Heya

FIZ · Post by **FIZ** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:03 am

Good luck and stay safe Sycrus.

Picobozo · Post by **Picobozo** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:57 am

Good luck Sycrus.

Sycrus · Post by **Sycrus** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:12 pm

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. Worst scenario, I'm without a cell phone for a tour, God forbid... lol. I can survive.
I have faith that I will stay safe over there. Ideally, I'll be in a FOB. My job is to ensure every FOB in the province is maxed out in supplies, but for the mechanical echelons, so fuel, engine parts, etc. So I will be on convoys going back and forth between different outposts, and when there's a convoys there's a 95% chance of an IED or two.
There's four different echelons from what I understand. It could range from a simple oil changing shop to building/installing transmissions in the 7-tons. I'm the voice of our CO, so if someone else jacks something up, it all funnels down to me, thus the management in Maintenance Management Specialist.
I check into my school tomorrow after a long flight out to Camp Lejeune from Cali, so I'll know for sure what my job entails.

arcadus · Post by **arcadus** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:19 am

Sycrus wrote:QUOTE (Sycrus @ Mar 1 2011, 09:12 AM) Thanks guys, I appreciate it. Worst scenario, I'm without a cell phone for a tour, God forbid... lol. I can survive.
I have faith that I will stay safe over there. Ideally, I'll be in a FOB. My job is to ensure every FOB in the province is maxed out in supplies, but for the mechanical echelons, so fuel, engine parts, etc. So I will be on convoys going back and forth between different outposts, and when there's a convoys there's a 95% chance of an IED or two.
There's four different echelons from what I understand. It could range from a simple oil changing shop to building/installing transmissions in the 7-tons. I'm the voice of our CO, so if someone else jacks something up, it all funnels down to me, thus the management in Maintenance Management Specialist.
I check into my school tomorrow after a long flight out to Camp Lejeune from Cali, so I'll know for sure what my job entails.

if you're going to be a MIMMS clerk, you will probably be behind a desk in the S-4. not that its a bad thing, though. i'm an admin clerk in the Marines. grunts might talk @#(! about us desk jockeys, but they're always envious of us on the inside

SP4WN · Post by **SP4WN** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:59 pm

arcadus wrote:QUOTE (arcadus @ Mar 4 2011, 07:19 AM) if you're going to be a MIMMS clerk, you will probably be behind a desk in the S-4. not that its a bad thing, though. i'm an admin clerk in the Marines. grunts might talk @#(! about us desk jockeys, but they're always envious of us on the inside

Royal or US?

Good luck Sycrus, sorry I cant give you more info, the US has different policies to us brits.

Sycrus · Post by **Sycrus** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:15 pm

arcadus wrote:QUOTE (arcadus @ Mar 3 2011, 11:19 PM) if you're going to be a MIMMS clerk, you will probably be behind a desk in the S-4. not that its a bad thing, though. i'm an admin clerk in the Marines. grunts might talk @#(! about us desk jockeys, but they're always envious of us on the inside

BAMCIS! We'll see, I just out of ELR at Camp Johnson, we picked up to LOS yesterday. Sounds like PA is hella strict, I just ran into a buddy who was still in full cammies getting ready for their 3rd formation since we got released for weekend libo. How was it back when you went through?
My school doesn't pick up for another 8 weeks unless I get thrown into the class that starts on the 22nd, but that would be a miracle.

But yeah, from what I've heard, it's a desk job. I might get attached to a Victor unit, but who knows. I guess I get to find that out when I get my orders.

@Sp4wn- US, and thanks man