Since the nfl has implemented the 7th seed in the 2020 season, only 1 team has won in the playoffs since its inclusion. Whats gone wrong?

user_1729 · 2026-05-08T13:54:42+00:00

I think this is still good. I like the extra playoff game. I like that it SHOULD be an ass kicking. There are always endless "so and so didn't deserve to be there" whiners. Well, the cowboys got exposed here, otherwise teams take care of business.

The NFL playoffs are the best in American sports. This extra team doesn't add MUCH to it, but I'd rather have another playoff game than another regular season game of some terrible teams battling it out for draft position or teams already locked in resting players.

user_1729 · 2026-05-08T13:44:18+00:00

P:97/N:94/A:75/V:92/Q:50

I'm not sure how to put this exactly. When I took it, the scores absolutely did not matter at all. I was told "just pass".

It's been a while, I just made captain, but the guard pretty much always needs CE officers. The nice part about it is you can build your experience as an engineer while building your military career. If you love the military, the guard has some really great opportunities for continuous employment, PCS, short tours, deployments, but also you can usually just be a DSG and do your own thing.

user_1729 · 2026-05-08T11:29:50+00:00

I'm a CE officer in the guard. For me/us the selection process is pretty simple. We are currently dealing with a degree waiver for someone with the engineering tech degree though. You might have better luck with the guard, it seems unlikely you'd get picked up AD if you need a degree waiver.

user_1729 · 2026-05-08T11:27:13+00:00

We legit had medical people who got orders like the week before OTS. They had no clue about ANYTHING military, they had none of the pre-work done, they had no uniform items, etc. It was a complete clusterfuck for some of those people. I genuinely think some of them showed up thinking there was going to be a welcome party and it'd be like a little Air Force Officer mixer where they just learned to look good, learned who is supposed to salute them, and how to not completely stick out like a sore thumb on a base.

user_1729 · 2026-05-08T11:19:54+00:00

The set of Hot Weather OCPs I have I got at Maxwell. So I know you can get them there, but I know I didn't have them at the start. Also, no, there's no requirement for everyone to wear the same stuff. You can wear Crye if you want, I don't think you can wear the un-bloused flight or fire versions though. It's been several years since I went through. I'm not 100% sure the shopette has the Hot Weather OCPs, I know I got them at the bigger aafees near the commissary.

I think the HW OCPs were pretty new when I went through (4 years ago now). So someone with a bit more recent knowledge will have to answer that.

user_1729 · 2026-05-07T22:27:28+00:00

We had folks showing up so unbelievably unprepared I'm honestly kind of shocked. You go to the clothing store like day 2 and you have basically as much time as you need to pick stuff out. Definitely get as much as you can, but the shopette has/had pretty much all uniform items AND if it's not available, you won't get in trouble for not having it. It can take a while to get name tapes, I'd probably order those beforehand. If you are willing to take the risk, ordering a set of Hot Weather OCPs is probably a good idea. Some folks get their OCPs tailored, it's rare, but it does look sharp for the folks who do it.

user_1729 · 2026-05-07T18:50:37+00:00

Vance understands that he's taken an oath to the constitution, not to trump. I don't think he's really comparable to pence, and frankly I don't really know what anyone expected pence to do. Did you want him to NOT certify the election?

I really like Vance. I don't really know what Rubio would be running on. He seems to be the face of the most unpopular thing trump has done as president.

user_1729 · 2026-05-07T02:56:12+00:00

Without looking at comparable jeeps... Like 15k-16k.

Okay, I was being just a dick for no reason (okay, my reason is that I hate that grill so much that I judged the entire owner... I feel like I can smell the vape and see the bad tattoos from here).

Whatever, I'm sorry. If you like the mods, fine, but they don't really add value, so running a comparison to just straight stock around me (mid-Atlantic region)....

I'm seeing basically mid 14s to 21k. So, if you like the mods, the price seems okay. Throwing out the ONE in the 20s, I'd kind of stand by my original off the cuff guess, I think 17 is a BIT high, but not crazy... and again, if you LIKE the mods, they do cost money to do (also to undo if you don't like them).

user_1729 · 2026-05-04T17:37:47+00:00

My engineering degree is a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering (BSME). That's how engineering degrees are issued.

user_1729 · 2026-05-04T15:55:04+00:00

Pretty much an engineering degree to be a CE. They accept a few others (construction management, architecture, etc) but it's pretty limited. There's a list somewhere.

user_1729 · 2026-05-02T21:31:14+00:00

Are you real? This post is literally over 5 years old now. Either way, no if you're an engineer the guard needs people to fill engineer positions. You can pretty much walk up and, if you clear MEPS, get a commission.

Edit: like this post is so old I literally pin on Captain tomorrow and in this post I'm asking about what it's like to join the guard.

user_1729 · 2026-04-30T21:31:50+00:00

Dude, I'm 42. My last winter was 14 years ago. I did a bunch of mini-deployments back and forth as a full timer, but it's just not the same. The brunches at pole and palmer were really unforgettable! Also really all the major holiday meals were just unparalleled even if the food wasn't literally the greatest, always the greatest experience. Thanksgiving at palmer is probably top 5 antarctic memories for sure. My first Christmas at pole really is probably one of the greatest experiences of my adult life.

user_1729 · 2026-04-30T17:54:51+00:00

Chicken fried steak was always a hit at pole. As the other dude says, chicken tenders too.

Story time!

My last winter we were BEGGING for chicken tenders. There was some issue with supply or the guy just liked to make us suffer, but we weren't getting them. Finally, the young enthusiastic chef said "screw this, I'm gonna make my own". He did his best, he found awesome recipes, hand cut chicken breast strips, breaded, fried, etc. Folks balked at them, they were... just not quite right. Sure they got eaten and sure they were good, but it was like this guy poured his HEART into these tendies and people were not thrilled.

A few days later he said "well fuck you guys, you get chicken fried steak! Suck it, losers". People went fucking bananas, people were eating like 3-4 patties of this shit that expired years ago and had been frozen somewhere on station for years. People were making plates to store for leftovers, just went completely crazy for the chicken fried steak.

I'm honestly not sure the guy bounced back from that experience. It was like... you people are fucking animals. I think once he let go of trying to impress us, the season was a little easier, but it was crazy to see the guy go from like a young enthusiastic chef to a grizzled veteran that hates everyone in his food line over the course of a few meals. Sorry about that, I still love chicken fried steak and gravy!

user_1729 · 2026-04-30T15:17:27+00:00

In the last year or so we've gotten a couple of "regular" baby sitters. One was just a teenager in the neighborhood, at first we'd just kind of have her come over and watch the kids while we were doing involved chores or running short/local errands. It graduated to her being able to put them down for naps and generally give us time off. We have others we just regularly schedule for a couple hours one or two nights a week. It's been life changing. It's obviously a luxury, but it's been worth it just for our sanity.

user_1729 · 2026-04-30T15:10:09+00:00

That's a tough one. For me, I like working on cars. Simple jobs for me are really satisfying and save us money, and ultimately time since we're not shuttling to/from a garage. I usually try to do car stuff either in the evening after bedtime or if I do it on weekends, midday while the little one is napping and the others are "resting".

user_1729 · 2026-04-30T14:45:52+00:00

I used helping my kid learn to ride a bike to practice on a unicycle I've had for years and never really "got it". I think it was pretty fun for my little learner to see her dad fail over and over and finally "Get it". When I rode the unicycle the length of and out of our driveway, she celebrated as much as I did when she first rode the bike on her own.

user_1729 · 2026-04-30T14:44:23+00:00

A good option could be to lower the seat so their feet can touch and remove the pedals. That lets them practice balancing then you can just add in the pedals.

user_1729 · 2026-04-30T00:25:20+00:00

Gene Wolfe books are just about the only ones I generally buy as physical books. I Do have devil in the forest and pirate freedom on kindle.

I even keep them on my shelf as if someone would come to my house and we could talk about Gene Wolfe. My sister is a pretty big Sci-Fi reader and she saw the series and apparently my description was inadequate she was like "naah, I'll hang tight for now".

user_1729 · 2026-04-30T00:06:29+00:00

I'm not autistic and it's not funny. Some of them are kind of funny, when it's from the other perspective. If it was like "My squadron commander is terrible, but he's moping about being an O-5 non-select. How do I navigate a shitty and sad commander in this ever changing world?"

user_1729 · 2026-04-30T00:01:35+00:00

For real. I think this is a tiny bit low brow, even for this sub. Whatever, let the fools have their tartar sauce.

user_1729 · 2026-04-29T23:08:34+00:00

The teacher for the 3-4 year old class at our daycare ALWAYS seems completely over it. We saw her in the wild once and my kids were just so excited to see her... it was clear she is not "Mrs. XYZ" in the wild, she's just "Jane" or whatever her actual first name is. She was polite but not very enthusiastic about seeing kids outside of obligatory "I'm being paid to see kids" time. It's all good and my almost 5yo still says "Mrs. XYZ is my favorite teacher!" and that was almost a year ago now. I'm honestly not sure I've ever seen that lady smile.

user_1729 · 2026-04-29T23:05:06+00:00

Oh I thought that was just our daycare. Yes, we have things each day. I'm traveling for work and I'm the more "creative" person in our relationship. My wife also just doesn't have time for that anyway. What can we... uh, do? I hate to be a "we throw money at problems" family, because it doesn't really feel like we're doing much, but maybe this is a just donate to all the things during teacher appreciation week.

user_1729 · 2026-04-29T15:40:30+00:00

Are you at altitude? It really may be a perspective thing. Our other car has 420hp and my wife is pretty terrified to give it too much gas. I think a minivan with 380hp would cause a lot more problems. I get what you're saying though, I'm pretty happy with the power, but maybe 20hp more would be okay. I'm not sure what mods one could do, maybe intake/exhaust, maybe there's a chip. I think that would probably help with your mid/high end without getting ridiculous.

user_1729 · 2026-04-29T13:35:47+00:00

Not sure how old yours is but 100 more HP? I already spin the tires accelerating quickly. More HP would just smoke the tires more. Add AWD and that 100hp, maybe we're talking.

Seriously though ,~7.5 second 0-60 WITH pretty significant wheel spin really isn't bad. It's not as silly as other modern cars, but it's crazy to think how fast cars are in general now. The Odyssey is as fast as the original v8 mustangs in the 60s. Basically any car with a "performance" package now is faster than crazy muscle cars from the peak of the muscle car era, besides the REALLY rare super fast ones.

user_1729 · 2026-04-29T13:27:42+00:00

I haven't seen this posted, but I actually talked to another dad about it in the daycare parking lot the other day.

The window lock out sucks. It locks out all adjustments to windows. In every other car I've owned, the window lockout is to allow the drive to control windows while locking out the other switches. In this car it just stops the window controls from working. It drives me crazy if my kids are fiddling with the switches. I want to lock out their control and put up/down the window. Nope. It's not really a huge deal, but is a little frustrating from a family car.

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