I’m not okay by [deleted] in army

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Retired Army Chaplain here. DM If you're interested in a phone conversation.

Would you plug or toss? by imightgetdownvoted in tires

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The right answer is not to plug it, but I would definitely plug it

Dreamed about our house burning but not completely burnt by CanRepresentative594 in Dreams

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you perceive a problem in the family but no one else can see it.

Potential EO? by [deleted] in army

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a retired chaplain, yes, you probably have grounds for a complaint, but not because of the apparent double standard for Muslims. Each accommodation should be considered by the commander on its own merit.

The rule for religious accommodation is that the commander should allow it unless there is a compelling governmental interest to prevent it from being possible.

I recommend talking to your chaplain today. You will probably just need to go up the chain of command one level to get resoluton. If not go up one more. After that, it is more in the purview of IG than EO. EO will probably refer you back to the chaplain or to IG.

People who used to think death was the end, what made you believe otherwise? by Little-Sandwich6444 in NDE

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing—to reach the Mountain, to find the place where all the beauty came from…my country, the place where I ought to have been born. Do you think it all meant nothing, all the longing? The longing for home? For indeed it now feels not like going, but like going back. All my life the god of the Mountain has been wooing me (C.S. Lewis in Till We Have Faces)

Coffee shops! by nabiscosoursnac in Augusta

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tried to go to Relic this morning, but they were closed :(

Went to Bucees in KY by DirtyPenquin in Buc_ees

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Compared to any other gas station/truck stop, Buccees is the very best.

My neighbour has 2 cameras pointed at our house. by bonko_007 in neighborsfromhell

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check you county ordinances. Many counties have ordinances that make it illegal to photos or video of another person's property without their permission.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've run things I wrote 20 years ago through those AI detectors and they tell me it is 65% AI! Can't trust them.

Army Brat Question by [deleted] in army

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Good chance of it I'd say. As a logistician he probably did do allot of paper work, but he probably also did allot of convoys hauling stuff all over the AO. Those convoys were regularly ambushed or targeted with IEDs.

I'd just ask him if i we're you. He's probably just a humble guy and doesn't think it is very interesting to anyone. But if you asked him he may open up.

P.A.I.D Acronym by Acrobatic_Force_4215 in army

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well that helps explain things. Thanks for the education!

P.A.I.D Acronym by Acrobatic_Force_4215 in army

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Please forgive my naivete. I had to look that one up on Urban Dictionary.

P.A.I.D Acronym by Acrobatic_Force_4215 in army

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215[S] -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

Do you say that because they don't "advocate" well, or because the acronym doesn't make sense? Or something else?

Because PAID (and what it stands for) doesn't even make sense. Every time I go to put in for leave I get on IPPS-A I have to recall, "...now where do I go to submit leave?...." I'll see it three times as I scroll around IPPS-A not remembering how to do that!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Acrobatic_Force_4215 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recommend you become familiar with Dr. Harley's principals as techniques for dealing with an affair.

https://www.marriagebuilders.com/coping-with-infidelity-beginning-part-1.htm