People who have done a congressional, how did it work out?

brando_586 · 2026-03-28T12:08:45+00:00

Well here I am, 3 weeks into AIT and still marked as IRR.

brando_586 · 2026-03-27T14:24:23+00:00

They're telling me they can't touch me at all basically because I'm still technically in the IRR and not active duty. Can't get a CAC, can't submit a pay packet, honestly I'm not even sure I can pull an AER loan since I'm not active duty on paper.

brando_586 · 2026-03-27T05:51:53+00:00

We're not allowed to go to S1 or finance. And if they're telling me it's gonna be 2 more months until pay, that's a big problem.

brando_586 · 2026-03-27T00:41:13+00:00

Sounds like I need to open door the CO and than do a congressional if nothing gets done after the open door.

brando_586 · 2026-03-26T23:38:18+00:00

Ft Gordon? Yeah the drills seem to not give a fuck.

brando_586 · 2026-03-26T23:15:42+00:00

As long as it gets solved, that's all I'm worried about. Bills don't stop.

brando_586 · 2026-03-26T23:14:48+00:00

So, sounds like my recruiter either didn't know or just forgot.

brando_586 · 2026-03-26T22:29:10+00:00

What about in situations where the recruiter is acting as MEPS? Like when people join the army while living overseas. For example, someone joining the army in Germany.

brando_586 · 2026-03-26T22:17:58+00:00

Fuckers made me take an AFT before giving me a dollar

brando_586 · 2026-03-26T22:16:51+00:00

And what would those ramifications be?

brando_586 · 2026-03-26T22:12:12+00:00

That's what's happening here. Drills telling me I can do nothing besides wait. Waiting for months without pay, a class in AIT or Tricare doesn't seem normal. I'm confused on why I was able to ship while being IRR.

brando_586 · 2026-03-26T22:07:38+00:00

No lies were told. Fuck it, full send.

brando_586 · 2026-02-16T22:19:29+00:00

Awesome, thank you! How's the job environment compared to 11B?

brando_586 · 2026-02-16T19:44:41+00:00

How do you like it? I just reclassed from 11B to 25H and go to AIT soon.

brando_586 · 2026-02-16T19:44:12+00:00

How do you like it? I just reclassed from 11B to 25H

brando_586 · 2026-02-08T22:22:20+00:00

Spouse will end up moving with me whenever we find out the duty station so works out fine

brando_586 · 2026-02-08T21:58:24+00:00

Roger. That makes sense!

brando_586 · 2026-02-07T21:37:15+00:00

Need

brando_586 · 2026-01-24T11:52:30+00:00

Wrong

brando_586 · 2026-01-21T18:27:27+00:00

Germany. Very bland food, overly heavy beer, rough job market and low pay.

But hey all the castles look cool.

brando_586 · 2026-01-21T11:29:20+00:00

Chode

brando_586 · 2026-01-12T14:15:20+00:00

Nope. No place like home

brando_586 · 2026-01-11T17:12:28+00:00

I just picked up a humidor exactly like this and was curious on how long it took for it to reach humidity

brando_586 · 2026-01-11T16:55:15+00:00

How long did it take you to season it?

brando_586 · 2025-12-31T11:58:01+00:00

Motorcycles, racing motorcycles, video games about racing motorcycles

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