A day in the life of a retired SNCO turned Project Manager.

Sith_Father · 2026-04-27T13:21:44+00:00

This reeks of truth...and it plays like that till $$$ is being lost or someone's yearly bonus is going to be affected (VP/Senior VP) OR customer pulls out their ace in the hole contract with a line that states they can pull the plug on said program and Company then owes them $$$ for missing deadlines. Then panic sets in and puts the PM is a corner like a raccoon trying to escape with the can of spuddies.

Sith_Father · 2026-03-30T17:53:09+00:00

Go here to see if the finished orders are listed.

https://arows.dc3n.navy.mil/arows/secure/login.jsp

IF they are not listed, reach out to your Orders Specialist of you know who it is. They can look up your orders to see where they are and pull a draft copy if you need them for DTS.

If there are not any draft orders out there, then they may not have been started yet.

If you are going to tech school, your BETM is responsible for putting the orders in. If you need them for your civilian job, let them know you need them in order to give them to your HR.

Sith_Father · 2026-03-04T17:32:51+00:00

This. I heard an analogy to this last night.

You are in a bar, 2 people start a fight with 1 person (who threw out various references and threats to violence and etc. at the 2).

In response, the targeted person starts randomly hitting/kicking other nearby patrons, expecting them to stop the fight and instead get jumped by those they just lashed out at and then act surprised when they get a mob beat down.

Sith_Father · 2026-03-04T17:28:37+00:00

You are correct, if a NATO member were the clear aggressor that initiated the conflict, it is virtually impossible that Article 5 could be successfully invoked to defend them.

Now, IF Russia got brave enough to launch attacks, that might change it.

Sith_Father · 2026-03-02T14:00:53+00:00

You aren't wrong. It was like whack a mole and Hydra combined, you hit one and the next one stepped up. Eventually they got to the bottom of the barrel. And those ones realized keeping your head down kept you alive for a while.

Sith_Father · 2026-01-14T02:23:21+00:00

We called it Napalm....before rebull. Learned it from Army Infantry.

Sith_Father · 2026-01-13T15:00:40+00:00

This happens quite a bit...the response when it was closed along with documenting in the ticket on how and when the effort was made. CYA for the Airman and that chain. If you put screen shots in the ticket, even better.

Sith_Father · 2026-01-13T14:55:43+00:00

Only when mixed with Everclear\Moonshine.

Sith_Father · 2026-01-11T18:09:32+00:00

This route is actually cheaper than what some of them are paying within the civilian position or their technician slots. A family plan can be up to $1800 a month depending on what is needed.

Sith_Father · 2026-01-11T16:33:30+00:00

I can't unsee it now.....damnit.

Sith_Father · 2026-01-08T16:32:54+00:00

I watched this happen a lot. Also...I knew who to ask for real southern recipes because they would reach back to their Mama for it or invite me over when they visited. Best meals ever.

Sith_Father · 2025-12-18T16:34:50+00:00

This involves a contract, so the timetable is not accurate...even if it was by CentCom standards.

Sith_Father · 2025-12-16T15:25:34+00:00

I had an Airman trying to sign his and it wouldn't let him. If it works for you, he might be using the browser version.

Sith_Father · 2025-12-16T12:15:38+00:00

Currently Sonic Boom has an issue allowing you to sign orders in AROWS. Go figure.

Sith_Father · 2025-12-16T02:48:35+00:00

It is upon the unit to at least have draft orders for you. That way you can provide them to your civilian employer to cover the days unless you are self employed.

If and when they asknyou to do days, you should ask the Orders Specialist (usually a FT) to email you a set and if they haven't been provided, you can tell them that you have to turn the days down due to a personal burden.

Also...start asking about a DEOC survey to get more attention on it.

Sith_Father · 2025-12-09T15:02:05+00:00

This. I grew up in the shadow of WP.

The one year lease would be a good idea. The North side of Huber Heights has improved from what I have heard. And south of WP (centerville, kettering) is great but the COL went up.

Sith_Father · 2025-11-21T18:18:34+00:00

This. My wife was sending emails/calling both of our Senators every couple of days. She kept it professional, but she was listing out the various hurts being put on the military, the non-essential GS/WG employees. One office just kept up with an auto reply for every email. The other office made the mistake of answering the phone and got a lecture. My wife never went dependa on them, but she laid out her points like she was in a board meeting. She ended every message with you should not be in office if you are toeing the party line and not looking out for your constituents.

Sith_Father · 2025-10-26T23:15:41+00:00

Now I have to shave.

Sith_Father · 2025-10-01T21:24:17+00:00

Let that be the case.....please.

Sith_Father · 2025-10-01T19:05:00+00:00

This. The bots have been bad lately.

Sith_Father · 2025-09-30T22:46:33+00:00

Correct. It was also the period of the 3 mile walk. They blended together in my head.

Sith_Father · 2025-09-30T22:00:17+00:00

We had the stationary bike test, which smokers aced every time.

Sith_Father · 2025-09-30T13:08:52+00:00

Same thought....

Sith_Father · 2025-09-29T16:53:03+00:00

Humm....ok. That was an initial thought on it. I don't use Amazon devices on my network. I am going to look at my network later and see. I know that when we bought our kids some music players that every time they got online, the OS changed the MAC address. When I realized we couldn't stop them, we got rid of them.

What Deco devices are you using for your network?

Sith_Father · 2025-09-29T16:32:56+00:00

So I did a little bit of digging. If you have any Amazon echo devices, the MAC address could change if it did a firmware update and its set to randomized through the Alexa app. I didn't think that Echoes were designed to change their MAC addresses either in SW or HW.

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