SITREP THREAD. Post your Progress Here.

I just turned in my final transcripts and diploma into my recruiter, I'll ship to OSUT as an E-4. I ship out this coming Monday.

Awesome news!

Thanks SL, I'm excited to get started.

Dude if I could like a post more than once I would. That's awesome!

Congrats dude!

Thanks for the support guys I appreciate it.

Congrats and tear it up at OSUT!

Yessssssssssssssssssss

Get it!!

Awesome! Best of luck bro!

Got Ft. Bragg as a duty station, so I will be going back there in November...trying to get a faster ship date though. Now training for Ranger School, so I can throw down a packet ASAP.

Fixed it for you! ;)

Actually, in the Army they ship as E-4's from the get-go.

I was being over technical and giving him a hard time. Our RDCs (Navy's version of a DI) never let us forget that we were civilians until we graduated.
I "shipped" as an E3 thanks to some college credits. Everyone got paid as an E1 through the first 3-4 weeks, then they went back and retro-paid everyone who had been advanced before shipping.

yeah, our guys get paid the rank they came in at from the start. I agree that they should be considered civilians until they have earned the right to be called soldiers (or sailors, airmen, marines, etc), but in the Army's efforts to not hurt anyones feelings, they are addressed as soldiers from the start. Can't say I agree with it, but it is what it is.

Quick update on my situation: Apparently a state can petition the NGB for an exception to policy as far as the waivers go, but unless it is for something severely undermanned there is little to no chance of it happening. I haven't heard anything back from my Congressman, which isn't really surprising. My actual recruiter has yet to contact me and say anything about the message suspending waivers. I have been getting all my info from the 20th Group Mobile Recruiting Team. I informed them that I would be pursuing other options and they had said they would call me to discuss it, but no call yet. As it stands now, I am looking at going into the Pennsylvania Air Guard as a TACP. I have done the preliminary paperwork and am headed up there in about a week to interview, maybe take the PAST, and get a MEPS date.

Damn man, I hate when people don't have the common courtesy to just tell you how it is. Yes or No, either one is an answer. You might not like it, but it's much better than wondering WTF is going on. I really hope things start to work in your favor.
The Canadian Cadets may have an opening fairly soon as well!

TACP is cool. Good luck!

I checked into the hotel and I head to Benning tomorrow morning. I'll post SITREP's of my progress when I can through OSUT, ABN, and RASP. I want to say thank you to everyone on this site for all your help while I have been preparing. I know I've stepped on my crank more than once around here but I've learned a great deal from all the men and women on this site. Now its my turn and it's up to me from here on out.

Good luck dude! Fucking get some!

Good luck my friend!
I hope this weekend has involved some alcohol and poonhoundery.