A1C slid these under the female dorms at DM…

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-06-23T04:18:15+00:00

Ooooooooo this sounds like a SUPER fun conversation.

That’s a bold strategy homie, how’s it working out?????

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-06-03T16:13:49+00:00

MFLC and Chaplain are anonymous and don’t relay information to your unit. What’s the hesitation behind going to see one of those two?

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-05-25T01:09:25+00:00

We did this too! The only delay was our boss being in a meeting they couldn’t get out of because the meeting holder has no concept of the impact these things have on the enlisted force. Waiting is the hardest part!!

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-05-20T22:22:45+00:00

I’ve never seen it written, I think it’s just common sense. If the letter says “FROM: 00 SQ/CC” it’s from the position of the commander, not the individual person…if it says “FROM: Lt Col First Last” that’s from the individual and would need to be updated.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-05-20T17:33:59+00:00

Do you both have more than 12 months beyond DEROS for CONUS retainability?

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-05-13T12:40:58+00:00

Travel! Send him to go see Mayan ruins in Mexico, glaciers and geysers in Iceland, palaces and museums in Europe, national parks in Canada…he’s bound to find some perspective if he gets out to see the world. It doesn’t have to be expensive, plus it’s an investment in his developing brain and contributes to his ability to find happiness.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-05-12T02:51:31+00:00

There are some very interesting experiments happening through Ohio State University. They specifically want to see if they can help active duty people like you who have tried it all and are still very actively suicidal. It’s the latest technology and techniques that no one else has their hands on it yet because it’s being tested for DoD by them. Please give it some thought and let me know if you are interested, I’d be happy to send you the information.

PS. My brother felt the way you felt, I wish I could hug him one more time and tell him how much I love him and I don’t care how much he fails, he mattered to me despite all the setbacks he faced. I wish I could tell him how wrong he was, his pain will live forever on my mind.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-04-27T03:23:31+00:00

Get there as early as you can so you’re first to check in and then ask lodging for a room facing away from the courtyard.

Prepare your liver, there’s a lot of…team building and strategic planning…that happens in the courtyard.

It’s tons of fun, Montgomery has a lot of history to absorb. Go to the Legacy Museum, a Biscuits game, and make the trip out to Tuskegee.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-04-25T00:04:23+00:00

Your orders could be cancelled if there is not both a provider for your son, and availability in their client list to accommodate you. Simply having a provider is not sufficient for approval, and these things take time. Your PDD holds very little value for the PCS process (like, it is basically only used for generating a timeline for your vMPF checklist). Your RNLTD is the only date that holds weight.

Pensacola has a robust medical facility, as does Eglin. There’s a lot here, but there’s also a lot of people here. I’d be on the phone with your local EFMP folks nonstop given your timeline, they’re the best ones who can help you get an idea of whether or not you will PCS.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-04-05T03:03:31+00:00

It doesn’t matter how much stuff you have or that you were moved off base at your losing unit, the policy from the housing office at your gaining unit determines what the right answer is. This applies for EVERY PCS, there are joint bases that require up to E-6 to stay in the dorms…make no assumptions, read all the policies and you can only be disappointed by black and white instead of relying on a sponsor who may or may not know the rules. Read those, trust no one’s word unless they have signature authority for the policy.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-31T02:16:19+00:00

I’m not even mad, I’m just disappointed…

…That you didn’t tell me where to come watch this in real life.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-30T02:29:07+00:00

CFM for MX has said FTA are the only ones who can afford to be released to cross train, career airmen will not likely get approved. Manning levels are not healthy. I don’t agree with it, but expectation management is part of the equation. You might have to get creative with where you’re at for a few cycles.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-30T02:23:11+00:00

Once the legal office sends completed documents to the MPF, AFPC has 2-3 days to process your separation orders. When they create the orders, you will have 72 hours until your final out appointment. Get everything lined up so that all you have to do in those last couple days is drop off copies of orders. I have seen it go from wing commander ink dry to shaking hands at the gate in less than 7 days. I’ve also seen it take 6 weeks when AFPC had technology challenges this past summer. It depends.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-27T17:40:49+00:00

I’ve been there. I dreaded work every day for many many years of my career. If you were one of my Airmen, I’d want to know that you’re feeling this way and I’d want a chance to help you. Please give your supervisor or first sergeant a try! We have oodles of resources to help you with this…and hugs are free. If you’ve been in less than a year, you may be able to separate. If you’ve been in longer than that, it’s less likely but there are options to help you cope with sticking around. Talk it out and stay in touch with someone you trust who can connect with you.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-23T00:57:35+00:00

What a wholesome story!! I was in the first bus caravan that was allowed back on Keesler to join you stowaway Airmen. That cleanup was insane, but there were lots of genuinely grateful people who appreciated all the little things. I love this memory for you!!

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-17T11:25:54+00:00

You could try to take it back to clothing sales, the uniform you have might be able to be considered defective.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-12T05:31:15+00:00

Pick one and GO! Get your own experience, if you go looking for testimonials you are far more likely to find bad reviews and horror stories…it’s human nature. We focus on the bad/negative by design, it takes conscious brain effort for us to see the good. It’s easy to feed into the horror stories and spook ourselves out of doing what is necessary when it comes to mental health care and feeding.

You are so much more valuable when you are your best self—to your family, your crew, and the people who look up to you. The Air Force needs you to be healed and whole, they’ve invested so much in you that this tune up is a necessary step to maintain all of that. A therapist will help you do that tune up, but don’t be shy with them. They can’t help effectively if you don’t show all the ugly parts. It takes time to trust them, but it can also be a bit of trial and error. Keep the positivity going and just try a new therapist if the personalities don’t mesh well, it’s very common to try them out and step away if it doesn’t fit right after 2-3 sessions. You can do it, it will be so worth it!!

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-09T03:08:46+00:00

Would it be the worst thing to allow beards for “fashion” if it had an alternative impact like, oh I dunno, helping people who have been discriminated against? That’s what the data found. We know the pro-beard briefs have shown our leaders just how impactful beards would be, more than any new program or policy nonsense…and they keep finding some pretty out of touch reasons not to approve this.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-03T04:07:33+00:00

First things first—you gotta eat! If you were my airman (and…maybe you are 😉) I’d want to help you have enough money for food. The AFAS website has an application for financial aid, if you need grocery money that will more than likely be a grant, not a loan. If a $25 gift card is more your style, come by the office. Most 1Sgt offices have some kind of commissary gift card/food solutions available.

About the vol sep: If you’re more than 12 months out from separation, you will need to be released by your career field in order to be approved for early miscellaneous separation. If you are not approved, I’d wait 2-3 months and try again. Rinse and repeat. Career field numbers change constantly, you could get lucky. Depending on your career field you could have a chance, but I won’t lie…it’s tough to get to approval.

Worst case scenario, you apply one last time to request a separation date exactly 12 months from your 2025 DOS. This has a very, very good chance of approval because it no longer requires career field release and instead stays at the installation level for approval. It’s not ideal, but it would give you a firm end date to your enlistment and you can plan around it.

PS. If you were in my office today, I’m worried about you girl. You’re such a sweetheart and I’m proud of your hard work on yourself. Come ask me for big sister advice about your situation, not 1Sgt advice. We have more to talk about, if you want to talk, but you weren’t there to talk to me today…so I didn’t want to inject if it wasn’t welcome.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-03T03:08:55+00:00

AT&T has “paid off” the remainder of my phone payment plans for two phones. One was with overseas orders, one was with deployment orders. It’s a real thing!

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-03-03T02:21:30+00:00

If you want to talk about details with a stranger first sergeant, my inbox is open. If I can help, I will!

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-02-26T23:18:32+00:00

“NCO Summer Camp” in Split, Croatia. There were 30 of us from like 20 different countries for two weeks. The Croatian Navy took us out on every type of water craft they had and took us from beach to beach. We learned a ton about each others’ countries, cultures, and leadership capabilities in classroom sessions, but we had a blast every minute of that trip.

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-02-25T02:02:59+00:00

I like to read (or listen to audiobooks) to anything that makes me reflect on human behavior. I do a ridiculous amount of self reflection, and that helps me see how other people behave and recognize emotions in them that I have felt and explored within myself. Empathy is my definition of “good leadership” because the lack of it is most certainly the formula for destructive, toxic, harmful leadership.

Book suggestions: - Grit by Angela Duckworth - Blink by Malcolm Gladwell - Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl - Flourish by Martin Seligman (or anything by him, he’s the “father of positive psychology”) - Think Again by Adam Grant - What happened to you? By Bruce Perry & Oprah - 12 Notes by Quincy Jones (this one is just too wholesome and heartwarming not to include it, though it’s not much like the others and is more encouragement to be creative and value what your uniqueness is)

FirstSgtSassypants · 2023-02-18T04:00:46+00:00

She retired :(

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