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At 19 years old I was skipping college classes that day.

An army recruiter approaches me in a McDonald's parking lot..

14 years later (initially enlisted active duty) im a physician and medical officer with NO education DEBT, have benefits the rest of my life, and a very laid back life.

All of you are thinking of joining; Just do it.

Youre not getting any younger!

Outside of combat and missing family events its a chill vocation.

Paid worldwide travel, cheap health insurance, etc.

If the army can take a college dropout and make them into a physician, anyone can be successful.

Be all you can be!

i’m in a state with a few thousand combat MOS types and our G1 SGM recently said something about how most of these combat types havnt even taken it.

are there that many profiles? or are your units/states just blowing it off?

Like seriously what’s the point? The shit is millions of dollars and they maybe get drove once a month. These vehicles literally just sit idle most of the time which is not good for any vehicle.

Commanders bitch about pmcs not being done to standard but it’s not going to matter because the vehicles will still have faults from sitting idle most of the time.

It’s literally bad for a vehicle to sit parked and never driven. So is this why im getting f**ked in the ass on taxes?

My first line just hit contacted me on signing up for Best Warrior Competition. After two years flagged for substance abuse and an uphill battle to get my career back on track Im born again hard and want to challenge myself. What tips do yall got and what knowledge should I expect/start learning to do my best in it?

For context I’m in training as a combat medic but failed my first go around. I (32/m) keep hearing rumors about being sent home for reclass because I’m a National Guard member but I don’t know how that works. No one of authority wants to give me a straight answer on the matter and I just want to know what to expect because I have several things in the background that makes it weird for me. (Wife, job, etc) so with that being said I’d like to go home if possible but on the chance that I do recycle, what should I expect? For context I’m in training for 68W. Thank you in advance!

I’m scheduled to go to MEPs on November 10th, will I pass the drug testing? Today’s officially been about one month since I’ve last smoked any THC. I showed these to my recruiter and he was happy with them. I took them 3 days ago, the first photo was the night before after I drank some water and the second photo was right when I woke up the next morning.

That’s not this works (personal trainer/coach/teacher/instructor etc). I swear every time I sign up for any kind of mentorship it’s either, “Oh cool man I was in the navy 20 years ago, I know how you roll” or “don’t worry I work with a lot of military people”, and they think it’s a free pass to try to larp as your drill sergeant.

Like yes dude, I CAN handle being treated like shit. I often do… because that’s how the military operates, not because that’s my preferred method of learning, they treat it like “remember they’re in the military, the only way they can possibly retain knowledge is if you ride their ass”.

I remember being three minutes late to a group workout class because of traffic, like everyone else in the world experiences, and the instructor literally calls me out in front of everyone on some “15 minutes prior to the 15 minutes prior” shit. Like okay boss, I’ve gotten enough of this when I’ve gotten paid to do it, there’s no way I’m spending my own money to get treated the same way. Honestly just want you to treat me like anybody else that walks through your door.

My recruiter told me I could practically go active service for the guard I would just need to volunteer and I wanted to see if someone has done that and how it worked out for them

Just in a weird spot. I have roughly 4 years left and I’m AGR. By the time my ETS comes around, I’ll have around 13 years total and 11 active. I’m just kind of over it. The same ole thing. The policy changes in my field and just never knowing what’s coming next. I have been dealing with a ton of emotional and physical problems lately mostly due to my deployment a couple years ago and my body getting a little older. Im looking to start school this spring in some kind of management field and that should bring me up close to my ETS with some kind of degree. Any kind of advice or thoughts on this would be helpful. I’m an E6 looking at E7 in the R&R BN with an infantry background.

Shipping out for basic in April fort sill and then ait at fort hood for 68P can’t find any videos online of any 68P training or what it was like for anyone can any 68P tell me what the ait was like for them and general career advise

My (PFC/E-3) application for a tour to Fort Gordon in an intel analyst spot was just accepted and I am currently waiting to receive my orders. I’ll be attached to the 513th MIB as a 35F, and will be there for a year to start then will have the option to extend my time there for another year. I’m fresh out of AIT (graduated in July), what should I expect in my time there and how can I make the most of it?

Army ROTC MIV cadet choosing reserve national guard. How does this work? Thank you

Hardship packet was revoked, im in my last semester for nursing school and risking starting over the semester because of this activation and to top it off I ETS in 4 months which baffles me, should I even show up at this point.

I have a question for any National Guard recruiter who might be able to help answer this. I recently graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree, but I’ve been considering pursuing a second bachelor’s degree in a slightly different field. I previously took ROTC classes but never attended CST. Would it be possible to contact a National Guard recruiter about joining the SMP program while pursuing another degree and commissioning as an officer through ROTC? Or would having already completed a bachelor’s degree affect my eligibility? When I researched it online it says it doesn’t however I want to know before I contact a recruiter. Additionally, I’m aware of OCS but currently I’m just focused on learning about the SMP program. Thank you.

I’m a 28 year old E-5 make 5 years in NOV of my 6 year contract. 5 months ago I was #1 on the list to get E-6. My readiness nco already told me I was getting promoted. He said I fail my aft it can be taken away. I failed cause the new run time for me was 19:45 and I wasn’t prepared for it. This was my first AFT with the new time. I also have lower extremities problems that make it hard with this new time but was doable with the old run time which was like 22+ min LOL. I’m flag so I can’t get promoted I do have a 112111 permanent profile for rower so I should pass my next AFT. Long story short is there anybody that got a permanent profile as a E-4 or E-5 and is a E-7 or higher rn? I feel like the army is so based on PT and I swear my CSM and BC really look down on people who can’t run 😭. The BC literally kicked another csm out the unit for failing that same aft I failed.

I’m also 70% thinking I should just get out. My unit does have a deployment in 2030 I wouldn’t mind going on. Also my GI bill is on at 80% finishing that would make it 100%. I would much rather give it to my child if I ever have one. I think you need 10 years though. Also doing 20 years and not having to worry about running for the PT is also not bad.

I ain’t got nothing going for me in the civilian side so I feel like I have to sign another contract 🥺

Hello!!

Im looking for guidance on what to do, i recently signed my contract and received my ship date for the Army National Guard but I failed to mention my speeding violation during the background check at meps (under $300 btw).

I told my recruiter multiple times but when i brought it up at meps he kinda instructed me to lie saying that I never told him about this, so i just went along with that and said it was actually a warning not a ticket.

Should i just ignore it or are they gonna do another background check before i ship out to bct? If so should i contact my recruiter again or one of my RSP cadre?

I’m really lost and appreciate any feedback!!!

My waiver for my hypertension was approved. It's controlled with medication. I also have a letter from my cardiologist saying that my hypertension will not impact my training what so ever and that she recommends I stay on a low dose. Does this mean I'Il be able to take my blood pressure meds at basic? I know this is a question for my recruiter but he is on leave for South Korea.

If so, do you have a brand or manufacturer that you liked?

I am extremely overweight, and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to lose all my fat before shipping out. I wasn’t able to enroll in any program because something messed up during the weight report part at meps. What will happen if I don’t pass the tape test? Will I get more time, or am I done? Discharged with RE3?

Hey guys, my dream goal is to do air national guard but from what it looks like i will probably be medically DQ'd due to some ssri usage i had. is the army national guard a good idea if this doesnt work out? I want to do something in the medical field and am an emt right now. Let me know your guys' thoughts

So said person was asking if he was rated at 60% for VA could he go back in he has a diagnostic only for behavioral health and has a few other ratings one being his back strain at 40% tinittus at 10% allergic rhinitis at 10% and ankle strain at 10%. Said friend read on another forum Navy and/or Coast guard is taking hella rated vets rn how true is it and will said friend get a waiver approved for it.

i recently got put on pysch meds. when i was on a lower dose i was good but didnt do everything i needed to do. i got upped on my medication. and i told my readiness nco ive told my medical nco (still no reply after several weeks) and now because of my meds i had a dizzy spill and i ended up fainting during pt event. because of my meds.
i got pulled to the carpet and basically was chewed out saying im not taking care of myself, im not reaching out to my chain of command, etc. even though j told her i literally did everything i possibly could and the medical NCO hasnt been available and ive taken psychiatrist and therapy appointments to figure out the solution and i told everyone in a timely manner of several weeks. and nothing higher has been done. i even asked who else can i call and the first sgt said youre a grown ass man you figure out who meed to call. but i did that already and nothing happened. nothing is helping me…. what do i do?

Hello everybody. I am a former Marine who is finishing up his degree at a university in Virginia. I am married, to somebody who is also a student. In the past year we have been struggling with money and I have started to look at ways to get back into service of some type and get some more money coming back in on top of my GI bill. I have an assumption that the DC guard would be a place for me to gain some more skills with alot of opportunities to make some more money, while my wife goes to school.

I know that AD would be much more viable for financial stability, but the PS business rules and lack of control over duty station to me at the moment would be detrimental to my family. I can’t even imagine yanking my wife away from her schooling in NOVA and telling her I gotta go be a Bradley gunner in fort hood.

I reached out to the DC Guard Recruiter and while they said the guard in DC has very little MOS variation, they were talking about some unit called the 260th Special Purpose Brigade. To me, it sounded like recruiter hype. Does anybody have any experience with the this unit and the DC guard in general??

Thank you for your time, have a good day!

I am an E5 in a artillery unit and my re enlistment date is fast approaching, I am interested in switching to 15T I am also very interested in being on a flight crew. How would one start/bring up the paperwork for it so I can have a fast easy transition? Is this something I have my RNCO do or do I wait till my re up date? I meet all the line scores on my ASVAB so that shouldn't be an issue.