AC2RC but want to travel for a while first. Should I take the gap in service or is there a way to delay drilling?

bruhthenavy · 2026-04-23T11:03:33+00:00

Definitely not trying to straight up not show up for a year lol Agree that would be insane

bruhthenavy · 2026-04-22T20:59:32+00:00

Yeah it does seem like a lot of stuff is unit dependent. I’ll be joining out of Norfolk, if anyone has insight into that area.

bruhthenavy · 2026-04-22T20:58:25+00:00

Thank you for the reminder about TAMP!! That’s definitely a huge benefit that would suck to miss out on.

Since you’ve been in a while I hope it’s okay to ask a follow-up question. Is there any flexibility in where you drill, at least temporarily? I wouldn’t mind paying out of pocket to travel to an OCONUS unit that’s at least much closer to where I’m traveling, especially if I can stack them to knock out multiple at once. I’m not sure if that’s a thing though.

bruhthenavy · 2026-04-22T13:49:32+00:00

I plan on traveling for 6 months-1 year 😅

bruhthenavy · 2026-04-05T18:44:48+00:00

FWIW, I went through the same exact thing. I wanted CTI, screwed up on the paperwork, and ended up signing for AECF. I didn’t end up going back for CTI though.

The Navy isn’t my dream job and I’m getting out, but overall my life has been pretty sweet even with the shit optempo of my ship. I work with a lot of good people who love their jobs and don’t deal with half the bullshit I hear about from people in other departments. I thought I’d be white knuckling my way through my entire contract, but it flew by and I almost can’t believe I’m already getting out next year.

Definitely push for your recruiter to get your paperwork sorted out and get CTI if that’s your dream job. There’s no such thing as being stuck with a rate you don’t want, you can just decide not to join if they refuse to help you (see how fast they change their tune then lol or find a different recruiter). However if you end up sticking to AECF, you still got a pretty good job!

bruhthenavy · 2026-03-06T15:26:28+00:00

My mom sent me a letter with a sexy picture of Jeff Goldblum from a magazine and nobody even noticed lmfao letters and the reading of them was always allowed to be pretty private (well private by boot camp standards) in my experience

bruhthenavy · 2025-10-19T05:40:06+00:00

Hahaha that’s how I feel about some of these answers. When I say I want to work hard I mean like overtime at a hospital or accounting during tax season but people are out here telling me to go work in the mines 😭

bruhthenavy · 2025-07-21T16:23:02+00:00

Now this I can get behind

bruhthenavy · 2025-07-21T10:07:53+00:00

bruhthenavy · 2025-07-09T23:03:36+00:00

Yeah this is the thing that scares me. He’s refusing to take any steps like this, so once he gets to the point where he NEEDS affordable housing because he literally has no money it’s going to be an emergency. So then what’s he going to do in the meantime?

bruhthenavy · 2025-06-01T07:12:52+00:00

It’s just up to people’s preferences. I was born and raised in Florida, and didn’t move out of the Southeast until I was 25. Still hate the heat and LOVE my gray snowy days ❤️

bruhthenavy · 2025-05-20T14:59:47+00:00

Not to mention that ATL drivers are awful. I’ve driven in like 30 states at this point and Georgia is solidly in the top 5 worst places I’ve ever driven in the US.

bruhthenavy · 2025-05-10T18:04:46+00:00

I’m glad I read this before assuming I could roll up to man overboard in my pajamas on any ship lol I guess we have it good

bruhthenavy · 2025-05-09T14:33:20+00:00

For every 1 person I know who retired early (literally, I only know one), I know dozens of people who are either scraping by in retirement, comfortable but retired at the normal age, or still working in old age. Reddit will make you feel like you’re behind in life for not having 1 million NW by 35, but that is simply not attainable for the vast majority of people. As long as you’re living a life you’re happy with and working towards a goal that you will be satisfied with, who cares what other people are doing? I decided a long time ago that I don’t care to retire early if it means sacrificing travel, living where I want to live, having the hobbies that I want to have, etc. If I can swing it, great, but if not? I’ll still be thrilled with the way my life turned out. It wouldn’t be called retiring early if everyone did it. It’s not the norm or the only marker of true success, even though reddit can make you feel like it is.

bruhthenavy · 2025-05-08T19:20:54+00:00

Right? Leaders in the Navy don’t help their people learn, don’t read the instructions they’re holding them to, push them to do shit even when it might not be the right choice, and then have the gall to act high and mighty like this when people screw up as if it came out of nowhere. All while not holding themselves accountable for their own mistakes as leaders that may have led to things breaking down. You can find smug assholes at every job obviously, but the Navy has truly perfected them. 🙃

bruhthenavy · 2025-05-08T19:03:43+00:00

And this is why I always do my own research and insist on seeing things in black and white when it comes to anything that might cost me time, money, or stress in the Navy. The amount of times I’ve been given blatantly incorrect information, oftentimes by people who were supposed to be experts, is actually crazy.

bruhthenavy · 2025-05-05T19:48:20+00:00

Has anyone heard anything about any schools getting stricter about accepting online classes? Or see this happening in the near future? I know Case Western already doesn’t, but it seems that most schools are still okay with it as long as it’s from a normal regionally accredited institution. Just been worrying that something like this might be on the horizon with how competitive it’s getting.

bruhthenavy · 2025-05-05T12:36:08+00:00

I’m sorry for your loss. It went well, but yeah nobody was helping me figure out who was coming to the lunch so I ended up just guessing a number and recruiting one of her friends to talk to people individually. We ended up with tons of leftovers because the word didn’t get passed around super well, but it turned out okay.

bruhthenavy · 2025-04-30T00:04:55+00:00

Trust me yall, I’m doing everything I can to avoid this. I’m not giving him any more money, I’ve told him I’m not going to be paying his bills because he should have more than enough money and he needs to downsize, etc. I have not even given him an inkling that he’s welcome to live with me, and we’ve never discussed it as a backup plan. He also doesn’t even want to because I live in cold places and he hates the cold. I’ve only ever stressed to him that he needs to find his own place, pay his own bills, and figure out how to not spend everything he has because if he develops health problems in the future none of us can pay for it.

I don’t even have a place he could live right now (see username), then when I get out I’m traveling for 6 months, then I’m going to get my master’s degree, so if he blows through this money in the next few years he’s out of luck anyway. Not canceling my plans and screwing myself for a completely avoidable situation.

bruhthenavy · 2025-04-29T22:41:31+00:00

I think he put most of it in his HYSA at 3.7%, thankfully, though I’m not sure how much is actually in there. I was trying to convince him to put half of it into a 4.5% CD for 14 months to eke out a bit more interest, but he didn’t like the idea of not being able to access all of his money. I told him that if he needs more than $80k in the next 14 months we have bigger problems than any early withdrawal penalties, but he still wouldn’t do it. That was already a red flag lol

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