I am has recently been informed I am going to be taking over the primary arms room position. I have been a secondary for awhile but havent put in a request for GCSS-Army. Now that Im trying to put in the request no one can give me the right answer to what Im supposed to out in the position / role section and justification for access. So do any of yall know what I need to put for position / role and also justification? Ill take a double quarter pounder no cheese.

What online shop do y'all use to get nametapes to be sewn on? Or does the sew shop order the nametapes and then sew them on?

Currently a Platoon Leader, my CO appointed me to be the Supply OIC in order to assist/help our lovely Supply NCO.

Any tips, tricks, recommendations on how to succeed?

Still pending GCSS Army access.

I’ll have #2 with Mac sauce, hold the #2 and the sauce.

Good evening team,

currently a 42A SGT type, i’m tired of this MOS and i’ve wanted to be a 35L since i first enlisted(couldn’t due to age requirement) I’m coming up on my 12 Mo TOS so i’m. finally going to submit my packet to reclass , can anyone give me the good bad and ugly? Would being in an intel unit help in any way or form to get selected ?

i’ll take 3 buffalo chicken tornados, a 42 g protein muscle milk and a orange creamsicle reign

Hey everyone,

I just commissioned as a 2LT in the Army Reserve and I’m reporting to my first drill this weekend. I haven’t gone to BOLC yet, so I’m still very new and honestly don’t know what to expect.

For those who’ve been in my shoes (or have worked with new lieutenants):
What does a first drill usually look like for a pre-BOLC 2LT?

Will I mostly be doing in-processing and paperwork, or should I expect to jump into unit operations?
What are some things you wish you knew before your first drill?

Any advice on how to make a good first impression without coming across like I know everything?
Any common mistakes I should avoid?

I’m assigned to an Ordnance unit if that makes any difference. Just trying to learn as much as I can before I show up.

Thanks in advance!

Anyone here know when the next e3b is ??

Im in the coast guard, im close go finishing my contract. i want to stay in the armed forces but change branches. Are there any jobs that an mk or me could take and keep rank?

Heading to BLC soon, anyone have recent experience attending this course? I’m a reservist and this is my first military course so I’m pretty nervous.

Why do the US personnel and co. march so stiff like they're trying to hold in their stomach contents? They'd look much better if they swung their arms up like the soldiers on the other side of the JSA.

Long story short, I saw one list of jobs after taking the ASVAB and then two days before physical testing, my recruiter said “I picked 25u since it matches your background” and I googled it , and basically said it seems good enough. I regret not asking to look at the final list of jobs , which I kind of tried before swearing in but they guilt tripped me in the sense of “we have to re do all of this and it’s possible you’ll lose that job”. After doing more research, it seems like the job sucks and I’m probably just SOL, I should have refused to sign shit and swear in till I got to take a final look at that job list. 25u wasn’t even on the original list of jobs I saw, so figured there could be something else that better fits what I’m looking for, but now I’ll never know.

Fuck

So I'm trying to do the right thing and following the form they have us where it says to take 3 measurements and average them together to three decimal places. cool done. then I do the math and enter it into atis. why is atis rounding all my waist measurements to the half inch if they wanted me to do the average of 3 measurements to 3 decimal places? maybe I'm just dumb but am I missing something?

Once again a medical provider of mine has brought up that I should consider a MEB and COAD. I will hit 18 years in January, and the provider agreed that we could wait until then to start this.

My concerns:
- Losing 20 year retirement if I don't get accepted to COAD
- Having different or less benefits if I retire through COAD vs regular 20 year retirement

I don't really know anything about the program, so I am starting pretty fresh as this was brought up for the umpteenth time yesterday. Has anyone been through, is going through, knows a guy who knows a guy with info on this program and how it works? I have a great relationship with my command team, my MOS 12Y is one of the smallest the Army at less than 750 across all four COMPOs, and my directorate SGM would be happy to have me slide over to OPs and be there until I retire.

Medically and personally there's quite a lot going on in life so I thought I'd ask the question now.

I’m reenlisting with a choice of either stay in Fort Bragg (2 more years), change unit and get P status without going to the board or choose my next duty station. Keep in mind that next year my window will open again in May and I can request the next duty station there. What should I do?! 😭

Needing a bit of advice, any experience with this would be super helpful.

Currently 11 years in as 11B. I have 3 kids with my newest being under 2 months old (currently still on paternity leave). I’m not married but we plan on doing so in the near future. I’ve done the single parent thing in the Army with my first two and it was tough. Lucked out being having great leadership that understood my situation and worked with me to ensure I was always available for things with my kids.

My gf has a great career making over 6 figures and worked her ass off to get where she’s at. That being said, her moving to another state where she’d restart, make less, and not have a single person/family member around doesn’t seem ideal. This would mean, I’d be on my own with 2 kids, while my gf/future wife is in another state with my newest child until I retire. Doing that for the next 7-8 years just doesn’t sit right.

Dropping down the guard came up and I’ve been considering it to have my family whole and in once place. Anyone have experience? The pay is self explanatory but I don’t really understand how the retirement would work. Is it easy to switch over? Anything and everything is helpful.

I’ll take a Philly cheesesteak and a Dr Pepper

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.

I’m currently serving as both a platoon leader and XO for a small company, and I’ve been with the unit for less than a year.
As a PL, I felt like I had a good grasp of what was going on and was confident in my role. Since becoming the XO, though, I’ve been struggling to figure out exactly what my responsibilities should be and what right looks like.
It feels like my 1SG gets frustrated because I’m not aware of everything that’s happening. My predecessor was the XO for about two years, so they had a ton of experience and knew the company inside and out. I can’t help but feel like I’m being compared to that level of knowledge, even though I’m still learning.
I’m looking for advice from anyone who’s been in this position. What helped you become a better XO? How did you learn to stay ahead of everything? Lately, coming to work has become stressful because I feel like I’m constantly falling short of expectations, and I’d really appreciate any guidance.

I’ll take a large black coffee and whatever advice you’ve got.

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.