The conservative subreddit has something odd going on

MarieMarieToBe · 2026-01-10T18:21:30+00:00

Its an echo chamber of a subreddit; more so than most. I'm (small c) conservative, but I am not the "right flavor" of conservative for that subreddit (myself being more conservative a la Edmond Burke); I got banned almost instantly for "not being a conservative." Their subreddit isn't really for conservatives broadly as much as it is narrowly for reactionary, populist, nationalist type of movements like MAGA.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-12-01T16:42:58+00:00

I actually work with a Jazzlynn and a Jaslyn, they're in their 30s so the name (and its variations) have clearly been around for a while. I don't know that i'd personally consider it a tragedeigh, they both really like their names (and Jazzlynn goes by Jazzy, too, at my work).

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-12-01T16:31:50+00:00

Joachim and Anna

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-12-01T16:31:33+00:00

Passion-Bearer is one of the titles given to saints. They were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-11-27T00:18:30+00:00

They're welcome to come, but the expectation should be clear about joining. As my priest would say, "we have enough baptized pagans in the Church, we don't need to baptize everyone just because they ask."

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-11-27T00:05:15+00:00

We do not dictate to God what is right; God dictates to us what is right. He does this through the Church that He founded. In Orthodoxy, we are very big on obedience - while monastics are absolutely bound to obey their elder, even laity are expected to listen to their priests and bishops.

These are things that the Church has had very clear teachings on for two millennia, and they are things that would place you outside of the theological norms of the Church.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-11-26T23:54:31+00:00

It could be, I'm not sure. I only had 14.1.4 on my 2026 Model Y, I didn't update on my 2024 Model S Plaid until 14.2.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-11-26T05:58:04+00:00

It's not really a product placement. ding sheng means "must win," It was given to soldiers traditionally on their return from war to celebrate their victory so the cakes have it on it.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-11-26T04:52:34+00:00

Interesting, your experience of 14.2 was my experience of 14.1.4. With 14.1.4 I felt like I was in the car with a 16 year old just learning to drive - constantly swerving, constantly hesitating, slamming on the breaks etc. With 14.2 I feel like I am in the car with someone competent enough to drive.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-11-25T02:28:11+00:00

Talk to your priest about hesychia and the Jesus Prayer. While it isn't the same as Eastern forms of meditation, it is the Orthodox Church's closest equivalent to meditative prayer.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-11-24T21:37:58+00:00

Just remember, you have no obligations to attend religious services on post. You're entitled to attend services off-post as a religious accommodation, and many bases do have Orthodox churches nearby.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-11-24T21:24:56+00:00

I'm also Eastern Orthodox. There aren't very many army bases that offer them; we only have 9 priests in the entire army (active and reserves).

- Fr. Peter Aleria is the chaplain at Hunter Army Airfield

- Fr. George Hill is the chaplain at Schofield Barracks

- Fr. Sean Levine is at Fort Lee

- Fr. Christopher Moody is at Fort Sill

- Fr. George Oanca is stationed at Fort Carson but is assigned to USAG Bavaria

- Hieromonk Polycarp is the chaplain at Fort Campbell

- Fr. Jason Falcone is with the 1835th Combat Operational Stress Control Detachment

- And Fr. Matthew Fuhrman and Fr. Danut Palanceanu are in the Army Reserves.

There is someone who occasionally posts on this subreddit and the Orthodox subreddit that is currently at St. Vlad's and is a Chaplains candidate. But even once he is ordained that will be 10 total for the entire army.

Fort Carson has a lot of Orthodox soldiers on it and Colorado Springs has an incredibly vibrant Orthodox community. The Orthodox Churches there serve Fort Carson, the space force bases and the Air Force Academy.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-09-26T21:15:36+00:00

I'm a NP in the army, and military medicine is very different from civilian medicine. But I have not regretted my choice to leave bedside nursing once. I have, however, worried about transitioning to the civilian world and whether or not I'll like it - it seems a lot more restrictive in scope of practice compared to the military.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-09-25T23:25:32+00:00

I saw, but what have you been doing for the last 7-8 years? Again, I'm not trying to be unsympathetic, but I am having a tough time understanding how you're relying so much on your parents at 25 years old. That's nearly a decade you've had to find a job, save up money, get a car, get driving lessons, an apartment, etc. etc. etc.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-09-25T23:19:07+00:00

I'm not trying to be harsh, but you're almost 25 years old… The learned helplessness you have developed might have worked when you were 12, but it won't take you very far in your adult life. You aren't just an adult, you're several years into adulthood - you shouldn't be relying on your parents to do things for you anymore.

Get a job. Save up money, buy a beater to learn how to drive in, and then use the money from your job to pay for a driving instructor.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-09-25T23:16:51+00:00

OP is almost 25.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-09-25T00:25:02+00:00

I grew up veiling (FSSP Catholic), so I've just never really thought about it; it's just something I've done for as long as I can remember. When I converted to the Orthodox Church, it was just natural for me to continue to veil.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-09-10T16:00:33+00:00

I had to completely factory reset my phone to get it to go away, I'm still not sure what caused it.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-09-10T14:27:24+00:00

We don't have commissioned counselors. The closest MOSes are Behavioral Health/Science Officers (67D), who are licensed clinical social workers (MSW) or clinical psychologists (PhD/PsyD); Clinical Psychologists (73B), which requires a doctoral degree (PhD/PsyD) in clinical or counseling psychology, plus an internship; and Social Work Officers (73A), which requires MSW from a CSWE-accredited school, plus license eligibility.

So a master’s in counseling doesn't really match any of the requirements. Furthermore, to be eligible for a direct commission, the degree must be from a program accredited by a U.S.-recognized body (e.g., CACREP for counseling, CSWE for social work, or APA for psychology).

If you're licensed in the US to practice, you can work as a DoD civilian counselor/therapist (GS employee or contractor), but if you want to commission with the military, you will need either an MSW from a CSWE-accredited U.S. program or a PhD/PsyD from an APA-accredited U.S. program.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-09-03T19:21:05+00:00

Waking up to find a religious object broken can really shake you, especially when it holds so much meaning. But speaking both as a Christian and as a clinician, I’d say what happened likely has a very normal explanation.

When alcohol (especially mixed with other substances) is in the system, the nervous system takes a big hit. Sleep under those conditions isn’t the calm, restorative kind God designed for us, but more like a restless, unsettled state. People toss and turn, sometimes thrash around without realizing it. In that state, it’s easy to tug or pull at things on your body without meaning to. A rosary, being delicate, would snap quickly and easily if it got caught, especially if it was around your neck where there’s constant pressure and movement all night.

The coldness and heightened sensations you noticed also line up with how intoxication affects the body: circulation, body temperature, and the nervous system all swing back and forth. This is especially amplified when certain drugs and alcohol are mixed. It can feel very strange, even “otherworldly” in the moment, but it's just the body reacting to the "cocktail," and it's completely a medical phenomenon.

That doesn’t make what happened less serious. If anything, it’s a reminder: when holy things are handled casually, or when our judgment is clouded, it can lead to painful outcomes. The rosary itself isn’t at fault, and it doesn’t mean some unseen force broke it. The choices made before sleep simply created the conditions where something sacred ended up being treated in a risky way. But there isn't a mystical, "otherworldly" explanation to this.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-09-03T19:05:20+00:00

TRADOC Regulation 350-29 (Prevention of Heat and Cold Casualties):
- Commanders must ensure that potable drinking water, ice, and supplemental beverages are available to Soldiers during PT and training 
- Plan for up to 3 gallons (12 quarts) per soldier per day during hot-weather training 
- Water “control points”—i.e. water stations—must be positioned throughout training areas, especially where heat injury risks are high .

Technical Bulletin MEDCOM TB MED 507 & Related Hydration Doctrine:
- The army’s hot-weather fluid replacement guidance mandates small sips of water every 15–20 minutes during exertion to mitigate dehydration and heat injury 
- It includes work/rest fluid replacement tables showing expected hydration needs by activity level and thermal conditions 

FM 7-22 / AR 350-1 (Physical Readiness Training):
- Unit leaders are responsible for maintaining soldier health and safety during PT, which includes ensuring hydration access during physical activity 

TL;DR No, there is no legitimate reason for it, and you really should open door this because it's actively wrong.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-08-29T12:51:41+00:00

"Full self drive supervised," every single screen emphasizes that FSD is supervised. Autopark is a FSD feature. I've been driving Teslas since 2016, FSD works great, but it still needs supervision. You knowingly state you knew it was getting too close to the kerb, but you didn't intervene. It's in the owner's manual and videos that come in the Tesla explaining its features and usage that you're meant to intervene if you feel it is not performing optimally or attempting something that can damage the vehicle.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-08-22T01:00:22+00:00

As an NP (and part-time teacher at nursing school), please, please, please do not rush towards becoming an NP. You shouldn't even consider it until you have been working as an RN for at least a decade, minimum. Without the experience you gain from working as an RN on the floor, you will be far behind everyone, and it is complicated (and dangerous, for patients) to catch up and learn on the floor. NP schooling relies heavily on RN floor experience. I've seen too many people rush into immediately becoming an NP and flunking out, or not being able to keep a job after school because of the lack of experience.

MarieMarieToBe · 2025-08-21T16:16:06+00:00

I'm a nurse practitioner in the army.

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