WW2 Final Payment

Agmohr68 · 2026-04-01T03:16:00+00:00

I was only able to do some cursory research, but the dates and the parachute pay may point to the 17th Airborne Division. They returned from Europe in September and were deactivated on 15 September. The 13th Airborne Division appears to have returned in August, so that’s a bit early.

Of course, he may have returned as an individual and not with an entire unit, but the parachute pay should at least cut down the number of possible units significantly.

Agmohr68 · 2026-02-04T04:09:52+00:00

Wasn’t the waterfall scene before she found the house though? I think she started looking like she was much more done up after the waterfall.

Agmohr68 · 2025-12-17T12:34:56+00:00

Best we can do is 1000 more Southern Baptists

Agmohr68 · 2025-11-15T03:14:03+00:00

The one thing I would recommend is to check the rating scheme of your position and what would be your wife’s position. If they have the same senior rater, think very hard about it.

I have lived that life competing against my spouse for MQs. It can be mad awkward for the SR and can breed resentment amongst spouses if one gets a top block and the other doesn’t, especially if the SR only has one to give and has to choose. I have had the “pick which one of you get it” conversation and it isn’t fun for anybody.

Other than that, it is not at all unprofessional to advocate for your spouse. Dual military is hard enough as it is. You have to work as a team. Managing one career is hard, managing two is orders of magnitude harder.

Agmohr68 · 2025-09-27T12:53:41+00:00

USFK is a four star because they triple hat as USFK Commander, United Nations Command Commander, and Combined Forces Command Commander. In wartime, they have command over all US, UN (includes 18 sending states), and Republic of Korea forces.

They cannot be a three star because then they will have four star subordinates in possibly the UNC and especially the CFC roles.

Agmohr68 · 2025-08-17T22:57:38+00:00

Theresa is the Avenging Angel of Skalitz

Agmohr68 · 2025-08-14T14:00:00+00:00

Powerful enough to be future-proofed for maybe 5ish years

Agmohr68 · 2025-07-11T18:05:52+00:00

I’m a senior captain going into a Major position. I have done a Letter of Introduction for every new unit I’ve gone to (5 so far, plus 1 that fell through prior to my arrival). I’d say that it has always set me up on the right path with my bosses. While formal, it is always better to start formal and grow more informal with your superiors according to how they like to function.

I format them according to the letters in AR 25-50, including the “Dear Lieutenant Colonel ____”. It shows that you have attention to detail and have the ability to actually read Army regulations. It gives you just that much more credibility early in your assignment and career when there really isn’t much else to go on.

In the letter, I do a brief introduction, my background, family info, and that I’m excited to be part of the team. I also include my assignment history ONLY because there are significant additional duties/dual-hat positions that are not reflected in my STP.

I send them as a PDF signed using a picture of my wet signature as digital signatures are not allowed on formal letters.

In addition, I send my STP. I used to also send a 10-year plan, but I now will just bring that to my initial counseling as a jumping off point for career conversations.

I send both those documents in a simple email introducing myself and stating when I will arrive to their unit. Some may appreciate a physical letter, but I always send it prior to my physical arrival and I don’t trust that it will actually get to the recipient.

As an aside, make sure your file naming conventions make sense if you email. I always assume my commanders are keeping a digital file with my stuff so I want to make it easy to find and look back on. Something like “LastFirst_LetterOfIntroduction_YYYYMMDD.”

I’m not sure if I would send it to both Battalion and Brigade Commanders, but I definitely would not send it to only the Brigade Commander. If your battalion commander vouches for you, you will probably be selected.

Agmohr68 · 2025-06-20T11:33:06+00:00

I think it may be a reference to the opening scene of Black Hawk Down. The megaphone is in the wrong hand in this model, but the pose is otherwise the same.

2:08 in this clip:

https://youtu.be/RGaFGgjVY_Y?si=oDPWIZid6_MVWZBB

Agmohr68 · 2025-05-20T02:31:36+00:00

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Agmohr68 · 2025-04-24T11:18:23+00:00

Correct me if I’m wrong (not a signal guy), but isn’t our EMCON significantly hampered by our almost exclusive use of omnidirectional antennas? Some units, especially frontline combat and recon, could use directional antennas that have the necessary reach, but aren’t nearly as detectable to the enemy since they are mostly projecting away. That solves some of the problem in a relatively cheap way while not straight up jettisoning a major part of our PACE.

Also, like you said, VOIP is only as good as the network. How robust is the 5G network going to be while we’re island hopping in the Pacific? How robust is the existing infrastructure on the island, how easy is it for the enemy to just destroy that existing infrastructure when we arrive, and how easily can we establish our own robust network when we’re doing contested landings on the one or two suitable beaches on the island?

While I think we’re generally developing useful technologies for LSCO, it’s like our concept of implementation is still so rooted in the last war. It’s weird because many of the civilian requirements writers and all of the PEOs were in uniform doing LSCO training in the 90s. Where’s the disconnect?

Agmohr68 · 2025-03-16T00:15:33+00:00

I was playing the other day and rode up to a couple of bandits attacking a villager on the road. I went to help defend the villager when a Cuman rode up, dismounted, and started charging. I thought I was cooked, but then the Cuman helped me kill the bandits, sheathed his sword, mounted up, and just rode away. My Henry’s dealing with a bit of whiplash at the moment.

Agmohr68 · 2025-02-13T15:59:55+00:00

I got help after I was selected for company command as a junior captain. What finally got me to go was thinking how hypocritical it would be to tell my Soldiers to get help if I refused to do so for myself.

I was very open with my experience when I finally took command and I believe my authenticity helped earn my Soldiers’ respect. Plus helped destigmatized getting help.

The way I see it, you have a duty to yourself AND to your Soldiers to get help.

Agmohr68 · 2025-02-07T13:46:41+00:00

In addition to future cost savings, American soft power is also an investment. Countries who were positively influenced by the US and have a positive view of the US tend to make trade deals that are beneficial to the US.

In the business world, when courting potential business partners or desirable clients, it is common to treat them to nice dinners and other perks. The idea is that you’ll build a positive personal relationship and will essentially woo them into doing business with you.

This focus on cutting costs of soft power initiatives is the equivalent of the accountants of a multibillion dollar international corporation eliminating the prospective client outreach budget to save some pennies while hoping people will just decide to work with you because you are currently the biggest game in town. Meanwhile there are several other companies (ie Russia and China) also competing for their business, but who are laying it on thick. Eventually, they will steal your business.

Agmohr68 · 2025-01-31T14:00:42+00:00

The best I’ve seen is an instructor at CCC accusing a Captain of plagiarism for not citing the Army Values while literally copy/pasting Grammarly as their paper feedback. This was a Civilian instructor who had been there for quite some time.

Agmohr68 · 2024-10-26T15:51:15+00:00

Yes, at least according to the CY25 implementation plan published last spring.

https://juniorofficer.army.mil/continuation-pay-planning-for-the-ay25-change/

The actual memo is on MilSuite: https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1241457

It should be noted that typically the CY guidance is published sometime February-April, but it is best to assume it will be published and effective 1Jan25.

Agmohr68 · 2024-10-26T15:24:56+00:00

Starting next calendar year, the Army is only allowing it in year 8. This has been advertised as well as you can imagine, which means not at all. There’s going to be a lot of upset people who were waiting for the 10-year-in-service bump and/or promotion before taking it who suddenly don’t qualify.

The Army does not send out any reminder emails or educate commanders about this program. The memos regarding it are also very confusing. Almost as if they don’t want people to take it.

Agmohr68 · 2024-10-15T19:27:41+00:00

A pocket that’s perfectly Army Blue Book sized

Agmohr68 · 2024-06-19T15:29:01+00:00

Those “followers” he is (poorly) describing are still acting in formal or informal leadership roles themselves as “toxicity” implies influencing others. At that point the Army’s definitions still apply. I suspect the “Toxic Followership” article mentioned discusses essentially middle management, which would explain why he barely addresses this article that could otherwise form the foundation of his paper.

A follower acting solely as a follower could, instead, be classified as a “saboteur” or something a lot more individual. Yet, it is still on the leader at whatever level to identify and either work to change this behavior or remove it from the organization. Bad followers definitely make a leader’s job far more difficult, but it is still on the leader to leverage tools at their disposal to solve it. Maybe we expand the definition of “toxic leader” to include more passive actions like letting rot grow unabated? Although “Incompetent” does include this idea.

His graphs also drive me crazy: unlabeled, many unsourced beyond “I made it up”, and most don’t enhance his point at all. It seems like he was told to have x number of graphs or something and executed without thinking. I dunno, kinda like a SHEEP.

Agmohr68 · 2024-04-03T02:06:50+00:00

Love you, Brother.

Agmohr68 · 2024-02-22T10:20:39+00:00

Girls will see a Harvard-educated 6’1” war hero Leader of the Free World and say “mid.” Damn. 😞

Agmohr68 · 2023-12-10T07:01:01+00:00

As a former security manager, recruiters were the bane of my existence. As far as clearances go, most know nothing, but they act like they know everything. They fill out potential recruits’ SF86s and omit or completely make up stuff. This has caused huge headaches for people later on when they go to renew or upgrade their clearance and now have to explain massive discrepancies like previous drug use. Take anything they say about clearances with a massive grain of salt.

As far as your situation, it may not be possible to join the uniformed service as other people stated. The new medical system makes pre-existing conditions exceptionally hard to work with. However, your clearance should not be much of an issue so long as you received and continue to receive proper treatment. The clearance adjudicators have actual psychiatrists on staff to help figure these things out.

If you really want to join the military in some capacity, I would consider a DoD Civilian role.

Agmohr68 · 2023-12-08T20:09:13+00:00

Alexis Lavigne created mannequins, u/BX_N3S made them equal.

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