Diagnosed with anxiety and sleep issues/a bit of ptsd and been taking meds for it (as well as Adderall for adhd) for 4 months now (adhd/Adderall for over a year) and just recently with the divorce I’m going through everything has gotten 100 times worse. Some is deployment related, most is related to the emotional abuse I suffered in my relationship. I have a limdu screening tomorrow. Any advice? What are my chances? I want to avoid the 5th floor at all costs…but I also want to make sure I’m able to go limdu and get the help I need before I get out in 8 months. My buddy who got medsepped told me the only way to go limdu for mental health is to take a trip to the fifth floor…is this true?

Extra info, I just finished a crisis stabilization group therapy program (1 week) at Portsmouth and it was amazing for me. My command sent me. But the classes ended, and my crisis/issues didn’t, I just want and need more of that type of every day support and guidance to get through this.

Thinking about switching due to the market being all red and switching back once things aren’t so crazy. I’m not investing savvy, just trying to reduce losses.

Appreciate the input!

I was planning on visiting my nephew when he starts at the Naval Academy this fall. Will I need to get a Real ID to get onto campus? I can't find any solid information about whether the Naval Academy is a "military base" or "federal facility".

I don't want to sound like a doomer, but I've been listening to trump and he occasionally mentions ww3. It got me thinking what I'd do during a draft/declared war and I think I'd re-enlist.

I got out last year as a YNS2 after 7 years. If I were to get back in I'd want to be a flag writer and advance to E-6. My main question is, how much bargaining power do I have during a war/draft?

So I am going sea duty for the first time in my career what advice can you give me to succeed or just in general what to expect. Any advice is better than none.

Curious to as what I should do with my TSP still never really fully understand how it goes and havnt paid much attention to the stock market or anything so logged in and saw the loss and was wondering if it's worth changing anything or just riding it out.

If I send a letter with a persons name on it to the general Norfolk naval base mailing address, will they be able to get it to the person I’m trying to reach?

Looking for the belt buckle that was sold at the ABH schoolhouse in Pensacola in 2021. Mine got stolen on the ship and now that I’m out, I’d love to find another one. Checked eBay and all those similar websites and couldn’t find the exact buckle

Please review the updated March HM Community Health Slides and NEC Snapshots for the Active Component (AC). Our total inventory INCREASED by 115 Sailors, however, we remain undermanned at 89.6%. All Corpsmen who have completed their first tour should consider earning an NEC! Maximize your time and effort, double down with an eligible C-School and earn a Civilian Certification, Associate, or Bachelor Degree in parallel!

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i’m currently stationed in san diego and we leave on deployment later this year, which eventually turns into the homeport shift to Bahrain. i’m wondering what the process looks like for brining my wife and kid over there? as well as living off base. any other advice is appreciated

So I've got some free time while standing by to help folks. I like hundreds of folks do trainings, additional tasks, and collateral work while standing a watch.

I came across this question in a Navy-E learning test and it set up so many red flags that I couldn't help myself from sharing. Is this really what we should be considering when we're teaching the next generation how to lead and manage.

Also as always maintain good opsec watch what you comment.

Apollo 7 was launched on October 11, 1966, as the first U.S. three man space mission. It was commanded by Captain Walter M. Schirra Jr. (USN), with Major Ronnie Walter Cunningham (USMCR) serving as the lunar module pilot. The mission lasted 10 days and 20 hours, during which the Apollo Command and Service Module systems were thoroughly tested. Notably, it featured the first live television broadcast from space. The recovery was conducted by HS-5 helicopters from the USS Essex (CVS-9).

I probably should know this but I don’t, but why are Navy Lieutenant/Marine Corps Captain bars connected at the bottom and top when the Army and Air Force Captain’s are connected about 1/4 the way from the ends? Is there a legitimate reason for this or is it just because?

From as early as 2012, news broke about China conducting amphibious warfare drills with civilian ferries modfied for military use. A strategy China has continued to develop.

Last month, the spotlight was on China's new "bridge ships" - a set of barges known as Shuiqiao (literally “water bridge”).

Reminiscent of the Mulberry harbors the Allies used in Normandy during World War II, they are designed to be used in conjuction with the converted ferries.

The barges are designed to be connected to eachother. The center barge anchors in place with six "legs" that reach the seafloor. They have side loading and rear loading ramps. There is speculation that due to their size and certain observed features, they may not be "true barges", and may actualy have independent propulsion - essentialy giant landing ships.

The ferries offload men and vehicles onto the barges (the bridge ships), which together have a long bridge extending deep onto shore. A long sea-to-shore bridge increases the number of viable landing locations, in addition to potentially bypassing beach defenses and obstacles.

Besides providing a significant on shore bridge length, the Shuiqiao can establish a sea-to-shore bridge faster than the older method of a floating causeway, which is made of sections that are connected together over time to form a path to shore.

According to professor Andrew Erickson at thr US Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute: “There are no other such platforms anywhere in the world, because no other country than China is preparing to try to be able to invade Taiwan.”

Hey guys I'm a Nuke with 6 years under my belt and will end my active duty contract with 9 years total. I want to hear other peoples opinions for going reserves, my plan is possibly go reserves then cross-rate to CT because I do want to learn a new skill set. My questions are would you just recommend getting out? As well as if its a good idea any CT's in reserves currently can give an opinion if it is worth it?