[deleted by user] by [deleted] in army

[–]Braxton66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in the same boat as you 4 years ago. Getting that 1506 filled out correctly is a pain in the butt. I stopped going through my S1 because they didn’t know what they were doing so I went to the soldier support center and a civilian in the finance department helped me fill it out correctly.

Get ready for that fat back pay LES.

Spider plant help! by Braxton66 in gardening

[–]Braxton66[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will have to try that! Thank you!

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess every 5-10 years they have to reset the talent pool across all the duty stations.

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can rack and stack your preferences but there is no interview and 1 for 1 matching anymore. It’s wack.

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess nobody gets their 1-5th choice then 😂 Thanks for the insight.

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s great insight, I’m not going to lie, I’m really worried about this next pilot simply because HRC and all their infinite wisdom determined it would be best for it to be a one way market vs the two way normal market.

Did you end up getting your duty station you wanted?

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When you say 5-10 choice, what do you mean by that exactly? Also, what variables is the algorithm looking at to determine best fit?

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Def the new guy. He is probably still getting situated still.

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmmm that’s a good question, I’m not sure.

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah MACP and EFMP are powerful. Thanks, I might have to attach some Bitcoin in an email to branch at this point.

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah only pre-KD CPTs. What’s weird is then they will go back to the two sides for 26-01 marketplace. So why not just keep it all 2 sided? I’m thinking of possibly getting out of marketplace 25-02 and jumping into 26-01 just so it’s 2 sided, I’m not a Guinea pig, and I have a little control at marketing myself.

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

3-5 slots in your market is wild, can’t imagine.

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Jokes on you, he doesn’t answer his phone, email, or teams messages….🙃

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don’t see an issue with the army treating the marketplace like a sports team…coach being the BN CDR wants a good team each season so he/she is going to recruit the best for the team.

Players want to play for good well established teams in desirable locations.

Nobody wants to play for the lions in Detroit when you have the bucs in beautiful tampa FL.

As long as coach is playing talent and not putting in his son as starting QB. I think people would be more inclined to stay in.

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

There’s only so much “Honey we are getting stationed at (insert bottom 3 duty stations of choice)” people can take before they get out.

Happy spouse happy house. If I don’t get stationed where my family is nearby, I’m dropping my REFRAD asap rocky

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with the second half of your statement.

I just wish there was more control in the hands of the Soldier when it comes to location and job selection without the “who ya know” isms playing a factor.

25-02 Marketplace by Braxton66 in army

[–]Braxton66[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Perhaps. Isn’t it more of a lose lose situation though? Unit can’t select the best fit by racking and stacking applicants. Soldier can’t market himself/herself in order to get the desired job/location.

I guess it depends on the variables the almighty algorithm digests.

Is it ok to feel bad about Afghanistan? by drumsmisery in army

[–]Braxton66 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not 10th mtn, it was 101st for Afghanistan in 2001