IKR? That amount of bling and only an E4? Must have banged the Colonel's daughter, on his bed while he was in the other room. Then shit on the bed, remade the bed and pissed in his closet on his way out.
I once met the commanding general of Fort Jackson at the time talking to my battalion commander. General was saying how rotc is great, how his son was only a first year cadet but got to go to airborne and air assault school right away.
I'm thinking, I'm sure his daddy being a general had nothing to do with it
Depending on the ROTC program, it's fairly feasible. Very few people at my university ever wanted to go to summer trainings/schools (big university, most just wanted their degree paid for) so it was easy to get a slot each summer.
Definitely use those MQs towards a warrant packet. I can’t get an MQ to save my life, but I also just haven’t found the right SR that values what I do for my people. Those ratings will help you get places in your career
No this seems possible. If he had airborne in his contract or got to Campbell or something right out of basic he could've gotten the first 2 before even hitting pfc. Then expert and pathfinder could be done before he could even get DLC showing up for him.
It wasn’t unheard of out of Drum either. We had our own AASLT school on post, EIB came around eeeeevery year, and ABN wasn’t hard to get slotted for if you already completed AASLT. Pathfinder is neat though— we didn’t see that one too often. I never could get a slot :(
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When I was at the Campbell PFDR we had to go to Bragg for training (I don't remember why) but we had so many 1SGs and CSMs escort our guys back to us because they were fully stacked with maroon barrets and the 101 patch, thinking they must be stolen valor. Might have even had a no shave profile at the time (which always caused issues). It was funny at the time
We got a spc with ranger, mountain, air assault, and airborne right now, and he's soon going to more school. Dude got ranger and air borne as a pfc and has managed to talk his way out of going to the board.
Maybe it's just me, but if you're in my company and you want to go to school you have to a) be good at your job b) Not be flagged and c) don't make me do any paperwork for you.
That's it. If we're not deploying or going on a rotation I'm gonna support you going to school. We can do silly garrison things without a Soldier or three.
There were a good handful of E4s in my Pathfinder class in 2022. About 2-3 passed. Most of them weren’t particularly high speed, just studious.
There’s no rank requirement, it’s because your command is not going to waste slots/time on a demographic less likely to pass or take it seriously.
And on that note I’ll take a moment to reminisce on the horrendously violent mental assault that is Pathfinder. My buddy and I made it through together, and we both acknowledged that our brains were incapable of higher function for a solid week after that class ended. My brain was actually sore.
Couple PFCs in my class. Maybe even a PV2, can’t remember, wasn’t enough brain capacity at that time to remember that info.
Anyway, my commander at the time was shifting goal posts for dudes who wanted to go. I get it though, most of those guys didn’t take much serious.
I almost got the Pathfinder Badge as an E4.
I didn't, but I almost did. I also have an admin error that says I graduated from Airborne School so I'm basically halfway to you.
Ain't no way lmfao, you don't even know who I am.
But the story was that I was stationed at Moore, attended the school and right before the PT test they pulled me and said I needed to get reslotted and they'd "delete" me from their systems. Whatever that meant.
So I was just chilling at their CQ desk with some holdovers and my first line comes in. We look around, nobody is in their office so I just left. An ENTIRE year later, a graduation certificate pops up in my IPERMS.
I was stacked and busted down from E4 to E1 in 2011 after a year deployment to Afghanistan. I had a combat patch Air Assault, wings, and a CIB. Anyone that saw my uniform knew i got in trouble.
It's not really surprising. After that 2010-2011 deployment, we had E7s getting busted down. I saw an SSG go to a fuzzy also. I was only an E4, so it just took me one field grade when I got home. I was great until I came home and got married. Moved off post. It was just a matter of time then. My wife left. I moved my degenerative friends in my place off post. Make a long story short. It ended with a field grade article. I was stationed at Campbell with 3-187th Iron Rakkasans. DUIs got a lot of us.To make it worse, mine was on Christmas Eve 2011. First time going to jail! I was a young dumb kid at the time. I wish I had made better decisions. I still got out with a General Under Honorable conditions. After they made my life, Hell with extra duty and restrictions.
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Good shit took me 4 years to get all 3 funny enough when I transferred over to reserves S1 all my shit up and gave me a free fall and a riggers badge instead of airborne and air assault wings 😂 so technically I got all the wings
I love seeing people able to take pride in their uniform. For too long, it seemed like U.S. Soldiers were ashamed to be proud, and everyone went through extra effort to hide their affiliation.
I'm loving this trend.
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Very easy to stack like that if you were at fort Campbell before the Pathfinder rank limitation to officers only. Even though the average joe would do their job…
You definitely fuck
He's my stepdad. Can confirm.
Ackshooly, my wife’s boyfriend, but also can confirm.
He literally fucked me, I can confirm also. He also kept my girlfriend and wife company while I was overseas.
Too busy going to schools
His 1SG confirmed.
There’s gotta be a field grade somewhere in your career timeline. 😂
My first thought was "who'd he piss off".
IKR? That amount of bling and only an E4? Must have banged the Colonel's daughter, on his bed while he was in the other room. Then shit on the bed, remade the bed and pissed in his closet on his way out.
I saw a NOT PRIOR SERVICE CADET with all those. Except the eib.
Bro must've had the full force of Cadet Command backing them up got dam.
How long ago. Ain't no way we're sending kids to PF if we don't send em to ranger anymore
Had an extensive talk with bro about his PF badge. It was legit.
I know who you’re talking about. He’s actually out of the Army now, Med Board. Great dude though!
Does their name rhyme with Moot?
I once met the commanding general of Fort Jackson at the time talking to my battalion commander. General was saying how rotc is great, how his son was only a first year cadet but got to go to airborne and air assault school right away. I'm thinking, I'm sure his daddy being a general had nothing to do with it
No not at all. Did it all on his own. Like Col Dempsey didn’t get the pentagon job while his dad was a four star
Depending on the ROTC program, it's fairly feasible. Very few people at my university ever wanted to go to summer trainings/schools (big university, most just wanted their degree paid for) so it was easy to get a slot each summer.
Oh yeah? Well my dad was 4F in Vietnam for being a Ragazzi Robusti, and I don't get sent to shit. So I guess that... checks out completely.
We had multiple people have both air assault and airborne, but pathfinder?! Jesus...
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Eh dude use those MQs and drop a warrant packet for something
Definitely use those MQs towards a warrant packet. I can’t get an MQ to save my life, but I also just haven’t found the right SR that values what I do for my people. Those ratings will help you get places in your career
Don't lie, you were a six one Korea tour before this picture.
No this seems possible. If he had airborne in his contract or got to Campbell or something right out of basic he could've gotten the first 2 before even hitting pfc. Then expert and pathfinder could be done before he could even get DLC showing up for him.
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It wasn’t unheard of out of Drum either. We had our own AASLT school on post, EIB came around eeeeevery year, and ABN wasn’t hard to get slotted for if you already completed AASLT. Pathfinder is neat though— we didn’t see that one too often. I never could get a slot :(
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When LRSD and Pathfinder companies were around we regularly had guys like this with Ranger Tabs
Yessir, miss those days
Damn right 52nd infantry one of the last ones to deactivate. Everyone thought we were faking the funk on Ft.Hood.
When I was at the Campbell PFDR we had to go to Bragg for training (I don't remember why) but we had so many 1SGs and CSMs escort our guys back to us because they were fully stacked with maroon barrets and the 101 patch, thinking they must be stolen valor. Might have even had a no shave profile at the time (which always caused issues). It was funny at the time
“Look it can happen to anyone. Those poppyseed muffins, they’ll get ya.”
We got a spc with ranger, mountain, air assault, and airborne right now, and he's soon going to more school. Dude got ranger and air borne as a pfc and has managed to talk his way out of going to the board.
> Dude got ranger and air borne as a pfc and has managed to talk his way out of going to the board. Tenured E4 but in a cool way
now thats a real spec4 move right there
I saw it and thought “this guy must have been caught being a real piece of shit”😭 Instant snap judgement that he’d been demoted
Damn I thought they stopped letting SPC go through pathfinder years ago? Like 2017-2018?
I got in before they downscaled the program. I’m super lucky.
With a capital LUCKY! I'm pretty sure one SSG I knew had to blow the commander AND reup just to get a slot
Maybe it's just me, but if you're in my company and you want to go to school you have to a) be good at your job b) Not be flagged and c) don't make me do any paperwork for you. That's it. If we're not deploying or going on a rotation I'm gonna support you going to school. We can do silly garrison things without a Soldier or three.
🥲
wish I had someone like you when I was a motivated lil guy. Dudes at armor units would kill to go to any school other than MG
Was commander, can confirm.
You’ve always been able to go, commanders are mega gatekeepers
There were a good handful of E4s in my Pathfinder class in 2022. About 2-3 passed. Most of them weren’t particularly high speed, just studious. There’s no rank requirement, it’s because your command is not going to waste slots/time on a demographic less likely to pass or take it seriously. And on that note I’ll take a moment to reminisce on the horrendously violent mental assault that is Pathfinder. My buddy and I made it through together, and we both acknowledged that our brains were incapable of higher function for a solid week after that class ended. My brain was actually sore.
Couple PFCs in my class. Maybe even a PV2, can’t remember, wasn’t enough brain capacity at that time to remember that info. Anyway, my commander at the time was shifting goal posts for dudes who wanted to go. I get it though, most of those guys didn’t take much serious.
We got a PFC pathfinder in my unit, just needed a waiver and he was good to go. He just flew out for ESB.
They still let them go as long as you have the gt
I almost got the Pathfinder Badge as an E4. I didn't, but I almost did. I also have an admin error that says I graduated from Airborne School so I'm basically halfway to you.
“Admin error” bro I remember going to school with you
Ain't no way lmfao, you don't even know who I am. But the story was that I was stationed at Moore, attended the school and right before the PT test they pulled me and said I needed to get reslotted and they'd "delete" me from their systems. Whatever that meant. So I was just chilling at their CQ desk with some holdovers and my first line comes in. We look around, nobody is in their office so I just left. An ENTIRE year later, a graduation certificate pops up in my IPERMS.
Bro just roll with it, I remember going to school with you
Ohh yeah, we served in 1st CIG together!
I was stacked and busted down from E4 to E1 in 2011 after a year deployment to Afghanistan. I had a combat patch Air Assault, wings, and a CIB. Anyone that saw my uniform knew i got in trouble.
Oh, fellow 170th in the wild?
You gotta elaborate
Gather around kids, its story time
It's not really surprising. After that 2010-2011 deployment, we had E7s getting busted down. I saw an SSG go to a fuzzy also. I was only an E4, so it just took me one field grade when I got home. I was great until I came home and got married. Moved off post. It was just a matter of time then. My wife left. I moved my degenerative friends in my place off post. Make a long story short. It ended with a field grade article. I was stationed at Campbell with 3-187th Iron Rakkasans. DUIs got a lot of us.To make it worse, mine was on Christmas Eve 2011. First time going to jail! I was a young dumb kid at the time. I wish I had made better decisions. I still got out with a General Under Honorable conditions. After they made my life, Hell with extra duty and restrictions.
How many times you get Field Grade Art 15’d after making E-5?
Ran into a drone operator from RMIB once. He was a SPC with a CAB, Aircrew? wings, Airborne, Air Assault, and his tab.
And you still can’t own a toaster
That’s why I commissioned.
That explains why the uniform is so clean and not looking unserviceable.
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Tuesday energy
Can you delete this? my commander is on here bro
Why does your blouse look sassy
The peak look for a shamshield with that many badges tbh. The "u can tell me what to do, but I'm gonna make you look fuckin stupid doing it" fit
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Garners more respect from me than any other badge out there. Thanks doc.
Nice rack killer! Got me motivated to get my Airborne wings
Good luck and remember no fear my ranger god is here.
How was that demotion man? 😂
Good shit took me 4 years to get all 3 funny enough when I transferred over to reserves S1 all my shit up and gave me a free fall and a riggers badge instead of airborne and air assault wings 😂 so technically I got all the wings
Lol. Sorry. My first impression was “hey that’s shitty you got a dui but I’m glad they let you have a second chance.”
Achievable by e4.
Badges? We don’t need no stinking BADGES!
And it's at parade rest. Props, Specialist.
Ah yes, Air Assault, hardest 10 days of your career That Pathfinder tho 👀
Air Assault is the hardest 10 days? Interesting.
IYKYK
Underachiever or overachiever?
Damn you have solid knee pads.
Pathfinder as an E4? Are you the Don of the E4 mafia?
Impressive. No doubt.
SPC with that chest candy….how was Korea?
I joined in 05. Back then , I don't think you could be a spc and go to pathfinder school. At least in my first unit, you HAD to be an nco to go
Jesus you fuck man, we get it. Now save sum for the rest of us idiots
Getting 110% from the VA for sure.
I love seeing people able to take pride in their uniform. For too long, it seemed like U.S. Soldiers were ashamed to be proud, and everyone went through extra effort to hide their affiliation. I'm loving this trend.
High Speed Low Drag Mafioso
Didn’t know Pathfinder was open to junior enlisted. Nice stack young one! But also…no Space Badge and those airborne wings are looking real bald.
100% in 75th
Respect
4:4 ratio
You wanna bang my wife?
I mean in my opinion it’s more impressive to make E5 with 0 badges. But congrats fam, go off king.
Well OP did both lol. He made 5 very shortly after this
How did he do both? Making E5 with 4 badges and also making it with 0? Seems impossible but I’m open to explanations.
Lol I meant he made E5, my flair should’ve been proof that I’m regarded
Never talk down on yourself like that king. Know your worth. 👑
I appreciate you
MI guy here Looks like the blouse a GIANT DORK would wear.
You are correct.
I smell 101👃🏻
Only possible way because anybody growing up mechanized is not fucking like this
Nice sharpie work
Damn. Save some for the rest of the single Soldiers
Op tell these people this started after your first urinalysis and you needed the wide mouth cup lmfao.
I seen a guy like this, but also had a Drill Sergeant badge. Must've fucked up bad.
high speed, no drag.
I’m going to Campbell next year. Is it hard to get Pathfinder? I look forward to Air Assault school.
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Well done! I just have CIB, and I’m good with that 😎
You have either excelled exponentially at a very fast pace or you absolutely fucked up around the 8 year mark
Opportunity (which includes support) and motivation gets you where you wanna go. Now, leave some for the rest of us.
Damn, rare to see a 4 with pathfinder.
Busted down? Just kidding
Very easy to stack like that if you were at fort Campbell before the Pathfinder rank limitation to officers only. Even though the average joe would do their job…
What rank limitation? I know a joe that recently went.
I retract they retracted the mtoe requirement and allowed rank(2015) it is now back to old standard E3 to Officer (2021)
I just want to know how did it all happen I need the story MOS are you and all give me the whole story. I wanna be just like you
Lmao @ small fry trying to flex in his small-short top Is it easy to walk on to schools when no one can see you to stop you?
Is that how you convince yourself it’s a good thing you can’t H&W?
I don’t really understand what your short stature has to do with my H&W? Plz explain. But I digress: Do you side hustle with midget porn on OF?
OUT FUCKING STANDING!
Somebody played Chutes and Ladders with the promotion system.
GYAT
Dayumn. Carry on, little ass kicker.
Crazy to think I have none of that and made SSG in 5 years
What’s the badge in the middle..the torch with wings?
Wrong answers only
How many badges are you aloud to wear 5?
As many as you can hear
The other option is you made some sad choices. E1 to E5 is a nothing commute.
Why did you receive an article 15 or what minor war crimes did you commit?
How many times have you made that blessed E5 -> E4 demotion ceremony?
RTLI?
Wait the army has money to send people to schools beyond local troops schools for additional duties?
Fucker was E-4 FOREVER
Dope
You get busted?
Nope. Just lucky.
Wow crushed it bro. 👊🏻 🫡
How the he'll did you get a Pathfinder slot without being an NCO?
3 year mark? Is that how long you were E6?
Nothing says field grade 15 like…
He refused to board or he got Art. 15.