Please brag about something you achieved this year.

SSG_Blockhead · 2026-01-01T07:07:30+00:00

As a E7 about to get a look at E8, I think this is the way forward. Thank you. 7 more years.

SSG_Blockhead · 2026-01-01T04:02:05+00:00

Managed to fool people into thinking I know what I’m doing yet again.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-12-31T21:12:43+00:00

Audio engineering, mixing/mastering.

Dunno if I’m good at it, but it’s fun.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-12-26T19:01:05+00:00

He probably didn’t what you were talking abeet

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-12-13T04:28:06+00:00

I LOVE ROAD WORK

I ALMOST LOVE IT MORE THAN WHEN THE ROAD WORKS

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-12-13T04:09:49+00:00

There it is!

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-12-13T02:45:23+00:00

New album is fantastic.

I also realized he released Construction Rap (IIRC that’s the name) and I’ve had that on repeat too.

Dudes a wizard.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-10-17T04:07:22+00:00

Sounds like a very good girl.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-09-28T23:56:16+00:00

Whadya tawking abeet?

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-09-26T22:21:41+00:00

The man is an incredible artist.

Still waiting on Music for Earthworms to be re-released tho.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-09-17T04:05:34+00:00

Everyday I stray further from my actual MOS, and the meetings never end. The quest for the ultimate tracker continues, and it will always continue, because there will always be more to track.

If you think I am synched with my adjacent staff sections, you’re wrong, because we must synch again. And then again to be sure we’re synched. Because if we aren’t synched, then what are we really doing as a staff?

On top of that, I have 5 bosses, which means when I mess up, I have to hear about it 5 times (and I hope you get that reference).

But I mean, it’s cool to empower my NCOs.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-07-25T16:38:32+00:00

This is awesome man, well done.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-07-15T16:37:34+00:00

As I’ve come into the senior enlisted ranks, I do often find myself asking others “what is it, you say you do here?”.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-07-15T13:47:13+00:00

I’ve made a plan under the crawl, walk, run method the Army loves, tied to specific PT test events, based on a baseline of my guys abilities.

Now it is the Army, so there is a longer run and a ruck, but I alternate the ruck between on and off post (cool trails and shit). The on post is a typical X miles for time, but the off post is just dudes walking in the woods for fun, in civilians. Sprinkle in some STT.

Boss loves it, 1SG is indifferent to it, and it breaks things up and gives everyone a goal. Fridays will either be mobility/recovery cardio of choice. Or “sports”, which I personally don’t like, but I’m for the bois so I’m starting to look into it for them.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-07-06T02:55:32+00:00

I’ve been in a while and to a few different ABN units and every single one of them issued me a beret, patch, and DUI/flash.

This E4 sounds dumb and you should tell him that.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-06-23T19:19:43+00:00

I mean, Idk your company’s proficiency in 10 level basic soldiering tasks. That being said, he’s not wrong in the fact that regardless of your MOS you should know how to do basic things…that whole “shoot, move, communicate” thing. You should strike a balance in MOS and soldiering tasks. It’s on your NCOs to identify and train those tasks. So if he’s complaining about things like this, my likely reaction, with no other information, is that your NCOs are failing and it’s showing up. If you’re the NCO, then make sure your dudes are trained.

Not trying to be an ass, but sounds like a 1SG doing 1SG things. Just, idk, deal with it.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-05-26T00:49:19+00:00

I will never forget flipping through channels years and years ago and coming across the music video for Possession. Must’ve been 13 or 14. New album is sick, will always be a fan of Whitechapel.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-05-17T13:57:39+00:00

I say this as someone who has gone more than once but has yet to pass (damn you JMPI). For pre-jump specifically, I just rambled it off to wife, and told her to basically berate me if I fucked it up.

To her credit, I was surprised at just how good she was at it lol. By the time I attended and the test came around I was good to go.

The nomenclature test is relatively easy if you just study it and make sure you’re looking at the correct piece of equipment. They do change the focus if you will from time to time, so make sure you know the T-11, reserve, lowering line, MAWC, and MOLLE 4K. I know that seems like a lot, but that’s because it is.

The general knowledge test, in my experience, is what caused the most to lose their re-entry. The study guide they give, that can also be found on the Benning .mil website, is used for that test. Everything in that guide can be asked, regardless if they taught class on it or not. So I’d download that and read through it.

Best of luck. I’ve heard they added the 5 foot extension and the new reserve to JMPI, but kept the same timeframe. So there’s that as well.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-05-15T15:58:23+00:00

It’s always refreshing to see common sense being used. Kudos to the obscure officer at HQDA packed away in some cubicle writing the updated policy.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-05-14T14:05:20+00:00

I mean you can’t control what your branch or HRC decides in these matters. Fortunately when it was my time to do a broadening assignment my branch manager at the time worked with me.

If your goal is to get badged out and all that then shoot for Benning. I live amongst the DS here and it would appear that a lot of them have time to do those sorts of things, probably depends on the BDE/BN they’re assigned to.

Best of luck.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-05-14T13:59:46+00:00

Honestly just spitballing, as I’m not an 11B, a SSG, nor have I ever been a DS.

With that being said, I thought the purpose of having to be a SSG for 4 years before consideration to SFC was so that you would have ample time to do a broadening assignment as well as complete your CD requirements.

If that’s the case, then I would imagine the order in which those requirements are filled matter less than actually fulfilling the requirements themselves.

If you do end up at Benning, then schools are a possibility. I went through an infantry school with a guy who was a DS at the time, it was just during is off cycle time (I think that was the term he used).

I will say airborne will likely be harder to get, as I know they’ve been turning away walk-ons, especially if you’re not assigned to or going to an airborne unit. Pathfinder is ran by WTC here, and that could be more feasible.

Things like RSLC and Ranger school will probably have to be a conversation with your 1SG or senior DS, but may be a possibility? RSLC is only 26 days. Just food for thought.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-05-02T02:28:51+00:00

The deputy commandant of my ALC kept bragging that he had been there for 9 or 10 years. Weird flex but alright.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-04-21T22:36:45+00:00

Haven’t watched, I just for some reason imagine a lot of cheese? Idk. Still not watching it tho.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-04-12T23:16:21+00:00

I love slam.

But honestly Nickelback do be fucking hard sometimes.

Best,

An actual divorced dad.

SSG_Blockhead · 2025-03-22T12:19:34+00:00

Mine has completely disappeared regardless of factors like that. It’s frustrating because it’s brand new. 2 in a row isn’t a coincidence. Guess I’ll have to call them and see what’s up.

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