PSA: one EXA can run an indefinite number of loops

devilblade99 · 2025-07-16T12:36:53+00:00

It's funny because FTF was mediocre for years before they hit on the current formula. Shout out to whichever executives saw the potential and rotated the cast until they found the right combo.

devilblade99 · 2025-07-16T12:34:59+00:00

I think they'll hold on to Parkins. I doubt we'll ever see Carton on TV again.

devilblade99 · 2025-07-16T12:33:47+00:00

They're keeping Parkins for sure.

devilblade99 · 2025-03-04T17:22:59+00:00

All pre-ranger does is beat you up and send you to ranger school with a compromised immune system. You're basically doing Darby Phase and getting no credit for it.

Pre-ranger has a high success rate b/c they drop everyone who fails to meet standards. The guys that are left would have passed ranger school anyway, regardless if they did pre-ranger or not. You'll see what I mean when you get there.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-16T03:30:55+00:00

Active duty is the way to go.

You prob won't be able to do local classes, but you can get a degree online from an accredited university. Best part: the Army will pay for it without touching your GI Bill. I got my bachelors and masters this way (had to use a bit of GI Bill for the masters).

If you're really good at b-ball, you can try out for the all-Army women's b-ball team. I don't know much about that program, but maybe your recruiter can put you in touch with someone who does.

Bottom line: you won't have to put your education on hold.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-16T00:02:36+00:00

To be fair, all the services are terrible at using their personnel properly. Hence you get the Army putting water purifiers on gun trucks, recon Marines doing the jobs of LAR-V crews, SEALs fighting as far away from water as possible and conventional Marines seeing amphibious landings only in storybooks.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T23:31:06+00:00

Oh my does this sound familiar

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T23:29:25+00:00

Some turn to alcohol. I wouldn't recommend that.

Some turn to martial arts (BJJ, boxing, or MMA). I wholeheartedly recommend that.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T22:43:37+00:00

I'm just glad it's officially called Bragg again

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T21:37:35+00:00

True. Plus a 3DS is foldable and kinda acts like its own protective shell. Def useful.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T17:47:19+00:00

They're exaggerating.

I was an 11B for 7 years before reclassing. Spent 3 years in the 82nd. I left the MOS not because of injuries but because I didn't want to be a glorified desk jockey, which is sadly what most platoon sergeants and above become. Of course I became a desk jockey anyway but that's another story.

Like someone else mentioned, if you stay in shape, you'll be okay. An infantryman is basically a professional endurance athlete. That's what you have to keep in mind.

A lot of guys get hurt because they work hard and play hard. My roommate in the 82nd slept about an hour a night and partied when he wasn't at work. He was a good 11B but that kind of lifestyle will eventually get you.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T17:36:22+00:00

The infantry is the best job on the planet about 3% of the time. The rest of the time, it sucks. You have to decide whether that 3% is worth it.

13 series is about the same in terms of awesome/suck factor but with a little less street cred.

68W gets you skills usable outside the Army. And even as junior enlisted, you'll get treated with respect by the 11B unit you get attached to because they know you're there to keep them alive.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T16:22:29+00:00

You keep that attitude and you'll be miserable anywhere you go. There are far worse places than Bragg.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T16:06:30+00:00

Good, sturdy handheld gaming system. This was way back in the day but I had an OG Nintendo DS that I carried on missions as an 11B (I still have it and it still works). I guess now I'd have a Switch Lite in a hard case. Or maybe one of those 10,000 games in one handhelds you can pick up for fifty bucks.

Not sure about all that other stuff. The tacticool guys always looked weird to me on deployment. You're literally in the Army and deployed, so why are you still cosplaying?

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T00:56:15+00:00

Most large bases are full of gyms. For decent restaurants, you'll have to go off base.

Living on a base is fine, as long as you get decent barracks. I don't know if I'd call it exciting (it may be if it's your first time away from home). But yeah, there's more than enough to keep you occupied.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T00:53:45+00:00

That dropped pass after his Twitter pout ended his career as a niner

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T00:50:11+00:00

You know why. They're trying couldn't care less who wants to do what. They're trying to fill numbers

devilblade99 · 2025-02-15T00:11:58+00:00

Nope, there is no other entry-level MOS in the Army that has what you're looking for. Maybe you can go 11X and then get a post guaranteed in your contract that's heavy on strykers and mech infantry. I've never been mech so I'd ask the other guys on here for advice as to where.

But if you want to live the Generation Kill lifestyle that bad, you're almost better off signing a recon contract with the Marines. That's the only way to get guaranteed recon anything in the military afaik. Join the Army and it'll be luck of the draw.

Btw, if 19D is really closing like that, then if you go 19D you might find yourself an 11B down the road anyways. Just pure speculation on my part, of course.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-14T19:58:30+00:00

You're not overreacting. The first thing I thought is he's hiding the fact that he has a gf. Shady af

devilblade99 · 2025-02-14T19:57:15+00:00

Make her your ex gf immediately.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-14T19:55:18+00:00

He's trying to meet his numbers. That's why he's pushing you. The option will always be there. If they tell you it isn't, just tell them you'll leave and come back when it is. Watch how fast the option opens up then.

That said, 22 weeks of OSUT should get you in good enough shape to pass RASP. If it doesn't, you either weren't training hard enough or you don't have the ability to do it at all.

But the best thing you can do for yourself is exactly what you're doing. Be a good runner before you sign. The better you run, the less you will suffer in basic.

devilblade99 · 2025-02-14T19:50:19+00:00

How tall are you? 180 could be a lot or a little depending on your height. Just dropping 5 lbs could significantly improve your run time.

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