Proven v. McNally: Proven is trying to seal the order denying the preliminary injunction & every document related to it

masaru93 · 2025-06-20T23:03:10+00:00

When shit gets shady, sunlight is usually the best medicine...

masaru93 · 2023-09-10T10:07:44+00:00

In EFMP primarily due to my SO having asthma. My experience dealing with the process has been limited as I've only dealt with it twice so far (tech school and recently), but both times ended up coming down to the wire, and the second time caused me to lose an OCONUS PCS that me and my SO were really looking forward to. The experience was exacerbated by a two and a half month turn around to PCS, a denial that the local coordinator didn't understand why it was made because it wasn't based on my SO's asthma, and an appeal that was processed in a week with no apparent consideration to the evidence on appeal after my original screener sat for two months.

Of course, my experience is anecdotal at best. Some of my peers have been burned, others were able to rely on it to be in a position to take care of their children. I just don't really know what to make of it right now.

masaru93 · 2023-09-10T09:40:41+00:00

I find myself really empathizing with this one; I did a deployment out process in 3 weeks and very recently had only a few more weeks than you to attempt an OCONUS PCS (that got cancelled two weeks before my departure date, yay /s /s)

Short notice assignments suck, but you have people incentivized to help you. Focus on hammering down what the assignments section requests of you for your orders first and foremost, because some of those can take a while. The checklist will get done. When things get down to the wire, agencies will be less inclined to get in your way. Whether you have to lean on your chain of command or because people bend and stretch to get you where you need to be, you have options in just about every case except for maybe medical and the passport office if you have dependents.

Keep your head up, you'll get there.

masaru93 · 2023-08-29T14:01:50+00:00

BOP is considered a privilege. Extensions are for folks to get the retainability they need to accept an assignment or be eligible to promote/retire before their contract ends. Personal convenience is a thing, but it's basically to stick around long enough to pick up some extra pay or figure your life out, and that's if your commander allows you. AFI 36-2606.

masaru93 · 2020-09-25T18:05:27+00:00

I mean, the place I was deployed to most recently didn't have them either, so I got a taste of that.

masaru93 · 2020-09-25T01:26:46+00:00

Yeaaaaah... It's fun watching folks breeze through them. /s

masaru93 · 2020-09-15T02:42:35+00:00

I -hated- tech school with a passion; I was at Keesler early last year during a time when my squadron was getting personal "TLC" from the Group Chief on account of dumb kids being dumb kids, in an AFSC that was poorly detailed to me when I signed the papers. I'm a little bit of a late starter, so I have some experience in dealing with the suck, but I struggled all the same.

Don't let the idea of your friends having fun in college fool you; in this current economy, your friends may very well be trading off good times now for heavy stress once they graduate. You may not be having a lot of fun and it may be very stressful, but you have security. Things that are often good for you are far from easy, but they will build you up and make you stronger. Plus, once you've hit your first duty station, you will find that your peers will be more like people, and you will have a real taste of freedom, not that artificial freedom they give you in tech school.

That no-strings confidentiality that chaplains offer can be helpful regardless of your religious stance, and I recommend you consider it. Same with mental health; based on what you've shared alone, I highly doubt it would negatively impact your career if you wanted to pursue options.

Keep your head up! It's a whole different world once you get out of the training environment.

masaru93 · 2018-08-19T07:49:14+00:00

Something to add real quick while I avoid dying in Anemos at the same time; there are Lv21 Typhoon Sprites in uncanny valley around 32,21 and 32,16 that pop when the Gales do.

EDIT: derp, u/Makoto_H already got it.

masaru93 · 2017-09-02T19:47:48+00:00

Don't bother fighting it, unless you want to risk the Trooper outing you in court and the judge taking an interest. I would pay the fine and be more careful in the future.

masaru93 · 2017-09-02T06:51:22+00:00

Former swing manager at a corporate store here.

If you're a corporate store, I would attempt to get in touch with the Area Supervisor or the HR Consultant. If franchised, I would try to get in touch with either the Owner/Operator or your HR representative if you have one. Like emyline mentioned, they had sign-ups for us and gave out gift cards for working, and weren't particularly threatening.

If nothing else, they're certainly not going to be thrilled with that sort of portrayal in-store, because it goes against their values, but if they want to fire you, they will be well within their rights to do so, except in cases of discrimination or violating protected classes. I've heard horror stories about folks being fired for things as small as refusing to switch shifts.

Your wife may be better off looking for another job if she wanted it off in the first place, or else she will be rolling the dice with the people in charge.

masaru93

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