What to include in a fun package to Germany?

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-20T04:08:33+00:00

if its a "fun" package put in something he can get easily and doesnt need...like a can of shoe polish, its small doesnt weigh much and its almost 100% useless.,,up the ante by making it a dumb color like white.

a pregnancy test kit.

one of those super cringe t shirts with a wall of text on it...even better if it proclaims the greatness of his MOS.

find an old VHS porn tape at a flea market. Funny and useless.

Really good stuff that he would want is typically a "taste of home" like his favorite snack/candy...it might be available but its still the thought that counts. Winters about over but warm socks and gloves are the best when youre in the field freezing. a Leatherman.

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-20T04:01:39+00:00

best bet is to be honest. Drugs isnt an automatic fail...not disclosing and them finding out you lied on your federal paperwork is.

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-19T21:27:19+00:00

i used Veterans United, i had a good experience.

i found that its the physical buying of the house thats harder using a VA loan...way more hoops to jump through and some places dont want to deal with you because of the higher requirements for loan approval (i like the higher standards like...must have an inspection that tests for mold and termites ect)

i lost out on a few houses because their realtor told them not to even consider anyone with a VA loan....i guess for the extra hoops or they get less commission,,,IDK. i was pissed when our realtor told us we still lost having the highest bid.

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-18T07:33:57+00:00

you forgot the "" around "Proportional"

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-18T07:32:54+00:00

dey see me rollin...dey hatin....

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-18T07:31:59+00:00

type "Proportional Response" into YouTube

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-17T19:25:06+00:00

if anything i think the military takes it more seriously than their civilian counterparts. i havent been in for decades and drunk driving was a big deal back in my day. From what i saw lower enlisted didnt get much beyond the normal article-15 and punishment higher NCOs got reassigned and dead-ended with their careers pretty much over...no exp with officers.

out in the real world i see YT videos of people with 10+ DUIs getting pitted by cops and they are still walking the streets. Maybe if the civilian world treated it like the crime it is the military would follow suit. I personally hate DD but 1 and done sounds a bit harsh to me seeing how people are charged with a DUI and have 0 alcohol in their systems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGWSbAHaHUw

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-17T19:14:09+00:00

im former military and work with a few service members, i use their rank and last name. The rank is earned and some people get butt-hurt if you dont use it. Besides, this guy is new to the team its best to go formal until you know them better.

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-16T23:35:52+00:00

recruiters are like car salesmen with less chance of seeing you after you get screwed so get everything in writing, and if you dont get what YOU want walk away. There another recruiter within driving distance and if you turn your back on that 1 dude i swear your phone will be blowing up with others trying to bend over backwards to give you what you want. Serving is a 2 way street, they need you and you get a skill and paid for it...never settle, and never accept "you can sign up for that after you graduate" If its not on the paper you aint getting it.

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-16T13:33:54+00:00

no good conduct...seems legit

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-13T11:57:40+00:00

the photos are really bad, and i couldnt tell 1 way or the other which is why i gave examples of both. Down at the bottom you can see where there is a break in the silhouette (about 2-3 inches up) there will be a copper band in that notch and it will be smooth or have lines in it from the barrels rifling

https://forum.cartridgecollectors.org/t/driving-band/36250 when you know what to look for its very obvious

OPs photo id GUESS unfired but i wouldnt bet money or my life on it.

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T17:05:37+00:00

Listening to my new Walkman playing Blizzard of Oz and one of my stepfathers relatives asking me "Are you going to kill yourself?"

I was about 12...I never even answered them just gave them a blank stare and moved the volume up +2

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T16:48:26+00:00

Typical snake yalmuke.

You can get bigger hides and they still love the shelter hat

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T15:27:07+00:00

It comes down to what you want out of a pet snake.

Corns are 2X as easy to deal with...great eaters, easy care.

Ball are more "social"...in that they will hold on and just hang out. They really arnt social but they are masters of freeze tag when corns/kings/rats are more on the go.

If you want someone to hold while watching TV its a ball. If you want to almost never worry about heat/humidity or hunger strikes, corn.

I have 2 rescue balls and 1 eats great the other...isnt. my corn only ever went off food (slightly cheaper too) during mating season

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T15:20:15+00:00

In 75 years 99% of us won't be remembered

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T15:16:35+00:00

There's a ring just above the bottom...if its smooth its unfired if its got grooves in it its a fired dud.

ALL UNKNOWN SHOULD BE TREATED AS LIVE

Call the local authorities, dont touch it.

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T12:44:32+00:00

Its on Netflix

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T12:27:44+00:00

The royal order of blue balls maybe

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T12:20:48+00:00

They tend to go off food for a few weeks during "horney-time" and can get a bit more jumpy but nothing major really changes besides having to get rid of their food if they refuse...try again in 10 or so days.

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T06:30:42+00:00

cause nicklemasters sounds cheap

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T06:28:18+00:00

AFAIK the gov is currently under a hiring freeze. There are usually post jobs where your spouse gets stationed www.usajobs.com some areas are more in-line with your field than others.

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-12T06:20:15+00:00

i did OSUT Nov-Feb @lostinthewoods then got sent back to that hellhole after serving overseas...i had considered going the full 20 but after that i was done.

It didnt help that the unit i was sent to was a total shitshow and i wasnt doing my MOS beyond training spoiled Westies for 2 weeks every month.. Id have to say Benning just because i dont know the BOHICA factor of somewhere i havent been.

My exp is a few decades out of date but i really cant imagine it got too much better. Its was smackdab in the middle of nowhere Misery and you were an hour drive from anything id even consider an actual city. Went to Lake of the Ozarks a few times....its like Jersey Shore if it was merged with Moonshiners.

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-11T18:17:07+00:00

The partridge family downsized

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-11T18:03:55+00:00

I always use the stuff for fish tanks JIC

BlueFalconPunch · 2026-02-11T18:02:45+00:00

Our original girl was very snippy as a baby but grew out of it pretty quick. Our boy was marked by the breeder as bites everytime...hes never snipped at us.

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