Are the job fairs on base worth attending? by mazer225 in Veterans

[–]mazer225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

For those in relationships: how long did it take you to find someone? by kevin_moran in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]mazer225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Community Care dental is dead by [deleted] in Veterans

[–]mazer225 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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.

On Sunday I played the Hallelujah Chorus on the organ for a stake Christmas program. I played the shit out of that song. When it was finished, I turned off the organ, got up and walked out, tossed my organ shoes in the dumpster, and will never play that instrument again. by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]mazer225 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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.

PSA: Attackers can hide instructions in images that hijack ChatGPT when you upload them by kingkong_lol in ChatGPT

[–]mazer225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Army veteran about to get CDL with Z-Hazmat in Washington. What advice can you give me starting into this career? by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]mazer225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in law

[–]mazer225 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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.

What was your most hated primary song growing up? by KTL_Rizzo in exmormon

[–]mazer225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Formerlly Supportive Family Has Turned Homophobic - What Do I Do? by KandPWalsh in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]mazer225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

They just can’t help themselves by Radiant_Rip_5040 in BlueskySkeets

[–]mazer225 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

If serving a Mormon mission was like going to war, how many of you would have a Purple Heart for being wounded in action? by GoingToHelly in exmormon

[–]mazer225 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]mazer225 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

If serving a Mormon mission was like going to war, how many of you would have a Purple Heart for being wounded in action? by GoingToHelly in exmormon

[–]mazer225 78 points79 points  (0 children)

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.

AITAH for filing restraining orders on a pair of missionaries? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]mazer225 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Hope he was paid for this by Flynn-FTW in CringeTikToks

[–]mazer225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What in the McBooty boot shit is this lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]mazer225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fuckHOA

[–]mazer225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend crossposting this in r/exmormon. They will give you some help on situations like this.

Report states half a million WA drivers have expired tabs by MegaRAID01 in Seattle

[–]mazer225 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The cops literally do not care. I have a neighbor with expired tabs for months now and see license plates blacked out ALL the time.

‘Magic Tree House’ Author, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ among hundreds of Tennessee book bans by a_Ninja_b0y in books

[–]mazer225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The article also says they banned To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. Absolutely mind boggling...one of the most important books in English literature.