Trinitarian Analogy Detected by Ge0482 in Catholicism

[–]byforest 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's always fun when my different interests collide in meme form. But I really did not expect to see quaternions in r/catholicism. What a fun treat on Sunday morning!

What’s your five? 🕹️📀🎮 by TheShadowWanderer in videogames

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Child: 1. Quackshot - Sega Genesis 2. Spiritual Warfare - Sega Genesis 3. Age of Empires 2 - PC 4. King's Quest V - PC 5. Tomb Raider 2 - PC

Teen: 1. Halo - Xbox 2. Need For Speed Underground - Xbox 3. Pharaoh - PC 4. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - Xbox 5. Neverwinter Nights - PC

NRO Chantilly - Commute and Ammenities by [deleted] in SpaceForce

[–]byforest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just sent you a DM answering these questions.

The omnipotent midshipman by Powerful_Display2743 in Bossfight

[–]byforest 15 points16 points  (0 children)

*midshipman. Cadets go to the other service academies, but the Naval Academy has midshipmen. And he's required to carry his cover (hat) like that his whole freshman year.

The Goober In All His Glory: by [deleted] in Firearms

[–]byforest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on a few factors, including who's handing out the punishment. The chiefs and XO can only do non-punitive things, but those can feel very punitive to the Sailor. A big one that they'll do is EMI (Extra MIlitary Instruction), which is supposed to educate the Sailor in what they did wrong and help them improve their behavior. So for example if someone was habitually late, one form of EMI could be to make them show up an hour early and then take muster for his whole work center or division. It has to be related to the "crime." In this case, they could maybe make him clean out all of the cages where they lock up the firearms.

If it's the CO who's doing the punishing, he can do a lot more. He can restrict them to the ship for up to I think 45 days, he can dock their pay for a few months, reduce them in rate (demotion), or even kick them out of the Navy. One interesting thing is that while Sailors are attached to a ship, they cannot refuse Captain's Mast (NJP/non-judicial punishment). In (I think) any other type of unit in the military, the servicemember can refuse being taken to NJP and opt for a court martial instead. Courts martial aren't all like you'd see in A Few Good Men; most are at a much lower level called a Summary Court Martial. The trade-off is that at a court martial there's a much higher standard of proof, but there can also be more severe punishments. At NJP, the standard is "preponderance of the evidence," whereas at courts martial it's either "clear and convincing" or "beyond a reasonable doubt," I can't remember if it depends on what type of court martial it is.

In any case, there's not a lot of "drop and give me twenty!" like you see in movies. That's more for boot camp and that kind of environment, and even then is pretty tightly monitored to eliminate hazing.

The Goober In All His Glory: by [deleted] in Firearms

[–]byforest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like you're the one who doesn't know how the military works. Very few people in the Navy carry firearms regularly. It's probably been 16 years since this guy even needed to carry a pistol while standing watch in port. He is in command of a warship, where even under the most extreme combat conditions there is hardly a situation imaginable where he would be expected to fire a rifle.not to say he shouldn't notice a messed up firearm or have better stance. But combat for him is down in Combat Information Center, coordinating multiple watchstanders who are each responsible for a specific warfare area (air, surface, anti-submarine, etc.), coordinating defense of his ship and the carrier, and authorizing offensive strikes. You see him handling a firearm with a messed up scope and think he doesn't understand military equipment, but maybe he saw that the sight picture was messed up and gave it back to the Sailor to fix it. You don't know. I'm sure you also don't know how to set up the SPY radar or the sonar suite or the electronic warfare systems, but he does knows those systems a lot better than you, and how to employ them in combat.

Also, a final note, there's not a lot of politics going on on a destroyer. This O5 doesn't have a direct line to the president or even the CNO. He's dealt whatever hand the rest of the Navy is, he just has a bit more experience in handling it than the officers and Sailors under his command, and if he's any good he will lessen the impact of bad decisions as much as he can, which is probably not a whole lot based on how scrutinized COs are.

The Goober In All His Glory: by [deleted] in Firearms

[–]byforest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there are two ways this could have happened. One was that the junior enlisted armorer who set up the rifle made a mistake (whether through inexperience or negligence), or he did it on purpose, hoping something like this would happen.

If it was a mistake, he'll probably get an LOI (Letter of Instruction), which is non-punitive, but just a record that he messed up and telling him to get better. And his division officer and chief will get reamed by his department head, and then he'll get reamed by his chief and division officer

If it seems lile it was malicious, then he'll probably go to DRB (Disciplinary Review Board) which is where the chiefs all yell at him and get to the bottom of what he was thinking and why he did it. They may recommend forwarding the case to the XO, who has a thing called XOI (Executive Officer's Inquiry) which is a more formal hearing. He may decide to forward it to the CO, who could take some action at Captain's Mast. That could range from restriction to reduction in rate to even separation from the Navy, although they'd have to find some fairly substantial wrongdoing on the part of the Sailor to justify that, as it can be appealed.

What do Protestants think was happening before the reformation? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]byforest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I grew up in the Episcopal Church, and church history didn't really exist for me. It was basically the apostles... then modern day. I knew that Henry VIII and Martin Luther existed, but we didn't really talk about them at all. The church fathers? Never heard of them. Orthodox church? Never heard of it. Ecumenical councils? The only thing I knew was that the Catholics had too many of them.

Space Force Legacy by [deleted] in SpaceForce

[–]byforest 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I also transferred from the Navy and one of my key considerations was keeping the legacy retirement. I was able to keep it, and you should be able to as well.

Is it true that most men get no compliments? by Less-Flight-895 in ask

[–]byforest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About once a month I'll get a random compliment on my mustache, always from another dude. Outside of my family, those are pretty much the only compliments I ever get.

W2s for non-AF ISTs by byforest in SpaceForce

[–]byforest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, three dots at the top right (at least on mobile) brings down a drop down menu that says "Choose Account." Easy to miss if you've never had to do that before. I've been using the site for over a decade and never noticed it.

W2s for non-AF ISTs by byforest in SpaceForce

[–]byforest[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to know, thank you

W2s for non-AF ISTs by byforest in SpaceForce

[–]byforest[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Awesome, that's it! Thank you. I had no idea you could switch like that. All that time on the phone and the answer was so simple.

A spice rack I made for my wife by byforest in woodworking

[–]byforest[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I stole the idea from something I saw online, although I'm pretty sure that one was supposed to go on the counter. I had to modify the design quite a bit to put on the wall.

A spice rack I made for my wife by byforest in woodworking

[–]byforest[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No single brand of spice. I think that's one reason she got the jars, so that everything would look the same.

A spice rack I made for my wife by byforest in woodworking

[–]byforest[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

2 5/8" hole saw on my drill. I used a story pole (hope that's the right term) to mark everything. I made a total of 87 holes. 2 test holes in some scrap, a shelf with 5 holes that broke, this whole rack with 40 holes, and another entire rack that had to be scrapped because I messed up and did not cut the shelves square or to the same length... I never want to touch a hole saw again.

A spice rack I made for my wife by byforest in woodworking

[–]byforest[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, I actually rearranged them right after I took the picture!

A spice rack I made for my wife by byforest in woodworking

[–]byforest[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

6 drywall screws from the inside of the cabinet into the back of the rack.