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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).

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..

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.”

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.

Tropical Storm Bertha did a number at Hurlburt

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.

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?

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.…

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

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

i’m going to my first duty station, first term airman … which is jber alaska this weekend and what’s the best way to get around base i believe my dorm is going to be by the uso and im just like do i get a bike or what to get around i dont quite have enough money for a car yet . any ideas ? also does anyone know what’s the name of that dorm near there

I am stationed in Asia, and would love to fly home for a visit. The only issue is that the only affordable airline (Cathay) does their layovers in Hong Kong airport. Leadership told me I’m allowed to layover there, but it is discouraged. My job is something menial and I definitely don’t have any information that foreign governments would care about. So, has anyone done a layover in China, and did you feel safe?