diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index de25f24..cbb0307 100644
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -44,35 +44,42 @@ app.post('/application', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 
-app.get('/application/me', async (req, res) => {
-  try {
-    // TODO: replace with current user ID
-    const applicationId = 1;
+// app.get('/application/me', async (req, res) => {
+//   try {
+//     // TODO: replace with current user ID
+//     const applicationId = 1;
 
-    const rows = await pool.query(
-      `SELECT app.*,
-          member.name AS member_name
-      FROM applications AS app
-          INNER JOIN members AS member ON member.id = app.member_id
-      WHERE app.member_id = ?;`,
-      [applicationId]
-    );
+//     const rows = await pool.query(
+//       `SELECT app.*,
+//           member.name AS member_name
+//       FROM applications AS app
+//           INNER JOIN members AS member ON member.id = app.member_id
+//       WHERE app.member_id = ?;`,
+//       [applicationId]
+//     );
 
-    if (!Array.isArray(rows) || rows.length === 0) {
-      return res.sendStatus(204);
-    }
+//     if (!Array.isArray(rows) || rows.length === 0) {
+//       return res.sendStatus(204);
+//     }
 
-    return res.status(200).json(rows[0]);
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error('Query failed:', err);
-    return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to load application' });
-  }
-});
+//     return res.status(200).json(rows[0]);
+//   } catch (err) {
+//     console.error('Query failed:', err);
+//     return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to load application' });
+//   }
+// });
 
 app.get('/application/:id', async (req, res) => {
-  const appID = req.params.id;
+  let appID = req.params.id;
+
+  //TODO: Replace with real user Authorization and whatnot
+  if (appID === "me")
+    appID = 1;
+
   try {
-    const rows = await pool.query(
+    const conn = await pool.getConnection()
+
+    const application = await conn.query(
       `SELECT app.*,
           member.name AS member_name
       FROM applications AS app
@@ -81,11 +88,29 @@ app.get('/application/:id', async (req, res) => {
       [appID]
     );
 
-    if (!Array.isArray(rows) || rows.length === 0) {
-      return res.send(404).json("Application Not Found");
+    if (!Array.isArray(application) || application.length === 0) {
+      conn.release();
+      return res.status(204).json("Application Not Found");
     }
 
-    return res.status(200).json(rows[0]);
+    const comments = await conn.query(`SELECT app.id AS comment_id,
+          app.post_content,
+          app.poster_id,
+          app.post_time,
+          app.last_modified,
+          member.name AS poster_name
+        FROM application_comments AS app
+          INNER JOIN members AS member ON member.id = app.poster_id
+        WHERE app.application_id = ?;`,
+      [appID]);
+
+    conn.release()
+
+    const output = {
+      application: application[0],
+      comments,
+    }
+    return res.status(200).json(output);
   }
   catch (err) {
     console.error('Query failed:', err);
@@ -115,12 +140,6 @@ app.get('/application/all', async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
-app.post('/application/message', (req, res) => {
-  const data = req.body;
-  applicationData.messages.push(data);
-  res.status(200).send();
-});
-
 app.post('/application/approve/:id', async (req, res) => {
   const appID = req.params.id;
 
@@ -179,6 +198,46 @@ app.post('/application/deny/:id', async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+app.post('/application/:id/comment', async (req, res) => {
+  const appID = req.params.id;
+  const data = req.body.message;
+  const user = 1;
+
+  const sql = `INSERT INTO application_comments(
+    application_id,
+    poster_id,
+    post_content
+  )
+VALUES(?, ?, ?);`
+
+  try {
+    const conn = await pool.getConnection();
+
+    const result = await conn.query(sql, [appID, user, data])
+    console.log(result)
+    if (result.affectedRows !== 1) {
+      conn.release();
+      throw new Error("Insert Failure")
+    }
+
+    const getSQL = `SELECT app.id AS comment_id,
+      app.post_content,
+      app.poster_id,
+      app.post_time,
+      app.last_modified,
+      member.name AS poster_name
+        FROM application_comments AS app
+          INNER JOIN members AS member ON member.id = app.poster_id
+        WHERE app.id = ?; `;
+    const comment = await conn.query(getSQL, [result.insertId])
+    res.status(201).json(comment[0]);
+
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Comment failed:', err);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Could not post comment' });
+  }
+})
+
 app.listen(port, () => {
-  console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port}`)
+  console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port} `)
 })
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diff --git a/ui/src/App.vue b/ui/src/App.vue
index 7418f66..178e2e0 100644
--- a/ui/src/App.vue
+++ b/ui/src/App.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import ManageApplications from './pages/ManageApplications.vue';
     </div>
     <Separator></Separator>
     <Application></Application>
-    <ManageApplications></ManageApplications>
+    <!-- <ManageApplications></ManageApplications> -->
      <!-- <AutoForm class="max-w-3xl mx-auto my-20"></AutoForm> -->
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/ui/src/api/application.ts b/ui/src/api/application.ts
index 2b690d4..ea920aa 100644
--- a/ui/src/api/application.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api/application.ts
@@ -49,14 +49,24 @@ export interface ApplicationRow {
   // present when you join members (e.g., SELECT a.*, m.name AS member_name)
   member_name: string;
 }
+export interface CommentRow {
+  comment_id: number;
+  post_content: string;
+  poster_id: number;
+  post_time: string;
+  last_modified: string | null;
+  poster_name: string;
+}
+
+export interface ApplicationFull {
+  application: ApplicationRow;
+  comments: CommentRow[];
+}
 
-export type ApplicationFull = ApplicationRow & {
-  messages?: object[];
-};
 
 export enum Status {
   Pending = "Pending",
-  Approved = "Approved",
+  Accepted = "Accepted",
   Denied = "Denied",
 }
 
@@ -83,19 +93,19 @@ export async function postApplication(val: any) {
   })
 }
 
-export async function postChatMessage(val: any) {
+export async function postChatMessage(message: any, post_id: number) {
 
-  let output = {
-    message: val,
-    sender: 1,
-    timestamp: Date.now(),
+  const out = {
+    message: message
   }
 
-  await fetch(`http://${addr}/application/message`, {
+  const response = await fetch(`http://${addr}/application/${post_id}/comment`, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-    body: JSON.stringify(output),
+    body: JSON.stringify(out),
   })
+
+  return await response.json();
 }
 
 export async function getAllApplications() {
diff --git a/ui/src/components/application/ApplicationChat.vue b/ui/src/components/application/ApplicationChat.vue
index f532830..a4d48a1 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/application/ApplicationChat.vue
+++ b/ui/src/components/application/ApplicationChat.vue
@@ -40,12 +40,8 @@ function onSubmit(values: { text: string }, { resetForm }: { resetForm: () => vo
         <FormItem>
           <FormLabel class="sr-only">Comment</FormLabel>
           <FormControl>
-            <Textarea
-              v-bind="componentField"
-              rows="3"
-              placeholder="Write a comment…"
-              class="bg-neutral-800 resize-none w-full"
-            />
+            <Textarea v-bind="componentField" rows="3" placeholder="Write a comment…"
+              class="bg-neutral-800 resize-none w-full" />
           </FormControl>
           <FormMessage />
         </FormItem>
@@ -59,12 +55,20 @@ function onSubmit(values: { text: string }, { resetForm }: { resetForm: () => vo
 
     <!-- Existing posts -->
     <div class="space-y-3">
-      <div
-        v-for="(m, i) in props.messages"
-        :key="m.id ?? i"
-        class="rounded-md border border-neutral-800 p-3"
-      >
-        <p class="text-sm whitespace-pre-wrap">{{ m.text ?? m.message ?? '' }}</p>
+      <div v-for="(message, i) in props.messages" :key="message.id ?? i"
+        class="rounded-md border border-neutral-800 p-3 space-y-5">
+        <!-- Comment header -->
+        <div class="flex justify-between">
+          <p>{{ message.poster_name }}</p>
+          <p class="text-muted-foreground">{{ new Date(message.post_time).toLocaleString("EN-us", {
+            year: "numeric",
+            month: "long",
+            day: "numeric",
+            hour: "2-digit",
+            minute: "2-digit"
+            }) }}</p>
+        </div>
+        <p>{{ message.post_content }}</p>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Application.vue b/ui/src/pages/Application.vue
index 2d1118b..66bd46f 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Application.vue
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Application.vue
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
 import { ApplicationData, loadApplication, postApplication, postChatMessage, Status } from '@/api/application';
 
 const appData = ref<ApplicationData>(null);
+const appID = ref<number | null>(null);
 const chatData = ref<object[]>([])
 const readOnly = ref<boolean>(false);
-const newApp = ref<boolean>(true);
+const newApp = ref<boolean>(null);
 const status = ref<Status>(null);
 const decisionDate = ref<Date | null>(null);
 const submitDate = ref<Date | null>(null);
@@ -15,19 +16,25 @@ const loading = ref<boolean>(true);
 const member_name = ref<string>();
 onMounted(async () => {
     try {
-        const data = await loadApplication()
-        console.log(data);
-        if (data) {
+        const raw = await loadApplication()
+        if (raw === null) {
+            //new app
+            appData.value = null
+            readOnly.value = false;
+            newApp.value = true;
+        } else {
+            //load app
+            const data = raw.application;
+
+            appID.value = data.id;
             appData.value = data.app_data;
-            chatData.value = data.messages;
+            chatData.value = raw.comments;
             status.value = data.app_status;
             decisionDate.value = new Date(data.decision_at);
-            submitDate.value = data.decision_at ? new Date(data.submitted_at) : null;
+            submitDate.value = data.submitted_at ? new Date(data.submitted_at) : null;
             member_name.value = data.member_name;
-            readOnly.value = true;
-        } else {
-            appData.value = null
             newApp.value = false;
+            readOnly.value = true;
         }
     } catch (e) {
         console.error(e)
@@ -35,34 +42,52 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     loading.value = false;
 })
 
+async function postComment(comment) {
+    chatData.value.push(await postChatMessage(comment, appID.value));
+}
+
 </script>
 
 <template>
     <div v-if="!loading" class="max-w-3xl mx-auto my-20">
-        <div v-if="newApp" class="flex flex-row justify-between items-center py-2 mb-8">
+        <div v-if="!newApp" class="flex flex-row justify-between items-center py-2 mb-8">
             <!-- Application header -->
             <div>
                 <h3 class="scroll-m-20 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">{{ member_name }}</h3>
-                <p class="text-muted-foreground">Submitted: {{ submitDate.toLocaleString("en-US") }}</p>
+                <p class="text-muted-foreground">Submitted: {{ submitDate.toLocaleString("en-US", {
+                    year: "numeric",
+                    month: "long",
+                    day: "numeric",
+                    hour: "2-digit",
+                    minute: "2-digit"
+                }) }}</p>
             </div>
             <div>
                 <h3 class="text-right" :class="[
                     'font-semibold',
                     status === Status.Pending && 'text-yellow-500',
-                    status === Status.Approved && 'text-green-500',
+                    status === Status.Accepted && 'text-green-500',
                     status === Status.Denied && 'text-red-500'
                 ]">{{ status }}</h3>
-                <p class="text-muted-foreground">{{ status }}: {{ decisionDate.toLocaleString("en-US") }}</p>
+                <p v-if="status != Status.Pending" class="text-muted-foreground">{{ status }}: {{
+                    decisionDate.toLocaleString("en-US", {
+                        year: "numeric",
+                        month: "long",
+                        day: "numeric",
+                        hour: "2-digit",
+                        minute: "2-digit"
+                    }) }}</p>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div v-else class="flex flex-row justify-between items-center py-2 mb-8">
             <h3 class="scroll-m-20 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Apply to join the 17th Rangers</h3>
         </div>
-        <ApplicationForm v-if="appData" :read-only="readOnly" :data="appData" @submit="(e) => { postApplication(e) }"
-            class="mb-7"></ApplicationForm>
-        <div v-if="newApp">
+        <ApplicationForm :read-only="readOnly" :data="appData" @submit="(e) => { postApplication(e) }" class="mb-7">
+        </ApplicationForm>
+        <div v-if="!newApp">
             <h3 class="scroll-m-20 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight mb-4">Discussion</h3>
-            <ApplicationChat :messages="chatData" @post="postChatMessage"></ApplicationChat>
+                <ApplicationChat :messages="chatData" @post="postComment"></ApplicationChat>
         </div>
     </div>
+    <div v-else>HELLOOO</div>
 </template>
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diff --git a/ui/src/pages/ManageApplications.vue b/ui/src/pages/ManageApplications.vue
index a700dc0..45fa535 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/ManageApplications.vue
+++ b/ui/src/pages/ManageApplications.vue
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 })
 </script>
 <template>
-    <Table>
+    <Table class="mx-auto max-w-3xl">
         <!-- <TableCaption>A list of your recent invoices.</TableCaption> -->
         <TableHeader>
             <TableRow>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
                 <TableCell v-if="app.app_status != 'Pending'" class="text-right" :class="[
                     'font-semibold',
                     app.app_status === Status.Pending && 'text-yellow-500',
-                    app.app_status === Status.Approved && 'text-success',
+                    app.app_status === Status.Accepted && 'text-success',
                     app.app_status === Status.Denied && 'text-destructive'
                 ]">{{ app.app_status }}</TableCell>
                 <TableCell v-else class="inline-flex items-end gap-2">