. If you suffered from "DENTAL TRAUMA" while on active duty status, you are eligible for lifelong dental care beyond that initial 180 days. If you did not, you can still sign up for the VA Dental Insurance Program (VADIP). It's a fixed monthly premium and your family covered by CHAMPVA are also covered. A Bad King fucked around with this message at 19:40 on Sep 26, 2014 |
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Oh ok, wow. That's a lot of info. Thanks I was just one of those faggots on the MEU floating around and in Djibouti for 2 months on permanent stand by brb hitting myself in jaw with rifle
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Christoff posted:Oh ok, wow. That's a lot of info. Thanks don't forget to cut your right foot off with a chainsaw to get that 100%. you can be added to the Gulf War Registry for as little as one month in the theater.
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I forgot to mention that the VA's definition of dental trauma means something along the lines of, "yeah I took a big pile of hot shrapnel to my face," not "my buddy hit me while we were drunk and I had a bruised tendon that led to TMJ disorder." don't forget to check out the super useful stickied thread for vet benefits. A Bad King fucked around with this message at 20:03 on Sep 26, 2014 |
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 Shiny new missiles! quote:USS CORONADO, At Sea (NNS) -- The crew of littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) successfully performed a live-fire demonstration of a Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during missile testing operations off the coast of Southern California, Sept. 23. I'm in a plane reeeealy far in the background up above the clouds. We were all thrilled that the test was successful, because it meant we didn't have to fly it again the next day. I'm sure the guys on the Coronado felt the same way.
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Sir Lucius posted:Why is the exhaust that brownish green color? It uses a solid fuel propellant, probably just the color smoke it makes.
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Sir Lucius posted:Why is the exhaust that brownish green color? Chemtrails.
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Pandasmores posted:Chemtrails. I laughed really hard about the crazy ex-military dude who said he had to warn the President that the atmosphere had been destroyed.
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Angry Fish posted:I forgot to mention that the VA's definition of dental trauma means something along the lines of, "yeah I took a big pile of hot shrapnel to my face," not "my buddy hit me while we were drunk and I had a bruised tendon that led to TMJ disorder." If you told the docs how you hosed yourself up, you are a moron. Only way they should have got the truth was if there was a police report involved. By the way, your av is magical.
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