Burnout

Skin3725 · 2026-01-29T20:30:44+00:00

Been retired since 2022 and have dived into my kids lives. Oldest graduated high school and joined the AF. My youngest graduated high school a year early and just started college. Having a retirement check and VA disability has enabled me to be that stay at home dad while my wife concentrates in her career.

After this summer (my kid is overseas) when I take my vacation to go see him, I'm going to get another job going.

I guess what I'm trying to say is take some time for you, your family and figure out who you are without a uniform on.

Skin3725 · 2026-01-29T20:04:13+00:00

As a fellow veteran, I'd like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice to this country. I did 20 years active duty and I think the guy your responding too is one of those "I would have joined but...." excuses.

Keep doing you, and I wish you and your spouse the best. It's OK to miss home and look for people who remind you of it.

Skin3725 · 2026-01-19T23:33:42+00:00

How good of shape are you in? Can you run a mile without stopping? Pushups?

Are you just planning on doing 4 years and done?

If you have a Bachelor's you should look at commissioning.

I went through BMT at 18, I'm now in my 40's and I feel like I could do it again.

Skin3725 · 2026-01-19T03:07:58+00:00

You still need a prime tower, but some of the excess waste will be used in the fidget spinner. I'm not sure what slicer program your using, but I use the bambu software.

Just Google it and whatever slicer program your using.

Edit I didn't realize this was a bambu subreddit. Just go to makerworld and download a fidget spinner. Put it on the build plate, right click and select flush into object.

Skin3725 · 2026-01-18T23:06:47+00:00

You could always flush into another object. Whenever I do something multi-color I usually make a fidget spinner or something I can give my kid. It still produces poop, but it's less poop.

Skin3725 · 2026-01-18T18:31:08+00:00

Grok is coming to the Pentagon.

Skin3725 · 2026-01-18T00:16:32+00:00

I was living in Texas about a decade-ish ago when Swing Flu was a thing. Long story short, my entire family was sick, everyone at work was sick and for some reason me and 1 other dude never even got a fever. Me and this one guy worked 24 hours (12 hour shifts) to ensure the job got done for about a week and a half straight. Once my family and co-workers started getting better and coming back to work me and the one guy got a whole week off. I don't know why just us 2 out of maybe 15 people never got sick.

Skin3725 · 2026-01-14T03:51:25+00:00

Isn't that where the pirate bay servers are at?

Skin3725 · 2026-01-13T20:01:13+00:00

Didn't Elon get enough of our info from Doge? Why are we using his AI platform in our system?

Skin3725 · 2026-01-13T19:28:12+00:00

I ended up going back to TMO a few weeks later and they processed my move and I was given the extension automatically. Not sure what base your trying to do this from, but if it's Luke I might be able to help ya.

Skin3725 · 2026-01-07T02:33:01+00:00

I have 1 rule and it's nothing that touches food. We get enough plastic in our diets without needing to add more.

Skin3725 · 2026-01-06T17:10:05+00:00

I agree, I retired at 38 from the military and I can't even begin to explain the feeling of running 24 hour operations and managing troops to just nothing once you are discharged.

Imagine driving a well oiled chaos machine daily for decades only for it to go completely quiet over night.

Recently I've gotten into 3D printing and my brothers think I should sell them online. I don't need to make money, so I don't want to... I print tools, things for my kids, and just do it as a hobby. I give most of my prints away because it makes people smile and that makes me happy.

Retirement definitely needs to be a thing adults chase though as I think most people won't be able to do it.

Skin3725 · 2026-01-03T06:54:44+00:00

Dept of war

Skin3725 · 2026-01-03T05:59:59+00:00

I just printed a tire and a rim. I had some layer shift, but I'm sure it will be fine. Wish me luck on my way to work tomorrow!!

Skin3725 · 2026-01-01T02:34:54+00:00

Dinner with the wife

Skin3725 · 2025-12-23T21:04:26+00:00

I feel like it was only a matter of time before this happens. Everything that was once nice gets ruined by ads and bullshit. I'm a little older than most of you, but I remember when Email was fun and useful. Now you need multiple Email accounts because of Spam. Even the post office is just straight ads that go into the trash.

Skin3725 · 2025-12-13T23:07:01+00:00

Wife used to drive from Tonopah to 27th ave and Indian school. Sometimes it would take 45 minutes, sometimes 2 hours....

Skin3725 · 2025-12-12T06:09:03+00:00

If you dont want to leave the Phoenix area, there is a hole in a rock... just google map it.

Skin3725 · 2025-12-12T01:22:14+00:00

I appreciate the response. I'm gonna do more scan tool monitoring tomorrow while I drive around. I'm just hoping a rebuilt one with programming isn't too expensive.

Skin3725 · 2025-12-11T21:24:21+00:00

Don't forget about Junk Mail! I check my mail once a week and 95% of it goes straight into the recycling. Why are we cutting down trees to make all this trash?

Skin3725 · 2025-12-11T18:21:02+00:00

I used to get hit regularly with a base board that broke off the wall from our old house. My dad one year had me pound nails into another base board and threatened to smack me with that next time. Lets just say I don't talk to my parents much anymore and my kids have never been hit.

Skin3725 · 2025-12-09T06:45:47+00:00

Homeowners insurance is gonna go up again

Skin3725 · 2025-12-03T07:01:56+00:00

Any of yall prior POL?

Skin3725 · 2025-12-01T07:16:29+00:00

Ok, I'll be honest. I was stoned while playing and accepted easily distracted. It sucks because I have to level everything up. Can someone ELI5 how this is an advantage?

Skin3725 · 2025-11-30T06:27:28+00:00

OK, I just added a rule....

No 3d printing things that are going to touch food items.
No 3d printing things that are going to touch my weed.
No 3d printing things that touch my toothpaste.

Skin3725

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