u/ghregrx

I have never been much of a runner and so I am suddenly thrusting all of this upon myself and am paying the price.

I wasn’t really sure what a “shin splint” was supposed to feel like but every-time I start to run I feel pain in the front of my leg going up from my ankles. I spoke to my OSO Wed and am not going to PT this week, I am basically just doing some strength training and rowing for cardio.

My runs went from couldn’t even finish a 3 mile pft to 29 minutes 2 weeks ago in a little over a month and was dealing with that pain when running. I am hoping to get deep selected for January but am training regardless as I am a law contract and was told I should make Sept my goal anyway incase they request me for Sept. I really think that if I wasn’t hurting my run would be better. Pullups are around 15 atm and I am doing the full time on plank.

Does anyone have any advice for this, any idea how long I should go before trying to run again, etc etc. Any running advice really.

First, thank you for your service, especially to those who serve. I am interested in JAG but am in need of getting some info from first hand experience.

1.) Is pay good?

2.) Does CSR effect your pay in grade with regards to years of service?

To explain, I have been running numbers and it appears that when you include BAH, you’re making around the equivalent of a 150-170k pre-tax salary in most zip codes as an O-3. That’s not including the medical nor the “Tax Benefit” that RMR includes.

I understand also that CSR effects your grade, making most lawyers O-3 around a year into their active service (slightly longer for USMC with TBS), but does it effect the pay in those grades? Would I be an O-2 with 3 years of service pay or still under 2?

Note: While I consider pay important, I’m not considering this for pay, nor did I go to law school for that reason. I am the first in my family to get this far, I struggled with getting by as I worked full time and did law class at night part time. I want to have a strong start to my career so that my future family won’t have the same struggles I did. I’m 29, so if I do this, it’s a much larger sacrifice on my part as it changes alot of my plans for family, living, etc. I do see service as an important sacrifice, and in many ways I can see where it makes me more competitive in the job market if I were to decide to get out of AD after 4 years, or a solid path choosing to stay.