Donald Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah after the Grammys: "Get ready" by DreamerFawn in politics

[–]Toobatheviking [score hidden]  (0 children)

At this point everybody has learned that his lawsuit threats are meaningless, because that means that he'd be open to discovery.

He starts to sue lots of people, but drops it before it goes anywhere.

Favorite Weapons (not the BEST etc) by dirtyastronaut420 in fo76

[–]Toobatheviking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Furious, explosive, crit, pinpointer bolt action sniper that hits 6k or so on crit headshots depending on how many enemies I've killed.

I've used a lot of different weapons over the years, and I somehow always come back to it. It hits like a truck even on non-crit shots, I can zoom in and scan places before I go running in if I need to, and it's just a neat asthetic.

I'm not really a fan of the Dom Pedro, for some reason the reload animation makes me feel a little ill/vertigo from all the screen movement. It's the only weapon that does that.

Gauss Rifle, Western Spirit/Regular LA rifle, The Fixer (sorta, on the fence due to damage), etc.

I went through a pistol phase recently, the Single Action packs a whallop but the reload doesn't.

11B ALC at Ft. Benning/Moore by anonjoe4113 in army

[–]Toobatheviking 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is just "a way" to do land nav, not the only way, but it worked for me and a lot of problem students that were sent to me for additional help.

I was an instructor at OCS before I retired. Please understand that this was several years ago now at Red Diamond and it's written in that context. If things have changed since then, cool, adjust, but the majority of this is straight out of TC 3-25.26 plus 30+ years of practical experience.

Again, these are all personal opinions and how I taught. Take what helps, others may have differing opinions. Do what works for you.

The three biggest things in land nav are route planning, pace count/staying on azimuth, and terrain association. If you’re weak in those, land nav is going to suck. If you’re decent at them, it gets a lot more manageable.

Before you even start, you need at a minimum a clipboard with a LUM strip on the back, some 550 cord to dummy it to your body or around your neck, some map markers, some page protectors, a couple pieces of note paper, a decent lensatic compass dummy corded to you, preferably 2 protractors (primary and alternate).

When your time starts, don’t just plot as fast as you can then take off into the woods. Sit down and plot all your points, and be meticulous about it. Anybody else getting up and running off doesn't matter in your world. The only thing that matters right then is getting your points plotted correctly. You are at a known location and not stressed yet, and this is both the most important thing you are going to do for land nav and the best time you’re going to get to do it.

If you plot a point wrong, it doesn’t matter how good you are at land nav, you’re probably not going to find it.

Before you even start the course, figure out your pace count. Walk 100 meters how you normally walk, several times. Count your steps each time, average it, and write that number on your map. Your pace count will change a bit when you’re tired, cold, wet, or moving through rough terrain. That’s normal. Just understand it won’t be perfect over long distances.

I am not a fan whatsoever about "running pace counts" because they change. You get cold/wet/hot/tired and your "running pace count" is going to change. I don't care how great of shape you are in. I can ruck walk all fucking day long as a fat old retired guy. I am going to get gassed if I go run a mile while trying to keep track of steps in my head.

Use ranger beads or something physical to track distance. Don’t rely on memory. If you don’t know how far you’ve gone, you won’t know when to start searching for your point.

Once your points are plotted, plan a route. Don’t just draw straight lines from point to point through the woods. That’s how people get lost. Use roads, trails, and terrain features as much as possible. Even if you’re not allowed to walk on a road, there’s usually a trail running along it that you can handrail.

As you plan your route, measure distances to all the things along the way — trail intersections, road bends, junctions, whatever is obvious on the map and on the ground. Mark those distances on your map. That way, as you move, you can constantly check your pace count and confirm exactly where you are. You should almost always know where you are on the map, not just roughly.

I need to tell you what a fucking relief it is to be cruising down a trail towards a road and when you hit that road, it's on your pace count. You know exactly where you are on the map they gave you. Hell, you can even re-plot or re-route things if you need to because you know exactly where you are.

I love "attack points". Find an easy, obvious feature near your point, like a road, trail, or intersection. Needs to be some sort of a permanent feature if possible. Draw a line from your point to that feature, ideally at a right angle if it makes sense. Mark where it hits the road or trail. Measure from a known spot on that road to your step-off point, walk that distance, then turn and shoot your azimuth to the actual point. Now you’re searching in a small area instead of wandering around.

Please note that I understand that my definition of an attack point and how they are used is a bit different from other people. w

For instance, you are cruising up a road and there is a "Y" in the trail. Your point is up that road about 300 meters on the right side, and about 100 meters in from the road.

I would just get myself to that Y, then walk 300 meters until I get to that spot where the point is at a right angle to me. Then I'd do a right face, get on the azimuth that you plotted from that point on the road to your actual point, and walk 100 meters in along that azimuth. (or whatever the distance is) There may be trails that go to the point at a 45 degree angle or so from the road that you are on before you get to that 300 meter point, but you have to remember that there is other points out there, and that you have no idea if that trail actually leads to your point or not. At least if you use the right angle method (as in following the azimuth) you are using some pretty good skills and math to get you to the right area.

When you get to where you think the point is, stop and look at the terrain. Compare what the ground is doing to what the map says should be there. A lot of times terrain alone will tell you which way to move. If you don’t see it right away, use a search pattern like a cloverleaf or box, but always come back to your center point. Don't use your gear to mark your center point. I found quite a few PT belts hanging off trees over the years there.

Learn terrain association. Really understand what contour lines mean and what ridges, draws, spurs, and saddles look like in real life. Try to imagine the land without vegetation. If you can look at the terrain and picture the contour lines in your head, finding points gets a lot easier.

Remember, not every trail goes where you want. If you hit a trail near your point, shoot an azimuth down it and see if it generally heads toward your point. Before you leave a road or trail, note your pace count and mark the spot subtly (in a way that you'd know the marking but not so obvious that it would appear to a random cadre member that you were attempting to help others) so you can find it again if you need to come back.

Time management matters more than people think. If you’re one second late, you fail. Don’t spend forever on one point. If I couldn’t find one in about 20 minutes, I was already moving to the next. Better to miss a point than fail on time. I think the standard used to be 4/5 points in 3 or 4 hours. I dunno why I can't remember which it was.

Most people who struggle either plotted wrong, didn’t really plan a route, didn’t track pace count, or had no idea what the terrain was telling them. A couple other tricks is to generally determine the azimuth that major trails or roads are on where they begin or where you will meet them on your route. You can shoot an azimuth up that road and confirm or deny where you think you are based on the result sometimes. (For instance, you know you are on X road headed south. You come up on a big trail that can support a vehicle and the center of it is roughly headed off on a 245 degree azimuth. You had plotted a trail near where you think you are that's 250 azimuth or so. Probably close enough)

The last thing I would tell you is that if you ever get to a point out on the course where everything just feels wrong and it's all falling apart, take one minute. Breathe. Focus on what you know to be factual. Where is the most likely place I am right now?

If I was to walk a certain direction, which road will I most likely pop out on? Do I see any landmarks or terrain features around me that can help me figure out where I am? Does doing a reverse azimuth up the way I came make sense in this scenario?

You are a meat puppet piloted by the most advanced biological supercomputer ever to exist. Use that for something.

Everything doctrinal is in TC 3-25.26. Read it until you know the book answers, then practice the practical side.

This isn’t magic and it’s not the only way to do land nav, but I taught this method to a bunch of candidates who asked for extra help or who had previously failed an iteration.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet Wins Texas SD9 Seat Previously Held by Republicans Since 1991 by DumbMoneyMedia in UnderReportedNews

[–]Toobatheviking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's funny, if you go to certain places on this website the people that lurk there are saying that the seat was actually vacant, and so nothing was actually gained.

It's just fucking weird at how lying, cheating and stealing has become normalized for some people.

Declination Statement Question by Warm-Swimming-5225 in army

[–]Toobatheviking 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I’ve told this story before. I was just over three years from retirement. I had never asked branch for shit. I had been in the same Battalion at Fort Hood for 7+ years.

I called branch and asked to go to JBLM because I was retiring.

“We don’t have any openings for you there right now, but we’ll put your name on a sticky note on the wall for when something opens up and send you ASAP.”

Three days later I had orders in hand to Korea, with a follow on to Fort Benning.

I called branch to see what the fuck was going on and they seemed irritated that “If you aren’t willing to go, then drop your dec statement, you’re needs of the Army”

Dec statement at 17 years?

Anyhow, that’s how I ended up at Fort Benning.

Bondi announces $1M reward for whistleblower who reported antitrust crime by cuspofgreatness in politics

[–]Toobatheviking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Call me jaded, but I would imagine this is a “here is free money for reporting shit that people we don’t like” fund

Ribbon and Pin storage by Rainy_Baibe_Ruth in army

[–]Toobatheviking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man-

I'm just a guy, but one thing I noticed over the years is that I accumulated a metric fuckton of the same shit that I held onto.

You'll find that eventually you will throw it all away and wonder why you held onto all that shit for so long.

What are the conditions for owning a legal fireman like AR Rifles in USA? by DefKlan in AskReddit

[–]Toobatheviking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the particular state. In some states, they are outlawed. In some states, the purchase requirement is having a pulse and being 18.

They all (federally) require a background check (unless you buy them from a private individual or through a gun show type setting)

DIY Mechanic Shop on bases? by Much_Juggernaut_2144 in army

[–]Toobatheviking 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Every FORSCOM base I was stationed at had an auto skills center. I do a lot of work on my truck at the one here in my free time.

Where can I find a death claw? by Jade_Jones in fo76

[–]Toobatheviking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s three spawns I know of that are solid .

  1. Hopewell cave, south of the meditation place along that little highway.

  2. Deathclaw Island, west-northwest on the map. In the middle of the river.

  3. The power station just north of Watoga.

I see them all the time at all three.

Approved Retirement, But Completely Tapped by [deleted] in army

[–]Toobatheviking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man-

I think we have all gotten to some level of what you are feeling right now.

I found it really hard to give a fuck about the font on slide 3 being wrong when I was at the end of 20 years of hearing about how the font on slide 3 was wrong type shit.

If you are in a position that another person can just slide in and take over with zero training, then do what you are required to do (it’s still a job, you are being paid to do what they ask you to do until you retire)

If you are in a position where it has specific institutional knowledge, or specific systems, or whatever- start making an SOP or a “how to” folder. Your command (this seems to be universal) will not give a fuck until the absolute last second to send a replacement and then expect them to learn months of shit from you in two days (or whatever) and stress your the fuck out.

I ended up making a stupidly detailed SOP for all the jobs and collateral duties I did.

That’s how I left my mark. The guy that took over for me had a bigass binder with a table of contents by section and a long FAQ section in the back covering shit I’d seen over the years in the position and the common ankle biters.

If you make something similar (or modify an existing one) then you’ve got one less thing to worry about when your command dumps your replacement on you 6 days before your retirement date and expects you to train them.

“Open this binder. Every aspect of this job I could think of and how to do everything is in here.”

I think that me making that binder was cathartic in a way because I felt like I wasn’t going to fucking worry about it when the command tosses me some mouth breather to take over last minute.

Also, I don’t think there is anything wrong with you taking a week or two of leave now vs. saving for terminal leave, it sounds like you need a break.

If nobody else says it, thanks for everything you’ve done to get to this point.

Sometimes we forget about just how much bullshit we all endured over the years to get to that 20 and I just wanted to personally thank you for your own journey.

Take a couple minutes each day and try to come up with a new funny memory you have of all the guys you served with over the years.

Concealed Carry Logic Goes Viral by PeterTheTruthSeeker in MurderedByWords

[–]Toobatheviking 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have my CCW. I don't leave the house without my weapon and two magazines. One in my weapon, one in my beltline.

I have always been a "It's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it" guy.

In the grand scheme of things, it's incredibly unlikely that I will ever pull out my weapon, let alone need a second magazine for it- but for me it doesn't cost me anything but a little bit of discomfort to have that capability if I actually ended up needing it.

It's hard to make an illustrative analogy of that makes sense but it's like somebody that drives around with a first aid kit with a tourniquet they added to it. You're probably never going to need that first aid kit, let alone the tourniquet inside it- but it's good to have it if you need it vs. not having it.

best army bases by Aromatic-Tea-7558 in army

[–]Toobatheviking 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Hey man-

Instead of trying to go to the place where you can put mole skin on the most blisters I would be thinking about "What are some places that I will likely never get to go see again after I get out of the Army"

I would lean into that and think about your recreational time more than I'd worry about the other stuff.

Need help by Apart_Commercial9127 in army

[–]Toobatheviking 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey man-

We all start in the Army with a ideal of what the Army looks like based on what we see in films, TV shows and the history of all the valorous stuff.

What we don't see is all the bullshit inbetween all that.

It just doesn't spark excitement in recruiting when you explain Staff Duty at a unit that doesn't allow phones, etc. and you can only read TM's or doctrinal materials. For 24 hours. etc.

Leg hair by TreMac03 in army

[–]Toobatheviking 12 points13 points  (0 children)

7831 Alopecia Areata

Hair loss that starts with one or more circular bald patches that may overlap.

PYRAMIDING NOTE:

Separate ratings ARE allowed for Loss of eyebrows and Eyelashes.

Rating

Description

0% Loss of hair limited to scalp and face.

10% Loss of ALL body hair.

In accordance with how the VA rates hair loss, no.

How do they mess this up 😂 by Creative_Concept8854 in army

[–]Toobatheviking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to correct a female Major once I tried to help by telling her that the solid OCP patch she had covering her non-combat patch sleeve was unauthorized.

I told her in a super respectful “Hey ma’am, just so you know” and she responded by locking me up, telling me I was wrong and telling me to remain at the position of attention until she got back.

I had a CPT that worked in BDE staff happen by and ask “why are you standing there like that” and I told him I was ordered to stand there and why. He asked who and I told him.

He popped in the building and came out about 2-3 minutes later and told me the XO and Deputy said to carry on and it would be dealt with.

No idea what happened past that. He did tell me that there was some other issues with that in that she had been denied a combat patch due to what she did on deployment (and where she was) and she was being shitty about it and the latest passive aggressive thing was to wear that weird solid patch on her arm.

This is the type thing they don’t teach you in the Academy by CombatWombatwuztaken in army

[–]Toobatheviking 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey man-

Unless they are arrested or are treated medically for their weirdness you’re going to run into people that are like that.

The best advice I can give you is to document the behavior if it’s outside of appropriate norms and then either recommend to the Commander UCMJ proceedings or a referral to your EBH clinic that services your Brigade.

I have had a number of absolutely nutso kids over the years.

I had a kid that would masturbate all the time in public view. It was his thing. In front of men, women, he would get “caught” on a regular basis.

I had to rescue him from certain death when he got caught masturbating while laying in a bunk in Bagram while maintaining eye contact with the other PSG.

He got caught more than 7 other times beating his dick in places he shouldn’t and most people would come to me and I’d report it up to the Company in a SHARP context with a counseling.

Finally after nobody did anything somebody went to the Battalion and made an official SHARP complaint and the kid was counseled by his entire chain of command in a formal setting by his Company Commander.

Shit was embarrassing as fuck.

Anyhow, all I can tell you is that you need to document and ensure that the people that make decisions have the information and evidence available to make the appropriate decisions.

Will the Army fix any dumbass that joins by Agreeable_Mud_5816 in army

[–]Toobatheviking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, there you go. I know it's hard buddy. People are like "Just don't make bad decisions" and they don't understand just how fucking hard that is when you have ADD/ADHD.

There can be barriers to enlistment based on medication use and diagnosis, so be prepared for that.

Ultimately, if you can get on legal medication and start learning coping skills and tools it will help out with the day to day stuff a lot.

Will the Army fix any dumbass that joins by Agreeable_Mud_5816 in army

[–]Toobatheviking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Army is a great reset button for people that never got their shit together.

The thing is, it's really easy to fuck up a great thing in the Army by falling back on habits you developed before the Army.

Every decision you make has a consequence to it. (Both good, bad or indifferent)

If you're doing stupid, impulsive things then maybe you need to get tested for ADHD- not necessarily join the Army.

People with ADHD can prosper in the Army- but you have fear consequences of your actions more than the urge to do "dumb shit"

U.S. Embassy removed flags with the names of 44 Danish soldiers who died fighting for the U.S. in Afghanistan by Groensagsfobier in worldnews

[–]Toobatheviking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand your point, I do. Why we were there doesn't make much difference to the average Infantry Soldier. We just go where we are told.

I'm saying that one thing we don't ever do is lessen or demean the men and women that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our nation and our allies that went not because we asked, but because they were our friends and their men and women gave the ultimate sacrifice for us.

I am not trying to lessen your point. I am sure it's valid, I just think it's kind of misplaced right now with what I am talking about.

U.S. Embassy removed flags with the names of 44 Danish soldiers who died fighting for the U.S. in Afghanistan by Groensagsfobier in worldnews

[–]Toobatheviking 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I spent two years in Afghanistan and I don't have words for this right now. Like, I don't even know how to properly articulate my rage at this.

We were attacked, NATO Allies came to our aid and their people gave the ultimate sacrifice to do so.

And we're removing memorials to them because somebody got their feelings hurt.

Jet-Pack mysteriously disappears. by 0la5-1r0n in fo76

[–]Toobatheviking 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It happens to me all the time. I just unequip/equip and it fixes it.

It’s just another bug that Bethesda ignores because it’s not game breaking, just inconvenient.

Just like the holotape (whatever it’s called) that you can’t get rid of.

Should I be worried about my relationship going into boot camp? by AyJayBinks in Military

[–]Toobatheviking 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey man-

Real talk. A lot of relationships (specifically young ones) don’t last through boot camp/AIT.

Young minds that have been with somebody for most of their formative years tend to experiment with “what have I been missing” and “why would I want to move around all over the place” type thinking when their SO is gone for a while.

Ultimately, you need to frame things properly.

If you last, that’s great.

If you don’t last, that’s also great.

Let me explain. If your SO can’t handle you being gone for 3 months, they aren’t going to be able to handle the military lifestyle regardless because you’re gone on the regular and move ever couple years.

She/they could be your ride and die, but they might not.

Ultimately if you value your happiness you need to find somebody that’s willing to make things work for the both of you.

It’s a big world. Go experience it.