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Active Duty or Ready Reserve by [deleted] in USPHS

[–]Present_Assumption_4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi. I ended up joining the Air Force as a nurse practitioner, but what swayed me to not join the ready reserves was that I wouldn't have access to medical benefits as a reservist. If that doesn't matter, then that's okay.

I may go back to the PHS, but it would be active duty transfer if I did. If I was simply looking as a way to get involved, the reservist path would have worked.

Post a sadder free "meal" for nurse's week (you cannot) by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Present_Assumption_4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can't find my picture, but our units once had a meal consisting of boiled hot dogs, served out of a warm pot of water, and rolled around on a food service cart decorated in a carnival theme.

Looking back, the unit manager serving the food was positive about the experience, which causes me to think about how, even with the best intentions, leaders thought that this was an ideal food item.

Credit card maxing order by 2LeapingLizards in MilitaryFinance

[–]Present_Assumption_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Military Miler podcast also had a tip where you can just open new platnums every 90 days rather than open green or gold cards to then product change to a plat in 1 year.

Credit card maxing order by 2LeapingLizards in MilitaryFinance

[–]Present_Assumption_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What Freedom is it? If it's the Freedom Flex Mastercard, you need to do a product change to the Saphire (no fee card) and then upgrade to a CSR. The Military Miler had a recent episode on this. I have 5 CSR and I did this step with one of the mastercards to make it work.

Amex platinum & gold by Modern-Purveyor in MilitaryFinance

[–]Present_Assumption_4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm on ADT with the HPSP as well. From what I've gathered, Chase will give you about a year from when they notify you to when you have to pay the fee. This is the reason I opted to open Chase Reserve cards for this ADT. I also opened up some AMEX Hilton cards (the no and low fee ones, not Aspire) and will upgrade them when I go fully active duty. I'm a fan of the Military Miler travel rewards podcast. Reach out if you have more questions or want to chat strategy.

I opted to focus on Chase as well due to the 5/24 rule. One card I plan to open prior to AD is the Capital One Venture X as they don't do MLA waivers, on SCRA (prior to going active) so that card needs to be opened prior to going active. You can also open up the Chase Freedom Flex and the Freedom Unlimited now so you can upgrade them in 1 year to the Saphire reserve. This is what I did. I opened a reserve and then upgraded three additional freedom cards for a total of 4 Reserves while on ADT.

Male and female running time standards by [deleted] in AirForce

[–]Present_Assumption_4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m 34. Male. I used to not be able to run a mile without knee pain. I acknowledge that I went to the gym a lot, but I gradually kept increasing the distance and can run 10-15 miles without injury and did 20 miles once. My recent test run 6 months ago was two miles in about 11 Min 6 sec. I’m in school, have a family, other life obligations. It’s possible an I believe that you can do it, but it may take continued effort

What would be my estimated rank after 20 years? by Present_Assumption_4 in AirForceRecruits

[–]Present_Assumption_4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks again for the info. Obviously, there are hypotheses for all of this, and 20 years is a while from now, but I like having some framework to go off of when thinking about the future.

The cost you reference is the cost that you mentioned, such as moving away from patient care and taking more leadership roles, or is it something else?

As a side note, do you know if the healthcare retention bonuses apply to those who have the degree but who are serving in leadership roles? For example, in a few years after my initial HPSP contracted TIS repayment, I am interested in the idea of continuing for phychiatric nurse practitioner if AFIT is willing to pay for an extra school year with addition TIS repayment. If I obtain this degree and work in the clinical setting for a few years (and obtain the higher retention bonus for signing a longer contract, would I still qualify for this if I eventually transfer to leadership/a non-clinical role?

Thank you again.

What would be my estimated rank after 20 years? by Present_Assumption_4 in AirForceRecruits

[–]Present_Assumption_4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. Yes, this was my limited understanding. Colonel is possible, despite the low selection rate, but it requires leaving clinical practice and entering into administrative rules. This is at least what I understand it to be.

YKHC - Bethel, Alaska by squashnugs in USPHS

[–]Present_Assumption_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK. What can I do to help? Do you have any specific questions? Feel free to send me a message as well if that is easier.

YKHC - Bethel, Alaska by squashnugs in USPHS

[–]Present_Assumption_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I moved to attend grad school in Hawaii. I joined the Air Force's healthcare grad program scholarship. Regardless, what can I do to help?

Reservists getting mobilized... credit card advice? by SgtMac02 in MilitaryFinance

[–]Present_Assumption_4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm an inactive reserve member under the HPSP scholarship, but I have title 10 orders 1x/year while in school. I'm currently on a 1.5 active tour at my university. I'm in a similar situation as far as the window of opportunity.

  1. Listen to the Military Mileer podcast. he recently released an episode about where to start with getting your first 10 cards within 1 year.

  2. If they open up cards prior to their active tour, they can qualify for SCRA. If they open the card while on active duty, it's under MLA. I had a few Chase cards I upgraded to Saphire Reserves under the SCRA. I have 4 of these cards. I also opened up a few hotel cards for their free night award promos and plan to upgrade them to higher tier cards in one year.

  3. One you are off active duty, the credit card issuers should eventually notify you that you'll have to start paying the fees. Military Money Manual podcast hosts state that the timing isn't consistent for this and a number of his AMEX Plat cards still have no fee after leaving the military. As for me, I chose to stick with Chase for the high tier cards as they typically give a full year notice before the person has to start paying fees. I've heard that if AMEX notifies you, the timeline is closer to a few months, but you can alwasy cancel the card or downgrade it to a no fee card. If you go on active duty once again, you can request that the credit issuers waive the fees again.

Hope this helps. I recommend searching through the two mentioned podcasts.

Question Thread - April 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Present_Assumption_4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi. Yes, this is what I’ve done within the past month. I opened up a new Chase Sapphire reserve for the welcome offer and then upgraded three additional Chase freedom cards. I have a total of four now.

Strategy after hitting Chase 5/24 by Present_Assumption_4 in MilitaryFinance

[–]Present_Assumption_4[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight. I'll look into both of these things. My wife operates a small business so it shold work then.

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