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Hi all,

This is my first time doing a project like this, so I’m learning as I go. I’m painting my kitchen cabinets, which currently have a cherry wood finish (rich reddish-brown with a bit of sheen. I’m aiming for a light color like white or cream.

I’ve been sanding like crazy and I’m actually taking it down to almost the bare wood. It’s taking forever, and I’m starting to wonder:

1.	Do I really need to sand off all the old finish down to raw wood, or just scuff it up enough for primer to stick?
2.	What’s the best primer for this kind of wood if I want a long-lasting, smooth finish? (Oil-based? Shellac? Something else?) I bought the Zinsser Shellac based primer

3. What kind of paint is

Hey all — I’m a disabled veteran (100% P&T) currently working as a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager, and I’m heavily involved in incident response. When cyber incidents happen — which can be anytime, day or night — I’m the one who has to jump in, lead the investigation, and figure out what’s going on. It’s high-stress, unpredictable, and has been taking a real toll on my health.

The constant disruptions have been triggering migraines, tinnitus, and impacting my overall well-being and work-life balance. It’s just not sustainable long-term with my service-connected conditions.

I’m looking to use VR&E to fund an MBA and move into a more strategic, senior role like Cyber Risk Mana

Hey all, I’m weighing two options for my next real estate investment in Washington, DC and would love to get some perspective—especially from folks with experience in the DMV area.

Option 1: Single Family Home (3–4 bedrooms) I’d rent it out by the room. I’ve read this can actually provide more stable income because there’s just one facility to maintain, and vacancy risk is a little lower if one room sits empty instead of a whole unit. Plus, DC has a lot of short-term professionals, interns, or government contractors who might prefer a single room over a full apartment.

Option 2: Quadplex (four 1bd/1ba units) The draw here is more independence for tenants and possibly higher total rent, but

Hi all,

I’m in the process of appealing a VA decision and hoping someone here has gone through something similar.

I previously served 4 years Active Duty, which I used for my Post-9/11 GI Bill. After that, I served 4 years in the Reserves, where I did multiple Title 10 Active Duty for Training (ADT) periods. These were for things like NREMT recertification and other required training/taskings while in the Reserves.

I submitted an initial request to VA to count this Reserve Title 10 time as a second qualifying period of service, which could potentially extend my GI Bill entitlement toward the 48-month cap. Unfortunately, they denied my request.

Since then, I’ve gathered more supporting do

Is GW’s MBA good? I am a cybersecurity professional that’s looking to get an MBA. I’m applying to GW, GMU and VT. Is it worth it? I’m not trying to kill myslef for this MBA but I do want to learn and GW is expensive 😭

Is it mostly papers, exams, group projects?? Any insight would be great.

If anyone here has completed their MBA, what is the MBA program like? Is it all papers? Exams?

I want to assess the workload before I jump head first lol thank you!

I’m a Cybersecurity Team Manager at a Fortune 500 company, looking to move into a VP of Cybersecurity or CISO role in the next 8–10 years. An MBA feels like the right next step to grow my business knowledge and shift from day-to-day operations toward big-picture leadership.

I’m deciding between:

•	GMU’s Costello Flex MBA (48 credit hours)
•	UMGC’s MBA (30 credit hours)

I got my B.S. in Cybersecurity from Mason—it was okay. Cost isn’t an issue since I have 24 months of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits left.

My dilemma: Mason’s program takes a whole semester longer, and I don’t want to waste time and energy if both programs are basically the same in the end. I’m willing to put in the work if i

I’m a Cybersecurity Team Manager at a Fortune 500 company, looking to move into a VP of Cybersecurity or CISO role in the next 8–10 years. An MBA feels like the right next step to grow my business knowledge and shift from day-to-day operations toward big-picture leadership.

I’m deciding between:

•	GMU’s Costello Flex MBA (48 credit hours)
•	UMGC’s MBA (30 credit hours)

I got my B.S. in Cybersecurity from Mason—it was okay. Cost isn’t an issue since I have 24 months of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits left.

My dilemma: Mason’s program takes a whole semester longer, and I don’t want to waste time and energy if both programs are basically the same in the end. I’m willing to put in the work if i

I’m a Cybersecurity Team Manager at a Fortune 500 company, looking to move into a VP of Cybersecurity or CISO role in the next 8–10 years. An MBA feels like the right next step to grow my business knowledge and shift from day-to-day operations toward big-picture leadership.

I’m deciding between: • GMU’s Costello Flex MBA (48 credit hours) • UMGC’s MBA (30 credit hours)

I got my B.S. in Cybersecurity from Mason—it was okay. Cost isn’t an issue since I have 24 months of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits left.

My dilemma: Mason’s program takes a whole semester longer, and I don’t want to waste time and energy if both programs are basically the same in the end. I’m willing to put in the work if it

I’m a Cybersecurity Team Manager at a Fortune 500 company, looking to move into a VP of Cybersecurity or CISO role in the next 8–10 years. An MBA feels like the right next step to grow my business knowledge and shift from day-to-day operations toward big-picture leadership.

I’m deciding between: • GMU’s Costello Flex MBA (48 credit hours) • UMGC’s MBA (30 credit hours)

I got my B.S. in Cybersecurity from Mason—it was okay. Cost isn’t an issue since I have 24 months of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits left.

My dilemma: Mason’s program takes a whole semester longer, and I don’t want to waste time and energy if both programs are basically the same in the end. I’m willing to put in the work if it

I’ve seen an option to add the QAE book for $150. Will that have access to the online version of practice exams?

Here it goes—I passed the CISSP exam after three weeks of studying. I kid you not; I literally started studying on October 23 and took the test on November 15. For context, I have five years of experience as an InfoSec engineer, SOC analyst, and D&R manager. Here are the resources that I used:

1.	Watched all of Kelly Handerhan’s videos. This was just an introduction, so I took a few notes and powered through everything. She’s really good at explaining concepts, but don’t dwell too much on the videos.

2.	Udemy Christina Mehra’s Practice Exams—this practice exam was overwhelming at first because it had 175 questions, and they’re all very long. I think it’s a good resource to start with and

Hey -

So, I’m taking the CISSP exam on Friday. I’ve really only been studying for 2-3 weeks. I’ve read the book and halfway did a bootcamp 11 months ago through my work.

I think I’ve definitely learned so much in the last 2 weeks but I’m very nervous. I guess I needed a place to express my anxiety.

I watch Kelley Handerhan’s videos on Cybrary, did Christina Mehra’s practice exams on udemy, watched a few of Destination Certification mind maps, finished 4 of Boson’s practice exams and have been doing the learnzapp questions as well. I learn better when I take practice exams and read through explanations.

Does anybody have any words of encouragement or tips to help me in 2 days?

Thank