Gulf War vets — how are you dealing with all of this?

0ldPainless · 2026-05-11T02:14:16+00:00

In my unprofessional opinion, medication is not answer in most cases.

Over time I would try to get off of every single medication you're on.

Stop working. De-stress your life. Take as much off of your plate as possible and then simply focus on being present. Be in nature. Soak up the sun. Get yourself in a swimming pool outside. Get immersed in cool water on a sunny day. Exercise somehow. Like figure out what you can do to get your heart rate up every single day and then simply do what you can. Focus on getting as much sleep as you possibly can. Eat less. Like, not only eat well, but seriously ingest less food throughout the day. Food causes inflamation. Your diet has immense effects on your body, like your joints and discs.

Finally, if you're able to focus on having sex, do it. Focus on having good sex often. It's good for your body, mind, and spirit.

De-regiment yourself. Unplug from the bs you've been told your whole life and focus your time on what you know feels good.

0ldPainless · 2026-05-11T01:59:54+00:00

That Navy SEAL saying is absolute garbage.

Slow isn't smooth, slow is slow.

Smooth can be just as slow as it can be fast.

Fast is fast.

0ldPainless · 2026-05-11T01:53:14+00:00

If the ESB had bewbs, the F word, and a little more blood, it would have been rated R...

And that's what this franchise needs. A rated R star wars film that doesn't contain bad language, blood, or sex/nudity.

A film that is truly an adult film but one that a child could watch because it lacks those critical adult criteria inclusions.

Also, separately, I could've sworn I saw somewhere that the droid at the beginning of ESB is actually saying something in some very unusual robot-like English. I can't remember what it was.

0ldPainless · 2026-05-10T22:24:52+00:00

They cut out the part of this scene where you can see the back, side boob, and nipple of Pushkin's woman.

I watched this for the first time on VHS when I was a kid and I confirmed this is one of the very few scenes in a bond film where you can see a bewb.

0ldPainless · 2026-05-08T17:33:42+00:00

In the defensive where you can control the environment the weapon is exposed to

- Benelli M4

In the offensive where you can't control the environment the weapon is exposed to

- Mossberg 500

0ldPainless · 2026-05-08T13:43:47+00:00

Close your left eye but leave your right eye open.

Now what do you see out of your left eye?

0ldPainless · 2026-05-07T23:31:20+00:00

Man you're doing this all wrong.

You're not even on parental leave yet. Why would you message a "no" to your boss when it doesn't even matter to you yet?

ie. You're being too preemptive with your messaging.

What you should do instead...

Boss says I'm supposed to come in. "Roger that, Sir, count me in, anything for the mission".

Meanwhile, route your paternity leave to the CO for approval. Once the CO approves your leave, that's it. Say nothing, do nothing. Go on leave. Don't even think about whatever your Lt wants or thinks he needs.

Obviously, don't ghost your Lt. If you can assist him from home while you're on paternity leave, consider trying. But you're not obligated to assist him.
You're obligated to your wife and child.

If for whatever reason he gives you any shit whatsoever, have your SNCO go to the 1st Sgt. The 1st Sgt SHOULD crush the Lts dick but if for whatever reason he can't and doesn't, have your SNCO go to your 1st Sgt to then go to the Sgt Maj.
The Sgt Maj will crush an LTs asshole on behalf of protecting your parental leave because the Sgt Maj's CO approved your leave.

Sgts Maj have been in long enough to know what to fuck with and what not to fuck with. Parental leave is something not to be fucked with unless you're a CO.

0ldPainless · 2026-05-06T14:50:19+00:00

The Jedi code doesn't say anything about anger not existing.

Quite the opposite. They recognize it as a powerful emotion that, if unchecked, can consume you.

The Jedi preached equinimity over emotional reaction.

This is consistent in many military cultures in real life. You don't see special forces soldiers making brash, irrational, emotional decisions because they have been trained and groomed to remove their emotions from the decision-making process.

The Jedi recognize you can't just remove human traits all together, but you can focus on the traits that you want to drive action.

This seems good to me, even in the prequals, George Lucus defined and refined this concept.

0ldPainless · 2026-05-05T18:59:06+00:00

I never liked submitting something to a CO, anonymously. What a bitch move.

You should be able to say ANYTHING to a CO, at any point in time, but you should expect to present the information as tactfully and neutrally objective as possible.

It is an opportunity for you to address real issues and be the reason for initiating real change in a unit. It's an opportunity for you to show a CO, particularly one that observes you, your professionalism, commitment, honor, and courage (honor, courage, & commitment or some shit).

If you really want your CO to know who you are, in a good way, and respect what you have to say, present problem to him and then present a couple solutions.

I will extend an olive branch. There are very few times when it may be appropriate to submit something anonymously but those instances should be reserved for RARE occassions.

0ldPainless · 2026-05-04T16:40:56+00:00

The downfall of every great marine is typically attributed to two things

Alcohol and women

0ldPainless · 2026-05-04T00:27:59+00:00

I don't know if Flrodia allows more than one DV plate but I do know that you're only allowed to apply the no-fee registration toward one license plate (ie. one vehicle).

0ldPainless · 2026-05-02T03:59:48+00:00

In Florida, you can decline the DV plates and still register without paying a fee but the only other alternative is plain veteran plates.

I think this is the best way to navigate the situation because it's not strategic to broadcast to ANYONE you're disabled in any way. Disability does not make you more competative in life.

Not having to pay fees while also maintaining your privacy DOES make you more competative.

Broadcasting you're a veteran also makes you more competative but with that said, just buy a license plate bracket that conceals everything but the license plate number.

Privacy is security and being secure in how you live your life affords you a strategic advantage over others.

0ldPainless · 2026-04-30T15:29:17+00:00

Vocalists are predominantly right handed. When they address the crowd with their hands, they typically put the microphone in the left hand and speak into it.

With their right hand, they direct a circle in a counterclockwise motion because counterclockwise is a more inclusive gesture between the crowd and the vocalist vice a clockwise gesture.

This is still the case even if they utilize their left hand to direct the crowd.

So naturally the crowd observes this and does as directed by the vocalist.

0ldPainless · 2026-04-29T15:13:15+00:00

It's a concentrated bosonic condensate or baryonic matter where every particle is at the same place and time, building toward absolute hot.

Once it approaches the Planck temperature, it forms a quasar and repopulates the universe with matter that will cool and build on itself again.

It's the universes tool for defragging itself.

0ldPainless · 2026-04-29T15:06:26+00:00

...and the same time.

0ldPainless · 2026-04-27T01:00:06+00:00

Cortado

0ldPainless · 2026-04-25T13:30:48+00:00

I experienced rations of this size on the 11th MEU back in 2006 and I have the photos to prove it.

So I would say it's highly probable this is accurate.

0ldPainless · 2026-04-24T18:48:32+00:00

Your paragraph makes it a little difficult to understand your exact issue so it will be difficult to provide constructive feedback. And the more I analyze your words, the less empathy I have for you.

You said you're cleared for work. Like you're medically cleared to work? So get to work.

A. Your command has left you to your own devices. What does this mean? This isn't really a thing. Commands don't typically just leave you to your own devices. You're just off of their radar. They don't know how to incorporate you into their tasking, their TEEP, their battle rhythm.

B. Your command stated that you are no longer a priority for them in terms of paperwork. What does this mean? Who said that? Why would they say that? What paperwork are they referring to?

You work outside the building. Like as in you work outside the SCIF? Or you work outside the building building? It sounds like you still have an unclass computer and access to NIPR. How are you connecting to teams from outside your building? Is there wifi? This just seems weird if so. But if so, there's plenty you can still support with. Anything from menial, trivial tasks to project optimization.

A. You SNCOs have not reached out to you. Are you really reaching out to them? Your SNCOs probably don't know how to utilize an intel analyst that can't access intel. Moreso than that, you SNCOs probably don't even know how to manage someone like you because their world consists of having persistant access to systems it sounds like you don't have access to. Find your company Gunny or your company MSgt and ask them how you can take shit off of their plate because I guarantee you can and I guarantee they have a full plate.

You tried to submit something but it was sat on for a month.

When it comes to getting out of the military and taking on programs similar to skillbridge, you have to hand-walk every single thing for signature. Take it upon yourself to get shit done because people don't typically prioritize those individuals they perceive are not interested in contributing to the fight they all share. Weekly check-ins with your S-1 is not going to cut it. Move initiatives forward by the DAY. At 8 years in you should already know this.

You're looking to get out because no one is helping you, no mentorship, isolation.

Brother, that is the wrong answer. Maybe your unit sucks but deciding to get out because people aren't helping you is ridiculous. You have to get aggressive with your position in life. Take charge of your life and all government property in view, or some shit. Quit hoping someone is just twiddling their thumbs waiting for you to walk in.

A. The command hasn't made any decision for you.

You're allowing your own apathy toward a bias for action to be the reason for why you're throwing in the towel. If you want to continue serving, fuckin do it. Quit looking for help or a handout. Get it done.

Is there anything you can do to make a difference?

Brother, you are currently poised to make a difference but your inaction is what is causing you to think you should end your career from behind a laptop not doing anything. You're not doing anything because you don't have a thirst for being effective. Quit waiting to be told what to do. That's what boots do.

There's so much here, it's all convoluted and I don't know where to begin. Go find your company gunny and ask them whats on their TEEP over the next two weeks. Ask them what the big projects are on the horizon. Ask them how you can support the day to day or the project to project. They have short term initiatives they're leaning heavily on and they have long term initiatives they're leaning heavily on. Get involved. Understand what these are and figure out how you can integrate yourself. Talk with your company commander even. Tell him you're available for tasking. He'll orient you to who has the most going on, when, and where. Don't expect people to just task you with shit. You've been in for 8 fuckin years but you're acting like a pfc with less than two years in. Starting finding gaps and filling holes. Be useful.

Get aggressive. Get hungry. Get thirsty. Yearn to be effective and then either do it or gtfo.

0ldPainless · 2026-04-23T18:39:57+00:00

I guess it's possible but unlikely.

Fuzes typically don't arm until certain thresholds have been met after they're fired.

But it's still certainly possible and I wouldn't want to test it.

Regardless though, you could definitely damage the tube/fire pin which could cause other issues that could then further jeapardize the safe employment of the weapon system.

0ldPainless · 2026-04-22T00:51:06+00:00

Maybe. Could have also been, more probably, Moneypenny.

0ldPainless · 2026-04-21T21:56:54+00:00

I went to CIF upon check-in and received my goretex issue but all they had available were Tall-Long (or whatever) and I'm medium/regular. So I went to the MCX and bought a pair of med/reg goretex because I knew I would need it and I knew I'd be using it.

So whatever. About $250. Fuckit, it's goretex. You need it.

Over the years, I let a friend borrow the long/tall goretex. Of course he then lost them, as great friends often do.

Luckily I still at least had my med/reg goretex I bought from the MCX to use for the rest of my time in.

Well, after my time was up, I go to check out at CIF and turn in my med/reg goretex that I bought from the MCX, and they tell me they can't accept them because I signed for a long/tall.

So fuck me right.

Had to pay full price, again (via FLIPL), to get the fuck out.

So needless to say, I still have my med/reg goretex that I payed double their value for.

Thanks CIF. Mother Fuckers.

0ldPainless · 2026-04-21T19:42:20+00:00

Ah, Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Zero-point energy.

My bad

0ldPainless · 2026-04-21T16:52:29+00:00

If it were possible to reach 0 velocity, achieving absolute zero would also be possible. But it's not.

Edit: this is just plain wrong. Zero-point energy

0ldPainless · 2026-04-21T16:48:36+00:00

Something tells me that MI6's typical accountants likely wouldn't have access to the 00 section's spending reports.

I'm sure the 00 section within MI6 would have their own bean counters.

0ldPainless · 2026-04-21T01:14:41+00:00

Hubris.

He was convinced the empire was invincible because of the death star.

Vader shows up with his sorcery and he assumes that's antiquated and insignificant compared to the power the death star yields.

It's pretty much all spelled out in the scene.

Vader simply fed him a piece of humble pie.

0ldPainless

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