Your articles always remind me of my 11.5 years at sea in my career (plus three years in WESTPAC traveing a lot). Thank you. My pentagon tour in my first 0-6 tour was an eye opener about how the political appointees can manipulate the promotion process (for example - 'hey, you were a good Marine Corps E4 in my front office so I will you spot promote you to E-5, that simple - I will just call my friend the Marine Corps Commandant and he will get you promoted right away'). The Pentagon is a horror story of decadence if anyone wants to check it out. As an 0-6 I happened to work for an SES in the Navy Secretariat who did not want to be troubled with nonsensical meetings, so I ended up filling in for meetings all the way up to the DoD Comptroller level (basically to take notes as an 0-6 in the Pentagon which is still meaningless). I know some maybe troubled by my comments, but it is the truth
Picture reminds of the story of the SECNAV tasting the wares in the enlisted chow line of an underway carrier which had a skipper obsessed with winning the NEY award.
Secnav looking at the vegetables and impressed by how fresh they appeared - given this was the Indian Ocean - remarked - "wow, are these things indigenous?"
To which the Philippine-American MS Chief immediately replied - "oh no sir, we throw them out before they get that bad".
Is there a way to use another embedded podcast player? I use spotify when I'm not in substack, but this one seems to have limited controls compared to the embedded podcast players I see in other substacks - ie. stops and loses place after pausing for a few minutes, limited options to shift inside (other than chapter stops, etc).
Your articles always remind me of my 11.5 years at sea in my career (plus three years in WESTPAC traveing a lot). Thank you. My pentagon tour in my first 0-6 tour was an eye opener about how the political appointees can manipulate the promotion process (for example - 'hey, you were a good Marine Corps E4 in my front office so I will you spot promote you to E-5, that simple - I will just call my friend the Marine Corps Commandant and he will get you promoted right away'). The Pentagon is a horror story of decadence if anyone wants to check it out. As an 0-6 I happened to work for an SES in the Navy Secretariat who did not want to be troubled with nonsensical meetings, so I ended up filling in for meetings all the way up to the DoD Comptroller level (basically to take notes as an 0-6 in the Pentagon which is still meaningless). I know some maybe troubled by my comments, but it is the truth
Picture reminds of the story of the SECNAV tasting the wares in the enlisted chow line of an underway carrier which had a skipper obsessed with winning the NEY award.
Secnav looking at the vegetables and impressed by how fresh they appeared - given this was the Indian Ocean - remarked - "wow, are these things indigenous?"
To which the Philippine-American MS Chief immediately replied - "oh no sir, we throw them out before they get that bad".
They aren't forgiving debt for unemployed basket makers.
To qualify for federal student loan forgiveness, you must meet the following requirements for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program:
Work full-time for a qualifying employer
Repay your loans under an income-driven repayment (IDR) plan or a 10-year Standard Repayment Plan
Make 120 qualifying monthly payments, which do not need to be consecutive
Have Direct Loans or consolidate other federal student loans into a Direct Loan
Work for a qualifying employer, which includes:
A U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government agency
The U.S. military
A qualifying not-for-profit organization
Is there a way to use another embedded podcast player? I use spotify when I'm not in substack, but this one seems to have limited controls compared to the embedded podcast players I see in other substacks - ie. stops and loses place after pausing for a few minutes, limited options to shift inside (other than chapter stops, etc).