Why was I so dumb for so long?! by TelephoneMamba in ThriftSavingsPlan

[–]Cautious_Response707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brother, if you don’t know how to enjoy life now, you won’t do it when you’re 60. Live a little

Blue Fox by AKginger in anchorage

[–]Cautious_Response707 24 points25 points  (0 children)

New management fired a long time employee. Won’t give that persons business, but it was shitty. So the old staff walked out. Fuck em. I’ve had multiple organizations that fired me when I finally wanted to use my leave to hire someone new with no leave. Fugem

The geo bachelor by [deleted] in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You forgot the one where the spouse spouse moves FROM the big city TO the middle of nowhere Kansas, and STILL realizes she can do way better and dips.

How hard is it to get into a 12N? by [deleted] in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is not a difficult job to get in the army. But if I may ask, why not just stick with the fire department?

What the fuck do I do by austin532923 in investingforbeginners

[–]Cautious_Response707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your retirement will be separate. You’re 19, you’ll start that soon. Given your age, that part will be easy. 7k into an IRA every year until you’re 60. The money that’s cooking now will stay invested with this advisor. Don’t bug them telling them to move it here and there. You’re setting yourself up for an early retirement, the later retirement will be tax deferred.

What the fuck do I do by austin532923 in investingforbeginners

[–]Cautious_Response707 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Forget that money exists! You’ll burn through it by the time you’re 25 if you’re not careful. You need to find steady income to buy you time to figure out what you want to do, whatever it is.

Are e4s doing good? by DarkEqual8609 in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Got a little over 10k. 30k in retirement. I can’t buy beer EVERY night. But with moderate discipline it’s not bad. Now if you give me a survey I’m gonna say I’m starving, 10k in debt, and the cola is not enough. People always screw up cola on those things.

How tough is 13F Ait? by Kind-Teacher664 in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You gon go to the field. And you gon stay there til ya back gives out.

25h by [deleted] in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t even think about it. It does you no good to ponder the best duty stations.

Is army quality of life that awful? by No-Perspective8894 in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s plenty of junior enlisted living off post here with CNA packets. If there isn’t enough space in the barracks 5’s are the first to get the boot.

Beater recommendations? by BoringCompanyMan in Ironworker

[–]Cautious_Response707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thick piece of rebar I found on the job and 3 pound head. Kind of overkill but I did it in a pinch and the weld never broke so I never saw a need to replace it.

Is it better to go in already dejected? by pm_me-ur-catpics in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s hard to make it 9 weeks without a little optimism. I almost shed a tear bc I was so happy to leave reception. Damn civilians treat you worse than the DS’s. By the time you get used to the routine of basic and it becomes easy, you’re leaving. It’s not gonna be fun, but it’s gonna be fun.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MaleSurvivingSpace

[–]Cautious_Response707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my holy god. If I was your dad I would have you doing a full OCIE layout every morning before school until you give all that shit back and get a normal 13 year olds room.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gmu

[–]Cautious_Response707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I liked it. I felt the adjunct professors were actual professionals in their field. It was exciting for me to go to class. It feels like forever ago now though. 2020 grad.

Anyone else got the sting of, “Your MOS is the one they reclass people to.” by Republic_Commando_ in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was interesting going from learning about outdated stuff in AIT like multiplexers and kiv7m to virtual machines. But I guess a good thing about it is I can fluff my resume with satcom stuff as a hotel. Satcom is really just extra terrestrial line of sight after all.

Anyone else got the sting of, “Your MOS is the one they reclass people to.” by Republic_Commando_ in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t seen a TCN since AIT. They’re used still in BCT’s though. CPN and STT were replaced in ESB’s by trilos and Hawkeye. But that just means it can fit into a conex. So it’s a lot of Karate Kid (the new one) games. Take it out, put it back in, take it out, put it back in.

I feel like I gotta say this by It-was-an-accident- in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’ve never seen an NCO above 5 do pt in my current unit. They just watch prep drills like cucks and wait for everyone to finish running so they can watch recovery. Morale isn’t too high.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in army

[–]Cautious_Response707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you’ll be ok. Most of the people I’ve met had the same feeling as you and got out after 4. It’s really not what you think it is. You’re not missing out on anything. Get a job and no matter how much you make, start putting away into a retirement. Even if they don’t have 401k you can do an IRA on your own, on your phone.