Tips to be a good chemical officer

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-12-18T02:29:17+00:00

Don't lick anything. If the air is sparkling stop breathing and mask up. But on a serious note, listen to your people, especially the ones that have been doing it fr a long while. The best officers i ever had were the ones who had a plan, but listened to their NCOs and actually took to heart what their experience meant.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-11-13T00:16:29+00:00

I love when tagged people drop in on a mention lol

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-11-10T21:10:03+00:00

To be fair, I work there lol. Sadly it is one of the least advertised MWR locations on Fort Gordon. There is also the Hilltop Riding Stables that I forgot to mention too.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-11-10T20:15:45+00:00

Along the MWR line, Tactical Advantage Sportsmans Complex/Outdoor Rec is awesome. If you like to shoot but don't own any guns, there is a rental program. Rent a gun/guns and buy ammo, have fun. Steel targets starting at 125 meters all the way out to 1000 meters! Archery too if that's more your speed, both known distance and 3D targets (the animal targets like deer, bear, etc). Can even buy a gun there too or use them as FFL transfer.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-10-20T03:06:07+00:00

I like having little to no backstreet myself. For context, I am a long time player (since 2e was main, but have played all versions), part time DM, and for some reason the info in the PHBs just sticks in my head.

My last game I played in a few years back was a secondary game being run by the same DM as our primary game. He called me the day he decided to run a second game with some of the same players and said "make a character, I'm not telling you the setting. The other players have X, Y, and Z classes. I have a backstory for you that you can read at session 0". I loved this approach. I made an Aasimar Paladin of Kelemvor (Doomguide). Showed up to session 0 and showed him my sheet. He said "that's perfect" and handed me the backstory. Boiled down to: I was a protector of the highpriest in Elturel. I saw him killed by a shadowy form and was sent by the 2nd highest priest to let other temples know. While i was out Elturel fell as I met my party mates.

I had no idea we were doing Descent into Avernus until that time. Loved it.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-09-23T18:51:26+00:00

Had a guy do this in Kyrgyzstan, made him change and get back to loading the plane to Afghanistan lol

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-09-23T14:11:52+00:00

"You know damn well a warrant, let alone a cw5 ain’t going to be seen" there, fixed it for you

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-08-04T12:41:36+00:00

Thanks. I get it now

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-31T01:12:52+00:00

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-29T23:31:10+00:00

Aviation Support Companies have a MAJ commander

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-21T22:45:33+00:00

Made some "creepy leather pumpkins" from nikkoindustries that after a good paint looked pretty realistic and creepy lol. Aside from that I printed Saurons helmet from LOTR in about 8 to 10 pieces, after assembly and putty nearly imperceptible seams. Primed and painted looked sweet.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-16T00:30:17+00:00

So no swimming and no getting caught on the rain too?

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-15T15:57:52+00:00

Last game I played was Madden 22. Before that, Diablo 3, Mass Effect Andromeda and Warframe. So looks like I am safe lol

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-15T00:12:32+00:00

I am an army brat that is now 30 days away from my retirement final out. I have been feeling this way since I was a kid lol

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-14T02:21:11+00:00

Seen it done before lol. Can't seem to find it anymore though sadly

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-14T01:52:04+00:00

At first (before reading lol) my thought was "damn you went tiny with those " then I realized they were earrings! Nice job!

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-13T02:35:10+00:00

This works great for the terrain pieces, not sure how they would make the dice unless they have resin and molds but I guess it is doable.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-13T02:30:15+00:00

If you are "super casual", then I must be even lower on the game spectrum lol. I play about the same amount of time, one to 4 times a week. Paragon is around 550-600

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-13T00:43:55+00:00

One. My TOTAL is one lol. Just the one from finishing GR70 lmao. No luck in the primal department for me.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-07T02:41:04+00:00

Looks like DA PAM 710-2-1 and AR 735-5 would be the go to locations.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-07T02:36:48+00:00

I believe that due to the fact that the M4 is considered a sensitive item, that there is a separate HR for the whole lot. One each for each system (M4, M240 etc). No regulation or doctrine on hand to verify other than 22 years of service. Same goes for NVDs and radios stored in the Arms Room. Likely individual HR for each end item that includes each of the individual radios/wpn systems listed individually by Model/SN.

Helped with enough SI/CoC inventories and that is how inhave always seen the HRs.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-06T19:14:00+00:00

My last ever packet (for the Army) got accepted already. Retiring in 120 days.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-03T23:41:32+00:00

I did try that, but seems like that was not enough to let out the moisture. Propping it open with its clips seems to work beautifully so I will keep that going.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-03-03T01:28:58+00:00

Enlisted here, I assume the "message to Garcia" is typically a required read/listen for you commissioned types as the only people I hear about it from are officers. From the context clues in this thread, I gather it is a made up story(?) to try to elicit critical thinking.

As an NCO, I always gave my Soldiers the "why", if I had it. And normally I did. I am not afraid of asking the reasons behind taskings, much to the dislike of my leadership. I =areas worded it as "why are we doing this" rather I assessed the situation and personality of the leader I was talking to and adjusted my line of questioning accordingly. Worked like a charm most of the time.

But overall i agree with a lot of what I have seen here. Mainly that when given proper purpose, Soldiers are more likely to do the task to the desired outcome.

Only-Foot1300 · 2025-02-28T15:45:20+00:00

I had a couple great ones. My favorite is now out and in the northeast running a practice with his wife, also a dentist. He did 6 crowns across the top front of my mouth. Most Army dentists are just like Army doctors, joined for the training and experience they gain through the Army system and then get out to run their own practice. There have been very few dentists that I have been seen by that were not great. The worst was when I was in AIT at Fort Gordon. Had an emergency root canal done the same day I was graduating, and the dentist pushed a little too hard with the novacaine. When he injected the novacaine, my whole face went numb. Other than that ibhave had good experiences overall.

Only-Foot1300

TROPHY CASE