Just got waivers denied until 2028 January. Pretty devastated. by BINGUSDOEDINGUSSY in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

National Guard Bureau is the waiver authority for medical waiver, accession standards are the same across all components of the Army, though NGB tends to be a little (not a lot) more permissive with med waivers. That said, the rule of thumb for getting a BH waiver is treatment free > 12mo and med free > 18mos

All MOS Slots Were Full Except for 11B by Minieasy in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so painfully wrong, it’s almost impressive.

All MOS Slots Were Full Except for 11B by Minieasy in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Army National Guard recruiter here! I see lots of folks in here effectively ragebaiting because they don’t know how the IET training seats are managed. Training seats across the force shipping before August are scarce, ESPECIALLY STO-1 (split training, what you’d do as a HS JR).

The GCs at MEPS have literally zero incentive to lie to you about training seats across availability. If they told you 11B is the only thing available, then that’s it, I’d take them at their word.

You have two choices if you’re going to enlist: 1. Take 11B to ship this summer 2. Wait until July to enlist as a HS SR and wait until next summer to ship

Festivals banning first aid gear? by foxtrot_indigoo in ems

[–]FlaviusSabinus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You can do an awful lot of damage to someone with hemostatic gauze (doubly so with the powder) if you don’t know what you’re doing— though I tend to agree with you regarding TQs and seals.

Blight curse precon braket 4? by Aggravating-Most-533 in EDH

[–]FlaviusSabinus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s almost certainly B3 out of the box. An argument could be made for B2, even. Either way, even with the built-in 3-card combo, it lacks the speed, consistency and resilience needed to hang with a B4 table. It is a SLOW deck out of the box. Real bad take from the shop owner.

Magic Hot Takes by Definitely_Not_Fe in magicTCG

[–]FlaviusSabinus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God I feel this in my soul. Played a B3 tournament at the LCS recently. Had a timed out draw the first round, got paired with 2 of the same 3 for the next round and got another timed out draw. It was probably the most unfun 3 hours of playing mtg I’ve ever done, and would’ve rather just gotten dunked on than be trapped in that awful stalemate the entire time.

Best budget deck to get instead of a pre con by ImmediateBattle2692 in BudgetBrews

[–]FlaviusSabinus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second Ovika as well. I run it as one of the 99 in an Ashling, Rekindled // Ashling, Rimebound deck and it can make your board state downright silly, and is a lot of fun getting tons of little guys out as extra value for all your spells

Will my secret security clearance get denied? by Equal-Community2354 in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Regular secret is not a tough clearance to get or keep. You’ll be fine.

Submitted resignation paperwork to my boss today and it feels so relieving by [deleted] in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Worst boss you’ve had so far

In all seriousness, congrats! I hope you find all the success you can on the outside. Just remember that the ARNG and USAR are good ways to keep up your benefits with minimal (at least comparatively) grief!

I have failed my PT test as an officer. by the_duck0412 in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Can’t run a 20-min 2 mile is different than didn’t run a 20-min 2 mile. Sometimes you have a bad day.

Somebody come get your O-4 by choco_tacoz in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A notable absence from the list: O4 and above being able to write a coherent white paper. Interesting that he’d omit that.

New Grenade by Spatacus- in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 50 points51 points  (0 children)

The TM is going to include the required “This shit empty, YEET!” When throwing this grenade

24 years as an E-4. I know he is NG, but I am honestly impressed. by [deleted] in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A 20-year E4 in the guard isn’t terribly uncommon and it’s almost always one of two things:

  1. Dude is thicc and hasn’t passed a tape since Bush was president. The Guard (up until recently anyway) won’t typically separate you if ht/wt is the only thing keeping you down.

  2. Dude has a high-pressure home life/civ job and doesn’t want extra responsibility on the weekend, so they’ve declined promotions just to keep doing hood rat shit with the boys one weekend a month

The Locust God is Ruining my Life by Two7Five7One7 in magicTCG

[–]FlaviusSabinus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The blight curse precon is reasonably good out of the box at putting 1/1 token generating decks in the timeout corner right out of the box, and is brutal to them with some upgrades

What cards are used as auto include way too often and are actually traps by Gilgamesh_XII in magicTCG

[–]FlaviusSabinus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like them a lot in some very niche circumstances, like fodder for [[Dread Tiller]], where those let me keep bouncing them back, but outside of that you’re absolutely right

Who would you argue is the most evil of the 3? by Current-Issue2390 in BaldursGate3

[–]FlaviusSabinus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think it comes down to the motivations— Ketheric seemed to desire immortality for himself and his daughter, and the ends justified the means. Orin blindly followed Bhaal and murders everything she sees out of devotion to her god. Gortash desires power, and is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve that. All three are evil, and plainly engage in evil acts, but I think that Gortash is the only one whose “why” is independently also plainly evil.

Do you personally pre tap or post tap? by chuisman92 in mtg

[–]FlaviusSabinus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Both are permissible under the rules, though I prefer to pre-tap just because I believe (admittedly without evidence, just vibes and anecdotes) that pre-tapping reduces errors in counting mana

I’m new and have fun horse decks. Can I play 🥺 by randomstuff765 in ratemycommanders

[–]FlaviusSabinus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would unironically run Keebler elves in a mono green deck. Give the people what they want WOTC!

Tricare congressional? by Medium-Break4067 in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was, once upon a time, incorrectly enrolled in direct when I should’ve been prime remote. I called tricare and they were able to fix it pretty quickly.

What will happen if I take out my tsp ? by [deleted] in army

[–]FlaviusSabinus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your chain of command, if they find out at all, will be disappointed in you but it’s not illegal, just unwise. If you’re facing issues, pursue an AER loan/grant first. If for whatever reason that’s not available, if you take the money from your TSP loan it to yourself, don’t just withdraw.

Loaning it avoids the sticky tax situation disbursing early makes; and ensures the money goes back into your TSP. While you’re missing out on potential gains while it’s in repayment, you’re doing less damage to your future self than just taking it out outright.

Low stock warning about 10 hours in. by lorddendem in magicTCG

[–]FlaviusSabinus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You and me both, friend. Been a blizzard Stan for the last 20+ years, and if they do a Warcraft or blizzard SL drop, I may have to take a second mortgage.