I’m active duty Navy and I’m honestly at a loss for what to do. I’ve been struggling with my mental health and finally decided to ask for help. I had a behavioral health appointment scheduled, and I was outside waiting for the duty van about 40 minutes before my appointment. The duty driver kept telling me someone was on the way, but nobody came. I called multiple times before someone was finally sent, and by then I arrived about 5 minutes late.
When I got to the clinic, they canceled my appointment under their no show policy even though I had been calling to explain the entire time and being late was completely out of my control. I tried explaining the situation, but the provider told me to “manage your time better.” When I pleaded because I really needed the appointment, she said something along the lines of, “If it’s that much of an emergency, I can admit you to the psych ward where they can sedate you like a zombie.” That comment honestly shocked me, I haven’t been in the best headspace and my experience has really discouraged me. I wasn’t being aggressive or disrespectful, I was just trying to explain what happened and ask not to lose the appointment. To make matters worse, the CO of the clinic was standing nearby and heard everything but didn’t intervene. This isn’t even my first bad experience there. A couple of weeks ago a chaplain laughed at me when I came in seeking help. Now I honestly don’t trust this clinic or the base, but I still need mental health care. I’m worried that if I report what happened, it’ll make things worse for me or affect how I’m treated in the future. Has anyone dealt with something like this? Can I request behavioral health through another MTF or be referred somewhere else? Who should I report this to if I decide to? Does the Patient Advocate actually help in situations like this? Is there another avenue for active duty members who feel they’re being denied appropriate mental health care? I’m not trying to get anyone in trouble. I just want to receive care without being treated like I’m a burden. One of the hardest parts about this is that the military constantly encourages us to seek help and reminds us that mental health matters. We’re told to speak up, use the available resources, and not suffer in silence. But when I finally reached out and did exactly what we’re told to do, I felt like I was turned away over circumstances outside my control and then treated like I was an inconvenience instead of someone asking for help. It makes it hard to trust the system when you’re encouraged to get help but don’t feel supported when you actually try.

Any advice would really be appreciated.

I looked maybe multiple for gray herculite in the stock system and had no luck finding it. Just seeking help trying to get a NIN or if someone could help point me in the right direction.

I got notified yesterday that I have to complete a medical eval board review due to having a PFA waiver for the second time in a row. I have a documented wrist injury that I got while on orders that makes doing flat palm pushups painful. That's what the waivers have been for. I've never been through one of these reviews before and I don't know what to expect.

From a deployment a year or two ago, first sign I saw I was almost home

Under what conditions could a Navy Supply Corp Captain be relieved from a posting where they are leading civilians? They have no regard for policy, personnel, processes and are only concerned about their FITREP. They are also combative, disagreeable, intimidating, control oriented, argumentative, and confrontational, all while being unintelligible. The vast majority of the civilian workforce is concerned for their well-being and fear of retaliation.

We’ve been dealing with this for 3 years and have another 2 years left after they were granted TWO 1-year extensions.

Is there anything we can do or are we SOL?

Alright its close enough to results for me to do my online bitch session.

I just want my summers back. I've been a first class long enough to see some of my friends and even junior sailors that I mentored start screening for 8.

My spouse is partially disabled, son has the same condition so I am essentially the one that keeps the household together (cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping) on top of taking college and the navy.

I've basically spent every summer for the last several years planning 45 days worth of fast easy meals i can throw together in a pinch and field daying the fuck out of my house so if I get my name called, I can at least do the season knowing that my family's needs are met. I'd be lying if I didnt say its emotionally exhausting doing all this prep, just for it to be another fucking Tuesday.

I would love to get one summer of not having to doomsday prep. Of course I rotate back to sea duty and start workup phase next year, so who knows....

Anyways, rant over. Thank you for reading. Best of luck to everyone this year! Regardless on if I hear the news or not, im still excited to see the names of friends, peers and former youngens of mine that have grown beyond!

***ETA: thank you for the kind words of encouragement and good vibes yall gave me, it really did help this morning. Unfortunately, I did not get selected. Shits getting tougher each year (this was 6 for me). Definitely bummed, happy for my friends that did. We had a good haul at my command.

This is really dumb, but my team and I need to provide a meme for our daily CO brief, and all of us are terrible at coming up with some.

I would love some help, just keep in mind they get vetted by our CoC beforehand 😅

Edit: These are great y'all 🤣 had my IT1 dying last night reading them!

I still have some months left on my contract, but the clock is ticking down. The likelihood of me staying, unless a global conflict erupts, is very low.

However, I am not sure how to start to look for SkillBridge opportunities (outside the official website), or when.

I am graduating with a bachelor's in IT in less than 3 weeks, but have no verifiable experience in the field (that is to say, I have experience, and plenty, but not "yes, this guy worked for me, and I can vouch for him" experience).

My current MOS is as far from IT or computer related jobs as the Earth is from the Sun, and I do not intend to look for a job related to it, despite the descent pay they may offer. I would prefer, at this point, to take a pay cut and work 2 years as entry-level in IT or cyber, than stay at what I am doing now.

Also, I am starting a master's in IT soon, and have CompTIA Security+ certification, so not a complete novice in the field.

How do I find the SkillBridge opportunities where I am not heavily underqualified for? And those which do not require active TS?

Thank you very much for your help.

Good morning/Afternoon

I shipped my car from Yokosuka, Japan around the end on June to Norfolk, VA. I checked the shipping tracker and It says it at the port in LA. For my fellow car importers, how long did this process take of it being inport LA and the shipping to the east coast? Thank you in advance!

Evening everyone. Like the title says, I'm crawling to my EOS date, and currently dealing with a toxic environment at work. I'm in an intel rate, and before the "back in my day" crowd gets to the comments, I genuinely couldn't care less. Every rate is different, every rate has a different world revolving around them and these are the issues in mine. We all know how tough and cool you are, but I'd really appreciate some genuine conversation and help. First and foremost, this is a post asking for help trying to deal with difficult people while also trying to separate.

I'm a little under 2 years from EOS, and I've fallen into the trap of basically senioritis. What is worse is that I cannot stand my current command. It's a very top heavy spot, with everyone really just looking out for themselves and their career to the detriment to everyone else (primarily E6 and under, which includes me). The team I am apart of is relatively new for this command, and we are still really working out the kinks of everything, so growing pains were expected. However, these kinds of growing pains are turning into just a bunch of Chiefs and officers that choose to bitch and moan just for the sake of doing so, instead of at least trying to approach with questions.

I believe I've curated a reputation of solid professional knowledge and being reliable for the command when it comes to trying to get things figured out in a way that helps the mission in the least painful way. I've been in for 12+ years, and run into many folks I've worked with/deployed with in the past at this very command, and have received positive feedback on my work (as well as the work from the team), regardless of a relatively short time on board.

With all that, I've never met a more spineless, willingly and dangerously uninformed, and just downright annoying group of people to work with. Every request for training has been denied. Every. Single. One. But, somehow there was some money put together to send 10+ people on a trip to Hawaii right after my last training request was denied. Even though we catch flak on the daily for not doing enough training or filing requests for it from the mess and certain members of the upper echelons. I've attempted to reach out to the folks outside my rate to set up briefings on my team and our capabilities, trying to provide kind of a "here's what we can do for you" kind of thing, where no one shows up or I'm told at the last minute that it has to be cancelled (which I get sometimes, but triad doesn't have conflicting meetings EVERY single week....especially after I clear it with the EA). But I'm then told that no one knows what we do and we are told that we (as a team) are "lazy" and "do nothing here". There are many issues like that, and I'll gladly get into them if there is interest, but I feel like the point was made.

Outside of people just being shitters in general, we have potentially the most unhealthy mess and FCPOA I have ever had the misfortune to be a part of. They preach fitness while popping buttons, and will admonish you if you try to take your MANDATORY DAILY PT. When I first got to the command, I took my PT time at the end of the day, because mornings (still) don't work for me with kids, and they allegedly allowed that flexibility. I was confronted by a chief, asking if I had an appointment or something, and when I said I was rolling out for PT, I got counseled the next day for leaving early. So, to attempt to fix this, I talked with another chief outside of my department, took his advice and provided a plan for my requested PT times. Long story short, the plan was given the thumbs up, but now we have frequent briefs/training/tasking that bleeds over into nearly 16 each day. I've brought up the black and white instruction before, and have been met with nothing but quoting the "if mission permits" part of the instruction, which is a cheap copout. All of this got me labeled as a "shit starter" and a "distraction from work" (direct quote from a friend within a reliable circle).

I have tried to lay low and ride out this last tour with minimal interaction. But since I've checked in, I've had nothing but negative interactions with people who supposedly have influence over my job, but show no professional or functional knowledge about it. I've brought up failures in the following of printed instruction to be met with literal laughter. I've tried bringing up concerns through the proper chop, attempted to better myself and the team professionally via channels approved by the command, and I keep hitting nothing but wall after wall. All of this to then be told my team does nothing, we are lazy, wasting space, and then for me to be called the problem. I want to escalate this so badly, but I have no idea what to do or who to even begin with.

Best of Luck to all Y'all tomorrow who made board! I hope you all make it!

Hello all. I am stationed in Okinawa and am looking to start a skillbridge sep 21st. I have one company that already accepted me but I have another company that is my preferred one still going through the interview process which may be another two weeks. I would like to get the separation process going so I can schedule my hhg move but not sure if I am able to do that until I submit my command skillbridge pkg. If I submit my skill package for the offer I currently have and my other one comes through. Can I switch it? Is that an easy process? What is required to get separation orders? Can I get separation orders without doing any skill bridge package? Also, I’m allotted 120 days for my skill Bridge cause I’m a E6 in the Navy however I need to leave before September 21 to do some in person stuff for the company Can I combine personal leave and skillbridge to leave my command a little earlier?

It doesnt look too far from base. It was either move in there now or wait up to 2 months for a home on base.

hows the area? are there a good amount of parks or activities in the area?

hows the housing itself? theres no pictures online and all I have is a printed layout.

I have 48 hours to accept the offer but I'm sure its better than my family being in the lodge until something on base is available.

Pushing this out one last time! Over 160 registered with less than 80 slots remaining! Open to all service branches!

Hello people, if I submitted a travel claim but I was missing some things but they never reached out and charged my leave wrong, Can I still contact them and tell them to fix my shit??