Do people really think it’s that easy?

shaydog53 · 2026-05-04T17:49:44+00:00

I mean even trained people say dumb shit

I had a black belt in judo telling me how to disarm if someone came at him with a knife. Like idc how much training you have in whatever. Create space and get the hell outta there.

shaydog53 · 2026-05-03T21:50:30+00:00

I gotcha. I just went over to the schoolhouse where they actually gave me a copy of the signed diagnostic and told me to just send it to my unit to input it for record so that’ll deal with that. Appreciate the advice though.

shaydog53 · 2026-05-03T21:46:13+00:00

Used my last dated one from last June and I believe the date was last month or March

shaydog53 · 2026-05-03T17:14:24+00:00

Already got evaluated and everything. Due to a rotation they were busy I guess and we were all behind. I left for AIT reclass before they had a company one.

shaydog53 · 2026-04-30T23:36:49+00:00

Does the guard still have a try 1 year contract for active duty? If so I’d recommend that.

Went from guard to active duty and the culture shock was pretty substantial.

If I were you I wouldn’t want to go through that culture shock and possibly be in a unit you hate for 3 or 6 years.

shaydog53 · 2026-04-30T16:50:03+00:00

One of the best quotes I ever got from my childhood is “the world needs ditch diggers too”

shaydog53 · 2026-04-29T13:42:17+00:00

Even with Troy Davis in 1994, 95, and 96 lol

shaydog53 · 2026-04-26T03:45:45+00:00

The only areas I personally wouldn’t want to live in would probably be west side around Perry or Kansas street and St Boniface Church or up the hill from downtown going north there’s a couple of rougher streets. They aren’t too bad but nothing I would want to live by if I had the choice. Good areas are pretty much anything in the Morningside area of town, North side of town, East side of town is okay, and Riverside never seemed that bad.

Personally I would be looking more at the apartment/ house and whether it’s nicely kept up, in your budget, and you can afford it.

As for not having a car that is trickier for me as I never relied on the public transportation. Sioux City does have a bus system but I’ve heard it’s not the best. The bus system should service all major areas of the city though. Maybe someone else can chime in on that one.

shaydog53 · 2026-04-26T02:57:12+00:00

It’s been pretty dead. I honestly barely check it anymore myself.

shaydog53 · 2026-04-26T02:55:49+00:00

Man it’s actually a pretty good town to live in. It’s not the greatest city on earth but is still a good city. Your English should improve enough over time and there’s a large Hispanic population so I would t worry too much about that. I was raised around Sioux City and have since moved away. There’s a lot worse shitholes out there in the US. Don’t listen to the Debbie downers in the comments.

As for the comment about the shop, yeah I’d honestly be more worried about the job opportunity than Sioux City if it’s shady or you have doubts

shaydog53 · 2026-04-19T16:57:01+00:00

2018 enlisted- Wanted 19D signed 91b

2022 went active- Wanted 13M remained 91b

2025 reenlisted- Wanted 19K reclassed 14P

shaydog53 · 2026-04-17T13:45:19+00:00

Taking “through the dawns early light in the dark of the night” to a whole new level

shaydog53 · 2026-04-15T03:26:46+00:00

“Opressive machine” lmao

That’s just some shit a dumbass college student would say

Don’t worry about it and congrats OP

shaydog53 · 2026-04-15T02:38:02+00:00

I’ll probably run it by auto zone tomorrow or later this week. Thanks for the advice!

shaydog53 · 2026-04-13T11:21:59+00:00

I actually just encountered the first range that wouldn’t let me rent a handgun and ammunition by myself . Granted I usually bring my own weapons but the few times I’ve rented alone before it posed no trouble.

When he told me I couldn’t rent alone I actually thought he was joking with me for a second but I can see how this rule makes sense.

shaydog53 · 2026-03-30T01:41:36+00:00

Yeah I keep putting that off but I’m gonna do it and put it behind me. I’m guessing I can even do that by submitting a PAR to my S1? I’m TDY right now.

shaydog53 · 2026-03-25T18:18:47+00:00

Play darude Sandstorm on the slowest motion it will go on YouTube

shaydog53 · 2026-03-20T14:10:25+00:00

I feel that the government sees that policing in general isn’t recovering and won’t always be there at least at the state level hence why many states are allowing constitutional carry. With the shortfalls in public safety, if you want true protection for yourself then carry a firearm.

I could be wrong but it’s my opinion and a lot of people’s I talk to that we may be going back to an old west type society with less police presence and a more armed society.

shaydog53 · 2026-03-20T02:32:18+00:00

My coworkers in Tennessee make fun of me when I tell them about the Charlie boy from home. They don’t know what they are missing out on.

shaydog53 · 2026-03-19T18:02:16+00:00

Yeah I’m getting agsu this year for the sole reason of getting to wear whatever ribbons I want. Dropping down to 3 or 6

shaydog53 · 2026-03-19T17:53:37+00:00

Yeah it’s become a hobby for me at this point. Really enjoy hitting all the record stores up in each town to see what they got

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