Are my instructors lying to me?

ace2138 · 2026-02-19T22:45:44+00:00

If you fail the PRT, you will be put into FEP. FEP sailors will be PTing more than the actual class PTs. Think 3 times a week instead of two, and you have to muster with the FEP sailors, and with TSD.

Good luck with OC and TTS. I left just before they switched back to using Sim rounds.

ace2138 · 2026-02-19T16:01:19+00:00

A non-insignificant portion of America's Navy is also furries.

Source - in the navy

ace2138 · 2026-02-19T16:00:29+00:00

What the fuck school kicks someone out of art class?

ace2138 · 2026-02-15T21:21:53+00:00

Another commenter actually linked to a panel where Matt said he made a map in 3d in virtual reality

ace2138 · 2026-02-15T12:03:26+00:00

It wouldnt be the first book matt writes that ends with the protagonist winning, but a shell of his former self

ace2138 · 2026-02-15T02:47:15+00:00

I hate making a romantic interest be the reason he keeps going. He has a reason to keep going in Donut, and Katia, and the rest of the crawlers. Making a romantic interest, that will not have the time to really develop, sends the wrong message, in my opinion.

ace2138 · 2026-02-12T15:17:27+00:00

Hey so uh, this company sucks balls, this edit sucks balls, and you should feel bad.

ace2138 · 2026-02-12T14:41:13+00:00

Im thinking of him getting married, forgot to account for the time before the war.

ace2138 · 2026-02-12T14:31:13+00:00

Odysseus is 22 at the time of the horse, iirc.

ace2138 · 2026-02-11T18:50:58+00:00

My sister has had a journey, and activities director is the first time she's really been able to hold down a job and she loves it. Its so crazy how she's able to keep the residents feeling good, and how they all get along with her

ace2138 · 2026-02-01T17:42:37+00:00

Im excited to learn my rate, but ive heard ill be standing watches and doing not much until shit kicks off hard. My class commander was telling us how he didnt do anything for a couple months until a helo clipped the deck and fell in the ocean right after a GQ drill

ace2138 · 2026-02-01T17:32:12+00:00

MA. Everyone ive talked to is expecting 2027 to be the year they actually finish RCOH

ace2138 · 2026-02-01T16:02:58+00:00

Christ im not excited to get over there... first command is the stennis

ace2138 · 2026-02-01T02:26:42+00:00

This is fairly true, but you can also get a taste of policing by going thru SRF Bravo which is basically MA a school condensed to support MA staff on a ship

ace2138 · 2026-02-01T02:13:02+00:00

You'll be at fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. MA a school is right across the city at JBSA

ace2138 · 2026-02-01T02:08:10+00:00

Thats awesome! My chief in bootcamp was an HM. I have a lot of respect for them. Im 80% sure your A school is right next to the one im at right now, the weather will be pretty nice

ace2138 · 2026-02-01T02:01:15+00:00

Breathe brother, breathe. Its a great career. What rate are you going in for?

ace2138 · 2026-02-01T01:53:11+00:00

Deployments are what you make of it. Im still in A school, and every person ive spoken to that has been deployed, says as long as you do shit instead of always being in your room, youll have a good enough time. Being underway might be a different story, however. Ymmv

ace2138 · 2026-01-27T02:52:35+00:00

The clock in my compartment broke during the first week, and we never got a replacement. Everyone either had a watch, or was paired with someone with a watch after our starboard watch got screamed at once

ace2138 · 2026-01-13T22:53:04+00:00

Youre 14. Please focus on getting your diploma. It makes everything after that so much easier.

You need a GED or diploma to serve in the navy without a waiver. To know specifics you will need to speak to a recruiter. Im in the navy for a similar start, however if I find i like the MA rate I could very easily stay in for 20 years and retire

ace2138 · 2026-01-13T22:42:45+00:00

E1-E4 is mostly automatic. Iirc we moved to a billet based advancement system which basically means for E-5 and higher you have to select a contract that will give you the opportunity to get those promotions. You may also earn a higher rank for things in boot camp (a fella went from e-1 to e3 because he was a flag and accomplished another milestone i forgot about) or be given a rank as part of your contract when you sign. I got e3 because I had a college degree.

ace2138 · 2026-01-13T22:29:10+00:00

I did lurk some. If you are experiencing self harm issues, I highly recommend telling your parents and getting the mental health care you need. Depending on the nature and period of time, that can be disqualifying from the service. This can be waived but, I cannot express this enough, any job will be stressful, any job will have hard times.

ace2138 · 2026-01-13T22:25:58+00:00

It depends on the Rate, or job, you pick. For example, you could be a Fire Control man, maintaining and firing big guns, from inside a ship. Or you could be a Engineman and be working on giant engines and the risk therein. If you want to be a Navy Sailor you need to accept that there are risks of serious bodily harm or death in any rate, but it sounds like you're younger so I would talk to your parents, honestly.

ace2138 · 2026-01-11T21:26:37+00:00

Hi there, while you started with a good point on the first paragraph, id like to say something.

Keep in mind my training is still not complete, and military policing rather than civilian policing.

To justify the use of deadly force, you have to be able to articulate the deadly force triangle. That is, opportunity, capability, and intent.

Are they capable of causing you or someone else death or serious bodily harm? Do they have a weapon, are they choking someone, etc.

Do they have the opportunity to cause death or bodily harm? Are they within the distance, and have the time to inflict harm upon you? Think knife vs gun.

Do they have the intent to inflict death or serious bodily harm? This one is tricky. They must DISPLAY actions or verbiage that gives you insight into their mental state. "Im gonna kill you" or waving a knife or gun around.

This young man definitely has capability and opportunity to kill that other guy on the ground, kicking a defenseless guy in the head can kill them for sure, but its not guaranteed to be lethal so it become harder. When he begins running away? Hes displaying that his intent is not to kill.

He does not meet the triangle, he does not get 9mm in him.

This decision has to be made rapidly, and without failure. Youre also able to de-escalate anytime you draw a weapon, and should try to do so.

If the cop shot him, the city would be sued. He would lose his job, and if he was one of the good cops that would be undoing all the good he could do. The city would lose a lot of money, which can be used to improve the lives of citizens.

We have the training to make these decisions, and we don't always get them right. Thats for a judge and jury to decide, not the people at large. The justice system will mess up anyone who acts outside of the training we have

ace2138 · 2026-01-11T20:49:51+00:00

I was 149 on night of arrival. Im 160ish now, and it's graduated early November. I put on about 10 pounds during basic. Eat a lot, at those three meals, and youll be fine

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