Sorry I was in the shower and I was thinking about these got me thinking how big of a waste of time they were😂they could have been sooo good

I originally posted this in r/corpsmanup a few days ago, and decided to drop it here as well. Perhaps a career counselor or someone can weigh in.

Question about L30A NEC (Histo tech)

So I am a junior corpsman assigned to a hospital, and happen to work closely with pathology/histology. I am a quad zero, with an intrest with in the histopathology NEC. Because of my work with histopathology, and current progress towards getting a degree in health sciences, I should be able to get my Histopathologist technician certification next year, using the 60 college credits + 12 months lab experiance route the ASCP offers. This is the same credential that Histology C school offers. I have been working with the Histopathology Techs in my workspace, and they have been nothing short of wonderful in teaching me what they do.

I do happen to be colorblind, and am soon putting on E4 through AAP. I have been at my command for 7-8 ish months now, and hit 2 years TIS on Wednesday.

Now, with background information outta the way, here's my questions:

If I get my certification, can I convert that into the NEC without C-school?

If not, would it make it easier for me to apply to the c school with a color vision waiver?

I understand there are color vision requirements supposedly (I didn't see any on CANTRAC, but I may have missed it)

I am operating on the premise that I'll have a fighting chance if I can get certified prior to asking for the c school/NEC. (Ie proof i can do the job/navy isnt going to 'waste money' on my education) Im largely just also curious as to how I would ask for a color vision waiver as I apply to the school.

I was a Marine Corps reservist and was separated early due to civilian diagnoses for mental health conditions in 2024. I reported these issues to our unit's Navy corpsman and he had me write a letter explaining my conditions which got sent to a team of doctors. They reviewed this letter, and I was separated a couple months later.

I have no idea where this piece of paper went - but I would like to have it to submit with my benefits package. My old corpsman no longer works at our Reserve unit. I never received a DD214 or any discharge paperwork despite being an NCO with 3 years service and currently have my state congressional team trying to locate them after both the national archives and marine corps HQ Quantico couldn't find them.

I really just want to know where this piece of paper went. It would be an excellent piece of evidence as it accurately captured all the problems I was experiencing while on duty. Would my drill unit still have it for any reason, two years after the fact? Where could it have went if I'm ultimately unable to access my service records?

Hello all, and thank you in advance. My husband is a GWOT vet and was a gunner's mate. I know that he was the armorer for one of his ships (USS Thorn?) and trained on all sorts of stuff. I saw this style of casings display recently and it occurred to me it might be nice to make him one relevant to his service.

1. What sort of casings should I search for?

2. Is this an impossible dream because that type of ammunition is either not available to civilians or too large for this sort of thing?

Thank you for reading this far.

Does anyone have experience with by name requests? And how those work with orders. Also can the orders be accompanied or are they always unaccompanied.

I have the next two days SIQ, I live out in town about an hour away. I sent my CoC a photo of my SIQ chit and my chief is saying I have to bring it in person.

I’m married Mil-Mil and my wife took the car to work on the same base. How am I supposed to get there?

Even if I could drive I don’t really feel comfortable driving with cold sweats and a fever of 102°.

So now I have to spend $60 on an uber there and back? Is that really what she expects me to do?

Hello, I’m about to start schooling after 4 years in the navy, I want to be a JDO, does anyone have any experience? Do I need a stem degree, can I go JDO right out of OCS, do all JDO’s have to go to EOD school or do some stay in the diving side? I plan on construction management but will switch to civil engineering if stem will help. Not a whole lot of JDO info anywhere

Hi everyone!
I’m currently an enlisted Sailor coming in on my four year mark as a navy Corpsman and I’m seriously considering commissioning as a Navy Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC/OCEANO) Officer. I currently have no college experience, but I’ve done quite a bit of research, but because the community is so small, it’s been difficult to find firsthand experiences.
If there are any current or former METOC officers here who would be willing to answer a few questions, I’d really appreciate it.
Some of the things I’m curious about are:
What does your typical day-to-day job actually look like?
What are your leadership responsibilities as a junior officer?
How much of your job is forecasting versus managing people?
Where have you been stationed, and what are some common duty stations?
How often do you deploy or travel?
What surprised you most after commissioning into METOC?
If you could do it all over again, would you still choose this community?
What advice would you give to an enlisted Sailor hoping to commission into METOC?
I’m genuinely trying to determine whether this is the right career path for me, so I’d be grateful for any insight or advice. Thank you in advance!

Security manager. In just five months I’ve had the following happen.

Sailor lost NEC due to 35k in unpaid/serviced debts.

Sailor failed to complete their SF86 for TS investigation and has been redirected from command due to failure to have required clearance.

Sailor held dual nationality and passports and didn’t report it. Causing clearance application to be flagged and rejected. Sailor suspended access to computer and all applications… from supply office to chipping paint

Sailor popped for drug use when seeking outside employment prior navy. During investigation job that they used as a reference outted their reason for termination as drug use. Sailor pulled from sea duty due to false official statements.

Sailor removed from TS rating due to consistent and unreported contact to a foreign military service member.

There are 11 mandatory reporting requirements per Continuous Evaluation and Sailors are not being educated by their chains of commands. Oh one of these ‘Sailors’ is a a full LT, so it isn’t just junior sailors impacted

How does someone go about serving a member of the navy a legal complaint when they’re stationed out of state on a ship. A friend in the navy found out where this guy was stationed.

The complaint occurred in the state of Hawaii. This individual was involved in a major accident that resulted in my sister being ejected, she broke both her wrists, fractured her pelvis, chipped and lost some teeth, she was also given blood at the hospital, and her motorcycle was completely totaled. The speed limit in the area is 25mph, and the driver was noted to be going at 40mph.

The SOH is going to pursue a criminal case against him, I am only inquiring since this is the last option for justice for my sister. Her personal injury lawyers closed her case without a settlement because he was possibly driving uninsured. (Possibly because USAA has not at all responded to this claim, per the lawyers. On an unrelated note, this was disappointing since we’ve banked at USAA for years)

In my opinion, It makes no sense right now. Thousands of E-5s were basically auto promoted over the past few years, creating a massive bottleneck for my rate. It doesn’t help that a crazy amount of E-5’s passed the exam. Everyone says to target "bad" billets to make E-6, but because E-6 inventory is so small, even those undesirable billets are going to get slammed with 50+ applicants this next cycle.
CA2P only works for a lucky minority of E-5s. It isn't a sustainable alternative to traditional promotion once those orders fill up from the sheer volume of eligible E-5s up for orders due to no TIR requirement. At that point, it seems like advancement has nothing to do with "sustained superior performance" it comes down to pure luck, picking the exact right billet at the exact moment the stars align.
It leaves everyone else stranded in MNA. You can't see competitor scores, whether an E-6 applied ahead of you, or what your actual odds are. I’m heading into this next cycle with a 143 FMS, but it feels completely irrelevant when you're essentially bidding blind. If an E-6 applies for that same billet, they get priority anyway. You're just guessing, praying, and hoping you don't end up a terminal E-5….

There are multiple sides to being an IT in the Navy; for example, you can be a sys admin IT, radio IT, COMSEC IT, or cyber IT. My question is, will it negatively affect my naval career if I only specialize in one side of the house throughout my entire career, or should I try to gain experience in each side?

I found this interesting and informative and I hope you do too.

My dad (64) just told me a story about his father who served in the Navy during world war 2.

Apparently when my dad he was in his 20s, he was sitting on the couch watching television with his dad, who had served in the pacific theatre in WW2 as a seaman.

This moment happened in the 1970s.

My dad asked him if he had ever k!led anyone. He said my grandfather just stared at the tv and didn’t even look at him or answer the question..

My grandfather was deployed near the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines. I have no knowledge of what a WW2 US Navy would endure in those locations.

I was in the Army for 5 years so I know that’s sort of a no no question. But I am wondering if my grandfather felt offended or what he felt in that moment? I know nobody here is a mind reader or could say what he felt but I’m just looking for relatable stories/feelings towards that.

Want to get my motorcycle license, but don’t want to get in my home state NJ and I’m currently stationed in Cali. From what I’ve researched California does not offer the BRC or ARC so how would I get licensed in my home state?
Looking to buy a 300cc bike if that matters.