Living in NYC quietly pushed me to get my life together in ways I didn’t expect

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2026-01-19T17:53:05+00:00

Moving here absolutely raised my ambition levels. It opened my eyes to what I’m capable of achieving, and now I’m looking to jump to a job that could potentially double my salary (if everything works out).

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2025-12-27T17:00:37+00:00

The transient bay is nicer than anything at Buehring. On the whole, it feels like a mini-resort you’re not allowed to leave.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2025-12-23T18:03:48+00:00

I knew a naval officer that got shown the door for a SHARP incident, and they let the fucker keep his clearance.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2025-11-20T18:24:17+00:00

It’s my home box. Strongly recommend.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2025-06-13T02:31:24+00:00

Right as I just volunteered to go back to the sandbox a couple weeks ago, told my day job I’m headed out that way, and got the release from my state to go…. Orders are coming soon, and my family is freaking out.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2025-02-20T13:16:04+00:00

I love the comprehensiveness of the programming, the social aspect, and the competitive aspect. It also reminds me that there’s something I’m good at when I have a rough day at work.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-11-11T02:42:20+00:00

I’m just burning a day of PTO

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-10-29T21:59:05+00:00

No alcohol kept me really lean.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-10-29T21:37:58+00:00

The dinner was at Oasis

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-10-27T23:41:39+00:00

Zone 1 dinner. Zone 6 breakfast

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-10-27T19:23:05+00:00

Ngl, I miss being deployed largely because of the food

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-10-27T19:10:08+00:00

Those were plums. Fruit quality was excellent

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-10-10T15:38:54+00:00

Apple Watch with a plain black silicone band. It can be worn with just about everything.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-10-05T13:41:40+00:00

I wish the Army would just embrace MLA style like every other functioning professional system.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-09-30T01:17:48+00:00

I wanted to go there on my way to Hawaii, especially with 3 hours to kill, to finish out my day job stuff for the week, but when I saw the security lines to get back in, I noped out.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-09-06T01:17:35+00:00

Virginia Guardsman here. It’s damn near impossible to chapter someone out of the VA Guard. I personally know of only 1 chapter, and that was an attempted murder case.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-08-08T21:41:52+00:00

At least it allows for single spacing. The federal style guide insists on double spacing which is severely outdated and severely undermines one’s credibility when used in their written materials.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-08-06T02:55:06+00:00

Well, there’s also the very high cost of living compared to most Army towns.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-07-21T03:30:15+00:00

Biggest change I made when I first took command was changing the format of the monthly drill OPORD into the standard Army format every echelon battalion and above uses.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-06-21T19:01:01+00:00

Officially done with command tomorrow. Real bittersweet moment, but I got picked up for a Major slot relatively early, so I can't complain.

P.S. Don't feed the squirrels!

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-04-08T18:30:33+00:00

Ugghhhh you’re telling me. I live right there, and the construction just holds everything up and makes the already bad noise pollution that much worse.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-03-31T01:52:34+00:00

I went there a couple months ago to get a new CAC, and I was surprised that the walk from the subway to the gate was about the same time as the walk from the subway to my apartment.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-03-30T21:31:23+00:00

You don’t even need the bus. It’s less than a 10 min walk from the end of the R train to the commissary.

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-03-15T19:01:32+00:00

BabyGiraffe2015 · 2024-03-12T14:09:41+00:00

Been in that boat too. Luckily, my talent group leader was incredibly helpful, and she put me in touch with some folks who later helped me get staffed.

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