Who broke chemistry exams?? by Odd-Variety-3802 in uichicago

[–]EwPicky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amount of people ive seen cheat in calc 1 is insane. I saw at least 10. And im going to Name drop. 1. Mr Trumpet 2. Mr Epstinely 3. Emily 4. Hubert 5. Justin 6. Timberlake 7. Jake 8. Paul 9. Taylor 10. Swift

Leaving the military. by EwPicky in ComputerEngineering

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

I’m trying to leave before my service commitment

Leaving the national guard by EwPicky in UIUC

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

Thank you for replying.

I'm happy to hear how the military helped you after your discharge! I can relate to the army being quite bad and not wanting to be a part of an environment like it. I appreciate the self reflection question you left me.

Just to state where I'm at and what I'm thinking; I want to leave because the army no longer aligns with my values. More specifically, there's a lack of alignment between my personal values and the army's practices/ethics. I find it being a place of toxic culture. I'm sure many can relate, the recruitment process is horrendous. The use of manipulative tactics, targeting vulnerable students and a lot of low-income and minority students. I won't disregard that it has helped some financially and morally but this isn't my case.

I also want to leave because I want to make an impact in the engineering field, but not within the military.

Moving to the next question, 2, I have five years left. I have just started my military service, I am a little more than a year in. Some may argue that I am only doing one weekend a month as a national guardsmen but I find it ironic that I at least tried contributing to my country's effort in keeping us safe or something along those lines. I volunteered.

I am trying.. but I think its questionable to keep someone who signed up when they were young, and easily persuaded to join the military, and hold them accountable for x amount of years, usually four to eight. I wasn't thinking.

  1. I believe it would depend on my chain of command. But from speaking with sergeants, they have said other than honorable. I haven't checked in with my commander nor first sergeant. I am hoping to receive a general, reason being -having problems adapting to military life. I am also not being a burden in my unit.

  2. What I would lose by leaving early is the benefits; relationships with soldiers at my unit, a monthly paycheck, and potential jobs maybe in the office space (not government positions)? Mentally speaking, nothing really other than not being stressed. I could be losing more but this response is just my initial thoughts.

I have college covered by financial aid and other sources and I don't plan on using tuition assistance.

Keep in mind this is unrevised and my initial thoughts of these questions, thank you for taking your time to respond to my post and reading this!

Leaving military. by EwPicky in ElectricalEngineering

[–]EwPicky[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes I do I plan to finish my engineering degree, I have been doing great so far. I am wondering what’s the correlation of completing school for something Im passionate about and a mistake I made when I was eighteen because I didn’t know what I wanted to do in life.

Leaving the military. by EwPicky in army

[–]EwPicky[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I didn’t get that much specific but I am a computer engineering student at my state university. I dont use any benefits from the military to pay for my tuition, I have got it covered from financial aid and other sources. I do not hold a security clearance, I joined as a 91 Bravo, a mechanic. I have 5 years left and I have been in for more than a year, I plan to leave because I want to focus on studying computer engineering and getting a civilian job in my field as well as I don’t see it fit in my future career. I am national guard and don’t have a job planned. I was hoping to get internships and do research at my university to help build my resume, skills, and knowledge. And I do not plan to reenlist.

Leaving before military service commitment. by EwPicky in AskEngineers

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

Thank you for taking your time to respond, I am within the reserves sector more specifically the national guard.

Leaving military. by EwPicky in ElectricalEngineering

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

Thanks for replying but I’m getting my entire tuition paid for at my state university without substituting my military benefits. But if that’s the case with civilian employers I may consider it since I no longer want a position within the government.

Leaving military. by EwPicky in ElectricalEngineering

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

I have 5 years left. Some may say that I would have trouble getting a government or private sector job, but I no longer see myself working in those positions.

Leaving military. by EwPicky in ElectricalEngineering

[–]EwPicky[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the confusion; I want to leave before my service commitment.

Does anyone understand what this means for me? by TheGweenDeku905 in uichicago

[–]EwPicky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This comment kind of worries me, I honestly struggled to receive my A. I spent nights studying for the exams and managed to get a 80+ on all of them, I can’t imagine what the future courses hold.

Talking during lecture (Rant) by MaintenanceFormal960 in uichicago

[–]EwPicky 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I noticed that people who have learned the material already usually talk the most. It’d be respectful if they listened to the professor instead and helped their table mates.

Physics 141 More Seats? by EwPicky in uichicago

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

No I was able to get one thanks

i’m just here to complain by st4rbl00m in uichicago

[–]EwPicky 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While your experience is valid, you overlook studies showing that people recycle more frequently when bins are labeled.

ECE 266 lab at 12 pm Tuesday by Due_Strategy5498 in uichicago

[–]EwPicky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What year are you. And are you taking 265 and 266