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  • LS & DEVGRU Question February 13, 2025
    Hello, Any LS’s have any previous experience being attached with DEVGRU in Virginia beach? Looking for personal insight. Thank you! submitted by /u/OkReality1996 [link] [comments]
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  • Pectus Excavatum surgery February 13, 2025
    Anybody know if this is possible while still active duty? I had it XRAYed at meps and they said nothing would be wrong PERFORMANCE-WISE but I’ve been in for 7 months now and starting in the gym, i really just don’t like its appearance. submitted by /u/FunWorking7449 [link] [comments]
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  • Tricare NICU / parent stay coverage February 13, 2025
    Hi, new to reddit, someone at my command suggest I ask here (I also asked in r/tricare) because the Tricare office that can answer this question is closed now. Wife just had our second child over the weekend and was discharged from the hospital on Sunday, but our baby has jaundice, and after the recommended […]
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  • Should have joined the navy February 13, 2025
    Air Force veteran wishes they joined the Navy. Hey all, I remember at 19 years old speaking to all branches and I was stuck between Navy and Air Force. The Navy could offer traveling but the thought of living on a ship for 4 years was a bit daunting and my goal was to become […]
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  • Where to prepare taxes February 13, 2025
    what legit place offers the best returns. I only know H&R block submitted by /u/lessismorecomplex [link] [comments]
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  • What’s a time you’ve had to call out/correct someone who significantly outranks you for something? February 13, 2025
    And not for something innocuous, I’m moreso talking about for things they were outright wrong for like breaches of policy or just straight being a dick unnecessarily. Doesn’t even have to be something egregious either.. New 2nd class check in to my command is coming from a Flag staff position and mentioned in a story […]
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  • It's this a Flank Speed glitch February 13, 2025
    Has anyone else ran into the problem of accessing Flank Speed from a different location? The advisory is saying "You're sign-in is blocked". I thought the whole idea behind Flank Speed was too make it easier to access your organization from anywhere? submitted by /u/TeoVilla86 [link] [comments]
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  • Would you like to know more? February 13, 2025
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  • Racism at my command February 12, 2025
    Over the past couple months two sailors at my command have been increasingly saying racist things to me and my shipmates. One of the sailors making the racist remarks is in my shop and has been targeting me by making me do their work when they aren’t busy. I am really at a loss for […]
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  • Navy SEAL candidates often swim in water with high levels of fecal matter, watchdog finds February 12, 2025
    submitted by /u/Deeznutzsgotcha [link] [comments]
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  • I was wondering if anyone knew what these stars on the NFO signs represent, I picked these up at a military surplus store theotherday and just now noticed this. February 12, 2025
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  • What’s your score? February 12, 2025
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  • Hooyah, Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain... February 12, 2025
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  • Getting Sweat Stains Out Of NSUs? February 12, 2025
    Long story short, I frequently walked over a mile in 100+ degree weather multiple times a day. Now there is a sweat stain around my neck area. Any tips? submitted by /u/codpola [link] [comments]
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  • ASD ADHD assessments AD February 12, 2025
    Looking for advice from the medical community here rather than digging through a lot of BUMED instructions I may or may not even understand. I've been active duty in the Navy for 15 years, FCPO for 10. I'm considering getting assessed for ASD and ADHD by outside providers out of pocket. If I do so, […]
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  • I want to cross rate from MA but Idk what would be "fun". February 12, 2025
    So I'm a MA and hate it. I'm planning on going reserves and cross rating into something with a good community with less blue flacons. I've never been on a ship and want to explore the world doing cool stuff. I'm leaning towards GM but I would like to know what other rates are good. […]
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  • Jet crashed into San Diego Bay February 12, 2025
    A military aircraft has crashed into the San Diego Bay near Shelter Island, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue. Rescue crews responded around 10:15 a.m. to reports that a plane crashed into the water, the SDFD said. Military officials confirmed two service members were on board, both of which have been rescued and transported to UC […]
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  • Help choosing a homeport + dual mil February 12, 2025
    Title explains! Married to someone in the Air Force. Looks like my homeport options are Norfolk, Everett, and Pearl Harbor. Any insight into the dual mil situation or how it is living in any of these places for a young JO? Much appreciated. submitted by /u/sansluminaria [link] [comments]
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  • Accessing flank speed with the new requirements February 12, 2025
    New sailor here, haven’t been able to access flank speed since they started requiring passkeys. Any help or resources that can help set up passkey so that I can access my navy email from home. Last thing I was told was to first set up password through dod ICAM which I did. submitted by /u/LargeSpecialist7066 […]
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  • How to plan when to have a kid without it negatively impacting my career. February 12, 2025
    Me and my spouse who is also active want to plan and have a kid in the next few years. How do I plan without this negativity ruining my career? With the navadmin from last year it sounds like my sea shore rotation will completely restart. Not to mention I’ll have to spend my shore […]
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  • Should I cut my hair February 13, 2025
    Leaving for bootcamp next Wednesday and I was wondering if cutting my hair would be easier than just keeping the length ( Female ) I heard we only get 10 minute showers and that's not enough to rinse my hair, I was thinking of a boy cut submitted by /u/Sea-Lab-5371 [link] [comments]
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  • RTC in a week: any recent experiences with what I’ll be able to keep? February 13, 2025
    I’ve got a friend who’s already been through BMT, she gave me a list, all of that is pictured here. I have also looked at the list on the Navy website. I’m posting because I’ve seen so much contradictory information in the sub on what gets thrown out/stuffed in a ditty box. I’m just a […]
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  • Finding Motivation for Enlisting as an Officer February 13, 2025
    I’ve been talking to a recruiter to enlist as an officer and go to OCS. But I seem to be losing motivation for studying for the OAR and not working out consistently neither eating well enough to get myself in proper shape. I didn’t do well my first time around taking the OAR and my […]
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  • Boyfriend hasn’t gotten my letters yet? February 13, 2025
    He’s in the navy program to retake his asvab. I’ve already gotten 3 letters from him so far, but he says he hasn’t gotten any of mine yet? I sent my letters last week. I know mail takes a few days..but he should have gotten at least my first letter by now, I would think.. […]
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  • Question about ATF Extension February 13, 2025
    I’ve been in the navy for like 6 months I’m a e-2 and I was reading in the milspersman for my atf contract that if I don’t auto advance to e-4 my extension is cancelled and I get out at 4 years. My question is is there anyway to choose for this to happen. I […]
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  • Annual Training Questions February 13, 2025
    Does the travel day also count towards AT requirements? For example, if travel day is Sunday, report date is Monday, and last day of orders is Friday. Is that 6 days towards AT requirements? or just 5? Also, do orders need to be at least 5 days for AT with travel? Or can it be […]
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  • Rental Car on ADT Orders February 13, 2025
    Does anyone know if rental car is NOT authorized on my orders. But the on-base lodging isn't available, and you get a CNA form. Can I get authorized a rental car then? submitted by /u/Business-Jackfruit55 [link] [comments]
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  • Anyone gone Air Force aircrew to Naval aircrew ? February 12, 2025
    Sorry if it’s a dumb question Was curious if it’s a thing at all? Like loadmaster to loadmaster etc I see that the Navy is Giving out bonuses for priors and for AWFs submitted by /u/TotalJaded467 [link] [comments]
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  • Navy reserves February 12, 2025
    I came off active duty a year ago and have been in the reserves for about 6 months now. Today I was given a 70% disability rating for PTSD. I’ve been told by a couple people they will probably recommend me for separation. I’ve also been told I can be in the reserves with a […]
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  • Tribute NROWS Developer February 12, 2025
    Recently, a long time developer of the NROWS system, who shall be referred to as M, passed away. I knew M as a coworker and have worked with him the past couple years. He was a great teacher, always answered questions and always had the answers. M dedicated his professional government life to working for […]
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  • Does anyone remember? February 13, 2025
    Gass Chamber burger!!!!! Camp Lejeune NC. Anyone else have any favorites? submitted by /u/Recon_Vett-Man [link] [comments]
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  • Recognition help February 13, 2025
    I'm a veteran who recently went from 10% disability to 70% TDIU and P&T. I never received an awards while separating and after. I was hospitalized during deployment during covid and was wondering if anyone might know if there is anything that I could qualify for. I always felt like I earned a ribbon and […]
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  • What to do after discharge? February 13, 2025
    Background: I’ve been in the navy 10 years, aviation ordnance. (Please don’t say IYAOYAS) worked on p3 Orion aircraft for 5 years, command changed platforms to p8 Poseidon. Went to shore duty working on skids. I’m fully aware this job doesn’t translate well into civilian lifestyle but I know some other aspects of my job […]
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  • 1st Time Homebuyer - IN February 13, 2025
    I guess this is more of a vent and wanting to cross my T’s & dot my i’s. Is there a company or advice in regards to getting the best deal/rate/experience when utilizing the VA Home Loan? Perks if you’re already in Indiana and went through the same process I plan on going through. I […]
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  • Who do I talk to for help with college? February 13, 2025
    I've been out for since 2017. I'd like to go to college but have no idea where to start, never taken any college courses or ACT. I have no clue who I should talk to. Who do I call at the VA to help? submitted by /u/ZenicAllfather [link] [comments]
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  • 100%PT LIVING IN PHILADELA BUT LOOKIG FOR A BETTER/BRIGHTER STATE TO LIVE! February 13, 2025
    Hello everyone, I am a 33 YO vet who also happens to be P&T. I currently reside in Philly * go birds* but I am looking for a better quality of life. No children but I am in a relationship and considering getting married etc... currently studying accounting * VRE* online so I don't have […]
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  • Expired Security Clearance February 13, 2025
    I got out of the Army after 10 years and my Secret clearance has since expired. Is there steps I can take to get it back reinstated for my resume? I'm finishing up my degree in computer programming and would like to get on with a DOD contractor. All of which are going to want […]
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  • Help for a soon to be veteran February 13, 2025
    I joined the military because I didn't know what to do with my life and joining filled alot of boxes. It gave me housing, it fed me, it gave me a paycheck, didn't have to worry about healthcare, let me live oversease, and gave me great benefits. But now that my enlistment is almost done […]
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  • Advice needed February 13, 2025
    I have an appointment with my vso .she's going to submit my claim. for depression should I submit my nexus from my VA doctor along with my personal statement .or should I submit after . submitted by /u/ScheduleBig1852 [link] [comments]
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  • Ankle fracture February 13, 2025
    I suffered a Bimalleolar fracture Dec 2nd 2022. Got a plate and 18 screws to reconstruct the ankle. Today 2/12/25 is the day I still suffer pain and numbness on that left ankle. I can’t walk normally without arch support. I am forced to drag foot. Throbbing, numbness, and pain are companions. I heard arthritis […]
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  • Bottom arm in CSS February 13, 2025
    I’m talking about the arm that’s on the bottom when you’re rotating to the side during CSS. I just listened to a SWCC podcast where the instructor said the biggest mistake he saw was that people would pull the bottom arm all the way (like the top arm). Instead he said the correct form was […]
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  • Navy SEAL candidates often swim in water with high levels of fecal matter, watchdog finds February 12, 2025
    submitted by /u/rock-paper-gun [link] [comments]
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  • burned out? February 10, 2025
    I’m uncertain about this. I rlly wanna be a SEAL but some days I don’t want it as bad and some days it’s all I want. Advice? submitted by /u/Kammlol [link] [comments]
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  • Buds training buddies February 9, 2025
    Hey I’m looking for a training buddy or buddies near me. I’m in Silver Spring, Maryland. I have been training alone for a while like most of us dudes. I have spent 2-3 weeks with Stew Smith and the guys before my car engine overheated. The drive there would take an hour to get there […]
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  • Am I ready February 8, 2025
    Alright so I think I might be ready to head to the recruiters… a little backstory first, when I was a freshman in high school I was sick one day, stayed home, and the BUD/S class 234 documentary popped up on my YouTube recommended, I was fascinated by it, I fell in love with it, […]
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  • The diversity we were looking for (circa 2009) January 28, 2025
     CNO’s Sailing Directions describe a vision of the contribution and characteristics of the Navy over the next 10-15 years. Today and in the next decade, ready Sailors and Civilians will remain the centerpiece of Navy’s warfighting capability. To maintain our warfighting edge, it is essential that our people be diverse in experience, background and ideas; personally […]
  • Accountability January 27, 2025
     "Men will not trust leaders who feel themselves beyond accountability for what they do."Admiral Kinnaird R. McKeeDirector, Navy Nuclear Propulsion (1982-1989)
  • National Handwriting Day January 23, 2025
     John Hancock's birthday is today.  In honor of that day, the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) sponsors National Handwriting Day.Once thought to be a lost art, handwriting is one of the few ways we can uniquely express ourselves. There’s something poetic about grasping a writing instrument and feeling it hit the paper as your thoughts […]
  • From The Green Notebook January 15, 2025
     Joe ByerlyMany professionals do not want to write because they feel by doing so they are telling people how to think or that no one will even care what the author, regardless of rank, thinks about a subject. What I have learned over the years is that published ideas, both good and bad, serve as […]
  • Handwritten letter January 13, 2025
     "A good handwritten letter is a creative act, and not just because it is a visual and tactile pleasure. It is a deliberate act of exposure, a form of vulnerability, because handwriting opens a window on the soul in a way that cyber communication can never do. You savor their arrival and later take care […]
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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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  • 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 →
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  • 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