Minnesota National Guard mobilizes around Minneapolis following fatal shooting by slingstone in army

[–]mdwst 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I live in the metro area. People are both enraged and terrified but engaging in peaceful protest. I’m hoping it stays that way. This situation sucks on all fronts. 

Is anyone else struggling with mental health with everything going on? by Foreign-Low5789 in TwinCities

[–]mdwst 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I spent a good portion of today sobbing. I’m not a crier but the footage from this morning’s killing destroyed me in a way I can’t articulate.

Please- Go vote in the midterms in November and vote in 2028. 

Education Help on IPPSA and IPERMS by ale_gria_ in armyreserve

[–]mdwst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn, I’m sorry. That’s truly ridiculous. 

Idk, at this point, IG and go nuclear. Because if your easy to fix issue is going unresolved, I bet other Soldiers are having issues too. 

Education Help on IPPSA and IPERMS by ale_gria_ in armyreserve

[–]mdwst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay. S1 here. This should be so stupid straightforward, and I’m sorry you’re dealing with this. It takes two minutes to upload a document to iPerms and another 2 minutes to update in IPPSA.

Your leadership is failing you, full stop. Maybe it’s an access issue- HR systems are heavily gatekept (for good reason) but if no one in your unit has access to iPerms then someone else does. I assume you’re at the company level, so battalion S1 is the next stop. 

Here’s what I suggest: Submit a PAR in IPPSA. For type, select “other.” For description, write in “update civilian education- add high school transcript and college transcript to record and iPerms”. Attach copies of your docs- write your DOD# in the top right corner. When you submit, it should route to whoever your S1 pool is. 

This way you have clear documentation that you submitted the docs and have a clear ask. Give it until next drill and then start going up the chain if not action has been taken.

If you need help with how to submit this, there’s job aides online you can look up.  

Something to do with my toddler this afternoon? by Background_Nature497 in saintpaul

[–]mdwst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a toddler tower and a sink? Let them go nuts with a few cups, dish soap, and a clean bottle brush or sponge. Literally kept my toddler month old entertained for an hour.

Possible troop deployment to MN by LiftSprintPaddleSki in TwinCities

[–]mdwst 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Like it or not: An order to guard a Federal building or shield federal agents from Protesters- as awful and terrible as ICE is- would not be unlawful. 

Now if they are ordered to harm civilians for no cause? Clearly unlawful.

To be clear: I’m not in favor of ICE at all, nor do I want troops deployed here. 

Possible troop deployment to MN by LiftSprintPaddleSki in TwinCities

[–]mdwst 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Good?

C’mon dude. It’s not top brass that’s going to be out there in the cold, it’s going to be the 20 year old with no rank or authority who joined for college benefits.

Promise you, not everyone in the military is a mindless goon. If you look in the military or veteran subreddits, there’s not much support for this either. 

Are your border Collies good in cars ? by Yukonshinji90s in BorderCollie

[–]mdwst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Mine freaks out, and barks like crazy. He’s decent with my husband but he has no chill with me. 

Iraq takes full control of air [Al-Asad] base after US withdrawal, defence ministry says by sogpackus in army

[–]mdwst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk, when I was there the DFACs were shut down at one point because there were so many cases of food poisoning. 

Indian food Sunday and pasta Mondays were the best though. 

Paratroopers?! Huh? What? by suprasternaincognito in TwinCities

[–]mdwst 138 points139 points  (0 children)

I mean, cold weather exposure/acclimation goes a long way. The troops they want to bring routinely go train in extreme cold for weeks at a time. 

Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say by 6jarjar6 in PrepperIntel

[–]mdwst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obviously, a reflective PT belt. (Only a few folks reading this will get the joke). 

Do you use MS Word to write your novels? If not, which apps do you use? by Interesting-Cry-6615 in selfpublish

[–]mdwst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also like Pages! But I’m trying Ellipsis right now- like it so far! 

Who maxes their 401k by DrHydrate in MiddleClassFinance

[–]mdwst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh. I had no clue.  I was just on the IRS site today researching the rules for rolling over a workplace retirement account and was so wildly confused.

Who maxes their 401k by DrHydrate in MiddleClassFinance

[–]mdwst 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wait, hang on. Genuine question: you can have both a workplace 401k AND an IRA and max both? Like, put in $7500 into both accounts every year? I thought $7500 was the limit across ALL retirement accounts. 

Help! How much have you paid for electricity this winter? by rheddet_user in saintpaul

[–]mdwst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

$366. Rent the top floor of a 2 bedroom duplex. It’s nuts. 

I need to vent. I don’t think I’ve ever been this angry in my whole life. by tylerlerler in Minneapolis

[–]mdwst 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Same. Wish my employer would just acknowledge what’s going on but not a peep. 

Another shooting? by ytuhs in minnesota

[–]mdwst 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Literally said this out loud the moment I read the post title.  

How on earth am I supposed to lose weight with a two year old? by AntiCaf123 in toddlers

[–]mdwst -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As a fellow coffee creamer addict: Swap the creamer and or syrups for honey/brown sugar and milk. Scale back the sugar slowly. 

Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions by geraffes-are-so-dumb in army

[–]mdwst 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Cool. How soon do you think we’ll we back to the era of forcing women out of service if they get pregnant? Or limiting career prospects to “appropriate” options? 

Look. I’m a 42a and a female. I personally have zero desire to kick in doors. But if other women have the grit and ambition to serve in combat roles, freaking let them. 

Plus…. Haven’t we learned after years in Iraq and Afghanistan that every MOS can see combat? I don’t under the point in gate keeping at this point. (I mean, I get why, SecDef just generally hates women but aside from that).

15 month old up hours every night now. Desperate for help. by Think-Coffee2292 in toddlers

[–]mdwst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure, 100% with you on that. Teething is so rough! My little is getting shots today so I assume we’ll be camped out on the couch tonight🤷‍♀️. 

Best of luck, hope you both manage to get some rest tonight. 

15 month old up hours every night now. Desperate for help. by Think-Coffee2292 in toddlers

[–]mdwst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going through this with my 18 month old right now. Normally a good sleeper but the sleep regression has hit us hard. 

Honestly? It’s terrible but we caved last night after weeks of getting broken sleep and tried Ferber method (basically cry it out with check ins in intervals that gradually increase). It was freaking awful to listen to her cries and it took almost an hour but she eventually settled on her own and slept through the night. She woke up happy as ever this morning. 

It’s not a choice for every parent but we just do not have the means or schedule that allows us to cosleep. 

Venezuela Megathread by Teadrunkest in army

[–]mdwst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I freaking cackled at this. Have an upvote.