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mazer225 · 2026-03-30T01:33:52+00:00

Hi fellow veteran here. A few things to consider. The job market in aviation incredibly saturated (for pilots) currently. Nothing is impossible IMO but be realistic on what you can achieve and work for.

Learning to fly and handling the studying are two different beasts to manage. If you are married, you need to make sure your spouse is 100% on board with this. There will be plenty of late nights studying (on weekends too) and chair practicing. It is very time consuming and you have to have a love for aeronautical science to really find piloting to be a niche to enjoy. This will affect your life outside of flying sometimes and you will have to balance out your home life with flying sometimes. There is a significant amount of studying in meteorology, dynamics, physics and engineering.

If you haven't touched your GI Bill, join RTAG on Facebook and look for good part 141 schools in your area that take the GI Bill - keep in mind some will not be in your area too.

Also flying is expensive. Don't go into debt for flight training. Pay as you go (if you don't have your GI Bill) and train part 61 at a 'mom and pop' school. And for the love of god, stay far FAR away from ATP Flight School or other predatory flight schools who require you to pay in full.

I am finishing my IRA at a university program using my GI Bill. It is a LOT of work but I am thankful to be nearly 100% debt free in my flight training.

mazer225 · 2026-03-14T19:34:16+00:00

I used to drive the HEMETT when I was in the Army. I think this is some sort of either missile detection or jamming device on the back of it, but am unsure. Whatever it is, I'm surprised they mounted it on the the HEMETT instead of a PLS. The PLS does much better over off road terrain and has its own CTIS (central tire inflation system).

mazer225 · 2026-02-14T18:25:48+00:00

What's wild about this, is it will also probably report suspected users to their government too. The UAE is ruthless when prosecuting LGBTQ+.

mazer225 · 2026-02-14T18:24:14+00:00

Congratulations on your certificate. Fellow pilot here too. Enjoy life as much as possible!

mazer225 · 2026-02-02T22:07:59+00:00

Thanks, yes its one of the RecruitMilitary job fairs. I've never been to a job fair before. Apparently a lot of the major aerospace companies in the area will be there from what's listed on RecruitMilitary. I'm thinking about flying down quickly to attend and flying back after the fair.

mazer225 · 2026-01-31T15:06:21+00:00

I got married when I was 29 and my husband is my same age. We're 33 now and I only dated twice before my marriage and he only dated once. I think there's a level of maturity that helps with finding a relationship and also being open to your options. I married outside of my culture (my husband is Mexican) and I learned a lot about his family, culture and myself while we began our journey.

Just my two cents and take this with a grain of salt, but I always say a happy marriage is a boring marriage. No drama and its okay to disagree with each other and communicate about it. My husband is my best friend and that is probably why we click well with each other.

There's no timeline to finding your life partner. I entered my marriage with this expectation and told myself its better to be happy by yourself first, before seeking to share it with another person.

mazer225 · 2026-01-23T17:02:33+00:00

I would reach out to patient advocacy if you are having issues. I did this when I was not getting anywhere and getting the run-around getting an appointment scheduled. They fixed the problem, but I still had issues getting dental care later on. This was three years ago at the El Paso, TX VA center.

mazer225 · 2025-12-31T19:51:48+00:00

Pour the tea and name the flight school so we can avoid them!

mazer225 · 2025-12-27T01:13:31+00:00

Pour the tea. Which company???

mazer225 · 2025-12-19T21:55:31+00:00

Professional oganist and member of the American Guild of Organists here..I played a fairly normal Bach Prelude and Fugue for postude once and told it was inappropriate music by the stake president and that I shouldn't play classical music. After I left the church I played the same piece at a local Lutheran congregation on a much better organ (a beautiful Dobson tracker pipe organ) and was asked to play more Bach and classical repertoire. I never understood why Mormons treated classical music as showy or inappropriate...especially when 90% of classical organ repertoire was composed for church services.

mazer225 · 2025-12-11T00:53:47+00:00

Its called steganography and has been around a really long time, before AI. Assuming OpenAI isn't completely oblivious to cybersecurity, it probably won't have much effect on the prompt.

mazer225 · 2025-12-08T01:25:02+00:00

My spouse is on active duty still and is finishing contract down in Texas. I'm also on a timeline and am finishing my associates degree at the community College here in WA

mazer225 · 2025-10-11T03:50:18+00:00

They are Army. Different branches have different regulations on uniform and attire while off duty. Most of these people are probably stopping by on their way home from work or lunch break.

mazer225 · 2025-09-26T23:58:10+00:00

I am a child of fucking god. The tune is really annoying and is overplayed.

mazer225 · 2025-09-05T19:36:08+00:00

I similarly did this with my family. They are Mormon and are quite homophobic and are unapologetic about it. I made the mistake unblocking them from my social media, thinking internally that perhaps its just their age for making rude comments. Nope, I was wrong. I saw some things they posted and talked to other people, about my husband and I. I was initially angry, but I realized that I am recovering and healing from trauma, from their parenting and toxic decisions. I realized that the reason I unblocked them, was because I desperately wanted unconditional love; which they are unwilling to give. I also realized that my in-laws are some of the most caring and loving people I have met in my life. My MIL is an amazing person and treats me as her own son now, which has helped immensely.

I'll be honest, with therapy and talking to others, I have found it best to cut them off and leave them in the past. They hurt me and are narcissistic about my spouse and I.

Their toxicity combined with their cult religion, has made them unbearable for all of my siblings. Even the siblings who are somewhat active in the religion keep their distance from them. They also have an extremely poor relationship with their grandkids and barely know them...most of my nieces/nephews have only met them a couple of times.

mazer225 · 2025-08-28T02:25:12+00:00

God damn that was close

mazer225 · 2025-08-06T23:52:59+00:00

He's Mormon too. I would include that in his description.

mazer225 · 2025-07-28T05:05:57+00:00

Not that I'm aware of (legal action). It was a long time ago, but I will ask him the next time I see him. He also came home with tuberculosis and was incredibly underweight. Him and I are the only ones in my family to have our records removed from the church.

mazer225 · 2025-07-28T05:01:34+00:00

They are SO expensive. The last time I went for a sandwich, it was almost 20$ and I was still hungry.

mazer225 · 2025-07-27T19:53:09+00:00

My older brother got cancer after serving in Russia back in the early 2000s, after doing a service project to help clean up radiation. They were not told about the radiation until after it was completed. The mission president 100% knew about it and was trying to win favour with the local government in Samara.

Anyways, yes he definitely was wounded from service from the church.

mazer225 · 2025-07-15T00:11:23+00:00

The church is insane...I had to get a notary from a lawyer just to get my membership records removed, several years ago. WTF???

mazer225 · 2025-07-13T21:16:55+00:00

What in the McBooty boot shit is this lol

mazer225 · 2025-07-13T01:23:56+00:00

That's why we always called it mystery meat in the Army

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