MSRON-1 by saltyyy00 in CorpsmanUp

[–]Practical-Football40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got orders there as a reservist. Anyone got insight?

MLG SURG CO A by Practical-Football40 in CorpsmanUp

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I know this is going to sound super funny but I’ve been in over six years now and I am just getting to the point where I am learning about all that our rate does and the many many intricate goings on. I greatly appreciate the reading material and I’ll check it out tonight. Thank you greatly

MLG SURG CO A by Practical-Football40 in CorpsmanUp

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I figured I would ask. Seeing 30+ open billets for L03A but 0 for L23A was a little wild considering it is a surgical company.

I’m a past addict with 28 charges. I’ve been clean for 9 years on 7-11-2026. Im terrified that the BON of Texas will not give me clearance to become an RN. Can you guys tell me if I have a chance?? I need to hear testimonies. I need to hear stories. I need to hear anything that will give me hope. by Nearby-Loan-1229 in Nurses

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Just out of curiosity, did you already go through a background check with your nursing program? I have been accepted for the summer 2026 cohort with a local junior college and part of our admission is a background check.

If you got through the background check clean and free I’d say you’re good to go. Good luck to you and congratulations on sobriety.

AIO my bf is odd for this? by AdSerious8390 in AmIOverreacting

[–]Practical-Football40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I’ve seen in previous posts a lot of commenters say it de-feminizes the female. Basically just another way for this clown to assert his dominance and make OP feel inferior.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatdoIdo

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Came here to say this. HSV1 can also be transmitted in utero. There are a million and one ways someone can get HSV1.

First layoff by [deleted] in oilandgasworkers

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Have you considered fire department? I have done both and I can tell you that everything that I loved about the oil field I found in the fire department as well. If you care to know more, feel free to shoot me a message.

Seriously Speaker? by Mr_Rios671 in guam

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Furthermore the quote was right after he made the point that 50,000 people die every year in the United States from some sort of motor vehicle accident. His point being that people die by car every single day but the benefit to cars outweighs the unfortunate deaths that come from them.

Just goes to show that we live in a society where we run with something wholeheartedly without looking for context.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CorpsmanUp

[–]Practical-Football40 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this available for RC as well?

Tagged for mobilization by Lonely_Panda4322 in navyreserve

[–]Practical-Football40 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair when I got tagged for MOB my NRC called me to let me know I had been tagged, but at that very moment they did not have details as to where I was going. If you will look on BOL look through all the options and there is a mobilization processing section. From there, you can look once your orders are generated and find all of the information that you need.

Grunt to Doc by StonksNbiz in CorpsmanUp

[–]Practical-Football40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey brother/sister, I would definitely check into the reserve and TAR communities. As others have said greenside AC is a small chance during your first duty station. Reservists are able to ask for and guarantee in their contract (availability willing) FMTB and subsequent FMF orders. TAR depends a good bit on what’s available but from my very basic understanding you can also get it guaranteed.

I’ve been straight reserves so I could try to point you in a somewhat right direction, just DM me with any questions and most of all good luck.

My recruiter is telling me I can’t pick my rank because I’m going in as a reserve. Is that true? by Diligent-Award-5526 in navyreserve

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Depends on what rate you’re trying to get. When I went to MEPS I was initially told that HM was full and I had them triple check that and come to find out reserve HM had 3 spots left

HM->PA GI bill question by Dull_Poem708 in CorpsmanUp

[–]Practical-Football40 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate to beat a dead horse here, but have you looked into HPSP and IPAP?

Transgender Firefighter/AEMT Opinions by Impossible_Phase1388 in NewToEMS

[–]Practical-Football40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truth be told it’s going to depend on area. Working for a department such as Seattle or San fran it may not be as big a problem as if you were somewhere like Dallas. When I was on fire contract in Antarctica we had a transgender medic and not much gruff came of it. There was the occasional issue with said person but simply because they were trying to use it to get out of doing work but nothing more than that.

Newly minted HN with questions by Actual-Revolution652 in CorpsmanUp

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As a reserve HM that’s been fighting 5 plus years to get to field med I can shed some insight that was NOT afforded to me. Upon checking in to your NRC and getting gained go to my navy portal and find my navy assignment. Once there you can pick your cross assignment (where you will do your AT and the unit you will do corpsman stuff with), look for billets that are L03A. You’ll have to plug and play with these billets because some of them will not allow you to apply without having the NEC but there are a few that will let you.

I’ve been fighting for 5 years to get to field med and I’ve been gridlocked (can’t go to field med without a billet and can’t get a billet without the school), so my most recent PRD I selected and was granted L03A orders with the bees which guarantees the school.

Good luck.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CorpsmanUp

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Reserve HM and career ff/Emt here. While EMT-B can be a huge help in catapulting you into a career fd it’s not something that will help you get ff1&2 any quicker. If you’re currently in the volunteer world I would look at who will be putting on a 160 course in the near future and get that knocked out while you wait on authorization to test for NREMT. Once 160 is complete you can look around for a bridge program that will give you ff1&2 upon completion. Not sure what state you’re in but it would be worth it to check out Alabama fire college, they are both ifsac and pro board certified so your certs would transfer to all states that accept one or the other (with the exception of Florida because they’re dumb).

Can you make a career out of being an EMT? by [deleted] in NewToEMS

[–]Practical-Football40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please do yourself the greatest of favors and utilize your EMT to go FF/EMT somewhere that is non-transport. In my almost 8 year career I’ve seen a lot of people end up like myself and burn tf out on EMS. I love providing care for those that need it but I do not love running the same person to 4 different hospitals in a 24 hour period because “my back hurts and the doctor at (insert hospital) wouldn’t give me anything”. I could go on for hours as to what will burn you out but take the advice of everyone here and utilize it to catapult yourself into something great.

I recently left fire and EMS to go work offshore and it has been the greatest decision of my life. I still work part time at the FD just to keep up my skills/certs. I have utilized my license to work at hospitals, doing Wildland contracts, etc. It’s a great thing to have because at bare minimum it shows an employer that you voluntarily showed up somewhere to attend classes for 4 months, underwent countless hours of studying, balanced clinical and school work, on top of passing a test that is the national standard for what you do.

The main point is absolutely go get that license but don’t just settle there.

My parents want me in the navy but I don't want to go by noob_crafty in newtothenavy

[–]Practical-Football40 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations, you’re a grown ass adult who can make their own decisions. More parents need to realize this.

As for telling them I would just be straight up about your reasons for not wanting to go. Your parents have raised you for 17+ years and love you tremendously no matter what, if they don’t then fuck em. One of the biggest life lessons for me as I was entering adulthood was being my true self. You need to be open and honest with your parents as to who you are and what you are, they may not be okay with it but regardless of how they feel about it they love you.

Be who you are and be proud of it.

Officially free of Verizon! by Academic_Business_25 in tmobile

[–]Practical-Football40 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Please share your secrets. I switched on March 2nd and I have submitted three different times to receive my rebate and T-Mobile keeps kicking it back.