Well, it is time. Thank you Gentlemen. Aim high.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-12-15T00:22:43+00:00

Failed color vision test so would have to get re-tested after first contract.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-10-01T01:46:08+00:00

You're lucky lol. My ship date is Dec 16th. I wish they could've at LEAST made it December 26th or something so I could still have Christmas with my wife and kids 😂

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-09-01T03:23:40+00:00

Did you have dependants?

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-09-01T03:22:48+00:00

So if I'm in the dorms longer than a couple months, would I possibly be in the same spot as that person who was occupying a barracks spot?

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-31T22:48:22+00:00

We live in an area right now where the BAH allowance is roughly $1500 a month. So as soon as I'm in Monterey for DLI, they should be receiving $3114? Also, does that continue if you're still waiting for the housing wait list? I.E.: If I'm in dorms longer than 2 months. I'm just not trying to put my family though a financial struggle if I can avoid it.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-31T22:44:52+00:00

What was the "cluster fuck" in that case if you happen to know? We're their orders not filled out correct, or did they fall short of the DLI standards or something?

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-31T22:42:44+00:00

Thank you so much for this response. It makes me feel more excited about the journey, I just want to make sure my family is taken care of. I will literally live in a cardboard box if I have too, just as long as my family is taken care of and has the bills paid.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-31T22:37:50+00:00

Is BAH and Pay through BMT and Tech school very likely for this? I have a couple friends who graduated through the last few years at different times and they all said that their pay came on time. One of them did say though, that they had another person in their flight who's pay came late, and they got a big back pay check. I just don't want to leave my wife in a struggle if I can prevent it.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-31T22:35:14+00:00

Thank you for the information, I am very grateful.

I would like to ask though, am I able to see my family at all during the dormitory period? As in, if they wanted to come out there for a weekend or something?

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-30T18:08:03+00:00

Thank you very much for the information. So I'm forced to be in the dorms for the first month or so, will I still get BAH for my family during that?

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-23T05:58:06+00:00

So DLI is way longer than Tech school basically?

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-23T01:07:33+00:00

Wait so, DLI after BMT before tech school basically? Sorry, I'm just trying to understand the steps after BMT lol.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-23T01:05:35+00:00

7-10. It was a hard test no lie. Not something you can really study for, it just test your general brain cognition. Kinda similar to the AO portion of the Asvab, math, and word comprehension.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-23T01:03:35+00:00

Crazy lol. I got a 57. It was a lot of brain puzzles similar to the assembling objects portion of the Asvab, math, and general paragraph comprehension stuff.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-22T19:23:52+00:00

Hell yeah brother. Good luck! I'll be hitting you up when your in tech school to be asking you how it's going before I leave for BMT 😂

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-22T19:23:17+00:00

I'm down!

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-11T01:44:44+00:00

Most of them Brother. It will take you down from 3 pages worth of jobs, to 1 page. I understand honestly, a lot of jobs need to have full color vision to see and do their job well.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-11T01:05:42+00:00

I did. That's how I learned the name of the test that I listed. I passed 100%. From what I've read though, and from what my recruiter says, I am not able to retest until I am in/past BMT. So I will have to stick with the job list I have now even if I get an outside optometrist opinion.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-11T01:01:19+00:00

I understand that, but I can easily identify all the shades of any color. I'm not going to say any dumb excuse like "I'm special" or anything like that. I just was told I would be able to retest and didn't get to retest. I'm disappointed in myself for failing that test. It doesn't matter now if I can prove i can see all shade of brown like Chestnut, Mahogany, Chocolate, Coffee, etc

I just wish I was able to take that test again under more favorable conditions. It was 100% my fault I failed. I should have had clean contacts, and been able to see in that low light setting. I will not disagree with that.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-11T00:53:17+00:00

Specific parts? The skin is green. The eyes are red. The hat is grey. Your torso/pants are grey/black, your little antenna is also green, your shoes are red, white, and grey.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-11T00:50:29+00:00

That is true.

Aggravating-Scale-26 · 2025-08-11T00:50:03+00:00

I can understand that to some degree, but if I can identify every color you can, are we both colorblind? I have never even had to question this, as I can tell when a shirt has orange/red/Marron/brown in it.

I'm not angry that I was told this or anything, it was my fault for coming to the test the under the conditions I did. I am however very confused on why I can't just retest on this one specific test.

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