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So having served in both RR and SF. I’m trying to figure out why RR hates SF so much.

SF lets Ranger attend internal run schools like SFSC 2 and SFAUC. Rangers are allowed to attend all the SF cadre led courses for advanced schools at Ft Liberty/Bragg.

No one I know in SF actually hates RR and most will actually state that RR is far superior tactically regarding SUT, shooting ability, and CQB.

But from the RR side, they hate SF. They won’t allow any SF guys to attend their master breacher course anymore. Most people I know in RR, myself included, were shit on by RR leadership for wanting to go to SFAS. Some people are treated so badly in RR for wanting to go try out SF that they are basically blacklisted by their company, and if they go and don’t pass SFAS they are sent to the training room or elsewhere.

I honestly don’t understand this unfounded dislike for SF from the RR side. I do know that like a third of RR is former 18X nonselects, so maybe there are some grudges by people who feel they are screwed over by SF. But you’d think someone in a senior leadership position in RR would get over it and accept that the army is the army and people get screwed over every day.

So today I learned that the PX has active secret shoppers. Two soldiers brand new to the unit got caught attempting to steal at the self checkout before their transaction got cancelled. 1SG told me to handle it since he was otw to a ceremony. What should I do other than counsel them?

Yes, if you are hurt or sick, go to sick call. Don’t try and be a hero or high speed saying you don’t need to go. If you have one of those NCO’s who gives you shit for going to sick call politely tell him or her to F off because In the end it only helps your body and inevitably can help your VA rating when you get out. Be a sick call ranger who gives a shit it’s your body and the army is not forever. My VA rating is 100% because I went to sick call and got the care I needed. Your body and mental health is important so go to sick call and get the care you need.

I’ve never done office work. I’ve got an analog watch and a nice coffee cup. What else do I need to survive in a windowless box?

It’s 2 am and I’m chilling on staff duty. The wind is howling outside and I keep hearing doors slam around the building. Probably just the wind, or Nazi ghosts (I’m in Germany)

What are some of yalls spooky experiences while on duty?

I’ll have one green monster and an eggnormous burrito.

So explain to me how a soldier who is flagged for failing their run on 1 ACFT and has been asking leadership to take a for record test for over two months now is told they can't take an ACFT During the deployment because we are in a combat environment, yet somehow is being made to take a diagnostic. Like if this soldier passes I hope you guys let him count it as a for record test.

Y’all have that one memory that sticks with you? Wasn’t anything crazy, no one died, nothing that would get recorded on your eventual Wikipedia article. Just… something completely army related that for one reason you got locked in your mushy grey head box. Could be from a deployment, basic, or just sitting at garrison or on leave.

For me it was at basic training. Before I’d went in I’d requested people not to send me silly letters about how they missed me or how my girlfriend was sleeping with other men. But to send me song lyrics. Knew I wouldn’t be able to listen to shit my own, and what’s a man without tunes? I’d have them in my pocket at all times and pass time silently reading them and playing the song in my head.

Me and one guy (and damn… I can’t even remember his name) we’d always use the showers next to each other and we’d just sing random ass songs. Sometimes the rest of the dudes would be in on it, most times it was just us. But only when we were showering. We’d talk too in there. Maybe it was religious confession reminiscent, maybe I’m actually lying to myself about liking women.

Well, the guy developed bad shin splints that tore up his bones with micro fractures. Had to get medboarded out. He left one day. Never saw the guy again. Still think about that. Didn’t even say goodbye to my browife. Showers were alot more quiet afterwards. There’s a message in here somewhere. Some hidden meaning for the sages to decipher. Me? Well… if you insist. Army’s a bitch sometimes. Some kind of parable to how you can meet all these guys and gals but at the end of the day you’re all just contracted dudes sailing the tides of this govie ocean.

I’ll hop off before the allegations get too much strength. Let’s hear what the rest of yall have to say!

Hey all, wanted to reach out here about a story I’m currently writing , a NC/Southern focused news outlet, on suicide rates among Asian vets and servicemembers. I’m wondering if anyone who was stationed or is currently stationed at Fort Liberty (or lives in NC) would be willing to talk about the issue. For those who don't know me, I’m a freelance journalist who has worked for multiple outlets covering military mental health and other issues. My first big piece was on the : I’ve also written from and how the old SMA was using Reddit for outreach, and my last few stories have used quotes from people on the subreddit. If the Army doesn't want to listen to people on here, it doesn't mean that news outlets can't!

I’m really interested in understanding what the experiences are of AAPI (by the DoD’s definition) vets and servicemembers. A few months ago, I wrote an based DoD, VA, and CDC suicide data I analyzed. The suicide risk among service members and veterans of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent (AAPI) was 350% higher than the national average for the group, which is the absolute biggest gap of any racial group. In 2020, even though Asian Americans have some of the lowest rates of suicide in the national population, Asian servicemembers had the highest per capita rate of any racial demographic.

For this article I'm really interesting in writing about the experience of Asian American soldiers and vets, and what their experiences are or feeling on these rates, and what the military could do to help with the issue, if anything.

I know this may be a sensitive topic, so if people would like to chat, but would prefer more secure forms of communication such as Signal, I can also do that! If anyone is interested you can also feel free to reach out through DM. If people would like more background on the data I can post it, since a lot of questions usually focus on whether this is driven by gender differences, but the data currently points there being large gaps even when separating the data by gender and even age..

I got a buddy of mine that’s currently in his final week of AIT, he was an option 19 but got flagged for having a vape. Today they dropped the UCMJ and removed the flag without any adverse actions taken against him and never gave him any kind of punishment. He hinks that because of the initial flag it made it to where he couldn’t have option 19 anymore since he never received his orders even up to this point if his 16 week AIT, anyone have any info regarding this?

For years I've struggled with my sleep and I've been taking melatonin and now have been coupling it with other OTC meds. It's been getting to the point where I'm not able to manage it anymore. I've been depressed, I can't focus on work or conversations, I can't find the words I'm trying to use, I frequently forget what Im doing or lose spatial awareness. I've made an appointment with my PCM to get something going but I can't wait that long, what are my options.

I went to the visitors center and they attached my DL to my CAC so I can get on post. I am a very anxious person and i HATE being in trouble, I always assume the worst, Do you guys think I could get an article for loosing my cac? Or am I just being paranoid

This is a rant; I’m sure I can speak for the rest of the e-4 mafia and the majority of the soldiers that are placed on road guard during PT hours. Why do we need to be at a road so people don’t drive on it?? I can understand that it’s for security and safety if soldiers but if majority of people know certain roads are blocked off during PT hours, like legends way on fort cav. then just have MPs or the ncoic place barriers during that time or hell, even have electronic barriers that raise and lower during the beginning and ending of PT hours. Ik the individuals that don’t know about the roads like uber drivers or new soldiers can make mistakes, but if there’s a more secure way to make sure no vehicle gets on that certain roads then just do it. I also know it’ll cost hella money that we have just laying around (sarcasm) but still; make it make sense. Another thing, when it’s like early as hell in the morning, and it’s still dark out, please wear your PT belt, idk how many times I’ve almost hit a soldier for not having any reflective material on that can show where their at. Like fr; army gave it to you for a reason, it can protect you from bullets, it can protect you from getting hit by a car. Make it make sense.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk; I’ll take a egg, ham and cheese croissant and nicotine; and a mega pint of redbull

I remember distinctly during my time in bct at fort Jackson having a multi hour long heated argument in the bay about the lore of Warhammer 40k. Only like six people in the platoon knew about Warhammer so we would just argue about the lore during fireguard because we didn't have shit else to do.

One time I explained the entire history of the imperium of man to some unfortunate soul in my platoon.

That's the nice thing about basic is any obscure niche interest you have at least someone in your platoon knows about it and you can talk about. One guy from the Philippines would talk about Midwestern emo math rock and obscure anime with me.

I still miss those guys.

I got my orders for after AIT (recessing to 15R), and they are for Fort Liberty. I was wondering how barracks are. I currently live in a 1 room 2 people, not separated or any common area 1 room smack 2 people in there and was wondering if there’s anything like that at Bragg or if I can expect at least my own room.

Has anybody appealed an NCOER and was successful. I’m considering appealing a recent one due to unjust evaluation. It was created 150 days after I had a COR and also while I was in processing my new unit. My rating chain on the eval is new and my original rater couldn’t rate me because I reported him for EO.

I have not signed it yet and yes I know that signing it only acknowledges admin data.

Current LT waiting to go to 17A BOLC. Curious about becoming a 17D. I heard there was a test you could take to become a dev, but I am unsure how to go about that. Also, would that change you permanently to 17D and out of the Alpha world? If this is true, do you do it after BOLC?

My grandfather served in the US Army as a ranger during the Korean War. He passed away in 2008. He served in either the 8th Army Rangers or 13th Army Rangers (I have conflicting information from my aunt [his step-daughter]) and was a paratrooper. He sustained injuries in a night jump by landing on a jeep face first. He had medals and paperwork but it was lost in a house fire some 20 years ago. I'd like to put in a military records request but I don't know his exact years of service, ssn, or military serial # (DODID).

I was wondering if there was any official or unofficial site or database pertaining specifically to the rangers or the army at large that could give me a nudge in the right direction? Thanks y'all.

I'm really curious about this. No one seems to be able to give me an answer, or at least they don't to.

They have been trying to convince me since the beginning of the year, and I just find it to be a waste of time when I have to sit and listin to psg and 1st sgt shit on all my dreams.

As the title says my plates got confiscated. I get back to vilseck in three months and i would really like to avoid my car being towed and salvaged as an abandoned vehicle. What are my options?

Hey y’all, been in the army a few years at this point and I’m finally getting “blessed” enough to be put in a line unit. What would be some advice you guys could give to help me be the best medic in your opinion?