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  • First accession CWT going to MD or HI April 16, 2024
    Graduating from JCAC at some point in the future and wondering for either of these locations whether or not I will be living off or on base as an E-4. Yes I am aware of BAH at E-5 but was told specifically for MD that it was full as shit. Thank you! submitted by /u/TruthProfessional344 […]
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  • Nightmare ROOMATE ! April 16, 2024
    If I were to request a new ROOMATE thru my chain of command or barracks manager , who would they make move , me or my ROOMATE ? Lmk guys submitted by /u/Manabirddd [link] [comments]
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  • Promote Ahead of Peers April 16, 2024
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  • Fuck me, here we go April 16, 2024
    I know it’s HIGHLY advised NOT to go pact, but this smells like something recruiters can use to back their pushing on it 🙄 submitted by /u/CrazyDrunkenSailor [link] [comments]
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  • Just looking for that pepper is all! April 16, 2024
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  • Things I wish I knew April 16, 2024
    Don’t be a HM Corpsman or CS or Whatever the fuck else has such bad advancement quotas that you have docs walking around almost elderly pushing 55 years old as a first class among IT nerds with an anchor who barely started puberty. submitted by /u/Foreign-Pick-6614 [link] [comments]
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  • Using the USMAP April 16, 2024
    I was checking out USMAP for my rate, and one of the apprenticeships there is called “Computer Operator.” I remember my chief suggesting me to register to this apprenticeship. However, there is something I don’t quite understand: The Competency-Based Work Process seems to be pretty straightforward. Just make sure my W/C supervisor signs in the […]
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  • Got out, now I’m Re-Enlisting April 16, 2024
    I was recently honorably discharged from active duty. About 8 months ago. Since then… I have found it impossible to find a steady job. My spouse is still active and unfortunately where we live… there’s just not enough work to go around. (Air station pretty freaking tiny area). However when I went back in to […]
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  • Bahrain and duty assignment April 15, 2024
    How is Bahrain, specifically when stationed at MESG unit? submitted by /u/Wise-Economist-1747 [link] [comments]
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  • Which ship is this? April 15, 2024
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  • Should I re-enlist? I just don’t know. April 15, 2024
    Sorry for the long post. I'm 25F, an engineering rate, and have been in the Navy for around 6 1/2 years. I've been an E-4 for most of it now and I have a little over a year and a half left before my PRD. I just don't know if I want to re-enlist or […]
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  • E5 EVAL Confusion/AITAH April 15, 2024
    Long story short, received a 3.29 MP (last year was a welcome aboard 3.0). My qualifications on the evaluation were missing, NEC, USMAP Hours, and overall I was not happy with the score. So I submitted a statement to have these things corrected and my score be reevaluated. My chief is under the impression that […]
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  • Cyber bullying admirals? What's not to enjoy! April 15, 2024
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  • SM-3 Ballistic Missile Interceptor Used for First Time in Combat, Officials Confirm - USNI News April 15, 2024
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  • Job satisfaction April 15, 2024
    I’ve been in the navy for a minute. I’ve been through the years of schooling and years on a fast attack sub and am now at a training command. But never have I felt dissatisfied in the job that I am working at. Between telling myself the shitty hours I’m working are for the mission, […]
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  • 1306-141, Voluntary Sea Duty April 15, 2024
    Looking at routing a VSDP. Will this put me in better contention for some of the more desirable sea duty orders or am I just like everyone else picking orders. Any personal experiences with VSDP would be appreciated. submitted by /u/TruckMan71 [link] [comments]
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  • Battleship USS Missouri at Naval Station Norfolk, 1951. Interesting to see her with her ww2 weaponry still . They look a lot of that off for the 80s refit / modernization . Also interesting to see what Norfolk looks like in the 50s April 15, 2024
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  • Government travel cards April 15, 2024
    The GTCC system is a fucking joke. Repaid them from my PCS but I guess a small difference wasn’t paid due to interest and while deployed they shut my account down but I had no way of knowing what was left. I noticed a small garnishment from my wages LES. Citi bank closed my account. […]
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  • People keep saying "don't forget about your military bearing" and I'm confused. April 15, 2024
    So I'm new to the navy and have been at my command for a few months now but I'm working with mostly civilians and a few military people. But they keep saying that since I'm new and only working with civilians to remember my military bearing and don't loose it. They're not saying it in […]
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  • Is this a good tattoo? April 15, 2024
    Most people tell me this is a bad tattoo, I personally like it but I want to know is it really that bad? submitted by /u/Traditional_Job_362 [link] [comments]
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  • Leaving for rtc tomorrow any last minute advice April 16, 2024
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  • New college grad. What’s best way to join? April 16, 2024
    In about 3 weeks I will graduate with a Bachelor of Science from a university in FL. I am interested in possibly joining the Navy before this time next year and have not spoken to a recruiter yet. What are the typical pathways for someone in my position, 22 years old with a Bachelor's degree, […]
    /u/cosmicluver
  • Ive got questions about becoming a navyseal👇 April 16, 2024
    First question: What asvab score do I need to be a seal? Second question: What is the length of a navyseal contract? Third question: Does everyone go to BUDS after bootcamp? Or do you have to be accepted? Thanks 🙂 submitted by /u/Legitimate_Slip124 [link] [comments]
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  • Thinking about joining but can't choose April 16, 2024
    I'm in-between joining and becoming a SEAL or a Naval Aviator but don't know which one to choose. I'm not asking you to choose for but to choose which one you would pick and why. submitted by /u/Mustang0389 [link] [comments]
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  • Joining with Adhd April 16, 2024
    So as you can see by the title im trying to join the navy but I have ADHD. I was diagnosed with it when I was like 7 and haven’t took meds for it since dec 2020. I was wondering will I need a waiver or should I be okay ? And if so how […]
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  • TAR YN April 16, 2024
    Hello I just converted to YN TAR and got orders to Washington DC. I didn’t get a sponsor assigned to me though, and I can’t find any info online. This is the UIC 47454 can anyone help me out? submitted by /u/CrT1ca [link] [comments]
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  • Picking orders April 16, 2024
    Hello, I am kind of new to this whole picking orders on the reserve side, I re rated las year and now my new rate is finally on the system IT, the window is open and would like to apply for orders however my home page on my navy assignment is saying that I need […]
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  • Seperated yesterday April 15, 2024
    I did CWAY. Will orders just pop up in my email one day. I have not heard anything from my CTO. I have not been given the option of choosing orders or anything, I did sign a reserve enlistment contract before I seperated. How does this work. submitted by /u/Amazing_Meringue_709 [link] [comments]
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  • Bonus April 15, 2024
    For the people that have gotten a bonus recently how long did it take you after the paperwork was filed? I’ve heard it’s been taking longer due to funding submitted by /u/Optimal_Raccoon452 [link] [comments]
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  • Army Reserve to Navy Reserve NCIS April 15, 2024
    Hello, I have 10 years (active/reserve) time with the Army Reserve as an E-5. Civilian side I have 5 years of civilian law enforcement experience. I’ve got 70 college credits. I have a 102 GT Score. My three main questions are: 1.) How would applying for NCIS work? Become a Master-at-Arms first? 2.) I am […]
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  • A Hero Marine - GySgt Sullivan April 16, 2024
    I’ve hesitated to write about my experiences and what led me to meet a hero Marine I’ve known since I was 17. There have been so many stories of heroism and I don’t want his story to be diluted in the mass postings of modern social media. As the memories flood my mind from years […]
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  • Inpatient programs and sole custody April 16, 2024
    Are there any recommendations/advice for programs around substances and SI while having sole custody. I think I’m in their area where I can’t stop on my own, but I’m not in a situation that I’m being forced to stop. I just don’t want this to affect my child down the road. But I have nobody […]
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  • Completely lost April 16, 2024
    I’ve been married to my wife for about 2 years now. We got married after I got out. She’s a great women and I am lucky. She wants to have children more than anything else in the world but I’m sure if I feel the same. I used to think so, but since I exited […]
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  • I think I’m gonna end it after may 7th April 16, 2024
    I will see my family and my best friend one last time. I think it’s better if I end it. I don’t want to end up in the psych ward again. I wish someone would make the hard choice for me. The significance of the date is that’s the day I graduate and everyone will […]
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  • In search of a job April 16, 2024
    Idk if this is necessarily the correct place to put this as I’m not currently unemployed. I recently separated last month, was a 6 year avionics tech in the Air Force, and I lined up a job in industrial maintenance when I got out. Been working here a month and this job honestly sucks, it’s […]
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  • Living on Hawaii big island April 16, 2024
    I used to be stationed in Hawaii on Oahu obviously. Can’t afford to live on Oahu between me and my wife we’d potentially make 4-8k I see houses for affordable prices on the big island is it as nice as Oahu how is living on big island like? Any intel about big island compared to […]
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  • Does anyone else feel this way? April 16, 2024
    I’m not sure how this is going to go over, but I just want to ask a genuine question. Does anyone ever feel like a sucker for having joined? Like just overall an idiot, stuck doing a bunch of worthless shit, for no real purpose or reason and then only you get left behind in […]
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  • Vfw thoughts April 16, 2024
    I paid for membership because they helped me file, but have never gotten around to going to one. How are they? submitted by /u/RealCar5917 [link] [comments]
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  • Caregiver Program: In-Home Assessment, Etc. Questions April 16, 2024
    We are making our way through the application process for the Caregiver Program, and have a few questions: (1) What does the in-home assessment entail? and (2) Is it necessary to live with the Veteran full-time? (I live close by and spend most waking hours with the Veteran daily to assist with ADLs and other […]
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  • Pain meds in the age of the war on pain meds April 16, 2024
    Hi, so as you can see from my losername, I have a bit of a medical problem. However my condition hasn’t been perilous since like 2012. I’m left with all the fallout from having had a tumor: headache, memory issues, headache, hormonal stuff, headache & pain in my head. I’m treated for it & the […]
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  • How would I prepare for SEAL training? April 16, 2024
    Good day guys, In a few months I will be graduating from an academy as a navy officer then I would be taking the Naval Officer Basic Course after a month. This course is around 3 months and I am planning to join the special ops after. How should I prepare for this? I am […]
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  • Did I Fuck Myself? April 15, 2024
    Hey, so I've got this kind of obscure thing that I’ve been dealing with lately. I'm wondering if I might have messed up my chances of pursuing my dream. Here's the deal, I'm in my early 20s and I've built a pretty solid following on Instagram and TikTok almost hitting 2 million followers altogether across […]
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  • Does anyone know why Navy Seals always wears pirate patch? April 15, 2024
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  • Anyone know this dude? April 14, 2024
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  • First day of BUD/S | Post HW (probably this was in the 90s) April 14, 2024
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  • What I told my CO. Ensigns don't try this at your command. My boss and I were the same paygrade. April 7, 2024
    This is a summary of my 360 degree feedback to a former commanding officer. Skipper, there's no doubt you're going to be the leader of this community; these things may help you. You are a great speaker. Be careful not to lose the feeling behind the words. Words have meaning; actions have con­sequences.  Ensure your […]
  • "Brilliant" on the basics? Some commands don't even have the light on. November 3, 2023
    If you were to assess your command in these six categories, how would you score? The foundation for success in any command can, in part, be attributed to these six areas that form the enduring foundation upon which a successful career can belaunched:  1. Sponsorship/first 72 hours:Proactive interaction by a sponsor and ombudsman can solve many issues before the Sailor and […]
  • Untitled August 27, 2023
     The power of letters. Our Navy's leadership's willingness to recognize our greatest generation's contribution to the good of our country. I asked Admiral Dave Gove to recognize my OCS instructor as "Honorary Navigator of the Navy". This act of generosity cost less than a dollar and paid off in years of good feelings and warmed […]
  • The number 1 handwritten letter influencer in the United Kingdom June 18, 2023
     I did a random survey of 100 people on my Socials about who the number 1 handwritten letter influencer in the United Kingdom was.The results are not surprising to me.Dinah Johnson, founder of The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society in Swanage, Dorset, United Kingdom was easily #1.You can find her here https://thehandwrittenletterappreciationsociety.org/I was member #0005 and she […]
  • Inordinately Fortunate July 3, 2022
     I was inordinately fortunate during my early professional career.  I worked for some truly awful leaders.Thus, during the subsequent free time that life sometimes provides, I always had a full wagonload of professional grist waiting to grind.  The important questions were always the same.  Why had my bosses acted without apparent thought?  Why didn't my supervisors […]
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  • Breaking my Flag April 2, 2023
     For those who missed the previous announcements, please read the previous posts for the details, but after 18 2/3 years here, I will no longer be posting on blogspot.Worry not, just click here to go to substack.  That is where I'll be.
  • Fullbore Friday March 31, 2023
    Housekeeping Note: As I mentioned earlier this month, as our British friends might say, this "blogspot" hosted part of the blog is "going in ordinary." The archived posts here back to the beginning in 2004 will remain, but all new posts will be going over to CDR Salamander on Substack. The reasons are simply, really. Google owns […]
  • The Weapons Gap With the PRC the USA Created and Funded: it Goes Boom March 31, 2023
    If you don’t wake up every morning cursing those responsible for defense and China policy in the 1990s … the gobsmackingly short sighted arrogance of it all – then what use are you, actually?With a few exceptions, from partially completed CV rusting in Ukraine to teaching the Communist Chinese how to MIRV ICBM warheads, to […]
  • Seriously ... Who's Been Running Our Wargames Then ... March 29, 2023
    One of the things that will get my eye twitching faster than about anything else is when someone responds to a question or concern with a, "Well, in our wargames ... "Bullshit.That may work for civilians or under-briefed lawmakers who lack the depth in military matters, but anyone who has run or been part of […]
  • In a Fight, Having Your Reloads at Home in the Safe Won't Help March 28, 2023
    There was a topic as a JO in the 1990s that we bandied about when we started to think about what we wanted to see show up in the fleet before we had to fight a no kidding war at sea for any length of time.Of course, at the end of the Cold War when […]
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  • Special Forces engineers are training to dig ditches and destroy tanks April 16, 2024
    Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School engage a target during the evaluation and final phase of field training known as Robin Sage in central North Carolina, July 16, 2019. (K. Kassens/U.S. Army).The traditional approach to tank ditches isn’t going to work in today’s wars The post […]
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  • Married Army couple win back-to-back Sapper school awards April 15, 2024
    1st Lts. Rachel and Samuel Kicklighter are a married couple stationed in different Army Engineer units in Germany. They have each completed Airborne, Air Assault and Ranger schools in their brief Army careers, and they were back-to-back Sapper Leader Course Distinguished Leadership Award recipients this year. Rachel is now getting ready to represent her unit […]
    Patty Nieberg
  • This is why Marines were at Mar-a-Lago April 15, 2024
    Marines at Mar-a-Lago Club at an April 11 event hosted by Grey Team, a nonprofit group dedicated to preventing vetreans suicide. (Twitter).The Marine color guard was at an event hosted by a veterans group. The post This is why Marines were at Mar-a-Lago appeared first on Task & Purpose.
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  • 75th Ranger Regiments sweeps Best Ranger, Best Mortar, and International Sniper competitions April 14, 2024
    1st Lt. Andrew Winski and Sgt. Matthew Dunphy with the 75th Ranger Regiment compete on April 12, 2024 as part of the annual U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition. (photo by Spc. Kelsey Kollar/U.S. Army).Teams from 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 75th Ranger Regiment took the top prize in several contests at the U.S. Army Maneuver Center […]
    Nicholas Slayton
  • US forces, allies, intercept more than 300 Iranian drones, missiles April 14, 2024
    A boy rides a donkey near one of the batteries of Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system at a village not recognised by Israeli authorities in the southern Negev desert on April 14, 2024. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images).Destroyers shot down at least four ballistic missiles while […]
    Nicholas Slayton
  • Marine snipers did not spot Abbey Gate bomber before attack, officials say April 14, 2024
    US intelligence agencies have identified the suicide bomber who struck at Abbey Gate on Aug. 26, 2021 as Abdul Rahman al-Logari (left), a member of ISIS-Khorasan since 2016; not the “bald man in black” (right), who Marine Scout Snipers asked for permission to shoot before the attack. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Central Command).The Aug. 26, […]
    Jeff Schogol
  • US, partners shoot down drones launched by Iran toward Israel April 13, 2024
    Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and other officials check the site of Israeli attack on Iran consulate in Damascus, Syria, on April 8, 2024. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian opened a new consulate building in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday, following the destruction of the previous consulate by […]
    Nicholas Slayton
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  • Four Powerful Gestures June 16, 2014
    Communication is everything in leadership. More importantly, everything is communication—not what you say, but what you do. Your habits, your demeanor, your work ethic, your appearance, your sense of humor. The way you handle success, and the way you handle … Continue reading →
    Will Spears
  • The Vortex June 2, 2014
    We Navy types are a proudly hard-working breed. However much we may grumble, I think that most of us have that little psychotic voice that enjoys the long hours when we know we are legitimately needed—when the ship gets underway … Continue reading →
    Will Spears
  • Myth of the “Kinder, Gentler Navy” May 19, 2014
    On leave, your typical sailor goes home to a proud family who break out the faded pictures of Grandpa posing in front of a torpedo-bomber with pinup-girl nose art. In between sea stories of 7th-fleet barroom brawls, Uncle Jim wistfully … Continue reading →
    Will Spears
  • Talking to Ships May 5, 2014
    Non-shipdrivers will have to forgive me for this one. SWOs and submariners have several habits that make us look like a bunch of goons to the professional mariners trying not to run us over. Among them is our habit of … Continue reading →
    Will Spears
  • Reflecting on the Damn Exec April 28, 2014
    “Damn Exec” is a classic leadership essay by then-LCDR Stuart D. Landersman. It was in the January 1965 Proceedings, and has been reprinted in countless leadership books, magazines, and training products. It is required reading in many officer and CPO … Continue reading →
    Will Spears
  • Yes, it’s Your Fault April 21, 2014
    A tired JO complaint is “we’re just here so they have someone to blame.” We hear every day that JOs are a pointless decoration, chiefs really run the Navy, blah blah blah… then when the watch team falls behind PIM … Continue reading →
    Will Spears
  • JO Rules on Facebook! April 19, 2014
    Gonna try something new here… in the interest of making it easier for folks to chime in, tell sea stories, call me a delusional asshole or whatever… and yes, to have more exposure within the JO community, I’m gonna try … Continue reading →
    Will Spears
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