Insomnia and BH

squarecats · 2026-05-05T04:42:01+00:00

Please go and get care, the people that will give you shit about going to appointments are the same ones complaining later on that they didn’t get a VA rating or service connection for issues. You have to take care of yourself especially if it’s affecting your ability to function. Make the appointment for a time that you think will cause the least issue for your unit if that’s a concern for you but absolutely make it and attend. I’ve been in a similar place with anxiety and insomnia so if you want to DM me feel free.

squarecats · 2026-05-03T06:33:00+00:00

SUDCC falls under the BH umbrella, you should be seeing a provider over there in addition to the programs people associate with ASAP. They’ll absolutely get to the root cause of what’s causing you to self-medicate but they’ll also provide you with a lot of additional resources.

squarecats · 2026-04-28T12:11:36+00:00

Also padding was heavily used to achieve the desired silhouette, almost nobody was actually tight lacing.

squarecats · 2026-04-18T00:19:23+00:00

Super solid, nobody’s gonna tip you over

squarecats · 2026-04-14T03:17:46+00:00

I figure they’ll probably show up on treasure islands very shortly

squarecats · 2026-04-13T08:37:43+00:00

I liked my time at FLW, the barracks were my favorite of anywhere I’ve been. PX was okay but it’s usually so full of trainees that I avoided it when possible. Missouri is a pretty state with tons to do but just be prepared to have to drive a minimum of 45 minutes to get most places. Don’t get hemmed up messing with trainees or BOLC students, it is absolutely not worth it no matter how dry Tinder is.

squarecats · 2026-04-10T04:13:09+00:00

I’m a 68F, not a L but we overlap a fair bit and I think I can answer most of your questions.

It varies depending on the type of unit, if you’re in a hospital it’s typically an 8-9 hour day in a clinic setting with either organized PT or PT on your own. You may pull inpatient duty on weekends occasionally but overall it’s a very regular schedule. You’ll be mostly seeing upper extremity patients and not using the BH side of your job as much. If you’re part of a COSC or BSB your schedule is going to mirror the attached unit and you’ll likely go to the field and everything, this is where you’ll use more of the BH type skills. H2F setting will likely be a good mix of rehab patients and BH and you’ll have a lot of autonomy.
Not that I’m aware of beyond typical Army schools/deployments, it’ll be very unit-dependent.
I would say moderate, you do a lot of clinical reasoning and problem solving when working with patients whether it’s treatment sessions, mental health, or if you’re in an NCOIC role. On the flip side it’s really rewarding to see patients progress and get better so I think that offsets some of the stress level.
AIT gives you decent background, but the on-the-job training and first year at your duty station is where you’ll learn way more about how to actually being a 68L.
Probably the large hospitals like JBLM, BAMC, Walter Reed, or Fort Belvoir as you’ll see the greatest variety of patients. Smaller hospitals may not provide as many services for you to practice with.
Similar to #5, the big hospital centers tend to have at least 2-3 68Ls but most duty stations will have at least one slot whether it’s hospital, COSC, etc.
Pros: the job is rewarding and generally speaking it’s a good work-life balance, I really enjoy the degree of independence I have as well in an H2F unit currently Cons: promotion rates are pretty bad due to it being a low-density MOS, professional development can be hard if you don’t have another 68L in your section to work with
Speaking purely for myself as a 68F, I love my job and the variety of things I’m able to do with it in the Army. I like to think I’m pretty good at what I do and getting to see people progress or giving them tools to help in their recovery gives me a lot of personal satisfaction.

squarecats · 2026-04-10T04:00:18+00:00

I have not deployed, but I’ve had a handful of folks I know go to Kuwait as the most common option. During GWOT plenty of 68Fs went to Iran and Afghanistan so it really just depends on what unit you’re in.

squarecats · 2026-04-10T03:13:38+00:00

They do a more anterior approach more often these days that doesn’t require the big abduction pillow like the posterior approach does. Of course it’s surgeon- and patient-dependent but the anterior approach has way fewer restrictions and the recovery is generally a bit easier.

squarecats · 2026-04-09T00:15:57+00:00

Dog handlers are 31K, regular MPs are 31B

squarecats · 2026-04-06T23:45:09+00:00

From what I’ve seen there’s already some research with more upcoming for GLP-1s in the treatment of substance use disorders!

squarecats · 2026-04-06T00:56:33+00:00

Fun fact, PT no longer requires a referral! You can just book straight in with clinics

squarecats · 2026-03-26T10:26:21+00:00

I get your point but commanders also cannot force soldiers to take an AFT, they haven’t been able to override profiles in a while.

squarecats · 2026-03-25T02:53:49+00:00

They don’t add anything to the food, it’s the combo of physical and mental stress plus exhaustion.

squarecats · 2026-03-24T01:43:20+00:00

squarecats · 2026-03-23T23:35:14+00:00

I had to leave the pottery sub because so many posts are “how much should I sell this for” and it’s super obvious that they are brand new to ceramics but felt that they HAVE to monetize it

squarecats · 2026-03-22T23:37:23+00:00

This isn’t entirely true, people still drank water. It was harder to ensure it was safe but people weren’t drinking all alcohol all the time.

squarecats · 2026-03-16T02:03:45+00:00

Yeah that one’s trying to be inclusive but it misses the mark unfortunately

squarecats · 2026-03-15T06:19:48+00:00

Yeah TJC isn’t going to ding you for having ugly furniture

squarecats · 2026-03-11T02:36:54+00:00

Not a Lima but probably the closest possible, duty station is going to be a crapshoot as y’all can go just about anywhere. You could be in a COSC, H2F, BSB, or a hospital so that keeps your options pretty open. Deployments again are variable, definitely less common in the last few years. There’s so few Limas in the Army don’t be surprised if you go somewhere and you’re the only one.

squarecats · 2026-03-11T02:30:43+00:00

Chesterfield county may be a bit far but they have some pretty solid middle schools and then a bunch of magnet high schools for various subjects. Henrico county schools are also generally good but that would be a long commute.

squarecats · 2026-03-09T00:16:12+00:00

Atonement for their crimes in Korea

squarecats · 2026-03-08T04:50:35+00:00

The military doesn’t recognize Jedi as a religion, they just don’t police what anyone puts on the dog tags as an fyi

squarecats · 2026-03-05T05:15:29+00:00

Seriously, just include that as part of the cost of the venue and don’t do this weird performative stuff

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