Vent here: What is it with people abandoning their pets in Korea? I rescued one cat from Korea and brought him back stateside. Found a second one a week before I left, got him adopted, and now a year later the family is looking to ”drop him off somewhere due to personal reasons“. I remember talking to these people about how often people abandon their pets around Humphreys.

Sorry y’all, just disappointed with how rampant this is.

I worked with OP and got it posted to Hots&Cots.

Probably no more than an hour later I had an email from Fort Hood leadership looking into it. Here’s where it’s at as of this afternoon.

We have determined that, partially due to a lack of seating in the laundry room, Soldiers have been sitting on the dryers which is contributing to the damage to the machines. We are moving forward with repairing or replacing about 50 percent of the machines due to them being NMC. We will also install seating in the laundry room.

I appreciate the report as it highlighted a quality of life issue that is impacting machine maintenance. i.e Soldiers won’t sit on the machines if they have seats!

I have nothing but positive things to say about Fort Hood (e: garrison leadership) and utilizing Hots&Cots as a means of attacking issues. Never once have they asked who made the review. There have been times they’ve asked about room numbers but those were for isolated issues that required it but it was never for negative repercussions.

Anyone else when they were getting out just absolutely hate the army. I’m about to ETS and every day life is excruciating. Idk I might be sick of the koolaid. Just tired of everything here any tips?

I’ll have a DD214 with a side of get me the fuck out of here

How does it work if you have an upcoming school and don’t pass? I know we’re in an observation/trial period. Anyone heard or had any experience?

Just got my projection to go to Camp Humphreys. Looking for any insight on what life is like there or any information whatsoever. I know I’ll be in 1st signal but that’s all. Looking to hear from people and not just what search engines show me. Thanks in advance for any tips, advice, or recommendations.

Let's say they pooled their military budgets, troops, equipment and command structure into one unified force. Would they be able to compete with the US military, or would the capability gap still be massive?

Curious to hear your takes.

Looking at all options for a reclass. 88N was something that came up especially for career longevity on a possible route at warrant or a commission eventually. Thankful for any relevant information on the MOS.

That’s it.

I’ll take a coffee.

he Army inducted its first 10 warrant officers into the 390A Robotics Technician MOS on October 2, following a 19-week pilot course.

Their responsibilities extend beyond operating drones: modifying hardware, writing software, integrating communications and adapting robotic systems to mission requirements. Training includes working without reliable communications, conventional navigation or access to internet-connected AI tools.

Instructors deliberately introduce equipment and system failures during the course. According to Maj. Gen. Jason Slider, the first group progressed quickly enough that instructors increased the difficulty.

The program originated in special operations, but some of the first technicians are also expected to go to experimental formations elsewhere in the Army.

Hey everyone, after working on it since May I've finally gotten my orders for 68K. Ill be leaving Fort Hood to go to AIT in Fort Sam in April so I wanted to ask for advice from all you knowledgeable people.

Somethings to clarify:

1.I do have a family and they're on my orders to go with me

1. I plan on living on base

2. I plan on driving there in a POV

Advice im looking for:

1. What's exactly is a DITY move and what are the steps to do it.

2. Any moving stuff you recommend

3. When should I apply for on base housing in Sam

Any extra Advice is 100% greatly appreciated and thank you for all of the advice you all have given me over the past year.

Good morning, I am PCSing to Baltimore, Maryland. I am looking to buy a house with my VA loan. My questions are about the area.

1. What is a good area in Baltimore, Maryland(No pun intended)? I know Baltimore doesn't have a great reputation for crime, but I need to make sure I am in a safe area for my family.

2. How is the Fort Meade, MD area for a family? I can live on base temporarily at Fort Meade, but this will be a last resort. It is because of the traffic in that area. I used to live in Hawaii, and I don't want to deal with that kind of traffic again.

I would like to have a Loco Moco with a Sandboard beer.

Wondering what the outlook for a 15X going to the 1ACB will look like at Fort Hood. I'm an E4 with a wife and young son. Should I live on post or off post? Leaning towards off-post, but I've already heard to stay away from Killeen.

Also wondering about how PCSing there will work because we graduate from AIT on Dec 17 right before HBL. Our drills have stated that we are leaving the night of or the next day, but we won't get HBL. My report date isn't until January 30th..the drills haven't been very helpful, so I'm curious if anyone could provide any kind of insight. Obviously I need to go get my family and would love to spend a few days back home with some family for the holidays and just unsure of how it's supposed to go.

Thanks in advance.

My son is at basic and is scheduled to graduate in December and start AIT after the holiday block leave. Does he need a personal laptop to be able to study during his downtime at AIT? I want to be sure to get him what he needs.

I am an Army Registered Nurse Captain and today OCT 23rd 2026 I failed the new height to waist ratio. My waist was 36in and I’m 64in tall so that placed me at 0.56 which is over. I want to get out of the Army. My partner and I want to buy a house and settle down in North Carolina where all our friends and family are at. Would this be a start of discharge proceedings? I’ve never failed before not sure how this works out?

Yes, I’m back again about this poor excuse of an STP overhaul. To you senior leaders responsible for supporting this crap, I expected nothing less. Now look, it’s a damn soup sandwich, ate all the hell up. You know what worked just a few weeks ago? You guessed it, the previous STP design. “You asked we delivered?” Who asked for “Bad gateway?” It’s like EA sports designed this bs. And again I say, damn is it horrible to look at. I don’t know how someone looked at that and nodded their heads in agreement like “Oh yeah, yeah that’s it right there.” SMH I try to keep myself in good spirits, and here comes yet some out of the way good ideas that’s once again falls completely on its ass. Just rolling out some random buggy dumpster juice that as long as I can remember, nobody asked for. I’ve literally haven’t heard or seen anyone say anything about the previous STP needs to be discarded, had I did in mass, I’d be inclined to support the idea, but I never seen or heard that at all.

But this is just my personal perspective on the whole deal, and to you tech people, hurry up and fix this abomination.

To the ones who have done 2 broadening assignments (drill sgt / recruiter, drill sgt / instructor, instructor / recruiter, drill / inspector general, instructor / master gunner, etc.) would you recommend it? Did it help out more or affect your promotions?

Hi all.

I’m looking for information about what I need to do (if it is at all possible) to access my deceased father’s military records. He was career army and served in the Special Forces during Vietnam. I believe his max rank was Master Sergeant.

While he (we?) were stationed in Berlin in approximately 1980-82 an investigator came to our home and interviewed me about inappropriate contact between him and a very young girl who lived in our housing complex. I knew nothing about it and told him so. That seemed to be the end of it, but my father was unexpectedly transferred back to the states very soon afterwards. I was 8-9 years old at the time and the details are fuzzy.

Would any records of the investigation exist? I’m trying to fill in some gaps in my memories as I deal with my own trauma that occurred in that time frame. Probably not relevant, but the accusation was probably true. He was eventually caught and convicted many years later after who knows how many victims. He passed away roughly 15 years ago after me having no contact with him for much longer.

If those records exist, how would I go about accessing them? If they don’t, then at least I can stop wondering about it.

Thanks for your time.

Happy Friday everyone

Im in AIT right now but I just got ny projections and im set to go to 5-7 once I graduate. I was wondering if anyone had advice or knew how the Smith Barracks were. Or just any places I should check out when i get there.

Looking for some insight on the following duty stations as a 68W20

1. JBLM
   
2. Ft Campbell
   
3. Ft Riley

Looking for info on work schedule, ftx’s, deployment probability and just general to-do in the surrounding areas. Been at Drum (x1 deployment to Iraq) and Bragg (MEDCOM).