A girl that I know enlisted in the Marines but left the service early. I found out she was dishonorably discharged and the reason for it. The thing is her family doesn't know and still thinks she left the service with a general discharge. Recently we attended a sporting event where the announcer asked everyone who served to stand up and be honored. Her family was there. She stood up with the rest of the service members in the audience. I asked her later if she was still allowed to be honored for her service. She says she doesn't know but did it just to keep the lie going. I personally don't care, but would love to have this curiosity be resolved.

My son needs his ID card updated, but lives with me in PA, and his dad is stationed there. His dad is claiming the office isn't open on the 25 but the website says they are. I do not trust him at all, he's always trying to get my child to miss days of school so he can have more time with him and I feel he is lying about this. The office simply refuses to answer the phone to confirm, so I'm hoping one of you could kindly help me find out for sure. Thanks in advance!

I’m 21 and have been thinking about going the military route but I’m not sure what branch to go.
I’m in college and just got my ppl, I have crappy 2.7 gpa, and work the night shift as a chemical technician at a factory. I don’t have any living family with military history so Im not sure who to ask there. I feel like I’m very flexible when it comes to doing random jobs and can be quite independent. I would love to travel and do something in aviation especially flying, hence the ppl. I don’t have a family holding me down so I would be fine traveling anywhere. Besides obvious reasons, I want to join to not only get stronger physically and mentally but also to meet more people and build strong relationships. I’m from a small town so traveling and meeting new people is something I would look towards. I also want to make a the smart choice and think about pathways for my future as well. Any advice?

Hi, so I enlisted about two years ago and I shipped out but said some stupid stuff, then got sent home, and now I’m working with my old recruiter. He told me to get a counseling session or two and then have them write if they seem me suitable to send that up for consideration since N33 denied my waivers at first.

Just wondering if that could work.

So I have a misdemeanor from years ago and am submitting a moral waiver in order to enlist. My recruiter knows this of course, but has told me that when answering questions at MEPs I should be a perfect boy scout who has never been in trouble. "They don't need to know all that" I was told. Will they not see immediately that I'm being untruthful? Is the person asking me these questions not involved in the background check? I don't want to cause a headache for my recruiter but also don't want to get caught up for lying...

Hi guys! I am switching from reserves to active duty. Im a E-4. A little embarrassed but I am a anime figure collector. I was wondering to what extent are you allowed to decorate your room? I have no idea how much of my stuff I can bring with me. Non of the stuff I own is inappropriate.
I looked up photos of decorated rooms but i couldn’t find any pictures of rooms with nerd stuff. Most photos I see online of people’s rooms look very depressing.
Also is there any chance of someone stealing/ damaging things in my room?

Edit:
For reference I own over 100 figures. 😭 I know I can not bring them all but I would like to at least bring some of them.

I’m headed to 31b osut this Christmas, about 22 weeks. From what I understand after basic you do a little ceremony to signify graduation get a patch, then return to ur same barracks with the same people and instructors and wake up the next day to start your AIT. Do your privileges change? After basic do they hand you some freedom back and allow you on and off base but obviously still hold you to formations, pt and class schedules? Is it like the longer ait goes on you get more privileges or do they keep their thumb on you the whole time?

Hi! I’m 20 years old, recently separated with an honorable discharge from a med sep. I joined the military at 17, I was in basic training a week and a half after my 17th birthday. After ait, I went to a SOF selection ( idk if it’s OPSEC to say which one and what ) . Basically, I’m having a hard time adjusting to civilian life. I literally joined the army as a teenager. So it’s all I know. I’m used to being told where to be , what to wear and what to do. When I was going through my MedBoard process, I was genuinely happy. But now, I feel sad and stuck and feeling like idk what to do. It’s also hard to get a good paying job. I was a 92Y ( unit supply specialist ) I went to airborne, air assault and SERE - C. Which to civilians, means nothing. I have all the G - Army certs you can get. ( which again means nothing to civilians ). It feels like nothing but a degree matters to civilian employers; but in the army, schools and extra certs were everything.
It feels weird to be able to wake up everyday at 8:30 am rather than 0530 to get ready for PT or the gym. It just feels weird and I feel so stuck and don’t know what to do or how to adjust.

If anyone can please leave some type of comment for me to help or recommend anything, I’d be very appreciative and grateful. Thank you!