Party Animal asked:


i heard on the radio that this mother had to send his son blankets?

sam asked:


I also want to make them homemade pillows. Are they allowed to have something like this that is not army issued ? Please let me know how you would know the answer to this question.
He is currently stationed in Afghanistan. I want to send these for him and his men.

Gary Oak asked:


“In the USA candidates who have had PRK can get a blanket waiver for the Special Forces Qualification, Combat Diving Qualification and Military Free Fall courses. PRK and LASIK are both waived for Airborne, Air Assault and Ranger schools. However, those who have had LASIK must enroll in an observational study, if a slot is available, to undergo training in Special Forces qualification. LASIK is disqualifying/non-waiverable for several United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) schools (HALO, SCUBA, SERE). Army Regulation 40-501″

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photorefractive_keratectomy

ImSoInLove asked:

My boyfriend (soon to be fiance’ ) is enlisted in the active army.. Its been pretty hard on both of us, but we only have 19 days until hes done with OSUT After his graduation hes coming home on leave. Ive read online and the recruiter told him before he went that the usual leave time can be anywhere from 3 to 10 days before you have to report. His graduation is in mid-july so ive taken 2 weeks off of work to go to his graduation and fly back with him to be here for a the ten days he could possibly have. Luckily when he checked online it said that he would be stationed at the base that is only 2 hours away from our hometowns! This is absolutely amazing considering 95% of the guys hes with are going to Ft Lewis all the way accross the country! anyway…. Like i said hes active and will be living and staying there, but we’re both confused because online it says his report date is August 24th which is over a month after his graduation. Obviously i would love that, but we dont know if its true or not seeing as he should only have a week or so… He asked his DS’s and one said thats just the date before you are considered AWOL and will be reported and that you would have to go before that, and another said that is when he would have to go… Either way he would only have to drive there, but is that date the real one? My theory is they just put a blanket date online and then give them their orders before graduation….. but then again im knew to this whole military thing

thankyou !

Cindy T asked:

Okay so my boyfriend just left for Army basic training in Fort Knox, Kentucky to become a Cav Scout. He will be gone for 17 weeks for Basic and A School. Of course I haven’t heard from him yet though since he just left a few days ago and arrived today.

What am I allowed to send him when he mails me?
I heard I can send boxes?

Pictures?
Money?
Blankets?
Clothes?
Stamps and envelopes?
I don’t know what…

Is there a website that can tell me all of this?
engaged to the best please email me

my boyfriend is there until november as well.

Karl A asked:

lol I know this is a touch topic so wanna know what people think. But with todays deployments a soldier can be awarded various awards for acts he/she may have conducted while in combat.

Everyone knows that in the Army the blanket award is the ARCOM. Now with that being said…leaders are requesting DA form 638′s (Award Reccomendations) to be turned in waaaay before the deployment is over, in some cases I have heard 6 months out.

My complaint is why does my team have to recieve the same award “ARCOM” as soldiers who sit on the FOB all day..sleep in until 12pm..eat 4 hot meals a day..and the list goes on. My team has gone outside the wire every single day..conducting zone, area recons..joint ops with Iraqi Army Police..busting numerous weapons caches, busting Hide sights..finding valuable PIR..detained numerous AQI and cleaned up or A.O. but the only award they are allow is the ARCOM..same as fat JOE who dont do anything but eat sleep nplay xbox?!

I didn’t deal with this my last two deployments so maybe its just my current Brigade but I think this is horrible and tears down the morale of Soldiers!

kwoooooo asked:

What Army Regulation covers the accountability procedures of linen? By lenin im talking about sheets, pillows, blankets… I cant find it anywhere!

Pass Health Care Alone asked:

Here is my story!

This is a factual experience of going AWOL and being discharged from Ft. Knox. Do not listen to people who have not gone through such an experience, they don’t know what they are talking about or are trying to scare you to stay in. Military law holds that you can receive the death penalty for desertion, but the reality is that it never happens. Same deal with going AWOL, the reality is right here in this thread.

Profile :
IET soldier, completed basic, no pending charges/article 15′s. (There were permanent party soldiers with me at Knox too and they received the same deal as IET soldiers. I think if you go AWOL while serving overseas they treat you differently. There were also soldiers with a record of field grade article 15′s, but as long as they are over and done with, you are treated the same as this profile)
I waited till I had confirmation that I was DFR’d, and took the bus to Ft. Knox and arrived on a Teusday. I did not want to be apprehended because you will be held at a local jail until they get you on a bus/plane to Knox/Sill. I avoided going this route because you can be held up to 30 days in local (usually 3-10 days), and won’t shower, eat well, etc…
*If you are taking the bus, take it to Elizabethtown and not Louisville. Louisville is about 30 miles from Knox while Elizabethtown is only 15.

What to bring?
>Underwear/boxers. They let me keep a solid white undershirt and solid white ankle socks.
>A couple of good books.
>Money for food/drinks on (for some people) can be a long ride to PCF and back home.
Anything else will be put away into a locked room. Valuables such as keys, cellphone/charger, money, wallet, etc… will be sealed and put away and given to you moments before you are ready to leave the base and go home. Unopened cigarettes can be put in this bag as well, but if they are open they will be destroyed.

If your profile is like mine, the only way you will be held longer than the customary 3-4 days is if you bring up any issues that the Army has to investigate. Ie, recruiter fraud, problems with cadre/other soldiers, or if you put up a legal defense to the charge of going AWOL.

Arrive on a Teusday morning, eat a good meal, make sure you get there by noon so they can process you in that day. Theoretically you can still make a Friday departure if you get there on a Wed, but don’t bet on it, just get there on Teusday.

Here is my experience :
I arrived at the gate where the civilian security frisked me, and searched all of my belongings. If you have cigarettes they will tell you to smoke a cigarette because you will not be able to smoke at the PCF.
MP’s pick you up, cuff you, and drive you to the MP station. There you will be fingerprinted and the initial paperwork is done. This process isn’t long at all. After they are done with you, they drive you to the PCF facility.
At PCF you will surrender your belongings and fill out in processing paperwork. You will get a foot locker, lock, Army sweats, sheets, pillow, blanket, and hygiene bag.
Your head will be shaved.
The rooms generally hold 3 people at most. When I arrived there was less than 10 people at PCF, by the end of the week that number would swell to over 30, but by the time it gets that large, most of those people go home.
The bed is comfy and you will sleep well. There is FG and CQ every night.
The food is provided by the RCF (military prison of Knox) and it is absolutely horrible. You get fed 3 times a day.
All day long you will sit in the day room and do nothing but talk to each other or stare at the wall. I only went on detail once, and I was glad to go because we bummed cigarettes of our civlian handlers.
The man in charge of PCF is Lt. Laplace. He is not an Army Lt. He is a cop Lt.
There is no PT or morning stretches whatsoever but if you are a real ******* Sgt. Rich will drop you.
Wake up is around 5:30a. Free time is around 6p. You can watch t.v., they generally let you watch whatever you want (they have cable). Or you can just go upstairs and pass out. Lights out is at 10p.
You get ACU’s not BDU’s, and no they do not fit right at all.

Here is the procedure: If you get there on a Teus.
Teus – In-processing into PCF.
Wed. – You meet civilans on the second floor to gather up your legal documents requesting a Ch. 10 OTH.
Thurs – You meet JAG lawyers, they only meet you on Mon, or Thurs. If you accept the Ch. 10 and they sign off on it, you are almost out the door. In the afternoon you are given a class detailing what this discharge affords you benefits wise, and all that other good stuff.
Fri – In the morning you hand everything in and basically outprocess. You change into your civies, are given your leave papers, and board a bus that usually comes around 11a. Yes, you leave in the morning. The bus takes you to 1 of 2 destinations, the airport or bus in Louisville. The best time to get a ticket is 1am or past. Those that had a 12:30 bus ticket just barely made i

Shane asked:

how do you care for a us army wooll blanket

RaceTime asked:

I heard that men are the only ones that would be assigned to infantry/combat units as a 68W but does that mean that women wouldn’t be assigned to any units that go outside the “safe” areas? Will we pretty much just be sent to the hospitals?

I’ve seen 68W’s get insulted when new recruits say they signed on to be combat medics because a 68W is a medic but only those who have actually been in combat earn the “combat medic” which makes sense. But does that mean it’s only the guys that usually would become that because they’re the ones assigned to infantry units?

Someone answering a question about 68W talked about how much the unit cares about one another and how important the medic of their unit is to them all. How the medic becomes “doc” to them. And was just wondering if that only will end up happening for the men because women may not get assigned to any units like that.

It’s not that I need recognition or praise for what I’d do. It’s that I like the idea of having that kind of camaraderie and being a part of the brotherhood of the Army even if I’m one of the “sisters” in it (I use brotherhood as a blanket term to include both the men and women involved).