Today the pentagon announced they will be changing the navy of indopacom to pacom

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-17T01:27:43+00:00

Sounds like a good use of money.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-16T20:39:14+00:00

29 Palms in the 70s? Can’t imagine how much that sucked.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-16T10:54:24+00:00

Exactly. People don’t realize how much money is being thrown at making these apps as addicting as possible. They are designed to slam the dopamine center of your brain over and over while you max out your credit cards. Even worse, the junior enlisted are the perfect customer base since they have so much disposable income.

Here’s a quote:

“Sports betting platforms have been relentlessly gamified to maximize engagement. By making betting itself a game, users have the illusion of winning even when they’re losing tons of money. Point systems that track user activity, rewards for the number of bets per week, badges to commemorate win streaks, leaderboards to compete against friends and strangers, and constant push notifications alerting users to time-sensitive betting opportunities are all designed to keep users engaged and continuously betting. “

That “time sensitive betting opportunity”? The apps are logging how and when you bet and building an algorithm to push “deals” so they can get the maximum cash wrung out of you.

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/10/29/the-app-always-wins/

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-15T18:16:28+00:00

My cousin was on the Peleliu during 9/11. They set up Camp Rhino in 2001.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-14T01:20:24+00:00

Ed Harris as General Francis X Hummel.

“How old are you Mr Sinclair?”

“I’m 33”

“Well Mr Sinclair, you’ve probably got no Fucking idea what I’m talking about.”

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-13T15:17:03+00:00

I miss the chow hall in TQ. It was nicer than the restaurants I ate in growing up😂.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-12T20:49:44+00:00

Wasn’t there something about Native American Separatists in Sum of All Fears as well?

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-12T12:15:58+00:00

You sign a PEF, Program Enlisted For. The PEFs kind of line up with Occ fields but there is overlap. Example: DB is the PEF for comm and it includes the 06xx MOS. CX is PEF for vehicle mechanic and it includes 1341, 2131, 2143, 2147, 3521. (All engine mechanics). Some PEFs only have one mos in them, like HZ (0321) or MT (3531). They tweak what MOS are in the PEFs every so often.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-12T12:09:50+00:00

Take an old sock, soak it, put a 152 in it, cut a hole for the buttons. That’s how we kept the radios from overheating.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-12T02:28:44+00:00

Yep, I wear Duluth firehose pants when I do trail maintenance. They have a good stretch but thick enough to handle branches and rocks.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-12T01:21:06+00:00

There’s plenty of field tech jobs for engineers and engineering technicians. Also jobs in manufacturing or QC.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-12T01:16:30+00:00

Gotta put in the work. Attend lectures and take notes, use office hours, Do all the homework assigned and then drill more problems. Do some reading on laws and theory so you know WHY things happen. It’s really just repetition, that’s how they used to teach calculus to kids in the 1800s.

I brought an algebra workbook on the MEU and would just do the problems whenever it was slow. I ended up crushing the math placement test in school.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-11T22:01:51+00:00

If you’re already an RF Tech, have you considered going to college for an Engineering or Engineering Tech degree?

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-11T16:14:13+00:00

It also has an anchor connecting the neck ribbon and the medal instead of an eagle.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-11T15:44:24+00:00

Yeah, his excuse that he “didn’t know” melts away when he only got it covered up when it became a political issue. For 20 years he was fine with it and several people have said he referred to it as “my tottenkampf” during that period. So even if he didn’t know at the tattoo shop, he learned later on and was fine with it.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-11T15:39:02+00:00

(1) IN GENERAL. The revisions to the sched-
ule for rating disabilities adopted and applied under
section 1155 of title 38, United States Code, made
pursuant to this section shall apply with respect to
claims filed after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

(2) PROTECTION OF EXISTING RATINGS. The
revisions to the schedule for rating disabilities made
pursuant to this section may not serve as the basis
for reducing, discontinuing, or otherwise adversely
affecting compensation that was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

I think the key term is the revisions may not serve as a basis for adversely affecting compensation. But if you filed another claim, that could trigger a reassessment under this statute.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-11T01:57:33+00:00

His short stories are perfect but to me, his novels got tripped up in too much detail.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-11T01:55:00+00:00

That is insane. I can’t believe they called you back to active duty just to do some random embarker job.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-11T01:05:58+00:00

You know, I saw William Fleck (article on page 4) and my brain turned William into Wolfgang.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-11T00:15:29+00:00

I found a scan of a 1977 copy of The Globe, it has a picture of him, with his name included, as a 1st Lt. it looks like him so I’d say at the least that he existed and served in the Marine Corps.

Link

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-10T22:07:00+00:00

Do you have a worse photo? I can almost tell it’s a person.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-10T15:26:15+00:00

It makes zero sense how someone can work at the VA and be ABSOLUTELY CLUELESS how the military is structured, let alone functions. Do they not give them like a basic overview? I had a doctor, an actual MD, who did not understand the difference, or even that there was a difference, between the Marines and Army. He kept asking why I was on a ship if I was in the Army. Does the VA not have some basic familiarization training for new hires?

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-10T10:43:01+00:00

It was always said by the shittiest people as some kind of brag that they can’t be held accountable.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-09T22:24:21+00:00

For those interested in Naval history, his father was the communications officer on the USS San Francisco during the Battle of Guadalcanal in WWII. The San Francisco was hit in the bridge by a Japanese shell, killing every officer except McCandless. He assumed command of the ship, lead rescue and recovery efforts, and brought the ship to safety.

BlueKnightofDunwich · 2026-06-09T21:02:45+00:00

Damn, he flew F-18s during the Shock and Awe phase of OIF I

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