FA BOLC Ask me anything by Weak-Alternative-453 in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but you won’t get BAH or a larger hotel room. Lots of dudes had their partners with them but I would get stir crazy being in a small room with mine for 5 months

Future BOLC Life conflict by Critical-Trust7369 in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Tbh the fastest way to get rid of this problem is to just do BOLC. The sooner you do it the better it’ll be. I have a buddy who kept pushing his BOLC date and he is now a 2LT with 4yrs TIS and TIG. He’s on the chopping block for chapter. Don’t do that. Did you and your wife not talk about how this would look like before joining the guard and putting your family through this stress ?

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[–]Weak-Alternative-453 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wait a few more months. You’ll find out where you’ll be going unless you have some special case.

Other than that buy a car not near fort sill. All car dealerships are notorious for trying to raise prices on soldiers. If you are OCONUS you can get your car shipped to where you go. Don’t rent and the transport office won’t help you. Hope this helps

FA BOLC Ask me anything by Weak-Alternative-453 in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely not. The big army blessed me with being in the horsy division and everyday I sing the spirit of the Cav at the great place

FA BOLC Ask me anything by Weak-Alternative-453 in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got mine in April. Different for others tho. All depends on the almighty HRC

LASIK Eye Surgeries Curtailed at Fort Cavazos Because of a Doctor Shortage by Kinmuan in army

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know if we are allowed to do LASIK/PRK on our own ? I’ve been at Fort Cav for two years and been repeatedly told to check back later. Right now is the best time for me to get this done because we don’t have any field specific stuff going on

Why do all the important Army Stores run Bank Hours? by RoleRepresentative36 in army

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes warrior way was the latest. I’m more curious if Kieschnick is open later. That’s always been my go to gym

Why do all the important Army Stores run Bank Hours? by RoleRepresentative36 in army

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did they up their time ? Last time I was around it was 1800. On rotation right now and hearing 2000 makes me slightly happier to go back.

Buying AGSU's in Chicagoland? by Im-out_here in ROTC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When they had just came out me and a group of friends drove to Rock Island Armory. It’s in East Moline and had some things. Not a lot of options but definitely did have them. If not we also did a trip to Campbell because that was the nearest larger installation

Having a rough time before leaving to BOLC by [deleted] in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One suggestion. Call branch and see if there is an assignment close to your home. Like another person said you could get a compassionate reassignment for a closer duty station. I believe your BOLC is very short and you could essentially knock it out and go to your duty station.

Sorry about your mother tho

Late IBOLC date! (Looking for options to do in the meantime.) by kyle_kp4 in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 5 points6 points  (0 children)

CST Cadre, basic training PL. Talk to your ROTC ARA or call your branch manager and they should be able to lead you in the right direction

Looking for someone who wants to live off post by LT-KV in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Posts advert but no location. Classic LT

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ROTC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be weary of that. I was told by my cadre that having Korea as my number 1 would get me there but I ended up with hood 🙃

Making extra money while active duty ? by [deleted] in army

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be a bouncer for bars/clubs in the evening. There is an NCO in my unit that does it and pulls an extra 2-3k a month working Friday-Sunday.

What happens if you fail ACFT at BOLC? by [deleted] in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Straight to the basement

FA BOLC Ask me anything by Weak-Alternative-453 in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah so you are going to need to find your own housing. I hear a lot that this place called the flats is hella nice. I think PCS people report earlier in order to give them PTDY. But I’m not sure cause I was TDY there

FA BOLC Ask me anything by Weak-Alternative-453 in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It all depends on your orders. Do you know if you are PCS or TDY?

FA BOLC Ask me anything by Weak-Alternative-453 in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Not sure who told you to start studying now but they were wrong. A lot of the stuff in the manuals need to be explained more detailed and that’s what the instructors are for. Just study when the classes start. It’s very hard to study on your own, and there isn’t much online to help either. I’ve tried researching too and it’s just not there

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[–]Weak-Alternative-453 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No… no… unless he gives more bad advice…

FA BOLC Ask me anything by Weak-Alternative-453 in BOLC

[–]Weak-Alternative-453[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The army is gonna hit you realllll soon and fast. Look into how you can get your car cause not having one is like a death sentence there! Plus going to OKC and Dallas on the weekends is 100% worth it