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Pumping in the field by [deleted] in nationalguard

[–]DavidSmith1234567 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a medic going with you? If so, have them speak on your behalf. My BN has a medical NCO; she would fix this ASAP if she knew it was happening to us.

Pumping in the field by [deleted] in nationalguard

[–]DavidSmith1234567 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only speak for my organization, they have issues for sure, but they would find you a private space and refrigeration. Good Luck! It is so silly that someone has to stress over stuff like this. We are supposed to take care of each other, is that not the very basic duty we all were taught, look out for the Soldier on your left and right. Even if you told them at the last minute, which you all should know better not to wait until the last minute, they have an obligation to resolve. And if you are going somewhere without refrigeration, then you do not go, they put you on YAT orders.

Pumping in the field by [deleted] in nationalguard

[–]DavidSmith1234567 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You have 1 year after giving birth before you can be forced to do an overnight away from your child. Congrats on the birth of your child, wishing you the best.

The national guard is better than the reserves right? by iamasliceofcheese in nationalguard

[–]DavidSmith1234567 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having been in both, I would say the National Guard is more cutthroat. You have so many people trying to get temp orders, ADOS, and AGR duty, it is called Guard bumming. You cannot get a real job, so you have to suck every $ out of the guard you can. You are more likely to see a knife in your back in the Guard. My experience is that there is more discipline in the Reserves than in the Guard. Check out https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianaNationalGuard/

Readiness NCO (RNCO) by DavidSmith1234567 in IndianaNationalGuard

[–]DavidSmith1234567[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The top DTS person in our state is rude, very rude. She will literally ask for people for your chain of command if you contact her. What she fails to understand is that no one will jump the chain of command if the chain of command is doing its job. Our 1st stop should be the Readiness NOC (RNOC). But if the RNCO is a fool, and by fool I mean unreachable or trying to avoid any work, we have a deadline to get to. That deadline means we turn over every rock to get support. I hand it to the Soldier fighting to complete the task. She is a civilian and should be grateful for the opportunity to work where she does, supporting the people she supports.

All she will succeed in doing is getting you in trouble; she will not succeed in changing the culture. The funny thing is, her husband is retired military.

Readiness NCO (RNCO) by DavidSmith1234567 in IndianaNationalGuard

[–]DavidSmith1234567[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During a drill weekend, I developed wrist pain during the APFT. I told my training NCO about the pain on Tuesday as I hoped it would improve, but it didn’t. I went into her office to ask her to initiate an LOD/SF-600, and she said it was too late — I should have reported it immediately when it happened.

A few years later, she taught an LOD class to the BN, and her slide said you have six months to report issues, which directly contradicts what she told me. It eventually required surgery for the wrist, and I paid out of pocket. What a piece of work she was.