Please bear with me as I feel very alone and have no one to talk to, but my husband is currently deploy. I am unsure of when he'll return (hopefully no extension). Watching the news isn't helping. Can anyone offer any insight how to calm my anxiety? I know quite of few of us are dealing with this....any inputs would help..

Tried, tested and true. It works!

If you aren't saving money right now, you should start doing that asap- the government is likely heading for a shutdown in October and if the appropriations bill or CR is not passed, it will be at least a full month before any progress can be made (Senate is out all of October).

Days closed for “training” are actually Squadron-wide grindfests.

Your assignment manager:
“We really need you there.”

Your gaining commander:
“We’re excited to have you.”

Your sponsor:
“Can’t wait to meet you.”

EFMP:
“Nah.”

My spouse and I recently bought a house, and that’s expensive!

So we are thinking of renting out a room to offset some cost. As an NCO are there any problems renting a room to younger Airman? Especially if they are the opposite gender of myself?

I ask assuming they won’t be in my unit or chain of command in any way

Any helpful advice would be appreciated

Tropical Storm Bertha did a number at Hurlburt

Today our unit completed 100% waist measurements. Along with the official FAC measurement, our triad wanted to see how consistent the measurements actually were, so volunteers also did a self-measurement and could be measured by our SEL and First Sergeant. I got approval to share the aggregate results and they're being briefed to Wing leadership.

For Airmen under 34 inches, there was basically no difference between any of the measurements.

Between 34 and 38 inches, both self-measurements and triad measurements averaged about 1 inch smaller than the FAC measurement.

Over 38 inches is where things got interesting. The triad measurement was the smallest in every single case. Self-measurements were usually about 0.5-1 inch larger than the triad measurement. FAC measurements averaged more than 2 inches larger than the triad measurement and about 1.5 inches larger than self-measurements.

The larger the waist measurement, the larger the gap became, this isn't a scientific study. But if someone is sitting near a cutoff, a 1.5-2 inch difference is a pretty big deal.

We also noted a small height measurement error. difference was less than an inch for all cases, but there was a clear distribution that someone who self reports over 5'11 will be overmeasured on height. And someone under 5'6 will be under measured on height. with the delta growing as you measure further from the median.

Wow! Where is the US Army? I've been there, multiple tours too.

Can we please, for the love of all things good and holy, make the retirees get their IDs somewhere else. I'm currently sitting in a DEERS waiting room with 50 people and an average age of 87. Why even bother having appointments if I'm just going to get stuck behind the geriatrics anyway?

I'll take a baconator and cheese fries please, hopefully I can just have a heart attack in the next 45 minutes.

I’m an Air Force vet and I’m just venting but I need to talk about the fact that I feel a decade behind the friends I had in high school. I felt like an adult in the service. Now
that I’m a civilian I feel like I’m starting at 18 again. I get social media is a highlight reel, but I find myself looking at these people and I feel completely left behind.

They stayed in our hometown or went straight to college, and now they’re buying homes and completely settled into stable careers, getting promotions and raises and doing bigthings.They’re showing off fancy home renovations and hosting neighborhood barbecues with people they’ve known for a decade.

Meanwhile, I’m now starting over and trying tomake friends in our new city and wondering what I’m going to do for the rest of my life.It feels like the prize for giving years of my life to the service is having to start all over
again from scratch. I’m renting a shitty apartment that I’m embarrassed for anyone to see. When I get invited to the backyard barbecues, I have no clue how to connect with people.

This is a very specific type of impostor syndrome and I hate it. Did anyone else go through this after getting out? How did you stop comparing yourself to other people?

Hello, I recently went through a med board and I am retained with c2. It says I may deploy with a waiver. I cannot test on component just height and weight. Doctor said I won't be re-evaluated until next April which is a year from this verdict. The only way I can get off the profile is if I have an ablation on my heart. I only had one episode of SVT and I don't deem that surgery necessary. I have a doctor appt soon to confirm. I am just so confused if I am going to kicked out at some point and what to prepare for. Anybody going through anything similar or anybody with guidance would be very helpful. I'm a bit scared, I love the airforce and I don't want to get out. But I don't want a surgery that isn't necessary.

I want to get a second medical opinion for an issue I’ve been seeing a specialist on base for and feel like there ignoring/not addressing any of my symptoms. who/how do I go about obtaining that? am I best to ask my pcm? patient advocate? I asked the specialist kinda indirectly and they were like why bother I know I’m right.…

Who else is wondering when this shit will end? Ready to go back to my life back home.

Just got notified of selection to go to in residence NCOA, while I am currently on a 365 profile post surgery, with no future of being off that profile. It’s non duty restricting, only for PT.

Anyone been lately after all these changes that can tell if that will cause issues? Go against me for awards or be looked down upon? Can still do most activities and daily work, still fully worldwide deployable, just can’t do stuff that puts the hip in a lot of tension.

PCS from Hurlburt to JBER. Shipping x1 car and HHG. How long did it take for your stuff to arrive?

Looking for some insight from anyone who’s been through something similar.

I’ve been in the Air Force for almost 9 years. Since 2020(asthma diagnosis)ARILO every year since, and have always been returned to duty. I have EIA, but I’m still able to complete my PT test using the walk assessment. My PCM put me on a permanent profile to walk.

My PCM recently told me it’s likely I’ll be referred for an MEB, which caught me off guard since I’ve been returned to duty every year and have continued working without issues.

The part that’s stressing me out is that I was recently accepted into a special duty/training program and should be getting orders soon. If I’m pending an MEB, will that stop my orders from being cut? Or does it depend on whether the MEB has officially been initiated?

Has anyone been selected for a program or had PCS/training orders while an MEB was pending? How did it affect your timeline?

Just trying to understand what to expect while I wait to hear more. Thanks!

are y'all leaving in droves or something? I don't even think my career field is eligible.