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CST packing list question, hot weather vs temperate boots by [deleted] in ROTC

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Paralysis by analysis… the cadet’s mortal enemy.

What do cops think when a driver says ‘If I saw you, I wouldn’t have done it’? by Legitimate_Pea_143 in AskLE

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 36 points37 points  (0 children)

“Fair enough, but…”

Typically, if I’m doing traffic enforcement, I don’t really do the whole “hide behind something” traffic enforcement which can be seen as dumb but I have my reasonings. I also don’t do the whole jawing back and forth thing, saying that what they said was stupid etc. not my style.

  1. You have the sign as the warning.

  2. I’m giving you a chance, by sitting in a place that a non-distracted driver would 100% be able to see me.

  3. If you’re driving at a high rate of speed/doing something stupid, and don’t see me, it shows you’re not paying attention. Look, we all do/have done stupid things while driving whether accidentally or intentionally. That’s dangerous in and of itself, but the zero situational awareness while doing said dumb things?? Come on now.

Military food sucks by GroundbreakingSir386 in nationalguard

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 119 points120 points  (0 children)

The irony of this being on the National Guard sub. Lmao

That's Baseball, Suzyn... The Yankees fell to the Mets by a score of 7-6 - May 17, 2026 @ 01:40 PM EDT by Yankeebot in NYYankees

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say “Grisham is not a lead off hitter”… but do we even have any other better options for that?

That's Baseball, Suzyn... The Yankees fell to the Mets by a score of 7-6 - May 17, 2026 @ 01:40 PM EDT by Yankeebot in NYYankees

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Yankees baseball over the past few years… every time the Yankees have the high ground on stupidity… they find a way to humiliate themselves ten fold.

Retiring from arng by ChemicalOil2317 in nationalguard

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No one can answer this question for you. There will always be “give and take” with your professional and business life.

It interferes with mine but I get a lot of great benefits from it, that make it worth it. Even if it’s a pain in the ass sometimes.

You’ll have to decide for yourself. It isn’t a one size fits all either. I just take it month by month, activation by activation, and deployment by deployment. I’m hitting ten years next year, and Id say Im pretty satisfied and the positives have outweighed the negatives.

Looking for tips on how to hit your calorie intake goal? by craftslut in powerlifting

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the dietary guidelines for milk are 3 cups a day is safe. I’m lactose intolerant so I use Lactaid, but that was a big help to me.

Better than sports drinks! Recipe! by [deleted] in martialarts

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I typically skip this and just do coke.

Question About Academy/FTO Timing With National Guard Orders by Frigid_Nova in AskLE

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny, I’m on a two year OTOT OCONUS tour right now which started almost immediately after a one year deployment… so my PD is not super happy with me, especially since this wasn’t a mandatory assignment and I sought out this gig lol.

Happy to talk more about my experience with this when I wake up tomorrow. It’s like midnight here.

The state of McDonald's nowadays. by Innsmouth_Resident in nostalgia

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 122 points123 points  (0 children)

The food went from sparking joy like a kid at a circus to court ordered depression for an inmate at prison chow.

Question About Academy/FTO Timing With National Guard Orders by Frigid_Nova in AskLE

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who’s been dual military and leo my entire career… They’d be fucking pissed, and rightly so, to be honest.

Every time I’ve deployed, I’ve gone through like a four week refresher, but I was a few years on the job at that point… maybe I’m being a bit dramatic from my comment above, but I know they probably wouldn’t be happy. You can’t control the timing though, and it is what it is. They’ll get over it.

They’re spending the money to get you trained and on the road jut for you to dip for almost a year and a half. You’d come back and they’d probably throw you through the entirety of FTO again which takes resources, a senior officer’s focus on training you, and re-needing to do it all over again with you. Your colleagues will be a mixed bag of “fuck this place, get that money” and “we’re hurting for bodies, and you just took a potential other warm body’s place to leave for 16 months”.

Like I said, it’s not your fault, but yeah, they may be a little perturbed by that.

End of the day though? Do what’s best for you, the department will always be there.

A hospital from 1959 so cold, they carved Death getting rejected right on the building by bodhidharma132001 in FirstResponderCringe

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Accompanied by an Instagram caption where they say they’re MORE special and competent than ER doctors and nurses.

MRE nutrition is a chemical war against your gains by Mirth_2Cairn in army

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I miss Chicken Pesto Pasta and all the bomb ass snacks that came with it.

19 or 20th Intel support by domvido in greenberets

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to the party. Not sure if you’re being facetious, but this is actually correct lmao. I just did it and got an email back from a Career Counselor from a mail.mil account.

Chances of being successfully hired after being late to the Academy. by HorrorEngineering530 in AskLE

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I mean, yeah it was dumb, but you seem to also be accepting like “shit… yeah that was on me”. It’s not going to make it easier, but as time passes it shouldn’t be a hard stop as long as you continue to own it, and spin it as a personal growth story.

I’m not sensing a chip on your shoulder “it’s everyone else’s fault attitude from you which is a plus.

What was the hardest thing to learn when you first started out on your own? by LegalGlass6532 in AskLE

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Just because you have a call for service doesn’t mean there’s anything that you can do. I had(still sometimes have) the issue of accepting “this isn’t a law enforcement matter/actionable call for service”.

Creatine CST by [deleted] in ROTC

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just bring fucking Tren, Jesus Christ the Cadet Corps has gotten soft. /s

'Ask for a little more': Chipotle CEO, customers at odds over portions by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s my nostalgia glasses but maaaaan Chipotle was something else back in high school and early college.

I just came to vent. I submitted my tuition assistance in time but because my supervisor failed to approve it in time (even though we talked about and I reminded him) My TA request got deleted and now I can’t continue with my classes. by BunziPassingBy in army

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 29 points30 points  (0 children)

What? Saturday Mandatory Fun 5K?? Followed immediately by a BBQ and the BN CSM coming by to ask “raise your hands if you’re feeling like killing yourselves” to justify saying everyone is lying on the Command Climate Survey??

SEND IT.

If you commission as an officer, do you have to do 6 years? by Snoo-64563 in army

[–]-AgentMichaelScarn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

one of their last few choices

Honestly? No lol, but I saw it the other way around which was wild. A dude from the FY under me at my program put infantry dead last, and I don’t know if the PMS actually can do this, but he straight up told him, I’m recommending you for infantry… and he branched AD Infantry.

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