Only you can know what is best for you. Good luck!

Yeah thanks man!

Hey everyone. I just want to start by sharing something that has done more for my mental health than anything else I've done. It's called vipassana meditation, and it's the technique Buddha taught. Everyone is a bundle of knots, and this technique eventually unties all those knots. www.dhamma.org is the website for finding courses, which are offered at a dozen centers in the US. The organization is financed completely by the donations of previous students. If you have the time, and you don't have severe unresolved trauma, I can't recommend it highly enough.

No rituals or blind acceptance involved. It's very rational, and you will be able to see for yourself how your mind and body influence each other and how you create your own suffering.

@Wood-Ape - OK/MN Just got a meeting set up with my recruiter

@Trashboat air force?

Yeah

go army reeeee

jk, what are you looking to do in the air force?

I took their little career quiz thing and in order of best fit
1.Special Forces Operations
2.Facilities Construction and Maintenance
3.Safety Management and Response
4.Flight Operations and Control
5.Munitions

I am thinking either doing structural manufacturing/construction or fire prevention

I think they tell everyone they’ll be a good fit for SOF 😉

I wouldn't doubt it

I don't know how well I'd be under that much pressure though.

I think I could do it, it's just not for me.

if you have any general military questions feel free to dm me

especially if you’re thinking of going reserves

t. army reservist in a career field that LARPs as SOF sometimes

I thought about it, but the thing about the air force is that where the big base is located in is like 1 hour away from my gf so. . .

I'm a civvy, but hey. First in, Last out 👀

That was kind of a big draw.

Idek what that is referring to

civil affairs

I have no idea what that is

working with the civilian population in whatever country we democratize next lol

wait are you talking about what I said?

Yes

I meant I'm just a civilian, and first in, last to leave is the marines

am bantzing

I didn't know that was the marines

I would not do that at all.

I was thinking of doing structural/HVAC/Electrical/Plumbing

Maybe fire prevention

that’s useful 👍 we’ll always need those trades

wish I had a skill like that tbh

Yeah me too, I was gonna go to trade school but this sounds better tbh

For the longest time I wanted to be a Foreign Service Officer. I pretty much aced the test but between then and when I took my interview I realized how cucked the state department was.

I followed the advice in this video and got a great job. I walked in cold with no interview set up too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PFYZde5SPk&t=0s

This is a fantastic discussion about sales, persistence and success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzaNrEThHDM

@Wood-Ape - OK/MN Just took my ASVAB and I scored in the 78th percentile and qualify for basically any job

@Trashboat what branch were you thinking of?