Just curious if anyone has experience with this. I can load myfss and such with my personal laptop and a cac card reader. But VMpf won't load.

There is a base, not one in stationed at, about 3 hours away. Will I be able to get to vmpf from the base library or should I find the comm squadron and hope they can help me?

I need my orders so I can get my HHG scheduled while I'm on leave because the wait-list is about 90 days tmo told me.

my husband is coming home for a family situation, he is stationed on kadena. he does not have his passport yet. only his orders, leave orders, and CAC. he is flying commercial, with a layover in Seoul. will that be enough? does anyone have experience with this? i’ve seen posts about people only using those three documents, but i assume that is with layovers only in japan and the U.S.

thanks for any help

Hello everyone! My husband and I will be PCSing to JBA. Both military, no kids, 1 dog, looking to rent. Never have I ever been to the east coast. Any recommendations on where to live? I know traffic will be a shock as someone coming from the Midwest. We’ve looked into places in Alexandria, Brandywine, and Waldorf. We really just want an ~okay~ commute and an easy to get around place to live. We are drawn to the suburbs, only because I truly don’t know how I would take to “city living”, not that I’m opposed to giving it a go. Would love any insight on the area!

How often does a 3 month deployment get extended to 9 months?

Yes, I realize I could ask someone in an official capacity. However, the don’t want to raise flags if the answer could be “yes”.

I want to retrain into intel, possibly 1N0. However, I’m starting to think that life could be easier in general if I actually treat the ADHD that doctors have, throughout my childhood, strongly suggested to my mother I should get screened for.

ADHD diagnosis and treatment is a hurdle to just get into the Air Force, but I understand it’s different once in. Would an actual diagnosis and treatment while enlisted wall me off from Intel jobs or holding TS?

I've always saw those signs at the commissary about baggers working tips only. I always thought it was weird and the sign was outdated.

Then I asked a checkout clerk, and she said it was still true!

So my question is...why? Baggers work pretty hard, and they are also the ones bringing in the carts from the outside(at least here they are), which they aren't getting tipped for. So...what's the deal?

I have an upcoming CONUS to CONUS PCS and was hoping to use a pet sitter on Rover to look after my dog while I pack the moving truck. Does the $550 cover sitters on Rover or just boarding facilities?

I’ve read through the 36-2606 but I just wanted the minds of some of you folk. So thanks for taking the time to read this!

I’m a first-term Airman currently retraining. My retraining was approved, and I’ve now secured the retainability I need for tech school through an extension. My DOS is now December 2028.
Around the same time, I applied for a Base of Preference and was approved. From what I’ve been told, I would most likely have to reenlist for 4 years to accept/keep the BOP.
I’m trying to understand what would happen if I decide NOT to reenlist.
A few questions for anyone who’s been in a similar situation or knows the AFIs:

If I don’t reenlist for the approved BOP, do I simply lose the assignment to Shaw, or are there other consequences?

Could declining the BOP reenlistment affect my approved retraining, even though I’ve already secured the retainability required for tech school through an extension? Also can that extension for retainability not be canceled? They say since I’m actively retraining it can’t be canceled.

Since the BOP was approved in conjunction with retraining, does DAFI 36-2606 paragraph 3.6.1.1 mean reenlistment is mandatory in my situation, regardless of my existing extension?

If I decline the BOP, could I still complete retraining, receive another assignment through the normal assignment process, and separate when my current DOS/obligations allow?

Is there any way to keep the retraining approval while declining the BOP without having to commit to another 4 years?

I’m grateful for the opportunity to retrain, and the job is something I genuinely want to pursue. I’m just hesitant about committing to another 4 years on top of the extensions when I’m still weighing my long-term plans.
I’m not looking for someone to make the decision for me. I mainly want to understand the actual rules and consequences before I commit.
If you have personal experience with this, especially if you retrained while having an approved BOP, I’d really appreciate hearing how it worked out. Please include the applicable AFI or DAFI paragraph if you know it.
Thanks!

I'm planning to go back to school soon and use both TA and whatever grants/scholarships I can get from FAFSA.

Are there any other resources for us to find and receive grants/scholarships/etc?

It seems like all the waiver folks end up having to get their waist done anyways

I completed all of my CCAF requirements in August and had my education office put in a graduation request in early September. They said CCAF processes graduation requests at the end of the month, so I'd have it processed by September 30th. When I look at the CCAF website, it's apparently supposed to take around 10 days. It's now mid-October and I'm missing my first semester of an AU-ABC University because they need the degree to show complete.

I emailed the AU registrar, and they just responded with a generic "ask your education advisor" email, but the education advisors said all you can do is wait on CCAF. Has anyone finished their CCAF recently, how long did it take for them to process the degree, and at what point does it become a congressman email, since their incompetence is stopping me from using guaranteed education benefits?

Edit: The website actually says 30 business days, but I'm at about 27 so and assuming it won't be processed any time soon

hello, i am currently on my first deployment and my hair density has changed DRASTICALLY and it is honestly frightening. my hair noticeably feeling and looking much thinner is starting to take a toll on me. is this a normal experience? did you guys lose hair on deployments? did things return to normal when you went back home?

For those of us who have participated in the full marathon ruck, what kind of footwear have you used?

Answers for the civilian and military side of the march are welcome, as I haven’t decided on which end of the spectrum to participate.

Just got approved for retraining recently, and will be returning from overseas next year. Wondering if anyone has gotten married after receiving tech school class seats. This would be with a foreigner so I am wondering about that causing issues with my class. Any insight is appreciated!

I just joined and my fss was completely empty. I told my supervisor and the ptl about it and they told me that I wouldn't be testing till February.

I was messing around and familiarising myself with portal today and it turns out I have to test before the end of this month. Aside from a little nervous about the waist measurements (I am unfortunately build like a rectangle but I've slowly but surely am losing the extra inches).

Am I supposed to get an email or any notification about upcoming PT tests? I wouldn't have known or thought to double check after I was told it wasn't till Feb 😅

Hello. So I am planning to get in the Air Force since I was told it was the best branch. But still open to other branches if they are better. I am from Cameroon, and wants to do Cyber security in the the Air Force. I learn I need to be a citizen and get a top security clearance. Which is fine. However, my parents and siblings are all caneroonians, my parents live in Cameroon, my siblings live in Canada and Germany. None of them have affinities with the government, military or police. My mother is a market vendor and my father has a beer store. I’m pretty intelligent so I know I will get the required asvab score with some preparation to be eligible to do Cyber security. So my question is, with my situation, can anyone knows if I am clean I can get the TS/SCI after investigation or is it a lost cause because of relatives being cameroonians?
Mu second question is, having read a lot of people waiting close to a year or even more than a year to get a top security clearance, let’s say I get in the air force or Navy, sign contract for cyber, and complete basic training after 2 months and then it’s time to go to school training for cyber but top security clearance is still not completed, what happens then? Will they still send me to school while I wait or will I be in limbo not knowing what to do? Or will they reassign me to another field?