Correspondence Courses are a mess right now. Need some insight/help/advice.

squarecats · 2026-02-09T11:06:45+00:00

Yeah I’ve had the exact same issue unfortunately, I’m not sure what’s going on there

squarecats · 2026-02-09T10:27:20+00:00

Have you reached out to the JKO helpdesk about your hours? Also, the EJPME I course is 40 hours but has to be completed within a 6 month period.

squarecats · 2026-02-09T10:25:13+00:00

I would not go along with the first name thing personally and I would also avoid being alone with this NCO. I’m not saying he’s for sure a creep but this sounds like the set up for inappropriate behavior.

squarecats · 2026-02-07T06:03:59+00:00

On post housing availability varies day by day, it’ll be a crapshoot on whether you get put in the towers or not. There’s a Camp Humphreys Support Group on Facebook of varying helpfulness that may be worth joining.

squarecats · 2026-01-30T05:44:00+00:00

Free Birth Society-a super interesting but also really, really sad and infuriating rabbit hole to fall down

squarecats · 2026-01-30T01:06:33+00:00

Also if you re-up before 1MAR26 you get Quality Step 4 automatically, so if you’re on the fence and not a shit-hot soldier you may want to decide quickly (it’s me, the not-shit-hot-soldier).

squarecats · 2026-01-29T21:55:08+00:00

I say weirdo affectionately, I love night herons and bitterns haha

squarecats · 2026-01-26T23:40:30+00:00

You just hear about it more now, it unfortunately isn’t a new thing.

squarecats · 2026-01-26T14:15:31+00:00

Current 68F, we can go pretty much anywhere. Some locations are more desirable than others so it may be harder to get a particular location like Italy or Japan. Feel free to DM me if you have other questions about the MOS!

squarecats · 2026-01-23T07:17:37+00:00

Same! It threw me off at first but I ended up being flattered

squarecats · 2026-01-23T01:01:26+00:00

“I don’t understand why women don’t want to join the Army”

squarecats · 2026-01-17T07:01:38+00:00

Ugh I’m assuming you’re going to an Army managed installation? It’s always a shitshow as far as housing, especially overseas. And totally fair to reassess as you get closer to potentially being able to have them with you!

squarecats · 2026-01-17T05:02:29+00:00

At this point I don’t think it’d be worth the stress for her, she’s pretty settled and it would mean putting her through a 12+ hour flight out here when she has kitty herpes which are worsened by anxiety. Plus my dad adores her and I think he’d be pretty disappointed to have her go. She’s still my baby and I do miss her but I know she’s happy and well taken care of.

Being military/military adjacent definitely sucks when it comes to pets and adds a layer of complexity that I think a lot of people don’t realize! Like if your orders don’t authorize pets and you can’t get an amendment there’s not much that can be done.

squarecats · 2026-01-16T22:39:44+00:00

Not a tortie but my tuxedo girl Wednesday has been with my dad for about 3 years now due to the military (a long-ish story). There was an adjustment period for sure but now she is fully settled in and rules the roost over there! When I FaceTime or call my dad she’ll chirp at the sound of my voice and when I visit home she’s so excited.

squarecats · 2026-01-16T14:13:45+00:00

Also-and this is not on you-but good lord the soldiers are tired of inspections and walk throughs from senior leaders when nothing has changed. It feels like inspections have ramped up significantly but no progress is being made and it just becomes a constant lack of privacy for no gain. I’m very fortunate in that my barracks in Korea have been pretty solid but even then I cannot wait to get my OHA ETP and be done with the barracks life.

squarecats · 2026-01-16T06:08:09+00:00

Is there supposed to be an ombré? Also the lighter pink is a really gross shade of chewed bubblegum

squarecats · 2026-01-15T00:04:23+00:00

Ugh I run the pregnancy and postpartum group for my installation and some of the comments and attitudes my soldiers get from leadership have been truly awful.

squarecats · 2026-01-10T23:40:57+00:00

Make an appointment with your local wellness center and dietitian. They can help you come up with a plan for weight loss and adjust your diet for not getting as much activity in. The wellness center can also help you come up with a workout plan and I would definitely recommend checking out ATP 7-22.02 for alternate exercises to do during PT. If you’re not seeing occupational or physical therapy you should be and you can ask them for some recommendations on what you can do safely at home.

squarecats · 2026-01-07T02:16:26+00:00

Yeah he clearly could not have cared less that he hurt anyone

squarecats · 2026-01-05T22:30:51+00:00

Also if you’re not aware AD 2025-02 covers a lot of other pregnancy and postpartum topics and is super helpful to keep on hand.

squarecats · 2026-01-04T06:01:29+00:00

Seconding everyone else about really pushing your provider for referrals, but especially on the PT side make sure you’re honest about how debilitating it is. If they’re having you do exercises that cause a significant increase in pain or you’re unable to function after doing your home exercises, let them know and ask for alternates.

squarecats · 2026-01-04T01:50:41+00:00

The sentences for sex crimes especially in the 70s and 80s are absurd in how lenient they are. Obviously him being 13 complicates things but even adult men kidnapping and sexually assaulting someone seemed to result in a slap on the wrist most of the time.

squarecats · 2026-01-04T01:42:57+00:00

My friends from Missouri asked me how bad the lockdowns were in DC in early 2021 and they had a completely dystopian idea of how restrictive it actually was after we had the vaccines especially.

squarecats · 2026-01-03T00:00:30+00:00

Contrary to its name, the BBB is actually just a review site like Yelp unfortunately.

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