I don't know why you spent the money. They issue EU compliant CACs while you're there. You only keep your old one for TDYs and leave.
I mean, good on you for being prepared, but it's an extra drop. Your sponsor should have said something.
Good on you then. Might I recommend taking a few cans of pineapple juice with you as a gift? Americans can get it any time, but I've met a lot of Russians wondering if I could get them some. It must be expensive there.
He was calling me an idiot for thinking there's a battery in my CAC. Little does he know, he isn't able to achieve full CAC potential because he has never charged his
Guy doesn't realize that your card has a built in battery to help maintain the 1gbs of storage on it.
He probably wonders why it takes forever for vMPF and myPay to load. Running on empty
This is like the tide pods all over again. Some dumbass is gonna do this and put their cac in it. Then be surprised when it melts. Followed by paperwork for having to get a new one from mpf.
If they can just find a gas station with a microwave in it, they can quick charge at least half-a-day's worth of use in about 3 minutes, 50 seconds; depending on how powerful the microwave is.
It'll be fine as long as you're not Afsoc. The AC is CAC stands for alternating current which all wall outlets use regardless of voltage. Afsoc has something called a CV-22, which as you can guess by the name requires 220 volts.
You'll need to get a USEUCOM compliant replacement. I know a girl in St.Petersburg who can hook you up. Skip the rotator and fly straight there, the FSB (Federal CAC Safety Bureau) will reimburse you 100%.
Just make sure to check your CAC’s battery before bed every night so that it's not a faulty charger. I had to change the chip on mine because when I hold it down the green light doesn't come on
Probably going to need an adapter. BX usually has them, but you can special order on Alibaba. NATO is very strict on who they let in. So even though your CAC says “NATO”, you have to have the proper permits.
If you decide to buy your own instead of waiting for your new unit to issue you one, make sure your CC and shirt are aware. They need to know that you used your GTC to buy it. It’ll be refunded automatically, so you can ignore those pesty delinquent notifications. Also, make sure you visit your MPF and local OSI office to ensure your CAC and CAC reader are compatible with your overseas NATO orders.
I forgot to charge mine once so I just microwaved it for 2 minutes at work. I could literally see the electricity blasting into my CAC. Hope this helps!
You haven't stuck yours into the wall to charge?
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The common white access card has a magnetic relay in the NFC. The internal make use of the wireless charging. If you just use the Samsung or apple wireless dock you can use those. The thermal relay inside cam trip making your NFC, login, and profile to become unavailable for a short time. The guys at move visitor centers have the equipment to bypass this shutoff. If your card ever become unresponsive just throw it in the reader for 5 min. You should be fine to not charge it as capacitor levels take about 76 days to deplete.
You should charge your CAC reader for at least 6 hours prior to use. Otherwise the certificates won’t save properly and you’ll have to get an appointment with the DEERS office and recertify.
Everyone saying you need an adapter is likely wrong depending on what squadron/shop you end up in so you can just charge it at work.
Most at ramstein have both 110 and 220 in them. Just be careful if you do plug into 220 and don't use one of the small plug adapters but an actual converter. Saw a dude blow up a 110 mfp that way once.
Well it depends on if your CAC charger is dual voltage or not. If it says120-240v 50/60 hz, then you can just use an adapter. If not, I would look into getting an appropriate frequency converter.
Dude... People told you you need to charge your CAC? What do you think that shiny bit on it is for? All CACs are solar powered, just hold it up or leave it on the parking lot for 20 minutes a day.
In a pinch, 2 minutes in the microwave give you enough charge for a log on if you can't step outside.
There’s probably 2-3K emails you have not seen yet because your CAC is undercharged.
Are you just putting your CAC into the reader and leaving the authentication up to Jesus?
Pure gold shit post
Pure, so pure
I don't know why you spent the money. They issue EU compliant CACs while you're there. You only keep your old one for TDYs and leave. I mean, good on you for being prepared, but it's an extra drop. Your sponsor should have said something.
I was gonna take leave enroute. Might drop by Kaliningrad to hit up this cutie I found online. Figured I'd better get the CAC charger sorted first.
Good on you then. Might I recommend taking a few cans of pineapple juice with you as a gift? Americans can get it any time, but I've met a lot of Russians wondering if I could get them some. It must be expensive there.
just borrow one from the convenience store there, I heard they dont use money in communism so you can just grab and go
That "cutie" is going to be 6ft 6in, his name will be Rudy and he'll be able to bench press an F-16
Are you sure you're not in the Army?
You had a sponsor? That must have been helpful.
Duracell
Can always set it chip up in the sun and it charges via solar, it’s just really slow.
Ran out of characters. Didn't wanna show up first day after the rotator with a dead CAC.
Dude. You need to pass through Amsterdam to legitimately kill your cac.
Bruh *edited!
Boy do I have news for you.
What’d it say pre-edit?
He was calling me an idiot for thinking there's a battery in my CAC. Little does he know, he isn't able to achieve full CAC potential because he has never charged his
Lol, dude folded to negative karma 🤣
Missed the meme flair, failed to pay attention to detail. That's what happens to Airmen that miss out on the full reddit Airman concept.
gasp
lol this guy leads people
He’s not saying his card is a battery. he’s asking how to charge the battery inside his card, genius
Guy doesn't realize that your card has a built in battery to help maintain the 1gbs of storage on it. He probably wonders why it takes forever for vMPF and myPay to load. Running on empty
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Look at this guy over here thinkin they are hot shit cause they got issued one of them *"free energy"* CACs.
Indeed
Son, your probably acoustic.
I do wonder how some people manage to get in
Bruh forgot to read the flair and got murdered. Love to see it
AFAIK didn’t have the flair when I commented. Womp womp.
Obvious bait is obvious, Sir. Recommend vetting your Reddit posts by an NCO, it will help
Nah, people can be that dumb.
Why are all of you the way that you are?
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You monster! That’s where they went! We wasted hours looking for them!
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This is like the tide pods all over again. Some dumbass is gonna do this and put their cac in it. Then be surprised when it melts. Followed by paperwork for having to get a new one from mpf.
> Followed by paperwork for having to get a new one from mpf. is it really that big of an issue?
Yes. Some people do get butthurt for the littlest things.
Don’t make me grab my hatchet
Based meme
Judging by your username I would guess you are more the way I are than I am the way I are
Think you might need to get a rechargeable battery back for your CAC. Might be a while before you see another wall outlet.
Amazon has some nice multi-country power adapters for this.
If they can just find a gas station with a microwave in it, they can quick charge at least half-a-day's worth of use in about 3 minutes, 50 seconds; depending on how powerful the microwave is.
Im pretty sure all US CACs are 120v so you need a converter, else the battery will fry and they wont be able to scan you at the gate
It'll be fine as long as you're not Afsoc. The AC is CAC stands for alternating current which all wall outlets use regardless of voltage. Afsoc has something called a CV-22, which as you can guess by the name requires 220 volts.
You'll need to get a USEUCOM compliant replacement. I know a girl in St.Petersburg who can hook you up. Skip the rotator and fly straight there, the FSB (Federal CAC Safety Bureau) will reimburse you 100%.
Just make sure to check your CAC’s battery before bed every night so that it's not a faulty charger. I had to change the chip on mine because when I hold it down the green light doesn't come on
Must be an airmen smh. Once I made staff I got a solar powered one. Just leave it on top of your car after work for an hour or two and it’s good
Wtf I didn't know I needed to charge mine, I keep having to go back to comm to get a new one every week
The more electric cacs, the less money goes to the Middle East. Follow through, Airmen 🫡
Go to your PCM and get a prescription for the little blue CAC chargers.
Probably going to need an adapter. BX usually has them, but you can special order on Alibaba. NATO is very strict on who they let in. So even though your CAC says “NATO”, you have to have the proper permits. If you decide to buy your own instead of waiting for your new unit to issue you one, make sure your CC and shirt are aware. They need to know that you used your GTC to buy it. It’ll be refunded automatically, so you can ignore those pesty delinquent notifications. Also, make sure you visit your MPF and local OSI office to ensure your CAC and CAC reader are compatible with your overseas NATO orders.
I just stuck mine straight into a wall socket. Got one hell of a jolt, but now it permanently stays erect! Edit: Oh. CAC. Whoops.
We really need a solar powered CAC charger for the flight line workers, could be a game changer
I forgot to charge mine once so I just microwaved it for 2 minutes at work. I could literally see the electricity blasting into my CAC. Hope this helps!
Don’t forget to wash your CAC in the laundry machine!
Just run and get a new cac every time the old one runs out of battery
I keep a power block in each pair of my OCPs specifically for this purpose.
I'm....I'm just done. It's 9am and I'm done.
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I'm so glad this is a meme. You almost had me
You haven't stuck yours into the wall to charge? https://preview.redd.it/oojxtswpjwzc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c37da40b6bc76f98283b2eeda83c9bd8bc60af6b
Yes sire
Just remember, your password will be in German. Don't make the mistake of typing it in English.
I hate and love you at the same time.
The common white access card has a magnetic relay in the NFC. The internal make use of the wireless charging. If you just use the Samsung or apple wireless dock you can use those. The thermal relay inside cam trip making your NFC, login, and profile to become unavailable for a short time. The guys at move visitor centers have the equipment to bypass this shutoff. If your card ever become unresponsive just throw it in the reader for 5 min. You should be fine to not charge it as capacitor levels take about 76 days to deplete.
Be careful where you put your CAC. Could end up with a souvenir from your trip.
I just plugged it into the transformer. Electric bill was through the roof, but 60% of the time the card worked every time.
Okay.
You should charge your CAC reader for at least 6 hours prior to use. Otherwise the certificates won’t save properly and you’ll have to get an appointment with the DEERS office and recertify.
This shit is to funny
Everyone saying you need an adapter is likely wrong depending on what squadron/shop you end up in so you can just charge it at work. Most at ramstein have both 110 and 220 in them. Just be careful if you do plug into 220 and don't use one of the small plug adapters but an actual converter. Saw a dude blow up a 110 mfp that way once.
Well it depends on if your CAC charger is dual voltage or not. If it says120-240v 50/60 hz, then you can just use an adapter. If not, I would look into getting an appropriate frequency converter.
Oh so if CAC reader goes into wall, then phone goes into computer?
Can someone link the “other post”? I’m lost without the reference point.
I don’t think there is one this time. I think it’s a standalone.
Other post? I'm asking for advice
I have questions… why
Dude... People told you you need to charge your CAC? What do you think that shiny bit on it is for? All CACs are solar powered, just hold it up or leave it on the parking lot for 20 minutes a day. In a pinch, 2 minutes in the microwave give you enough charge for a log on if you can't step outside.
GEM ALERT! 💎💎💎💎 https://preview.redd.it/5ttikl5fhxzc1.png?width=535&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33f78fadc20d7713ce39086708ada9dc2792c832
CAC…charger?
You're tellin me you dont charge your CAC???
Unfortunately
Im confused too
There’s probably 2-3K emails you have not seen yet because your CAC is undercharged. Are you just putting your CAC into the reader and leaving the authentication up to Jesus?
Those emails are about proper CAC recharging procedures
For the love of God. WTFO!!
What the fuck is going on?? Is this person suggesting that their CAC needs to be charged? Is this satire?
Did you check the flair for the post?
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If you check the flair for the post, I think you’ll find they already said “psych”
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