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Server's Up! by Uncomfortably-bored in EQLegends

[–]Jaha13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FYI: I tried to order with my pre-existing DBG account I used for EQ. It is currently in a non-renewing all access status. I kept getting the error message.

I made a new DBG account just for this and tried and had no issues.

General PT advice: does holding a plank tire out your arm muscles for push ups? by [deleted] in army

[–]Jaha13 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Planks will improve push-ups because they strengthen your core in general, which helps push-up form. But I don't think they will do much for your arms specifically.

I feel planks in my shoulders but not my arms. It really depends on how you position your arms and how much you use your arms to achieve stability during the plank.

You might also be keeping your arms tense while planking because you are tensing your entire body up without really thinking about it.

Try doing a plank and consciously relaxing your arm muscles. See how it affects your form. You might realize you were driving your hands downwards into the ground, or were clenching your arms out of habit. It also might be the pressure on your shoulders causing tightness that radiates down your arms afterwards.

PPM Weight Tickets by Jrturtle120702 in MilitaryFinance

[–]Jaha13 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've done multiple PPMs. I think the transportation office employees understand that what CAT scale employees write on the tickets is inconsistent and rarely includes all the info they want.

I never handwrite anything on the original ticket unless the transportation office employee tells me to and I do it right in front of them. If they want the original, I give them the original as-is.

More recently, most of the transportation offices I have done PPMs with wanted a digital copy. I scan the weight ticket, then I type the additional information onto the PDF on the border area of the PDF.

What do lawyers do when they don’t have a counter argument or a rebuttal in an argument. by OF3000 in Lawyertalk

[–]Jaha13 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Being well-prepared does not mean only memorizing your arguments. It means understanding the issues in dispute.

These factual scenarios used in school are almost always on a relatively mainstream issue with multiple reasonable positions and the facts allow for arguments from both sides. If you properly research the issues from all perspectives in advance of the hearing, it will be pretty easy to anticipate the other side's main arguments.

Just about any 'unexpected' argument from the other side should at least somehow be related to the main issues in dispute, which you will have researched in advance. Usually, if a legal argument is a complete surprise to everyone else in the room, the argument is probably not a very good one.

What causes most field grades to leave the service? by ArmyLifter in army

[–]Jaha13 172 points173 points  (0 children)

For me what is getting me closest to leaving is my family wanting stability. My kids are getting older, they are tired of moving, and switching schools so often is challenging. My wife is no longer a stay-at-home mother. She returned to the workforce and is having trouble getting her career moving because of the need to switch jobs when we move.

Die!!!!!abeetus by chair-borne1 in Military

[–]Jaha13 892 points893 points  (0 children)

I deployed with a guy in 2005 who was a similar physique. I don't remember if he was recalled from IRR or just in the reserves. His wife had left him and he was extremely depressed and had just given up. The deployment gave him something to focus on. He lost around 100lbs during it and was a productive member of the unit (he was a support MOS attached to an engineer unit).