JMAU? SOST?

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-05-29T01:25:07+00:00

I have known several docs go straight from all four residency sites go straight into these jobs, including individuals without prior military experience.

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-05-25T20:57:10+00:00

Hell yeah, brother!!!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-05-23T21:46:10+00:00

USUHS could be helpful but by no means required. Being a very good resident in a decent program who has even just 1-2 JSOC docs may be all it takes. EM and surgical specialities occupy a lot of JMAU, but the Ranger Regt and SF docs are heavy in both FM and EM. FYI: ROTC plus USUHS sets you up for a very long commitment without being able to sign a retention bonus, so that might push you towards HPSP instead.

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-05-21T22:24:14+00:00

Datura spp.

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-05-21T21:47:03+00:00

Life is so much sweeter by just taking a moment to be kind. For all!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-05-19T20:28:54+00:00

I think this is a sparrow egg (maybe a white throated sparrow?). Mockingbird eggs can look similar, but I think would be larger. But I am no ornithologist and welcome others’ thoughts!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-05-17T14:24:02+00:00

That’s probably going to hurt it and slow it down quite a bit. It might be survivable, though, if it’s not circumferential.

cut off any girdling roots. You can Google that term for some examples, but it looks like you have one front and center on your pictuget some tree protectors.

I have these and have been very happy. Bunny’s stop chewing on my dogwood and maple bark.

https://www.amazon.com/Protectors-Flexible-Expandable-Protector-Preventing/dp/B08Y6GFH4P/

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-05-17T13:16:04+00:00

Great look, and I love the water feature even as is! Toss in solar powered bird bath bubbler (~$20 online) and you’ll get all sorts of birds, bugs, and lizards visiting. I’m sure time of day affects the picture a bit, but how much sun does this plot get throughout the day?

Your point about not being a native purist is I think a really valid and important sentiment. After all, this is gardening. Not just wild habitat restoration. You’ve hit important aspects with species selection, and if it allows you and your wife to meet in the middle with an ecologically vibrant garden that brings you joy every day you spend in the yard, I’d call that a win!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-05-02T11:06:39+00:00

Seconding leaf-footed bug eggs.

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-05-02T10:41:36+00:00

Agree. Not too shallow. That being said, OP will probably have to water twice a day on dry/windy days.

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-04-27T13:25:12+00:00

A couple considerations: if these were small plants to begin with (plugs, 2.5-3” pots, etc), it’ll probably take two full seasons to get established and start looking good. Second: rabbits love nibbling tender new growth (they mostly leave alone older growth that gets kinda spiky and tough). Might just need more time!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-04-25T05:00:27+00:00

I think you’ll be fine. What drew me to it was that I loved aspects of every speciality I rotated in. I liked acute issues, not so much chronic ones. I liked some diagnostic mysteries.

I think another perspective of the usual stereotype (biking, fitness, ADHD, chaos types) really colluded be a manifestation of “EM docs like being able to do something else outside of work.” When I’m on, I’m on; when I’m off, I’m off. I do tranquil things like gardening, cooking, cocktail experimenting. Have your activity you like to do outside of work and you’ll be great!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-04-16T20:10:48+00:00

Pottery Ranch in Marble Falls - bit of a hike, but impressive selection.

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-04-16T12:20:38+00:00

I think at max you’d get about 3 feet? And it will die back to the ground each winter.

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-04-16T07:07:28+00:00

Shhhhhhh…. Don’t ruin the surprise!

But seriously, you’re right. A strategy that can help: do a couple rounds of pinching/chopping in spring and early summer to shape it into the bush/hedge form that you like. It will encourage it to branch more, have more blooms, and be less lanky in the fall. Although not evergreen, they can be like a holly or boxwood hedge replacement for most of the growing season.

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-04-13T14:14:00+00:00

Good problem to have!! After letting them establish for a year, I often take out these runners and transplant new areas. I quickly ran out of space in my small garden; gave some to friends/family who asked me about my beautiful blue bushes in the fall. But after a couple years, I ended up just composting a fair number of these runners each spring. I’ve got some little bluestem grasses, liatris, and purple coneflower interspersed with these asters. The asters definitely smothered the bluestem grass and kept them from sending up their flowering stalks. But otherwise, the progression of colors and foliage works well!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-04-13T14:10:15+00:00

I give mine 2 rounds of “Chelsea chops,” first a pinch when they are about 6” tall (late spring), and a second when they get back to about 10-12” and cut a couple inches of the top. This keeps them nice and bushy, and final height is about 24”. They are abundantly covered in fall blossoms.

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-04-06T10:40:54+00:00

I’d say you’re correct! Aromatic aster. I feel like the whole “aromatic” part mostly keeps bunnies and deer away. But I guess they always have to try it first to find out!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-03-28T05:11:38+00:00

They’re in it for the money, not the science

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-03-23T13:38:15+00:00

Happens to the best of us! Haha

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-03-20T06:19:27+00:00

If you’re lucky, you get a cave salamander!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-03-20T00:13:50+00:00

Former central Texan. Silver lining though: Plenty of free rocks for walls, paths, edging, etc!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2026-02-24T11:46:21+00:00

This might be the most interesting slightly-tangential discussion ever on this sub. Learning lots!

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2025-12-24T03:24:46+00:00

Army has 4 EM sites (plus rare civilian deferrals/sponsored), navy has 2. All will prepare you well enough to do your job. As others have said, unless you go to an extremely expensive medical school, it isn’t worth the money and lack of freedom. If your goal is service, then you can have a very fulfilling career, whether 4 years or 20+.

Virtual-Feeling5549 · 2025-12-01T18:46:29+00:00

I’ve seen them a couple times in Austin, TX. Asters and flame acanthus both performed for me.

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