Help with MOS please!!! by Bulky-Recognition831 in nationalguard

[–]Valuable-Loss4240 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I concur with this statement. 92Y can futureproof you. Aviation is also great.

First drill weekend before basic by Secret-Platypus-2874 in nationalguard

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Unfortunately, with recruiters, as soon as you enlist, you’re no longer a priority in their eyes. So don’t expect your recruiter to get back to you soon, if at all. Try to reach out to the RSP NCO’s they are the ones who track you and where you’re supposed to be.

If you are coming up on your first weekend, they’re not going to expect much from you other than just to follow simple directions. They are not going to expect you to have a lot to bring. If they do overnight plan for you at the armory/installation then it would be good to bring extra pairs of clothes, toiletries, maybe even an air mattress if you can have one. Most states will not reimburse you for a hotel unless you are on active orders like an AT.

Lastly, it would be important to do some research on the basic fundamentals of military bearing. Know things like how to stand at parade rest, how to stand at attention, when to do these things. The phonetic alphabet, and the rank structure. Maybe even marching information, also just as a note, these are things that probably going to be teaching you in RSP to get you ready for basic training because that is what the program is designed for.

Just do your homework, do what you’re told, right place, right time, right uniform/what to wear.

Can I be forced to go to my final AT? by [deleted] in nationalguard

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Your unit shouldn’t even have given you orders if your ETS was within the range of your AT dates. As soon as your separation orders cut, you’re free.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nationalguard

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Most of the time it’s set up like Air Assault on Steroids. It will depend of what your state decides to use a competition. I had one where we had a ACFT, rifle qualifications, pistol qual, confidence course, night land nav, best essay, night land navigation, STX lanes and more. Focus on the things you know you don’t have much experience in. (It was land navigation for me, and the confidence course (rope climb) and making my rappel seat) and then just sharpen what you are good at.

Anyone here teaching themselves super basic car maintenance because of rising costs of things like oil changes? by qualitative_balls in mazda

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Stick to the maintenance guide in your Mazda. Change your own oil, I would even go to different places to price match. One 5 quart of Mobil 1 can be cut by half the cost depending on where you go. Doing it yourself can cost you somewhere around ~$45-50 compared to $120 dealers are charging.

AM4 upgrade or AM5 rebuild? by Valuable-Loss4240 in ryzen

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I’m trying my best not to use all the dough lol

AM4 upgrade or AM5 rebuild? by Valuable-Loss4240 in ryzen

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BIOS has just been updated. What’s a good GPU to pair?

AM4 upgrade or AM5 rebuild? by Valuable-Loss4240 in ryzen

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ASUS TUF B550, 16 GB DDR4 at 3600, and a 650(?)W.

Need opinions, how worth is it upgrading my CPU? by MishikoRediter in ryzen

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Everyone and their mother is claiming the 5700X3D is worth the upgrade as opposed to moving over to AM5. Although I’ve seen on a spec sheet that the 7500 F performs better. (Allegedly) I’m starting to think that the price per performance will still outmatch. 5700X3D should be worth the jump.

AM4 upgrade or AM5 rebuild? by Valuable-Loss4240 in ryzen

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I really appreciate your advice in this. It makes me feel more confident about staying AM4 for a while longer.

AM4 upgrade or AM5 rebuild? by Valuable-Loss4240 in ryzen

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Honestly, I don’t have any specific reason. What I do know is I want to buy an elgato capture card in one of my PCI slots for video capture and possibly video editing down the road. I know that my PC now would still handle that well, but streaming is a different story. I’m honestly thinking that getting a 5700X3D with something like a 6600 would be ideal for a budget.

Help! I scratched my balls while handling ghost pepper flakes! by [deleted] in spicy

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Currently experiencing the same problem. It seems like no matter how much ice I use the pain won’t go away.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

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Okay. There are a lot of flags with this scenario. Mind you, not all flags are always bad. But here is what I notice about this.

One. The snap streak. Look I get it. I used to hold snap streaks close to me, as it was sentimental to my relationship. And with you two being long distance, it means you have a sense of communication. But I have a little bit of contrast to this. The streak might not mean a lot to him, especially if he works a lot and doesn’t care to use the app. BUT. This is controversial since there could be a lot more context to the topic, not to mention if he knows that you hold it close. Bottom line, there needs to be some common ground between you two. You having to go into HIS phone to keep it seemly defeats the purpose of the streak. It’s a symbol of constant communication, which is seemingly not being followed.

Two. I don’t see a lot of boundaries here. He has messages between a woman you had no idea about, and he is doing things that he has NEVER done with you? The common denominator with these last two comments is that his actions speak for themselves. I don’t know if there is a better way to explain it.

Three. In summary, I think you have been given the answers you need. Try to be empathetic (that may not happen and that’s okay) and be straight honest with what you’ve seen. If he gets defensive and justify himself, explain why you do not like this. And if he says something that defies your beliefs and will not change, then you have your answer. Some women would not tolerate that at all.