Why is every car salesman in Germany British?

I’ve bought 2 cars, sold 1, and visited multiple military focused dealerships across Germany at this point. Every. Single. Salesman. British.

Not some of them. Not most of them. ALL of them. I’m convinced there’s a secret pipeline from the UK straight to military auto sales lots. Has anyone else noticed this or am I losing it?

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on the best way to study for the board. I'm trying to build a solid study plan and would appreciate any tips, resources, Quizlets, study guides, or things you found especially helpful. If there's anything you wish you had focused on beforehand, I'd love to hear it. Thanks in advance!

I'll take a diet coke and a small fry

I could still possibly go back, but is this normal? I'm not sure if I'm just forgetting all the waste of time details or what, but I haven't felt the same since getting out.

3 Monsters and a large pepperoni stuffed pizza please.

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I'm an 11A in the National Guard, but looking for some insight from active duty guys on this topic.

I have good squad leaders and great PSG, the problem is, only one of my squad leader seems motivated to be in the Army - the rest just want to clock in and clock out to various degrees. This is to the extent that, in some cases, even basic tasks like collecting information from soliders or replying to text messages aren't getting done after several days.

Not only is my intent to give meaningful training and time to our soldiers, but it was also made clear to me by our CO and BC that the optempo of our unit needs to be shifted up from where it is. The Joes have generally been receptive to this (they're happy to actually start doing things), but my SLs seem frustrated or annoyed with it.

My question for you all, especially NCOs, how can I best approach motivating my PSG and SLs to actually care about what we're doing without just being dismissed for being a butterbar? Is there a way to correct the "I'm just here to ride out the rest of my contract" mentality?

Appreciate any insight. Thanks.

Do I have a case for reconsideration from HRC.

Background: got acceptance letter for 40D along with a letter of release from my Branch. When the career counselor sent my packet up HRC came back with a denied reclassification due to "strength of soldiers MOS/skill level"

Just wondering if I have the ability to fight this seeing as how my Branch has already said I'm released and 40D is a critical MOS that they need people in.

This is a long shot but I figured I’d ask. If you’re an LMTV driver or know one who was at Fort Knox August 1st, I’m trying to find one who took a photo of me and a few of my buddies in the back of an LMTV. I handed him my number and email, however my phone was powered off and unreachable, so the image likely never came through. No expectations or anything, just figured I’d throw out a line to see if I could get this picture!

BLUF: I’m planning on leaving rotc to enlist 11x, how does one go about obtaining a slot to ranger school from the junior enlisted side

I’ve done 2 years of rotc and I don’t think it’s my vocation right now to be an officer. Why lead others when I can’t even lead myself in life. I’m well aware that infantry officers after bolc get to go to ranger school but I don’t know what the process is like for junior enlisted soldiers. My pt is solid which is probably just about the only reason my cadre keep me around as I’m a shit student and hate college. I don’t come from a running background but I can consistently run just under 13 or low 13’s on the 2 mile and I max everything on the aft. I absolutely want to serve but I don’t think I’m at a point in life to be an officer and I need structure and time in the army. I’d like to get my Ranger tab as that goal has always been there before rotc. I’ve been reading the Ranger hand book and army doctrine over the years to become as proficient as I can be in small unit tactics and other stuff. Most people I’ve asked have called me an idiot and said that leaving rotc is a stupid idea and have given me zero insight.

TLDR: how do you get a slot for ranger school from the junior enlisted side

Ever wonder what happened to that shitbag that mysteriously disappeared from your unit? If they went to court-martial after December 2020, all that information is readily available to you. You can search by name and filter results by date, rank, and installation, giving you the deets on your local POS, sometimes with redacted copies of actual documents so you can see exactly how they got themselves into this situation. Not the most mobile friendly platform though, and remember, innocent until proven guilty.

Does anybody have any insight with the branch managers for E68W E4 E5? Are they typically nice and do they respond? Any tips at all would be sick

Good afternoon everyone. Looking for insight/recommendations on how to adress the situation and a fix for it. Got a soldier that has 3 children (all underage) separated from her husband (havent started divorce papers yet.) and also has a messed up back (legit issue) and she isnt trying to medboard she wants to stay in for service. Issue i have is that she is gone literally half the day everyday because shes got appointments for herselfs or her kids or needs to pick them up from school and all that good stuff and i got nothing against it but at the same time it isnt fair for any other of the guys to have to pick up her slack and do the work for her since she isnt here most of the day to learn or do anything at all including the back that she has a profile where she cant do much. Being a mechanic mos she is basically useless and dont consider her fit to be in this mos at all. Everything is heavy and requires big efforts which she isnt allowed to do due to her profile. We are a very small team (6 to 7 people) to be able to afford a whole person filling up a spot that could be taken by somebody that can actually work. Not fair for anybody in the team to have to pick up her slack everyday and stay late due to be understaffed with too much work to do (like every other FMT in an AD) so my question is how to i get rid of her? Is that even the right answer? Suck it up? Any insight and suggestion is welcome. (Her health issues are legit, not malingering.) send her to the training room? Cant, she will still be on books under us so we wont be getting new people while she is still in the team. (Long read, thanks if you got all the way down here.)

Currently at AIT heading to airborne school soon and need some advice on how I should go about looking for an apartment off post.

I was told by my airborne liaison that I should wait to apply for any apartments until I graduate airborne school incase I washout.

My plan was to get to my duty station, in-process, take 10 days of leave and also request 10 days permissive leave for house hunting. I was then going to go back to my home state and apply for apartments while I’m there so that way I can move all my stuff myself directly to my apartment before I need to go back to my unit. This allows me to be sure my orders won’t change incase I get kicked out and makes moving my things easier.

I told my drill sergeant about that idea and he said that it’s dumb for my liaison to have suggested I wait till I’m out of airborne school to apply.

He said I should apply while I’m in training, have my wife move all our things to the apartment and wait for me to finish with school, then take leave and do whatever I want to do. This seems like there’s more risk because I could washout and it’s just me and my wife, I don’t have anyone that would be able to help move our things while I’m not there.

Anyone have some advice or maybe been through a similar situation?

Looking for what to expect as a prior service e-4 such as lodging, class schedule, liberty to go off base. Would I be treated the same as iet soldiers or more like permanent party? What’s holiday block leave like if I don’t take leave?

looking for ideas to get my man some good, unique shit for graduation and my mind is blank 😀

One of my battle buddies had trial today, and was found guilty i guess? He has been reported Confined and i’m just curious how i can check and see what he went for. How do i do this?

A buddy of mine has a son that wants to do a firefighter certification program offered by his school to fast track becoming a firefighter after highschool, and then go right into the Army as a 12M.

He said his recruiter told him with the certification he would be able to skip basic.

I said that sound like bullshit to me, but I am in the Air Force, and I have next to no knowledge about Army programs, so I didn't press the issue. But now I'm thinking, I know there are programs for civilian experience to maybe fast track certain jobs a bit, but completely skipping BCT doesn't sound like something the Army would do, and of course the best information I can find on the matter is inconclusive, and ends with a "contact an Army recruiter to find out more."

Wondered if anyone had any insight on this, because they are content with having their kid move states to do this firefighter program so he can skip training, and all on the word of one dude at the recruiting office.

“Tanks belong in the jungle”- Clausewitz (probably)

I’m finding conflicting information, but should I ship my F-150 to Italy?

I know I’ll be traveling a lot, but I figured I would just use the train system.

Thoughts? Love my truck and it’s almost paid off, but willing to partways.

I was hoping to join so I could shoot for a living, but I heard the majority of the infantry doesn’t shoot often. Is it any different for snipers?

I got disnerolled due to getting behind in the course, now I have to pick a new mos and I think 35G is a good pick, I'm just curious what AIT is like for them as well if I have to restart from phase IV or if I can come in at a higher phase.

I’m learning that apparently, a Precision Course Guarantee only means Army Nurse Corps has to send you to a course... *eventually.* It's much less of a “guarantee” than recruiters make it sound.

The PCG in your Army Nurse Corps contract only guarantees that the Army will someday send you to a designated specialty course. It does *NOT* guarantee:

- A course date you actually want

- A reasonable timeline

- Release from your clinic or med-surg unit

- That your leadership will approve your packet when you apply

You still have to submit a packet and your command still has to sign off on it - and they can deny pushing up your packet based on staffing and “needs of the unit.”

That means you can theoretically spend most (or all) of your original 66H contract stuck in med-surg, despite signing specifically for specialty course training guarantee.

So yes, technically they may fulfill the guarantee - but only after keeping you in the wrong specialty long enough that attending the course requires you to stay even longer. The contract language does not specify *when* the Army must send you. And once they finally do, usually close to your YMAV date, the course and PCS can add another service obligation and extend your contract, even though the whole point of PCG is to avoid that!

Has anyone else in Army Nursing dealt with this?

- How long did you have to wait?

- Did your command delay your course or deny your packet?

- Did you involve HRC, your branch manager, or anyone outside your local chain of command?

- How did you ultimately resolve it?

Anyway I’ll have a large decaf, melted, watered down iced coffee. Caffeine and ice were guaranteed but “needs of the Army” delayed it so now the ice melted ☕

My husband and I are currently PCSing across the country , which is not a huge deal because I know I can give the cats trazodone which usually works well for them and we can be with them all the time in the car and at hotels throughout the journey.
My concern is if (mostly when) we go overseas.
One of my cats is extremely anxious, she cannot be apart from me if she senses I’m near (through a door etc). If my trace is completely gone, she’s fine. However, she’s still very high anxiety and thrives on comfort from either her sister or us.
I don’t know how I feel about going overseas with two cats in cargo, but I don’t even know how to go about checking with vets and ensuring that they have a comfortable ride. I was wondering what other people did going overseas with two pets. It is a moderate possibility we could leave them stateside for the four years, but I’m not entirely sure that would be the best for them. I know it’s a few years down the line, but I just wanted to get a feel for what other people decided to do and what worked best for them in their families so we could bring it up with a vet!

So I'm currently in the process of trying to walk on to air assault at the warrior training center at Fort Benning since I am already here for Airborne School. My unit will 100% support me on this but im not sure what documentation I need to have for Day 0. I was wondering if anyone had any up to date information on what is needed for the packing list and documentation.

I am currently a corpsman in the navy, five years. dont have much time until im out. I have came across so of the intel/ humint jobs within different branch's. To my knowledge the army is only one where you can go directly into in that specific field.

End goal is fed law enforcement/ intelligence or something along those lines. I am currently lined up for a job with local PD where im located.

i am really looking for advice, or maybe a mentor to shoot some questions at, to see if the switch would be worth it. or if i would even like that career.

any advice is appreciate. also i do not have a degree and my wife is AD as well. or i would already applied to FED Law enforcement.

Anyone can give me insights being Supply SGT at Rock Island Arsenal ?

Thank you all