The Official Military Thread. Vol 1

[seasoned vet]

For my folks using TSP,

Make sure you aren't just letting your money stay idle in the G fund...

C S and I funds are giving much better returns.

The I fund is iffy but C and S are killing right now.

Not telling you what to do just giving you Idea's. Let this money work for you!

man

i wish we had access to TSP when i was in

 

[chewie]

exo, you at ft. Bragg, cuz? I was stationed at Pope AFB, before it was turned over to the Army. Used to watch yall 82nd dudes jump out of airplanes every Saturday morning lol

Fayetteville, NC sucked. Good ol' Skibo road and Bragg Blvd lol.

Man I was on ft Bragg the day of 9/11 back in 2001..talk about a scary...

 

[tupac003]

man

i wish we had access to TSP when i was in

When were you in? I came in right when it started in 2001. Got a nice little amount in there.

 

[seasoned vet]

When were you in? I came in right when it started in 2001. Got a nice little amount in there.

1998-2002

 

[anht0an]

Full time Air Guard (Air Force) , hitting my 10 year mark this September. My only regret is not joining sooner. AFSC is 2a571, Crew Chief. I've got to party and get drunk all over the world, and be paid for it! In all seriousness, best life decision I ever made.

 

[bleek gilliam]

ETS date is approaching fam. A whole lot of mixed emotions. Was considering reenlisting but it pretty much came down to me not seeing myself doing this as a career. Ultimately my heart just ain't with it. I rather not waste anymore time and get back and finish school. Yeah I could do classes while I'm in but the fact of the matter is, with my unit at least, we train all the time. The last thing I want to do after a work day is do classes and hw. It'll take me forever to finish lol.  Don't get me wrong, the military has been okay. They def took care of my fam and I. I feel like its time to embark on a new chapter in life. I plan on doing school full time and possibly doing reserves. Bout to start ACAP'ing in a few weeks. Would love to hear how the transitions been for anyone in here. Thanks in advance.

When is your ETS date? You can start ACAP'ing 18 months before your ETS date. My ETS date is JUL 3rd of this year, but my terminal leave starts on May 3rd. The very first thing I did when I got my transition orders last month was print off my clothing record and did a TA-50 layout. I went to CIF and turned in everything that isn't ETS transferable to complete the only "difficult" thing, everything else is easy. Have you started posting your resume? Hopefully this helps:

Hireveteransfirst.com
Corporategray.com
Veterans.linkedin.com
CareerBuilder.com
Indeed.com
CivilianJobs.com
ClearedJobs.net
Dice.com
Monster.com
TheLadders.com
SimplyHired.com
Snagajob.com
VetJobs.com
USAjobs.gov
CSX.com
h2h.jobs
Veterans Job Bank- https://www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov
VA for Vets- https://vaforvets.va.gov
Veterans ReEmployment- http://www.careeronestop.org/ReEmployment/Veterans/Default.aspx
OurMilitary.mil- http://www.ourmilitary.mil/hot-topic/employment-resources-for-our-military-community/
Gold Card Services for Post-9/11 Era Veterans- http://www.dol.gov/vets/goldcard/revisedgoldcard5.pdf
Hiring Our Heroes - http://www.uschamber.com/hiringourheroes/events
FedsHireVets- http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/index.aspx
Military Spouse Employment Partnership- https://msepjobs.militaryonesource.mil/
My Next Move- http://www.mynextmove.org/vets/
Recruit Military Events- https://events.recruitmilitary.com/

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[hoosier bad boy 11]

I'm in the Air Force does anyone know when the NCORP listing will be coming out this year.I'm looking forward to retraining into a different career field I'm ia 3S btw. Also what are some good SKT online tools?

 

[Chamelio Salamander]

Advancement results came out today. If you are in the navy congrats to those who made it and those who didn't hold your head b, you got it in september. I just put on second

 

[solefed]

In my last week of clearing. This ETS has been pretty hectic. Only thing holding me back is getting an actual date for the movers to come grab my household goods. Transportation providers are backed up due to the PCS/ETS season. All kinds of emotions running. Praying the transition back to civ life goes smooth for my fam and I. Hope it works out for us. 

 

[suberzat1]

Best of luck dude

 

[solefed]

 
Best of luck dude

Thanks fam.

BTW any tips/words of wisdom from anyone who has ETS'd and transitioned successfully is welcomed.

 

[xwestbullyx]

In my last week of clearing. This ETS has been pretty hectic. Only thing holding me back is getting an actual date for the movers to come grab my household goods. Transportation providers are backed up due to the PCS/ETS season. All kinds of emotions running. Praying the transition back to civ life goes smooth for my fam and I. Hope it works out for us. 

As long as you have a plan A, B, and C; along with motivation you'll be fine. Thing is you have way more skill sets that'll help you out tremendously in the civilian world. Best of luck.

Ehhh, can't really input much about transitioning out. Did you go to TAPS class? Heard they give hella great info for members who plan on getting out. Especially dealing with the VA and such.

Take a look at this site fam: http://www.taonline.com/TAPOffice/

 

[art vandelay]

Military fam, this is absolutely the worst time of the year for me. I am a E6/MA1 in the Navy and I am up for Chief (E7). I hate the damn wait. One minute I'll be like "I'm good" everything that they're looking for I have it already, and sometimes I'm like "I'm screwed, I wont pick up" the anxiety and nervousness I wouldn't wish on anyone. The sad part about it is if you don't pick up Chief you'll never get any feedback as to why so you're left wondering why not.

 

[xwestbullyx]

Military fam, this is absolutely the worst time of the year for me. I am a E6/MA1 in the Navy and I am up for Chief (E7). I hate the damn wait. One minute I'll be like "I'm good" everything that they're looking for I have it already, and sometimes I'm like "I'm screwed, I wont pick up" the anxiety and nervousness I wouldn't wish on anyone. The sad part about it is if you don't pick up Chief you'll never get any feedback as to why so you're left wondering why not.

Good luck homie. I think my cmd will make maybe 1...or 2.

 

[art vandelay]

Good luck homie. I think my cmd will make maybe 1...or 2.

I think that is what about my command will make, last time we only made one, and he is LIMDU because he has a rod in his leg, so he had it pretty easy.

 

[xwestbullyx]

I think that is what about my command will make, last time we only made one, and he is LIMDU because he has a rod in his leg, so he had it pretty easy.

My old LPO is LIMDU as well, and I think he'll pick up this year. Most of our strong PO1's that are CPO eligible have transferred and will definitely pick up I think this year.

 

[mattmattx]

Military fam, this is absolutely the worst time of the year for me. I am a E6/MA1 in the Navy and I am up for Chief (E7). I hate the damn wait. One minute I'll be like "I'm good" everything that they're looking for I have it already, and sometimes I'm like "I'm screwed, I wont pick up" the anxiety and nervousness I wouldn't wish on anyone. The sad part about it is if you don't pick up Chief you'll never get any feedback as to why so you're left wondering why not.

how many times have u been up for board? quotas for your rate look good, around 27%.

 

[art vandelay]

how many times have u been up for board? quotas for your rate look good, around 27%.

This is my 4th time up. I'll only have a couple more looks after this.

 

[mattmattx]

This is my 4th time up. I'll only have a couple more looks after this.

damn hopefully u make it this time. are u missing anything in particular when compared to your peers or based on the precepts? at my command we have most of the Phase 2 events planned out already and are anticipating the results by the end of July also.

 

[art vandelay]

damn hopefully u make it this time. are u missing anything in particular when compared to your peers or based on the precepts? at my command we have most of the Phase 2 events planned out already and are anticipating the results by the end of July also.

Nah, I have everything they are asking for.

 

[spiderjericho]

Wanted to ask the folks who've been overseas, how is it ordering from NDC, FNL and FTL/Co? I'm going to Oki and will probably cut back on shoes but will get that major release here and there.

 

[nikeskywalker]

I'm far removed from the military about 9 years from my separation date, back in my day it was pickyourshoes.com ....... I was in italy, you could order shoes on a Monday and they'd get there by Wednesday or Thursday. It was lightspeed for 2002-2004

But.............You going to JAPAN bro?? You worried about shoes bro?? Shoot I wish they would've sent me there.

Only places I had on my dream sheet (Base of preference) was Japan / EU / AZ. / & FL.

Dealing with the APO address was funny

I ordered a pair of ESPO AF2s from GOOEY WOOEY (GOOEY WONG) the London Air Max Legend.

They went from LONDON to my APO in NY, back to ITALY

Thanks for reading this, and have fun I think there's a mess of shoe stores over there. Hopefully youre still there in 2020 for the Olympics

 

[xwestbullyx]

Like Sky Walker said above, you're worried about shoes? Lol. But naw, I guarantee you'll see plenty heat over there that you can't get back here in the States. I was detached to Dubai so I alway caught hella stuff, and the GR's from the States also drop overseas. In the UAE we would get releases like weeks late but still we got them regardless.

 

[spiderjericho]

I'm going to Oki, so the shoe situation will be a lot different than on the main land.

As far as going overseas, I'm cool with it except I have a four-year old daughter (and who is special needs), so I won't see her as much as I want besides Skype or occasional leave.

But Okinawa is like a beach resort. The weather is tropical, humidity similar to Florida. The water is beautiful. There's obviously going to be the cuisine. Looking forward to finally trying CoCos.

I'd love to get based in Italy or UAE. But Uncle SAMs Misguided Children doesn't exactly have too many great slots overseas (besides Germany, Mt Fuji, Iwakuni, Australia, etc).

 

[xwestbullyx]

I'm going to Oki, so the shoe situation will be a lot different than on the main land.

As far as going overseas, I'm cool with it except I have a four-year old daughter (and who is special needs), so I won't see her as much as I want besides Skype or occasional leave.

But Okinawa is like a beach resort. The weather is tropical, humidity similar to Florida. The water is beautiful. There's obviously going to be the cuisine. Looking forward to finally trying CoCos.

I'd love to get based in Italy or UAE. But Uncle SAMs Misguided Children doesn't exactly have too many great slots overseas (besides Germany, Mt Fuji, Iwakuni, Australia, etc).

You making that sacrifice I'm sure is already hard enough for you and your family. Peace and blessings to you my man.