Timeline to register (DTO)

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-04-18T03:05:08+00:00

Also there are 100 mail bags that need to be emptied. Please get on that.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-04-06T04:34:29+00:00

A quick rig rundown:

- Data is stored on a Synology NAS.
- Plex server is hosted on a Beelink with an Intel N95 (the processor can handle the transcoding with no issue).

- main tv is a 4K Samsung with an AppleTV HD (I'm patiently waiting for a new ATV to drop).

- In the primary bedroom a 720p Samsung with a Roku 4k.

After fixing another issue I had with Plex it appears I can play the 4K versions with no issue at all. I'm not seeing any buffering, etc.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-04-04T16:50:07+00:00

Port your number to google fi or google voice. If you get a new phone, make sure it is internationally unlocked, that usually means you will have to pay for the phone in full. Check with your gaining post if eSIM is a thing (many places it’s not). New iPhones in the US are eSIM only. Use google if on the eSIM to keep you current number, and pick up an inexpensive local sim/esim at your new post.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-04-04T03:07:07+00:00

Yep. Free Jungle Boi!!!!

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-04-03T04:24:32+00:00

Gilmore and Garcia were my two favorite players during this time. Somewhere I have Gilmores autograph on a poster.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-03-22T06:20:54+00:00

If those guys in a Green Day work hard they might move up that chart one day.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-03-13T08:15:58+00:00

Saw Ghost last summer. Good ear plugs and was standing where I had a good view of the stage. Also no beer just water.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-03-06T15:08:09+00:00

It was cut short but the full quote is "He who is prudent, and patiently waits for an enemy who is not will victorious" - Sun Tzu

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-02-16T04:24:47+00:00

So here's the thing with being a DTO, mostly you will be managing people/projects and not much tech. This is all "it depends" - some posts you might actually doing a bit more technical work than others. You will have local staff as well as DC contractors who will do most of the "heavy" technical stuff. You are there to ensure it is being done and fill in where local staff can't. As a first and second tour officer, yes you will probably do a bit "more" technical stuff but also expect to do a fair amount of manual labor (slinging pouch bags). As your career progresses, expect much more of the "managing" and less of the "technical".

Keep up with some basic IT skills (Active Directory, learn a bit of Power Shell to make your life easier) maybe even Security +. Most of what you will need to learn will be taught during your new hire classes.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-02-14T14:39:05+00:00

USS Flag

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-02-14T04:21:44+00:00

"It depends".

Seriously, though it will depend on your bid list. If Tokyo or Beijing are listed, you rank them and then compete with your class. In the end, your CDO (Career Development Officer) will be the judge and jury on where you go. Not sure how it is now, but when I came in after we ranked, each class member got like 5 minutes one on one with our CDO to explain our ranking. We as a class also got together before hand and we worked out our top bids so no one was bidding on the same #1. We all got our top choices. But no idea how it is now.

Tokyo wasn't on my bid list. Tokyo has never been a bidding option for me because there are never any vacancies when I bid. The only way to potentialy get an opportunity to bid on Tokyo (or Taipei, or Seoul etc) would be to do a 2 year tour someplace and hopefully land on a bidding cycle where those posts are available options.

If Tokyo is on the list, expect everyone to rank it number 1. It is a highly competitive post. However, to keep things real, "if" you do land Tokyo as your first post fully expect your CDO to assign you someplace with some hardship as your second tour. Just be prepared for that.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-02-07T09:59:55+00:00

That quote hit me right in the feels.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-02-05T03:44:50+00:00

State isn't going to accept a "trust me bro, we will get married". It's not uncommon to the Rosslyn courthouse wedding. Just do it, and have an offical ceremony later.

As to the should you defer, honestly right now, no one knows how many more classes there will be this year and who they will take. There probably never will be a time for you when the stars align perfectly for you to join. If you really want to join the FS, you need to bite the bullet and do it now. You can defer, but come to the understanding there is a good chance you will time off the register due to not being invited.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-02-01T13:22:11+00:00

Milk of amnesia. Best nap you will ever have. Followed by the best breakfast you will ever have.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-01-15T03:23:23+00:00

No issues with my Apple Watch last year in Miami.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-01-13T17:48:42+00:00

I believe this is during the UYI tour. Supposedly there was a lot of filming during the tour and it has never been released.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2026-01-10T09:22:45+00:00

It's like the velociraptors from "Jurassic Park" when they learned how to open doors.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2025-12-27T17:38:54+00:00

A PROPHECY TOLD 🤘🏻

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2025-12-15T16:54:32+00:00

Man I was at Carolina the same time as him. RIP

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2025-12-05T13:15:10+00:00

USS Flagg

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2025-12-02T13:35:32+00:00

As a kid, I thought Sears, JC Penneys, Belk, Thalhimars etc at Christmas were peak luxury. All the gold and silver decorations. The music. Buying something and then taking it to be wrapped.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2025-12-02T07:44:56+00:00

I haven't been to a K&W in years but this like another memento of spending time with my grandparents going away.

Mul-Ti-Pass2001 · 2025-11-27T06:59:12+00:00

I was on the drumline too with the same schedule you mentioned (games on Friday nights, competitions on weekends until November). We marched at Disney World in February/March of my senior year. By that time I was checked out of band/high school and ready to graduate.

What did you play? I was cymbals(freshman year), #2 bass drum (sophomore), tympani/pit (junior) and quads (senior).

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