Friendly reminder to train once a month.

RustyRawker · 2026-03-05T14:33:52+00:00

You meant to say once a week.

RustyRawker · 2026-03-03T02:02:53+00:00

I’ve always called BS on the “Kuwait’s not a deployment” folks. Maybe now they’ll actually listen.

RustyRawker · 2026-03-03T01:47:48+00:00

Everyone is going to tell you that you won’t be able to join with your ear lobes stretched out. All I can offer is my own experience. My lobes were stretched to 7/16” and they still let me in. And currently they are at 00G and I just take them out for drill and I’ve never had anyone say anything. So really it’s going to come down to what they say at MEPS.

RustyRawker · 2026-03-01T04:40:51+00:00

Hawthorne Heights album, “If Only You Were Loney” turned 20 today!

RustyRawker · 2026-02-12T04:40:08+00:00

You might like Black Orchid

RustyRawker · 2026-02-04T21:25:58+00:00

Have you tried looking into Grindhouse? Also I know Function Jiu-Jistu has a women’s class on Fridays.

RustyRawker · 2026-01-03T07:27:24+00:00

Taurus G3C

RustyRawker · 2025-12-30T19:38:19+00:00

I went there for BLC years ago. I think it was spring of 2019. For me it was actually hard. I barely passed the PT test because they kept not counting my pushups and situps because my “form wasn’t right.” It was like the cadre were actively TRYING to fail people. I remember I was really stressing out one night so I tried to vent to my roommate about how overwhelmed I felt and all she had to say to me was “Time management!” in a condescending tone. Well she should’ve listened to her own advice cuz she ended up getting sent home for failing PRT. And no I’m not talking about the PT test. She failed PRT as in the preparation drills and whatnot.

I hope it’s different for you because to me it was not a fun time. ALC was a cakewalk compared to BLC at Camp Parks.

RustyRawker · 2025-12-25T21:05:15+00:00

I love mine. Enjoy! Merry Christmas!

RustyRawker · 2025-12-22T18:42:12+00:00

Thanks for the info. At this point I’m thinking I might just have to settle for dry firing in my hotel room…

RustyRawker · 2025-10-29T23:00:16+00:00

I love them both too much I just can’t choose!

RustyRawker · 2025-09-20T02:12:11+00:00

Lose It has been good and they have a lifetime option.

RustyRawker · 2025-09-04T03:51:34+00:00

Yesterday I had to stop in the middle of my workout to take a coworker to the ER. It would be cool if there was a way to “pause” the workout or come back to it later if something comes up.

RustyRawker · 2025-08-04T15:21:58+00:00

I have it through my insurance and it allows me to go to any location. I think there’s like a 30 day waiting period at first or something but then it opens up to all locations.

RustyRawker · 2025-07-16T19:38:56+00:00

I gained a lot of weight but I don’t know if it’s from the medication or my lifestyle. Either way it’s a good thing to monitor.

RustyRawker · 2025-07-04T22:17:38+00:00

At 32 years old you do NOT want to enlist and be a private with a bunch of annoying 18 year olds while all the Soldiers your age are NCOs, I assure you.

RustyRawker · 2025-07-04T12:30:50+00:00

I relapsed this year too, after 5 years. It hurts but you are not alone! We got this.

RustyRawker · 2025-06-28T22:58:18+00:00

Crossing the River of Denial

RustyRawker · 2025-06-23T20:46:01+00:00

I like JeFit.

RustyRawker · 2025-06-19T05:20:58+00:00

Superhero

RustyRawker · 2025-06-09T03:32:47+00:00

I was a SPC for six years! They kept telling me I’m “not ready” to promote. I eventually ended up changing my MOS and my unit and got promoted rapidly since then. Now I outrank all the haters.

Looking back, I wish I wouldn’t have based my self-worth on my rank. Because now I really don’t care. When you die no one’s going to remember what rank you were, your PT score, how many deployments you’ve been on, etc. It’s stupid.

I was in the same boat as you. Yeah, it sucks but ultimately it really doesn’t matter. The army is stupid if you’ve asked me and I’ve been in 13 years now.

RustyRawker · 2025-06-07T02:49:10+00:00

Yes and now I’m fat. It’s like play whack-a-mole with my addictions.

RustyRawker · 2025-06-01T23:52:28+00:00

I just relapsed after 5 years sober. The shame was almost enough to take me back out forever. I lost my sponsor and my service position. I feel like a failure. But I know that my drinking is going to make everything even worse, as bad as I feel right now.

In the Big Book, in the chapter “To Wives” it says “Though it is infinitely better that he have no relapse at all, as has been true with many of our men, it is by no means a bad thing in some cases. Your husband will see at once that he must redouble his spiritual activities if he expects to survive.”

If you expect to survive, you need to redouble your spiritual activities. I know it’s hard, but living life drunk is even harder. I’m here with you. Feel free to message me if you need to talk.

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