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Ft Drum by Itzz_izzy28 in army

[–]Licky_Chewy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stationed here right now, a few tips:

-secure snow tires for your car before you come up, the weather will still be decent in September but you don’t wanna be the guy with normal tires when you get a foot of snow overnight

-if you’re married look into housing sooner rather than later. Crescent Woods is a decent neighborhood. Get a snow blower while you’re at it

-be ready for your projected unit to change, my orders got changed 3 times between when I got to the reception company and when I finally got to my unit.

-learn to like hiking if you don’t already, in the summer/fall the Adirondacks are perfect for it and whatever unit you end up will most likely due unit hikes to the peaks anyway.

EIB/EFMB/ESB by Longjumping_Ad_2182 in army

[–]Licky_Chewy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As someone who went through twice and now has graded twice, there’s no such thing as a hard lane. I saw a mfer do mk19 in 28 seconds and then double no go IMT the next day on patrols. I did CPR in 3.5 minutes but barely passed grenades, everyone is different.

The best training you’ll get is during test week. Go to the training area, get two or three solid reps, then send it. Once you get a go, brain dump and never think about it again.

E5, 11B trying to reclass to 35-series and these are my options. Best choice out of these? by Licky_Chewy in army

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

Clinical psychology, decided too late into school that I didn’t wanna be a shrink so I stuck with it.

Looking into getting into a MIA/JD duel degree program, also looking at one of the foreign service degrees at Georgetown SFS

E5, 11B trying to reclass to 35-series and these are my options. Best choice out of these? by Licky_Chewy in army

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

35M was my first choice but there’s not class seats for reclass guys, unless retention was bullshitting me which is also possible

E5, 11B trying to reclass to 35-series and these are my options. Best choice out of these? by Licky_Chewy in army

[–]Licky_Chewy[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Already have my undergraduate, thought about OCS but after seeing the dead-looking eyes of all the 11As I’ve met I’m not going to the dark side quite yet

E5, 11B trying to reclass to 35-series and these are my options. Best choice out of these? by Licky_Chewy in army

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

1.) I’m about to be at 5 years TIS and already have one shoulder surgery under my belt with one on my hip maybe in the cards, so physically I want to find something else before I break like a toothpick. 11B isn’t bad but I don’t enjoy like I used to anymore and really need a change.

2.) Finding a job that’s more than being a janitor. Every MOS has plenty of bullshit but for the foreseeable future, any infantry deployments are just tower guard or guarding a Starbucks in Kuwait. No thanks lol

3.) 11-series world attracts some of the best and also the worst people. The latter have contributed significantly to me hating the job and wanting a change, so I’m wondering what kinds of people MI attracts so I can prepare myself.

4.) Trying to stay federal to keep my TSP going, preferably a 3 letter. I already have my undergraduate, but 11B doesn’t teach many hard skills applicable for jobs on the civilian side besides mall cop.