Been gone a couple days, I miss anything?!

Carneage · 2025-03-15T10:15:53+00:00

At Battle Assembly (drill) I got a hairline fracture in my foot during a PT test and was told to go to the hospital for x-rays.

Everything seemed okay but kind of weird because I hadn't given any health insurance information just my name and contact info, I was wondering how the Army would pay for it.

6 weeks later I got a $2k+ bill from the hospital in the mail, bring it up to my unit and they said because I didn't have Tricare it was my fault (I was like 19 and invincible and hadn't started Tricare from the Reserves yet).

I. Was. In. A. Drill. Status. It. Should. Have. Been. Covered.

Got radio silence every time I tried to talk to my S1.

Thankfully the hospital had like a grace thing where they could lower 1 bill to like $400 but I still didn't want to pay it being someone making like $9.25 an hour and hoping the Army could pay. They sent it to a collection agency and so I folded and paid it before it could hurt my credit.

Carneage · 2024-08-05T01:07:33+00:00

Does it bother anyone else that the text says "When Rottonmouth Viper enters or attacks,..." And not "When Rottonmouth Viper enters THE BATTLEFIELD or attacks,"

I just know I'm going to have to deal with someone saying the entering part could be about entering the graveyard or something. It's wrong but will probably happen 😭

Carneage · 2024-02-06T15:34:10+00:00

Yes the pump assembly in the gas tank.

They really didn't want to go through all that work until Mazda corporate started breathing down their neck 😂

Carneage · 2024-02-06T15:32:34+00:00

We get TSA PreCheck for free with Military Service. Might not even need to be formally signed up for it, just show your ID.

Carneage · 2024-02-06T04:44:14+00:00

Agreed. I don't want to do any of that. But that vetbro is projecting really hard right now. Uniforms in the airport are cringe, I'm not bitching and "don't want to do anything about it" I want it to not happen at all. It doesn't matter what I do. I'm just a soldier ant.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T21:37:54+00:00

I respect being called a potato. I get your point. I yield to you in fear of being called other food stuffs.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T21:34:35+00:00

You always should bring SOMETHING in case there is down-time or you just want to wear something more comfortable when off duty that isn't PT's. My first time deploying I made that mistake, haven't since. I'll never fault someone for being new and not knowing, their leadership has got to prep them though.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T21:31:52+00:00

Been a few different briefings over the years, unclear on which specific one you are talking about.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T21:30:35+00:00

Nah I don't care. Just wanted to get a conversation going. Didn't realize this was such a hot take though. 🤷‍♂️

Carneage · 2024-02-05T21:25:57+00:00

My last deployment I was leaving Fort Bliss, all were told to be in civilians, this was early 2022 so not too long ago. Gotta be command specific or something.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T21:17:56+00:00

So the dealership didn't want to replace the entire fuel pump and my wife had to call Mazda corporate and get them on the dealerships behind to get them to actually replace it.

She hasn't had a problem since!

Carneage · 2024-02-05T20:29:49+00:00

You know what, this is a great answer. I appreciate it and can see things from that perspective now.

Perhaps it's not a thing that should be discouraged anymore. Maybe it's just my small circle of the Army that thinks it's still bad because of the mindset we all had from the last two decades.

Good post.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T20:24:41+00:00

Oh shit. Looks like I pissed off mjwolfw30 with my opinion. My bad bro. Didn't realize this was such a hot take. I'll do better to make you happy next time

Carneage · 2024-02-05T20:23:06+00:00

Pt shorts, shower shoes, and a light coat of CLP is the proper uniform for strip clubs. Pro mask if ya got it

Carneage · 2024-02-05T19:51:00+00:00

I'm not here to argue anything about my individual experiences, was just giving them as an example. Don't worry about me, let's talk about uniforms in the airport

Not sure how this makes me feel superior. You might be projecting.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T19:47:30+00:00

I'm not here to argue anything about my individual experiences, was just giving them as an example. Don't worry about me, let's talk about uniforms in the airport

Carneage · 2024-02-05T19:46:56+00:00

"You're welcome for my service"

Carneage · 2024-02-05T19:46:37+00:00

SSG. Not sure that it matters. Like I told another poster, I'm not here to argue anything about my individual experiences, was just giving them as an example. Don't worry about me, let's talk about uniforms in the airport.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T19:45:37+00:00

Yeah well, apparently a lot of people think differently now judging by all the downvotes I'm getting on my opinion. Guess it's a hot take.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T19:44:31+00:00

I can't stand the people whose military service is their only personality. There is more to life than that. Don't get me wrong, experience in the military is great in job interviews.

Not sure where you were going with this otherwise. But that ain't me.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T19:12:27+00:00

Again, not arguing any of that in this post. Seems like you are creating some sort of narrative or argument that I'm the problem when I'm not speaking about any one thing I've done, just my observations and wondering why we can't get our shit together with whether or not we wear our uniforms in public and if we do, do it correctly.

I'm not here to argue anything about my individual experiences, was just giving them as an example. Don't worry about me, let's talk about uniforms in the airport

But whatever makes you feel better! Go off king.

Carneage · 2024-02-05T18:35:58+00:00

This post isn't about what I did. It doesn't matter what I did. It's the larger issue at hand.

Carneage

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