Military boys

Vickers

Neutrino
Joined
Mar 30, 2020
Messages
39
Nebulae
19
Anyone else here Military? Academy boys/SMC boys too. Also /k/ shish.
 

bubblegum

you should see me in a crown
Joined
Jun 21, 2016
Messages
6,973
Nebulae
13,177
I am adamantly opposed to any sort of military but I like guns a lot. Add me on snap if you want to see very questionable gun safety pictures.
 
Reactions: List

Tinbe

Molecule
Joined
Apr 26, 2016
Messages
4,384
Nebulae
10,253
I tried to be as per conscription procedures here in Finland, but I got relieved of duty for times of peace due to shit hearing (volume deficiency on frequencies for usual human speech). I did have some good moments, but I was definitely not in my element there.
 

Ond

Rictal-Approved
Joined
Apr 27, 2016
Messages
28,823
Nebulae
72,189
Academy loser :wink:
So you have had no green service yet then or what

Your USMA is vastly different from our officer school

I tried to be as per conscription procedures here in Finland, but I got relieved of duty for times of peace due to shit hearing (volume deficiency on frequencies for usual human speech). I did have some good moments, but I was definitely not in my element there.
How many months did you live?
 

Tinbe

Molecule
Joined
Apr 26, 2016
Messages
4,384
Nebulae
10,253
How many months did you live?
The first "hol up, we'll need to do this hearing test again" was done later the same month I was drafted in (January), and soon after I was arranged another, more in-depth hearing test at the central hospital nearby. There they discovered my hearing deficiency, and was given a recommendatio to be relived of active duty. Of course, the higher-ups still gave me an option to stay, but it had to be under very specific conditions (different firing range for training so I was alone from other trainees, no training/handling of high-volume equipment like explosives or heavier guns) - so I figured it was best for everyone if I just left.

All in all, accounting for the last days I spent without training and instead preparing for my leave, I was out juuust a few days into February. So, a little over a month.
 

Ond

Rictal-Approved
Joined
Apr 27, 2016
Messages
28,823
Nebulae
72,189
The first "hol up, we'll need to do this hearing test again" was done later the same month I was drafted in (January), and soon after I was arranged another, more in-depth hearing test at the central hospital nearby. There they discovered my hearing deficiency, and was given a recommendatio to be relived of active duty. Of course, the higher-ups still gave me an option to stay, but it had to be under very specific conditions (different firing range for training so I was alone from other trainees, no training/handling of high-volume equipment like explosives or heavier guns) - so I figured it was best for everyone if I just left.

All in all, accounting for the last days I spent without training and instead preparing for my leave, I was out juuust a few days into February. So, a little over a month.
Missed out on the best/worst time of your life depending on what type of person you are, lol.

We went on our first exercise the same month we started, which was February and I've never been so switched off mentally in my entire life than during those 4 days of suffering, sleep deprivation and activity
 
D

Deleted member 1392

Guest
The first "hol up, we'll need to do this hearing test again" was done later the same month I was drafted in (January), and soon after I was arranged another, more in-depth hearing test at the central hospital nearby. There they discovered my hearing deficiency, and was given a recommendatio to be relived of active duty. Of course, the higher-ups still gave me an option to stay, but it had to be under very specific conditions (different firing range for training so I was alone from other trainees, no training/handling of high-volume equipment like explosives or heavier guns) - so I figured it was best for everyone if I just left.

All in all, accounting for the last days I spent without training and instead preparing for my leave, I was out juuust a few days into February. So, a little over a month.
You should've stayed around and learned a little thing or two. Experience is always nice and I'm sure you could find out if you find it something that would interest you or not. :)
 

bubblegum

you should see me in a crown
Joined
Jun 21, 2016
Messages
6,973
Nebulae
13,177
i steal valor at the local panda express for a 5 percent discount and free chicken egg roll
 

Ond

Rictal-Approved
Joined
Apr 27, 2016
Messages
28,823
Nebulae
72,189
i steal valor at the local panda express for a 5 percent discount and free chicken egg roll
i don't get why people are so anal about it in the u.s

it's pretty obvious when someone isn't a service member so it's more funny to watch them make a fool of themselves
 
Reactions: List

bubblegum

you should see me in a crown
Joined
Jun 21, 2016
Messages
6,973
Nebulae
13,177
i don't get why people are so anal about it in the u.s

it's pretty obvious when someone isn't a service member so it's more funny to watch them make a fool of themselves

i think the angry veteran yelling at ppl in public while they film is even more cringe tbh
 
Reactions: List

Ond

Rictal-Approved
Joined
Apr 27, 2016
Messages
28,823
Nebulae
72,189
i think the angry veteran yelling at ppl in public while they film is even more cringe tbh
Never actually seen anyone do it here lmao

The only people that annoy me are the people who go "I would have joined but..."

OR

"I wouldn't be able to be in there. I'd end up beating up a D.I" yeah, sure you would bud
 
Reactions: List

Tinbe

Molecule
Joined
Apr 26, 2016
Messages
4,384
Nebulae
10,253
Missed out on the best/worst time of your life depending on what type of person you are, lol.

We went on our first exercise the same month we started, which was February and I've never been so switched off mentally in my entire life than during those 4 days of suffering, sleep deprivation and activity
Oh don't you worry, we had two instances of camping outdoors and doing training segments. Felt pretty dogshit, first trip I got dehydrated fast and collapsed (drank properly and completed the whole thing tho), second time I got some kind stomach illness and was sent back. Went as bad as
throwing up so hard some stomach acid or smth ended up wounding my throat and adding blood to my vomit. Had to keep going to the toilet overnight to throw up.
You should've stayed around and learned a little thing or two. Experience is always nice and I'm sure you could find out if you find it something that would interest you or not. :grinning:
Nah, I was always lagging behind everyone else in everything with a poor bodily constitution (see above response) that also dragged down my mental fortitude. There's no "grit your teeth and bear it" when you're not only inferior to your peers, but also impose upon yourself all the guilt for dragging everyone else down due to your poor performance.

I'm glad my room's sergeant (technically "lance sergeant" by Finnish rank standards) was a field medic and seemed to know how to deal with mental shit, otherwise I might've ended up pretty badly.

Some might say you need to break a boy to make him a man, but in my case I probably would've become pretty traumatized and even less functional than I am now.
 
Reactions: List
D

Deleted member 1392

Guest
Nah, I was always lagging behind everyone else in everything with a poor bodily constitution (see above response) that also dragged down my mental fortitude. There's no "grit your teeth and bear it" when you're not only inferior to your peers, but also impose upon yourself all the guilt for dragging everyone else down due to your poor performance.

I'm glad my room's sergeant (technically "lance sergeant" by Finnish rank standards) was a field medic and seemed to know how to deal with mental shit, otherwise I might've ended up pretty badly.

Some might say you need to break a boy to make him a man, but in my case I probably would've become pretty traumatized and even less functional than I am now.
Sorry you felt that way. I know that feeling. Perhaps it was best if you left, indeed, but maybe if you had a friend along you that could give you confidence, you could've surpassed all of that with ease.
 

Ond

Rictal-Approved
Joined
Apr 27, 2016
Messages
28,823
Nebulae
72,189
Oh don't you worry, we had two instances of camping outdoors and doing training segments. Felt pretty dogshit, first trip I got dehydrated fast and collapsed (drank properly and completed the whole thing tho), second time I got some kind stomach illness and was sent back. Went as bad as
throwing up so hard some stomach acid or smth ended up wounding my throat and adding blood to my vomit. Had to keep going to the toilet overnight to throw up.

Nah, I was always lagging behind everyone else in everything with a poor bodily constitution (see above response) that also dragged down my mental fortitude. There's no "grit your teeth and bear it" when you're not only inferior to your peers, but also impose upon yourself all the guilt for dragging everyone else down due to your poor performance.

I'm glad my room's sergeant (technically "lance sergeant" by Finnish rank standards) was a field medic and seemed to know how to deal with mental shit, otherwise I might've ended up pretty badly.

Some might say you need to break a boy to make him a man, but in my case I probably would've become pretty traumatized and even less functional than I am now.
Oh yeah, I don't remember anything from the the last day to morning the day after. Totally blank space in my memory. I've only got memory of making it through the finish line because we had to pass through a river with water at chest height before our 2 km sprint through mud, more water and sewer pipes.

I was pretty small too when we started, but had gained 10 kg at the end and really strengthened my mental fortitude. Obviously your set-backs are something you wouldn't have been able to do anything about. But it would still have been a fun experience had you stuck it out, I think.

It always sucks in the moment, but it makes stories you'll be talking about 10 years from now
 
Reactions: List