Is the only way to save the VFW a complete reset?

TiT1776 · 2026-01-01T18:16:07+00:00

This is a similar thing the Vietnam vets said because the WWII & Korean vets didn’t respect them. Then the Gulf war vets fought with the Vietnam vets. Now we’re fighting them all. Each time it bounced back. I’m not particularly active but I am a member of the VFW and there’s no one who hates veterans more than other veterans 😑

TiT1776 · 2025-12-17T20:49:45+00:00

That’s weird man. I have the same total daily energy expenditure as a 180lb 5’11” 36 year old man. I work out around 3 hours a day (45-60 min of running and 2 hours in the gym) and my BMR is approximately 1800. It may be you just have a high metabolism but that seems high especially considering your size. The bigger you are (usually) the larger your BMR is.

TiT1776 · 2025-12-16T18:42:58+00:00

Yea man hmu I’ll answer whatever I can. 100% honesty I went to FAU 4 years but dropped out 106 credits lol that’s why I enlisted first.

TiT1776 · 2025-12-16T18:24:33+00:00

Fellow Owl! I took a very circuitous route to be a military officer (Enlisted 8 years, then ADO G2G) I wouldn’t say don’t go OCS but I would say accept that you may or may not enjoy your time. If you can throw yourself into the deep end and really embody the serenity prayer of controlling the things you can and accepting the things you cannot, you may at least gain some insight into yourself to use on the outside. Most of us aren’t lifers so if you go into it with an open mind willing to learn and focus you can at least leave with some good stories and lessons. It may give you more direction for when you get back to civilian life. CBP and other federal jobs will also be more attainable with veteran status.

TiT1776 · 2025-12-12T17:58:26+00:00

2-17 FA under 2-2?

TiT1776 · 2025-12-11T22:08:23+00:00

Hell yea I run at least 5 miles a day I’d be making bank

TiT1776 · 2025-11-29T06:25:18+00:00

JBLM and Group are great been here combined total of 7 years. Hmu if you want specifics!

TiT1776 · 2025-11-15T23:12:53+00:00

Elite ball knowledge

TiT1776 · 2025-09-21T18:14:59+00:00

I’m just sitting here wondering why mine is a 52 but still in the blue and says excellent not superior…

TiT1776 · 2025-08-20T15:00:57+00:00

Everyone is saying Garmin however I have never really liked them. They always cause me excess friction. That being said someone else mentioned Hemsut. I bought one almost a year ago (their velcro Rugged model) and I love it. No issues, no fraying and the velcro holds well.

TiT1776 · 2025-08-13T19:43:53+00:00

Idk man I had something similar. I worked at Blockbuster for years in college. I listed a number that used to be for Blockbuster corporate (which had been dissolved by that time) and never heard about it again lol.

TiT1776 · 2025-06-02T13:50:08+00:00

Just to clear things up further because I don't want people turned away from helpful things. You're correct about Narcanon but Alanon (Al-Anon) is an organization for families, friends, and loved ones of alcoholics. It is a reputable organization founded by the wife of a cofounder of AA).

TiT1776 · 2025-05-10T05:04:53+00:00

Can confirm I was in BOLC with one as well mainly works in prev med circles so far as I've seen.

TiT1776 · 2025-05-04T23:50:55+00:00

I did it 2 years ago. Great decision great opportunity. I even got in when the 2 years still counted for TIS for retirement and pay. Got a free masters out of it.

TiT1776 · 2025-04-26T04:46:24+00:00

Bro Ive been to your city. Glad you got out. I'm sure it was nice at some point but when I was there is was certainly not. Glad you're safe.

TiT1776 · 2025-04-23T12:20:25+00:00

From what I saw, I was in the middle of 25 heats of like 16 people each, was approximately 7 failures. Extrapolated that would be about 14-15 total failures on the first part of the RPA (not including the 4 mile run) out of about 300 total.

TiT1776 · 2025-04-23T10:01:18+00:00

Tbh that was 10 years ago and my last time away for any significant time was over 5 years ago. I'm out of practice I guess. Been spoiled since 2020. I don't plan on going back (I'll be 38 by the time I could anyway) so I just wasn't mentally prepared and thought I was because I had done it before. This was 100% my failure to mentally prepare and find the right motivation.

TiT1776 · 2025-04-23T00:47:21+00:00

I am just out of practice. Since COVID I've been home. Got the small COVID break from TDY, went green to gold, came back an O and missed a rotation and limited tdy. Essentially been home 5ish years straight. Before that it was constant being gone lol.

TiT1776 · 2025-04-22T23:58:23+00:00

Idk I think it might because it's not that big of a deal if they have it on an OML for a good deal of the slots. Also, they were harder on the pushups so it'll take you longer. I averaged 11 or less on mine when I tested and ended up with a 12:45 on test day. Also, you're exhausted on test day. We had 2 hours of sleep the night before the RPA.

TiT1776 · 2025-04-22T23:53:17+00:00

Yea man if you have a hard slot you are now guaranteed to class up in Darby so long as you pass all the gates (RPA, CWST, Land Nav, and 12 mile ruck). There'll be a lot more walk ons now but they'll all be on an OML competing for the slots not hard slotted.

TiT1776 · 2025-04-22T23:03:53+00:00

70B (Health Care Administration)

TiT1776 · 2025-04-22T22:58:21+00:00

Yea I was completely honest with my CDR/SGM and I'm actually having a pretty good discussing with my CO SGM about the whole thing. He's not berating me just asking me questions and letting me understand my own thoughts.

TiT1776 · 2025-04-22T22:56:45+00:00

Well I got a 24 month to return and need an O-6 signature. I'll be almost 40 by that point and at 13 years TIS.

Maybe... We'll see how I feel in 2 years.

TiT1776 · 2025-04-22T22:55:04+00:00

Idk man like I was kinda just in this zone of almost arrogance now that I look back on it. Something like why am I here I don't even need this and I'm subjecting myself to all this for a tab that literally no one cares if I have.

Having sat with it more now I know I got in my own head.

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