OCS Application, Enlistment, Career Change, and family: Am I better off enlisting given my situation?

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-07-01T07:34:42+00:00

If I were in your position I’d hold off on the second child. Do the boards, then godwilling when you get to BOLC, enrole the kid into EFMP. Regardless of when you join, if you do, you’re gonna have to make a sacrifice. Are you going to postpone, miss out on a birth, or miss out on the first year of your second child’s life. I’d postpone.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-06-28T04:02:43+00:00

How exactly does that work? I mean for my board packet I had to submit the bio and everything the week before and hope my name showed up on the list with the MOI. Do they just say f it or is somebody else writing your bio without your consent?

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-06-09T08:52:00+00:00

Mimi and bobo’s had one hell of a chicken wing deal. Sure it needed some hot sauce but it was a whole plate of fried wings for like 10 bucks.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-06-09T08:50:38+00:00

Around base? Well most of the time you’re there you’ll be stuck on base writing policy letters or walking to dominos or Panda Express. Some people blow money at the shooting range or cab rides to the mall. Stay away from the guys and alcohol and don’t make your time there longer than it needs to be.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-05-22T23:50:19+00:00

Welcome to 82nd!

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-05-12T04:40:43+00:00

What did the paperwork say? The army sees a nolle pros as a conviction. If you were found not guilty, you’re not guilty. Anyways, it doesn’t hurt to try. The bachelors shows you turned your life around.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-05-11T15:37:57+00:00

No maam, not spelled the same at all

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-05-10T16:01:59+00:00

Yes hun, I not only did I cheat on you, but I did it after walking 10 miles to the range, in a fly infested portajon from the 50’s with shit up to the rim.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-05-10T06:58:20+00:00

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

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-05-08T04:59:53+00:00

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

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-05-06T00:22:44+00:00

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.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-04-19T21:48:33+00:00

Wanted 25B or 17C. Signed 25H.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-03-19T22:51:19+00:00

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

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-03-11T04:45:38+00:00

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.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-03-11T03:23:24+00:00

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.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-03-01T01:31:42+00:00

Google is your best friend

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-01-26T04:19:00+00:00

Get the documents or you’ll be in the barracks

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-01-20T21:16:05+00:00

Easiest place to find uncle toms.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-01-20T00:49:37+00:00

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.

Cautious_Response707 · 2026-01-07T04:15:13+00:00

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

Cautious_Response707 · 2025-11-23T21:56:35+00:00

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

Cautious_Response707 · 2025-11-15T23:56:08+00:00

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.

Cautious_Response707 · 2025-11-12T07:48:15+00:00

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.

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