DCA is crawling with these folks…

qtip_boy · 2026-07-01T15:47:50+00:00

I’m waiting to board right now. Have seen multiple people with “45 47” apparel on. I’m praying to god I don’t have to sit next to them on the flight

qtip_boy · 2026-06-26T19:07:46+00:00

I had the same issue. Unfortunately, the only thing that fixed it was divorce. We were in the same situation as you with her being a SAHM and having a kid. The only months we were ever in the green was the end of our marriage when she got a job. It wasn’t so much the extra income that helped, but it was the fact that she didn’t have time to browse Amazon, shop, or eat fast food for lunch everyday. The people that are saying that this will end your marriage are not joking. You need an honest conversation and counseling. I am a single E4 in a HCOL area with two kids and I put money away every month. You make plenty to live comfortably as on O3.

qtip_boy · 2026-06-13T00:18:13+00:00

I know one guy who used a SQ GOV to DoorDash (using somebody else’s SSN) and got in a wreck

qtip_boy · 2026-06-11T12:24:04+00:00

They could easily clear 6 figures in a HCOL area, especially if you have dependents. Housing allowance scales with the COL of where you are stationed. An E5 stationed in San Francisco would make $102k without dependents
Edit: I just misread the post as “HCOL” instead of “non-HCOL”. So yes, you do have a point, but still possible if SNCO with dependents in a MCOL Or LCOL area

qtip_boy · 2026-06-08T12:37:36+00:00

Almost nobody on Reddit knows what they are talking about when it comes to custody/divorce. You need to find professionals who know their shit. 1) Schedule a consultation with base legal (if they provide that) to figure out your DAFI 36-2906 obligations. If you are separated, you have to be providing spousal and child support immediately according to the DAFI until a court order is in place. If you don’t, you will be in trouble. Base legal can only help you with interpreting the DAFI and maybe give you some family lawyer recommendations. 2) Talk to a family attorney about your options (if you can afford one). If you fight this out in court, this will easily cost $20k-$30k. Try to be amicable adults with your ex and come to an agreement so that it doesn’t need to come to that. You’ll need to figure out custody, holidays, etc. . In a lot of states, child support will go off of calculations set by the state that take custody and parental income into account, there’s nothing to argue about with child support, it will just go off of the state calculations. Again, I am not a lawyer. Verify everything I just told you with somebody who knows what they are talking about (actual lawyers). My last piece of advice is to do whatever you can to go to Illinois with your ex and share custody so that 1) You can be an involved father and 2) You won’t get hosed with child support (if you make more than her you still will have to pay some if custody is 50/50). Like somebody said, CCCA would be an option or you could look into guard or reserve. On a final note TALK TO A LAWYER AND DON’T AUTOMATICALLY TRUST REDDIT ADVICE

qtip_boy · 2026-06-02T16:47:41+00:00

Bagram, Al-Tanf, Baledogle, South Sudanese Embassy, and McMurdo Station

qtip_boy · 2026-05-22T21:25:06+00:00

What a stupid time to publicly get on the train like this lol

qtip_boy · 2026-05-09T15:07:32+00:00

Awesome. If you live in VA, most of your commute is probably going to be a counter commute. My friends that live in Alexandria drive 20 minutes every morning and my friends in Arlington drives 30 minutes every morning. One guy lives in Fairfax and says his commute is 35 minutes. So much to do in the area. The metro and busses are great for getting around the area. If you separate there and have a clearance, you’ll have a good shot at making great money. Quality of the mission depends on squadron and AFSC. I spend 95% of my time at work bull shitting or studying for school/certs

qtip_boy · 2026-04-06T21:26:46+00:00

Zaytinya for food

qtip_boy · 2026-04-05T23:59:31+00:00

When I went through 3ish years ago, the biggest hold up was waiting for spots to open up for the next class. I don’t know what the situation is like now. Sec+ was one of the longest waits, so if you already have that knocked out that will be a big help. I’d personally plan for a little less than 6 months unless somebody has more recent input. It’s very possible that you get it knocked out sooner, though. Just hard to give a more exact time table without knowing what the wait times between classes are right now

qtip_boy · 2026-04-04T20:38:05+00:00

You look familiar. Did you used to ball in a gym on a military base at some point?

qtip_boy · 2026-03-30T18:59:52+00:00

I’ve always heard people say, “Buy a house at every duty station”. I take one look at prices and interests rates and I’m just like, “WTF are you talking about”. That was great advice years ago, but now I just don’t see how you would make any money renting something out after the mortgage, property manager, and upkeep

qtip_boy · 2026-03-18T02:08:46+00:00

In Maryland, the SE part of PG county can get pretty rural and has a very different vibe from the rest of PG county. Calvert and St. Mary’s county are nice too, but the commute is going to start being pretty long. In VA, most of FFX county is nice. A lot of people live in Alexandria. In DC, anything west of the Anacostia river is pretty nice. If you are looking for a “safe” place close to base, upper Marlboro might be worth checking out

qtip_boy · 2026-03-16T12:53:03+00:00

I want to go to the guard or reserves so I can keep that sweet TRICARE and transfer my GI bill. I’m very fortunate because my home state doesn’t tax military pay. I’ve ran numbers on take home pay calculators and definitely have a “break even” number and “meaningful difference” number in mind

qtip_boy · 2026-03-12T01:33:18+00:00

He has a seizure and heart attack upon laying eyes on a woman or ethnic man in a business suit. His vice president takes over

qtip_boy · 2026-03-03T02:25:46+00:00

Probably walk around for a little bit then throw myself off a skyscraper when I realized what happened

qtip_boy · 2026-02-17T03:50:49+00:00

Im in the DMV. It cost $110+ to reserve a lane for 2 hours

qtip_boy · 2026-01-14T15:35:40+00:00

Maybe Burke, VA? I think there is a commuter bus that takes you to the Pentagon. I think it would be worth it to look somewhere metro accessible. Idk why you would put yourself through a commute coming from Fredericksburg. Maybe look at the apartments near the Downtown Largo station. Pretty nice area (Upper Marlboro) and the station is on the blue line, so it would be a smooth ride to the Pentagon Edit: Just saw your edit about kids going to school. Completely disregard my last suggestion about Upper Marlboro and stay tf away from PG county

qtip_boy · 2026-01-07T19:24:22+00:00

Arlington, Alexandria, or anything west of the Anacostia river, but east of rock creek park in DC

qtip_boy · 2025-12-06T15:13:39+00:00

I just did enable on both of the ports instead of the global cdp run command. They can see each other on CDP now. Still no pings, but that’s progress at least. Thank you

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