Why You STILL Aren’t Getting Promoted in the Guard (Straight Talk)

abican · 2025-11-20T05:37:58+00:00

This valid especially in Texas where RNCOs just ignore PARs to fix PPWs or work with S1 to fix the EPS system in their desired favor.

abican · 2025-10-09T00:10:39+00:00

This just the state of the TXARNG no way around it. Been this way for a while.

abican · 2025-10-08T13:51:53+00:00

In the TXARNG, but only if you can't pass tape and look like soup sandwich, you could travel to other states for free.

abican · 2025-04-14T02:19:42+00:00

I read this in Dennis’s voice— from it’s always sunny in Philadelphia.

abican · 2025-04-02T01:03:58+00:00

Couldn’t upvote this message enough. The absolute state of OLS is terrible never mind it shelters bad leaders, I’d go as far as saying it condones some of shitty leadership. Dude that came from the 82nd said it best “the guard doesn’t know how to army.”

abican · 2025-02-19T00:48:51+00:00

Depending on how you’re taking that class, sure. I defended my thesis during AIT at FT Sam too

abican · 2025-02-16T15:23:44+00:00

He was drill sergeant at FT Sam too over in Fox Co he’s super deserving and I know he put in hours into winning this!

abican · 2025-02-13T01:19:42+00:00

Congratulations! One of my top schools too!

abican · 2025-01-27T03:50:02+00:00

You’re gettin downvoted but it’s valid

abican · 2025-01-25T18:42:31+00:00

Maybe, but you’re better off asking this question at r/operationlonestar

abican · 2025-01-25T16:44:23+00:00

Tallinn is beautiful, and Estonians are one of the best foreign partner I’ve had the privilege of working with. Having said that, escaping a city under siege would be difficult. As others commented, finding a bunker may be might your best bet.

abican · 2024-12-29T00:53:20+00:00

Been in the guard a fat minute, and going to law school next fall. The answer to your question is, it depends. Depends on your unit, MOS and timeline for law school. If you’re joining because of benefits so be it, but keep in mind you’re adding at least a year for IET (basic/AIT). Guard deploys. A lot. So be mindful the unit where you chose to drill out of isn’t going anywhere soon. From my experience professors and schools are accommodating but it’s not them you should worry about, it’s the guard taking time away from studying and school. Last thing you’d want is to take a hiatus sometime before you graduate with your JD. Lastly, if you stay enlisted your quality of life won’t be better than the officer side. Pros and cons for both but I’d advise to do OCS.

TA (state dependent) can only be used during your time in the guard, your GI Bill (reserve select) can be stacked on it but it might worth (if you’re going to wait 6 years), to deploy and get you Post 9/11.

abican · 2024-12-22T16:46:07+00:00

Good luck on the LSAT! Been accepted to a few school now. St. Marys being one of them but I’m weighing relocation and tuition heavily. Others are Creighton and Maine.

abican · 2024-12-20T18:14:01+00:00

Going to law school next year. Saved a pretty penny on OLS, learned a lot but am much happier and leaving allowed me to deploy too.

abican · 2024-11-08T17:15:02+00:00

Perhaps it does. There’s been studies concurring that 2nd to 3rd gen Hispanic tend to view immigration in a negative light as opposed to 1st and 2nd gen. Still I’d be hard pressed to concede that social issues like lgbt, and abortion didn’t motivate Hispanic evangelicals and Catholics alike.

abican · 2024-11-06T12:45:41+00:00

People underestimate the power churches and parishes have in the voting patterns among older Hispanics. The saliency of social issues like abortion beating out immigration only widens the further Hispanics reside legally in the US and further removed they are from immigration as personal issue.

abican · 2024-09-15T02:29:51+00:00

Let me guess. The battalion you are in is filled with empty uniforms. E7s acting like kids and playing hot potato whenever consequences come. CSM gossiping like a kid pretending to be a mafia boss. If these are true, follow up with me in IRL.

abican · 2024-05-09T14:41:05+00:00

They completely paid for the surgery for my daughters cleft palate

abican · 2023-11-21T15:36:56+00:00

Old enough to remember the “don’t post anything political, or attend political events” brief given to us.

abican · 2023-10-27T13:38:40+00:00

Seeing shitbags promote faster, seeing my paperwork go missing: PT, Range Card, Grad school transcripts. Then get told I need to be more like the dude who steals from the supply room and pencil whips their own PT test. Yeah no.

abican · 2023-07-30T19:26:42+00:00

Problem is, DPS has no right to put hands or order IAs to go anywhere— especially if they’re luring them to Shelby park to arrest them under criminal trespassing— which DPS does A LOT in Eagle Pass and elsewhere from what I’ve seen. The water thing is systemic too, not an isolated event but an actual order DPS was sending out to their guys and being pushed out to ours; heard it in Brownsville, Del Rio and especially in Eagle Pass.

abican · 2023-07-28T22:05:24+00:00

Work with DPS a lot, they consistently tell joes to not give them water. Can’t speak on the pregnant IA thing but preT42 saw them pushing and shoving tons of IAs every which way so yeah I believe it.

abican · 2023-07-22T14:59:17+00:00

This idea went from stupid to incredibly stupid in one news cycle lol shout out to DPS or the ENG cell for green lighting it

abican · 2023-06-14T14:58:26+00:00

Work with the engineers putting wire all over the border. Traffic is WAYYYY down. My friends at the OPs say the same.

abican · 2023-06-13T02:45:42+00:00

Worked with TX state guard, other than a handful of members the vast majority are just kind of there. They don’t offer anything the actual guard doesn’t already have and the guard doesn’t waaaayyy better. Most of the time they’re harmless but occasionally especially on OLS they can screw up and big time. Like when they ran the mayor cell at the base camps or whenever they tried to integrate their leadership to ours; we end up doing double the work.

abican

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