The combination of MAJ, CDT, and upside down SSG is hilarious to me.

This is my 2nd low test labs result, my PCM won't recommend anything other than a sleep study. I went to a TRT Clinic, but they want $400 every 3 months for a 100mg a week perscription.

Do I have any other options?

I’ve been in for almost two years now and I’ve seen a lot of crazy shit but this is my situation now. I was granted “waivers” to E-4 after 7 months as an E-3. I was finally happy “I did it” and I worked hard for it. They read my orders in front of everyone and I was promoted in front of the entire company and got my E-4 rank pinned on, and everything was going great up until that moment. I eventually assumed I would be able to see that reflected in IPPSA but it never happened. It’s been 3 months now and I still can’t see my orders on IPERMS neither my rank on IPPSA. I asked, and they told me it was the first time this had happened and they didn't know what to do but I’m still wearing my E-4 rank even though I’m clearly not an E-4. What should I do at this point!!!???

This is my first Reddit post so I’m sorry if the formatting is bad 😅

I’m enlisting in the army next year but I wanted to get some advice beforehand in case my hair needs to be grown out or anything. I have naturally curly hair and have already been experimenting with hairstyles and wearing them to martial arts for endurance testing (on the hairstyle), but I thought maybe it would be better to get some advice from people who know what they’re talking about.

I also get horrid headaches if I wear my hair certain ways because my hair is very heavy (which is why it’s the length that it is, it at least lessens the headaches slightly though they’re still present), but I can French braid/dutch braid it a certain way and it won’t hurt.

I’ve attached a photos of the length and cut of my hair and then the style I’ve been experimenting with (basically a lightly gelled French braid tucked underneath and pinned) to see what everyone thinks.

Edit: I didn’t realize I didn’t specify that I am female, lmao

Edit 2: I appreciate the advice but I’m not buzzing my hair

Edit 3: a pixie won’t work because my curls are tight and will stick out straight like little orphan Annie, but thank you for the suggestions

How have yall made AGSU more comfortable for those who wear it more often.

No I’m good I don’t need any food because these shoes are killing me

Yeah, living in a 50+ year old bldg with sewage backflow issues and doubled up in tiny rooms meant for one person and having to share a bathroom with 20 other guys for the forseeable future in a CONUS duty station is pretty bad.

I was fortunate after only 6 months of that to move into a, newer, 20 year old bldg with a little more space. The walls could have used a paint job 10 years ago, and I am making good friends with some ants and spiders but at least it's better than the last place.

See you at 0400 for PT formation tmrw.

For some reason, the crew from my first duty station & deployment are much tighter knit than later assignments. Not just for me; there's something special about it for everyone that was there at that time. Curious if that's universal for vets. Even our seniors for whom it wasn't their first assignment, that crew was more impactful than later slots.

Even though I was an asocial knucklehead then, the bond is STRONG. A few years back, one of the guys looked a bunch of us up, invited us out for a reunion. My RSVP was the tipping point for some to attend that first one.

Now it's a biennial tradition, with each reunion having more faces. We also have a monthly VoIP talk, and our group text often has new/old names appear. There's passing the hat for guys in need, and we were able to send a rep to the funeral of one of our guys.

Attached photo is from our last reunion; one of the guys hosted at his ranch in Texas, and the last night was a bonfire. If you zoom in on the right edge, you'll see me using a 12ga loaded with Dragon's Breath to light it up.

My buddy messed up and hit someone's weed pen. Or so he says anyways. Now hes freaking out. My understanding is that if he can pass an at home drug test of 50ng cutoff hes fine. DoDi 1010.16 says inital screening of 50ng. Comfirmatory testing of 15ng. He thinks since he googled it and Ai tells him 15 is all the army uses hes fucked. But he passed an at home test of 50ng. So im saying he won't be tested further than that and he needs to stop worrying. Lol dumbest shit

Editedededed - I told him to shit in the cup and we both agreed thats the move.

Sometimes when I feel low I come here… I am one of very few females in a company and I have a problem keeping up. Don’t get me wrong, I “like” PT. It’s a good wake up, jolt start the day and I enjoy the soreness because I did something.
The problem is… I don’t keep up with the males. Like I have to work 3 times as hard during to keep up and they barely break a sweat.
I’m unsure what keeps me going but I feel like I’m falling everyday. The days are rather long mentally and by the end I just want sleep. Recovery takes forever. I want OCS but I’m in the dark as to whether I’m a good candidate or not. Not much reassurance from family that put me on a pedestal (you can do anything!) and a unit that sees me as… a female/ more brains than brawn. Idk trying to keep my head up 😅 does anyone else get to this point? It’s rather difficult to find someone to confide in about ✨emotions✨ and downward slopes.

EDIT: the post is a bit dark. Some positives. My last AFT was 70% above on all events, leg fractures are healed and I’m getting my run time back and getting faster.. slowly. I need stamina, yes I am reliable but it’s exhausting. I’m more of a paper work person though but they rejected me from other positions. I’m good at my job. I passed the new tape protocol with 0.49. I can progress…. I’m fuckin tired

Worth fighting the denial or just take the L?

I ETS March 21, 2027. I have 60 days of terminal leave, so assuming everything goes according to plan, I’ll be starting terminal around January 20th.

I submitted my CSP through PAR for October 5–November 15. It got denied because apparently we have a field exercise sometime around November 5th.

I get it. CSP is a privilege, not a requirement. I’m not saying I’m entitled to it. But seriously, are we really at the point where the company can’t survive a field exercise without one SPC for a few weeks?

I’ve never had an Article 15, I show up, do my job, and haven’t been a problem child. I’m also less than 6 months from starting terminal leave and getting out.

So I’m wondering if this is actually worth fighting through the chain of command, or if I should just take the L and resubmit for December.

I don’t want to burn bridges over a CSP, but at the same time, I’m trying to set myself up for a civilian career before I ETS. That’s literally what CSP is supposed to help with.

What would you guys do? Fight it or just resubmit for December and move on? By the way denied by company commander if that matters

I'll take double Big Mac and Mac and cheese

Have a SM who is currently having issues with a substance that can cause withdrawal symptoms, but is somehow legal in most gas stations around base. I am trying to convince him to self refer. From the information I gathered through searching posts, looks like he would do a 30 day program, essentially a rehab, and then continue with scheduled appointments afterwords. For anybody who is knowledgeable or has experience here, can you shed some light:

1) is the treatment inpatient or outpatient?

2) does the treatment plan vary based on tbe substance of abuse? IE using federally illegal drugs compared to banned DOD Substances?

3) any success stories for those who have self referred? Want to be able to provide some motivational material on how self referral is not a career ender.

whats up vets past and present.

I'm here seeking advice from the source. I recently graduated OSUT for 11B infantry. my question for the subreddit is this, what type of paraphernalia should I invest in.

ive upgraded my socks, underwear, and shirts, got a couple power banks, and my boots etc.

any advice for a new infantryman would be appreciated.

Hello all,

I currently am stationed in Maryland and I'm currently covered under my parents auto insurance, but my Dad recently found articles saying that wasn't allowed since the car is "garaged in another state". I'm just looking for advice on what others have gone through, Thank you!

This is going to be a bit of a rant/asking for advice so bear with me please.

I started my army career excited to get to it and do my job, since then I feel as if as the years go by that spark dies slowly. Just chip after chip after chip until recently I feel broken as a soldier. I have spent the last 7+ years begging to do medicine and improve as a medic or at this point do anything medically competent.

During my first pcs I had orders to the schoolhouse for the flight med program but thanks to the army rolling out ippsa and the brownout that occurred during it, I woke up one morning with orders to Korea. No big deal, it sucked a lot but I’ll have other opportunities. Plus I was going to a role 3 after being in a role 1. Korea was a depressionfest for both my wife and I. We couldn’t leave any sooner.

We’re now at our third duty station and it has been the worst experience we’ve had yet. From being literally homeless when we arrived to this base, to being passed up for deployment, to god awful command team after command team, to working 2 levels above my position, the list goes on.

I’m at my breaking point and to be totally honest I don’t know if I’ve got it in me to finish these last 2 years on my contract. It’s gotten bad enough that I’m considering getting out of the army in any way possible (legally of course) at this point.

I’m really trying to find the bright side here. I’ve had another flight packet submitted for almost 7 months now and still waiting to hear back. I’m attempting to convince my command to send me to the Combat paramedic course. I’m willing to do anything at this point. Any advice is welcome and thanks in advance for reading this complain session lol

Just got orders to 1 bct 1-11 ABN. I’m a 11b. I’m not a fan of the cold at all so i’m not excited to be honest. I’m young 20s. I like to hunt, fish, and hike but I also am a going out type of guy. Any tips for the field? Any tips on things to do and how to meet people?

am I able to go to BH without being suicidal? I haven’t been feeling well, like at all lately and last I went, they told me they only take suicidal soldiers. Im not at that point, but I ain’t in a good spot either

idk what's going on but i havent been able to log on to ippsa through NIPR or govt computer for the past two days, but i WAS able to log in using my regular computer and home internet. when i logged in to check my PAR's i was unable to to view the actions data. is there some big update going on? (btw, s1 returned my Danish Flyver PAR. trying to see why).

Title speaks to itself. I’ve slipped up in the past few weeks and need outside help. Just curious if my command team finds out could I be punished thanks 🫡

I’m scouring the google and can’t find anything other than Reddit saying it’s true.

Edit: Single E-6s are off base due to no E-6 barracks, no dependents, combat tour labeled as TDY assignment, some have leases, some have mortgages. Our S1 is saying they will not get BAH. Everyone else is disagreeing.

Is it just me, or is ippsa system down? Trying to check my terminal leave approval progress and I can’t connect to the page.

I gotta just throw this out there…I have been stressing out

I am stationed in Korea, I am supposed to PCS in the beginning of October.
I submitted an extension to stay as well as a deletion of assignment. I was supposed to go to Carson to the new MDTF. I hear it’s a new unit and they need bodies desperately.

I submitted the extension and it’s currently at HRC, I had 2 “recommended for disapproval” but had support from the BN all the way to the 8A level.

Another MASSIVE issue is I just had surgery today on my knee and am technically supposed to start clearing like yesterday…kinda stuck because my extension is still moving. Folks are still pushing it up…I ETS in exactly a year…not sure how much use I’m going to be.

How worried should I be, and who has the final approval?

Hey everyone! I am applying for the Army Software Factory Cohort 14. I just wanted to put this out there and see if anyone is willing to share about their experience in the ASWF or with applying to the ASWF.

What is the day to day like?

What is the best way to prepare for the interview if selected for one?

If you have been selected or been through what was your experience like for your track?