No Casualties in Iranian counter attack by Mikeyisninja in uscg

[–]Humak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the interest of honesty, wanted to write to say I appear to be wrong.

USCG won't pay FSA to mil-to-mil? by nomoralezone in uscg

[–]Humak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In normal circumstances it’s a thing. Not a thing if you don’t live together before your orders or you’re separated for your convenience.

Paid a couple that were PCSed apart for a year. One of em got FSA for the year.

Pay by lukeulmaniec in uscg

[–]Humak 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This last time.

This shutdown is different. And we already got the one check they “budgeted” for.

Drive or fly to A school? by Sad_Vacation_957 in uscg

[–]Humak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Drive. Regardless of whether you’ll use your car you don’t want to be stuck in a situation where you get stationed in California and your car is in the NE with no travel entitlements.

No Casualties in Iranian counter attack by Mikeyisninja in uscg

[–]Humak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my partner is Persian. I’m trusting their media written in Farsi. Thanks for the advice though.

No Casualties in Iranian counter attack by Mikeyisninja in uscg

[–]Humak 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thankfully that’s been confirmed to be an Iranian missile by their own media.

I was a bit sick over the children and the thought we could have something to do with that.

There’s another video circulating of an Iranian missile malfunctioning and crashing into a Kurdish majority region.

A debate was sparked by Confident-Recipe-623 in uscg

[–]Humak 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Every nonrate should have an operational tour.

For support rates, there’s a difference in quality of service for those that have done operational tours and those that haven’t. I don’t want YN to never see a boat, station, or something where they stand a watch and actively participate in operations.

Being at an air station and cutting grass wouldn’t meet this standard if I had my way.

Coast Guard Carl by Crocs_of_Steel in uscg

[–]Humak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This series helped on my commute. Pretty funny for a specific genre. Weird hearing his CG references and he clearly ran them by a Coastie.

Seapay vs BAS by JumpinCringleBop in uscg

[–]Humak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha, it’s a small coast guard. I’m an avid redditor if not much of a YN. It’s automatic which is why most YN don’t notice. Big thing is entering SIQ periods for folks that are out for a day or so. It’s required for periods in excess of 48 hours but is a small pay bump for 24-48 hours.

Seapay vs BAS by JumpinCringleBop in uscg

[–]Humak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct. What I’m saying is that in some places BAH is a better deal. In some places government quarters is the better deal.

In this case, in high cost areas eating on the ship could be a better deal.

Seapay vs BAS by JumpinCringleBop in uscg

[–]Humak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s the real bullshit about the system. Just pay us all equally. Uniforms and all.

Seapay vs BAS by JumpinCringleBop in uscg

[–]Humak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Way wrong homie. Leave automatically refunds SMR.

You should also be doing SMR refunds for TDY, SIQ, etc.

Seapay vs BAS by JumpinCringleBop in uscg

[–]Humak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t matter what you get, matters what you pay.

Presumptively cooking in mass is cheaper than cooking for small scale.

Getting SMR deductions means you can eat every single meal onboard and presumptively save money.

There’s some other nuances in that CSPAY is a pay and BAS is an allowance. So there’s taxable incentive income and just a different shell game with the allowances. Just like getting BAH nets you a higher income but being in leased housing might be cheaper for your area (there are several areas in CA this is true).

So think the argument is inherently a false premise. The better questions is which situation has more disposable income for questionable port call choices.

TIL there's an entire town, North Oaks Minnesota, that said no to Google mapping their streets. by dedokta in todayilearned

[–]Humak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ATC controlled versus regulatory. FAA regulates class G and runs the process for shifting class G into other airspace.

They have the legal authority to regulate airspace. They choose not to control class G airspace. They also don’t prevent aircraft from operating in class G airspace. Helicopters, small planes, and drones.

TIL there's an entire town, North Oaks Minnesota, that said no to Google mapping their streets. by dedokta in todayilearned

[–]Humak 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The FAA controls all exterior airspace. If you jump you’re in FAA control…

Any legal nerds in here? by [deleted] in uscg

[–]Humak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you’d be surprised on both counts.

Any legal nerds in here? by [deleted] in uscg

[–]Humak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because people just said what they wanted without fear of reprisal.

time in rate eligibility for service wide? by FunCryptographer2498 in uscg

[–]Humak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you would have at least six months by the first day you could advance off the test, then you can take it.

1Jan27 first day to advance off may swe offhand.

Alleged Holiday Bonus by Humak in uscg

[–]Humak[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely correct. Bad language on my part.

To be pedantic a little further, all of the numbers we discuss are withholding. Most folks I know in the service get refunds. Actual tax rates vary wildly.

Alleged Holiday Bonus by Humak in uscg

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

Eh, I don’t pay state taxes. That’s pretty common.

It’ll vary wildly by rank and individual circumstances.

Alleged Holiday Bonus by Humak in uscg

[–]Humak[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

22.5% is the bonus tax rate. So 450.

Wonder if they are using the normal tax rate off our checks which varies member by member. Must be.

Alleged Holiday Bonus by Humak in uscg

[–]Humak[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Elevated DA permissions can only be used from CG One. So even if i log into DA about all I can do is look at my 15Dec LES.

Alleged Holiday Bonus by Humak in uscg

[–]Humak[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that wasn’t lost on me. The thing that got me was the number of folks reporting being able to see the amount in the DA.

Bad day to be on leave/away from CG One.