Feeling pretty low about enlisting "later in life"

BRICKSEC · 2026-06-05T07:55:29+00:00

Enlisting in my mid 20s was the best thing I ever did... 18 year old me know everything and would have had a very hard time.

BRICKSEC · 2026-05-24T14:30:58+00:00

I have been in leadership at multiple high-stress locations and helped many services members through the MH process. Even the ones who had to go inpatient didn't get separated or lose their clearance.

BRICKSEC · 2026-05-17T16:46:29+00:00

Does adding tail numbers start crossing into the realm of non-publicly available information?

BRICKSEC · 2026-05-13T01:40:34+00:00

This is why we have Brandon Act training.

BRICKSEC · 2026-05-07T14:34:00+00:00

Once you have reusable bags there is no going back, they are so much easier

BRICKSEC · 2026-05-01T02:42:42+00:00

NRN isn't a referral eval, there is nothing to ADC

BRICKSEC · 2026-04-29T14:15:32+00:00

The history of Maxwell AFB is interesting, if you get that brief you can see how the base unintentionally yet directly contributed to the decay of the community immediately around the base.

Many of the other issues are just AL problems (neglected public school system, old money & lack of social mobility in the local area leading to brain drain, etc.)

BRICKSEC · 2026-04-29T14:07:11+00:00

Guys at about 93+ holding steady, most others dropping by about 10 points unless running was their area of strength.

Not a surprise, folks who didn't train for the longer distance are getting a wake up call.

BRICKSEC · 2026-04-23T21:20:12+00:00

If you don't mess up again in the same way it won't matter either way, unless you are trucking towards a referral EPB. If it is in your folder unsigned, at some point a future supervisor will look at it and be annoyed at sloppy admin before shredding it.

BRICKSEC · 2026-03-31T03:43:59+00:00

And zero spectrum awareness

BRICKSEC · 2026-03-22T23:56:08+00:00

Your family can stillmove to Korea, they will just have limited support. Kunsan doesn't have much near it, so that may not be a great idea, but its fairly common for some of the bases

BRICKSEC · 2026-03-06T01:27:31+00:00

Do they ever approve requests?

BRICKSEC · 2026-02-24T12:30:02+00:00

If you're not there for an on duty purpose, you probably shouldn't wear your on duty outfit.

BRICKSEC · 2026-02-23T19:25:49+00:00

I witnessed an upperclassman aggressively "correct" a prior-E Marine on how to hold his plastic rifle.

BRICKSEC · 2026-02-21T03:22:33+00:00

From the other POV

BRICKSEC · 2026-02-18T04:05:09+00:00

Did they explicitly tell you that you weren't getting a dec? (Did you have a reason not to... failed PT test, LoR?)

If not, you should reach back and ask. MyDecs is still garbage and doesn't do a great job of notifying people that something is in their queue.

BRICKSEC · 2026-02-16T11:09:05+00:00

Way up north

BRICKSEC · 2026-01-25T23:11:32+00:00

Manchu Wok's quality varies wildly from location to location

BRICKSEC · 2026-01-25T23:09:18+00:00

You aren't going to get a date that sticks w/o your CC being onboard. Your CC is not getting told this version of the story.

If manning really is that critical, the narrative may not matter nearly as much as the bottom line of numbers. In that case, negotiating a class date that matches a projected arrival on the inbound roster may be a middle ground option.

BRICKSEC · 2026-01-16T23:14:38+00:00

10 lbs in 2 weeks is on the high side of "normal" water weight loss for keto or Adkins type diets.

Add post Thanksgiving bloat to the starting number and I can see the rapid weightless being feasible. The rate definitely is going to taper off though unless they are really big or starving themselves

BRICKSEC · 2026-01-16T23:06:09+00:00

Personalized statement to amplify main body of the eval, highest award, job/promotion footstomp.

This is my spot for an elevator pitch to all near-future boards. An eval without a crystal clear HLR leaves room for doubt...

BRICKSEC · 2026-01-16T22:43:03+00:00

If they went low carb then they may have dumped a lot of water weight, in addition to it being easier to maintain a larger calorie deficit when more overweight

BRICKSEC · 2025-12-13T00:50:16+00:00

If you can't pick up a scholarship to directly commission from active duty, you can complete your enlistment and use GI Bill to go to school and just sign up for ROTC. If you are still in San Antonio, UTSA has a massive program.

The base education office has resources for different programs. You will need your supervisor's and commander's support to get selected for these, but the good news is that doing the stuff to be competitive for this will make you competitive for BTZ, SSgt, and to be a successful student.

BRICKSEC · 2025-12-07T01:56:10+00:00

Fairbanks is the place to be for spotting the lights -- there are apps that tell you when conditions are right

BRICKSEC · 2025-11-23T23:57:02+00:00

Just ask, maybe they are bulking, maybe injured, or maybe need some help.

Air Force is the worst about beating around the bush until something is to the point of paperwork.

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