As a service I think we have been very liberal with what has been allowed. I’ve seen so many morale patches, designator patches, tabs, belt buckles, graduate/specialty patches. I think it would be interesting to open the flood gates to what is allowed based on our supposed mixed heritage. From looking through all the uniforms here are just a few that stand out. And of course for some they should definitely need to be earned from or while in those respective services.

-(Dress uniform) USA and USMC shooting
-(OCP) USMC MCMAP belt
-(OCP) More tabs (Ranger, SAPPER, Jungle, etc)
-(OCP) First Navy Jack Patch
-(OCP) Navy Style Command Ballcaps

I’d love to hear more examples and push the envelope on what should be allowed!

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Mark Natale, Space Base Delta 41 chief strategy officer, dons his MC-6 parachute before a jump on Fort Carson, Colorado, April 24, 2026. (U.S. Space Force)

Dream big Space Force! We can do anything we set our minds too.

Just saw that the air force brought back SRB's for select career fields and was curious if anyone heard anything about space force SRB's?

Hi, we were able to get the new car ownership tax waived last year as military nonresident. I have to renew the car registration this year and its over $700. Can I still do the DR2667 this year and get it lowered for Colorado?

Just got a tentative job offer for a AF Civilian position, is there any room to negotiate salary, and when/how do I ask about the recruitment incentive? Should I ask before or after accepting the TJO?

Also is the 4hr PTO accrual rate negotiable at all?

This is for folks already on 6% APR on Discover, but for anyone just learning about the fact that some banks have SCRA benefits beyond what's required by law, TLDR you won't get extra benefits from Discover anymore unless you qualify under the regular rules of the law (but if you do, Capital One does go the extra mile on the percentage for qualifying folks), but Chase and Amex still waive annual fees.

Just wanted to warn anyone who hasn't looked into it, since Capital One took over Discover, their cards will be transitioning to Capital One's policies. I talked to the Discover SCRA department (which is already the same office as Capital One's) and they gave me this info:

If you made your Discover account before you joined, and you were enjoying the 6% reduced APR, your account will transition to Capital One's 4.5% APR for SCRA, this should happen this billing cycle is you haven't already had your account switch to it.

If you made your Discover account after joining, and you were enjoying the 6% APR, you will also have your APR reduced to 4.5% for the time being, but will not be eligible once your SCRA benefits come up for renewal, meaning you will revert to a normal APR, which is typically 25% plus, around 2027 or 2028. If you're in this boat you may want to think about paying off any balances or doing a balance transfer once the new APR goes into effect for your account.

Was looking for some experiences from people that went USAF enlisted to USSF officer. How has the transition been? Has it met your expectations? What’s the good, the bad and the ugly? For context, I’m an E7 and just hit 16 TIS and would be looking to summit my package for the next ascension panel in the fall.

I am a non prior and was notified of my selection april 15 2026 and i found out my OTS date yesterday! Class 27-01 USSF OTS and i report august 24th! This all happened so fast but Im relieved and excited to have a date. Any final words of wisdom as I enter the 100 day count down? Also anyone have the same class and have a gc going?

As the title states. Really not feeling it anymore.

Currently in CSprings but I do not have an ADSC or anything keeping me in. Besides going through TAPS, how quickly can an officer separate? 2 months? 6 months?

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My husband pcs from Buckley to Peterson a year ago. Now the system is showing him having to pcs again next year. The mpf person told him cuz it was a low cost pcs thats why he had to move again which makes no sense. Anyone went through this before?

Does anyone know the dates the promotion board is supposed to take place and when the results come out?

Always remember kids to check your LES.

EDIT: for context finance has paid out multiple service members a 16k bonus and then rescinded it, but only forgave a debt of 12k which is forcing members to pay for 4k that they never received. Which is awesome as we all know, finance strikes again.

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I’ve debated posting this for a while, but I know there are probably other people sitting on the fence about going to mental health because they’re worried about their career, clearance, reputation, etc.

I’m still active duty, and after years of keeping things bottled up, I finally went and got evaluated. A lot of what I was dealing with came from some experiences during my military career involving death, high stress operational situations, and events that stuck with me a lot longer than I ever admitted to myself.

For years I just convinced myself I was fine and kept moving. Meanwhile I was dealing with nightmares, hypervigilance in public, emotional numbness, constantly being on alert, being extremely jumpy/startled, poor sleep, and just generally never being able to fully relax.

I was honest during the evaluation. I even disclosed past suicidal ideation from years ago that I had literally never told another person about. That was honestly one of the hardest parts.

End result?

I got connected with a therapist, got evaluated for PTSD, started treatment, and got put on medication that has already started helping with some of the symptoms. Most importantly, I finally feel like I’m actually addressing things instead of just suppressing them and pretending I’m good.

Career-wise: no loss of clearance, no negative impact to my job, no commander involvement, no “career ending” outcome, and still deployable and still doing my job

Now, I want to be realistic and not sell people a fantasy either. There ARE situations where mental health conditions can affect your career depending on severity, reliability, safety concerns, inability to perform duties, etc. But I think a lot of us build it up in our heads like simply walking into mental health automatically destroys your career, and that just wasn’t my experience at all.

Honestly, I regret waiting so long.

If you’re struggling, at least go talk to someone. Keeping everything buried for years is not a flex, and eventually it catches up to you one way or another.

Switching from Army to space force, will I be able to keep my airborne, air assault and other similar patches (or tabs) on if I reenlist into space force? Also, does the space force wear hot weather ocp or just regular ocps. Ty in advance. Searched up on web and it was bland, used chat gpt and it was front but gpt can lie often times more than I like. You guys are the experts. Muchos gracias space scientists and cyber guardians of the west.