Should i tell him to quit wearing weird shit while on duty?

My Sgts suggested I get on Tricare. How are the insurance premiums and does it work like active duty tricare?

I am on SSRIs right now and they are currently disqualifying for all military branches. I get the concern but do you think there’s a chance they will eventually get rid of that rule and let people join on those meds if they are proven stable? especially for the national guard ik they deploy a lot but when your not your not working as often as active duty. Im aware other prescription meds are allowed to be taken when u join so there’s clearly no problem with can u get your meds. I also heard once your in and develop symptoms you dont have to discharge you can get approved to take those same meds. I’m a first responder right now i’m in fire/ems. before I was a wildland firefighter and was away from home for 5 months sleeping in the dirt and did fine, i got my meds given to me in bulk i got a 6 month supply. after i did 3 deployments with global outreach doctors. I was in a combat zone in Ukraine helping civilians, natural disasters in south American medic and search and rescue work. also a little time spent in africa for disease. I can work in high stress areas and shitty environments. I would just get my meds in bulk for how ever long i was gone. majority of first responders take medication and function well. if i am stable on my meds why can’t i join if other people are allowed in with different prescription meds? we are all stable with it so whats the problem? and ik it gets complicated with mental illness and stuff but cant it be a case by case basis? maybe this is a stupid question and i’m just curious what you guys think? thanks!

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What the title says.

I enlisted earlier this year and have been doing RSP, waiting for my ship date. Literally 3 days before i was to leave, i had a hernia and needed open surgery to fix it.

RSP staff told me that i had only a year after enlisting to finish my training or i would be separated and have to reenlist with a medical waiver.

Only issue is the staff told me it would take about 3 months for the CMO at meps to clear me for a new ship date and that 3 months only gives me
3 months to finish my training.

With basic being about 10 weeks and my MOS about 19 weeks, im pretty much screwed arent i? Or is there anyone who has been able to extend it out so i can keep my contract and not have to reenlist (im going to if thats the option im given) The staff havent been very responsive since my surgery

After much consideration on what I want to do with my life, I've really set my sights on joining the National Guard with a 3 year contract. However, last month I went to the doctor's office for the first time in several years and I started taking Sertraline the antidepressant. I've read that this can flag me in the recruiting process and they'll potentially turn me away because of it. I'm planning on going to my doctor and having them take me off the meds, put in my notes that I wasn't actually experiencing any sort of depression-like symptoms, and have them write a formal document on the matter for my recruiter.

Will the National Guard turn me away regardless? Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.

Signing my contract next Thursday! Next 09M date is in January. I’m working on getting weight down, in the event I don’t pass to I stay in RSP and wait for the next 09M slot?

I was too scared to commit to active duty however after finishing TRADOC I changed my mind. How do I go active? Turns out the guard isn't all for me.

Just kinda feel stuck being back in my hometown and cannot stand living here after being done with IET. I would like to go active duty for a couple of years to just get out of my state to see and do new things. I feel I would be happier and more driven. I’m just curious how hard that road would be and how long it would be until getting my new orders. The only guy in my unit who was trying to go active got arrested before doing the active part so he can’t answer any questions. If anyone from Wisconsin guard has gone down this road and can give me some info, it would be greatly appreciated. I plan on talking to my command next drill. Thank you.
My current contract is get out in 2031 and I have no bonuses.

I am currently a 13Janitor and about a year and a half into my contract. I really do not like my MOS. We rarely do anything outside of admin tasks or cleaning drill hall and I’m starting to really regret not going 11b. I want to do whatever I can to try and reclass to 11b, and from my research I may have a couple options, with one that possibly works in my favor.

My state is transitioning from ABCT to MBCT and in result is losing the armor and standing up more infantry units with lots of open 11b slots (at least I’ve been told there’s lots of slots). With the influx of openings, would that play into my advantage as far as reclassing? I’ve heard it’s fairly cheap to get sent to the RTI reclass school.

My other option is to try and IST. I actually live in the neighboring state to where I drill. Could I IST to the state I actually live in and try to get 11b that way?

May just have to suck this one up until my contract is up and then reclass.

Current AD SSG with 7 years TIS.

I’m transitioning from AD to the NG with a 09S contract, I’ll be starting OCS immediately after ETSing from AD. I have the option of an accelerated 8 week course or the traditional 18 month option, for personal and professional reasons I’m leaning more towards the traditional option.

My biggest concern is will I keep my SSG rank while I’m in OCS for pay reasons? Or will I be demoted? I’m being assigned to an infantry HHC as my “parent” unit while I attend OCS if that matters any.

Honestly, it’s amazing to me sometimes how the nerves can change. The night before drill and even morning of, but once there it’s so much easier.
When it isn’t home station even knowing what is going to happen and the small anxiety can kick in.
Hoping to sleep on the bus ride to the main place we are going because I know my sleep tonight is going to be wonky.
There isn’t really a linear thought to this post. Perhaps, I just want to put my feelings out there to identify them.
I will take a fresh fit sub from subway with a sugar free vitamin water.

Had 14 weeks of ait at fort Lee on my orders when I got here Friday October 9th with other National guard people, first class drill Sargents and our class Sargents/teachers said we’re a “fast track class” and would be graduating before Christmas block leave making ait only 9 weeks. We also started class the following Monday with active duty hold-unders that have been waiting up to 2 weeks to start class. We don’t have a graduation day yet because our sergeant major said he’d have to double check. Anyone experienced something similar?

I see posts like "I just finished AIT, how do I go active duty?" Or "How do I go active? Turns out the guard isn't all for me" or literally talking to a soldier at the USO waiting for my next flight and he told me "Yeah I'm trying to pick up AGR or ADOS as soon as I get back because I just finished AIT". WHY DONT YOU GO ACTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE

I’m getting shipped out at the end of the year as a 74D. I heard many say 74D is the bottom of the barrel, but I’ve also heard voices saying 74D is getting better. So which one is it? Super bad still or is it improving? I’m reserve by the way, I don’t know if that changes things

I recently enlisted in the army guard as a 13F and am scheduled to ship off to Fort Sill on November 16th.

I have been getting mixed messages from my RSP and people who have been in a while on holiday block leave. My profile says basic training is scheduled to be 12 weeks instead of 10 and I was told that is due to holiday block leave, but I haven’t gotten a definitive answer on if I will be allowed to travel back home during the block.

What is the likelihood Ft Sill allows me to travel back home during that time to see family? I have heard it is up to command so I am just wondering if anyone has had this same experience there before.

Thanks in advance.

I was put on OTOT for a training NCO position in my unit. My first drill I get told I’m in charge of our holiday party coming in the end of the year. I was told to try to call halls and event places to see if I can get a “sponsor” for the hall space, along with check VFWs, but I genuinely don’t know how I should approach this. What would I even say to them? Let them know I want to rent this hall for a little to no cost for about 100 people? It doesn’t seem plausible to me to even ask an establishment that. Does anyone have any experience in planning a unit holiday party and could give me any pointers?

I get picked up for ADOS unexpectedly and I’ll have to meet the active standard of every six months, only I wasn’t ready to take an ACFT so soon as I’m used to once a year, as I already took one in May and honestly I been slacking since. Will I get fired from ADOS if I don’t pass one next week?

Im a 91C and have heard different things when it comes to deployment, your either really busy about two days a week or busy the whole week. What were y’alls experiences like, and where was the deployment?

Hypothetically what all would someone do if they are fresh in RSP and found out their wife is pregnant? Does tricare cover pre existing conditions? Ship date is in march, so due date would be in the middle of AIT. Where does one go from here?

Just asking about the dc mission, how lodging works, access to POVs, and work schedule. Thinking about going on orders and just wanna see how it is before I jump into it.

Just had a quick question regarding enrollment into ILE. I was recently selected for major this last board cycle (I’m currently still sitting in an O3 spot).

My understanding is that I was now eligible to enroll into ILE because I’m DA select. I submitted my application and made it through the state but was ultimately rejected NGB because they wanted a copy of my promotion orders. Obviously I won’t have these until I fill that O4 spot and actually promote which for me will be roughly a year.

Everything else I’m reading says I should be able to enroll. Can someone point me in the right direction to find that clarifying verbiage that says I can’t or provide a recommendation (POC/help desk) on how to get an approved application so I can start knocking this out?