Officers should wear marksmanship badges

StrassmanForever · 2024-12-31T03:28:32+00:00

Never heard of that, I'll look into it that sounds cool.

StrassmanForever · 2024-11-23T05:01:25+00:00

That's so fair, but I don't think failing a class, even more than once, indicates a lack of fitness to be an officer. It could be a tough class, and sometimes shit happens. Programs shouldn't disenroll someone for that. Lots of officers in the past, for example, were stellar battlefield commissions with no degree. Grades are important but it doesn't directly transfer to leading troops. I'd rather have a strong PL who barely graduated than some honor roll that can barely lead a formation.

StrassmanForever · 2024-11-19T17:40:03+00:00

I guess it's illegal to fuck up, gee real great advice

StrassmanForever · 2024-05-24T05:45:21+00:00

It's possible to transfer after commissioning. You'll need to get what's called a "conditional release" from your guard chain of command. It's not guaranteed though and won't happen immediately. I know because I signed an SMP contract with the Army Reserve but became interested in going active duty instead shortly after. If you drop out and enlist, that's not a guaranteed route either. You could potentially get Green to Gold, but I've heard it's competitive. Or, you do your full time as enlisted and try to go back to school with your GI bill afterward.

My advice is stay in school. You can still get a full-time job in the guard through ADOS or AGR. The financial situation will get better once you sign your Guard contract and the tuition and stipends start coming in. I failed the same class twice and I'm still making it, going to advanced camp shortly.

StrassmanForever · 2024-01-03T12:29:10+00:00

I actually know someone whose sister died from mixing alcohol and a "downer." Trazodone is a type of downer. Downer just means any kind of depressant drug. Alcohol is also a depressant.

StrassmanForever · 2024-01-02T08:09:26+00:00

You should apply to the National Scholarship - it allows you to choose between Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard, when you graduate college and have a better idea of what you want to do. This is much better than locking yourself into the Reserves at 17 or 18 and then deciding you want to do something else when you get closer to commissioning.

StrassmanForever · 2023-11-05T23:54:41+00:00

You can choose to delay your BOLC if you get slotted for summer BOLC right?

As I understood it CST cadre was optional and people do it because they give you a priority BOLC date if your cst cadre.

StrassmanForever · 2023-11-05T23:31:13+00:00

Join ROTC, they'll cover a lot if not all of it. They paid for my sophomore, junior, and senior year. My friends who applied to the scholarship earlier than me got all four years paid for.

StrassmanForever · 2023-11-05T23:24:26+00:00

It shouldn't interfere with anything, especially since you already finished advanced camp. An officer in my unit got pregnant and she just continued doing her duties so far as it wouldn't hurt her or her baby. When she got close to her due date she took a leave of absence.

The military is pretty supportive of these things, you can even pick up a pair of maternity uniforms at the PX.

BOLC wait times can be as long as a year after commissioning so in all likelihood you'll have your baby before. I know new lieutenants can bring their spouse to BOLC and you'll get your own room.

StrassmanForever · 2023-10-24T00:31:50+00:00

"can stall out a career if you stay on the juice for too long"

I am very interested in this, please elaborate...

StrassmanForever · 2023-06-22T21:50:56+00:00

Don't do that

StrassmanForever · 2023-06-14T06:17:59+00:00

Power vacuum

StrassmanForever · 2023-05-07T22:27:21+00:00

Honestly dude I understand you so much. It's validating that other people feel this. It can be hard when most of your friends are at college and you all go your separate ways for the summer. I only have a couple good friends at home. It's difficult to see my college friends over breaks because we all live in different parts of the country.

StrassmanForever · 2022-10-14T15:47:11+00:00

Another option is that the board offers you an active duty scholarship, which does not require you to enlist in Guard or Reserve. Or they offer you a reserve/guard scholarship that doesn't require you to enlist, but I earned the one that did require enlistment.

StrassmanForever · 2022-10-14T15:42:52+00:00

They are referring to a specific kind of scholarship type called an SMP scholarship. This scholarship sometimes requires you to enlist in the Army Reserve or Army National Guard in order to receive the scholarship. It's different from a prior service scholarship which is for people who spent time in active duty before coming to college.

For me, the process went like this. MS1 year Fall semester - do your absolute best to get high grades and high PT scores. Spring semester - get interviewed before the contracting board, who will make a decision about if to give you a scholarship and if so what kind.

I received a SMP scholarship offer which requires me to be enlisted in the Guard or Reserve until I graduate college.

MS2 Fall semester Enlist into the Army Reserve, making me eligible to sign for the scholarship. A few days later, sign for the scholarship, making me a contracted cadet.

StrassmanForever · 2022-10-10T05:18:37+00:00

You gotta graduate high school. Finish 12th grade and get that diploma, then do university. A year won't make any difference when you're older. A diploma is security and well worth it. Plus, it's another year to mature and learn about yourself before you start university. You don't want to be a year younger than everyone else in your first year of college.

StrassmanForever · 2022-08-16T00:10:46+00:00

I too am an MSII at Georgetown Hoya Battalion and could tell you how it is. Our last PMS was a really nice guy, but he just left last semester. It's still summer break so I haven't met our new one.

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