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  1. Preflight

    1. AFTO-781

      New features / developments of the forums and Baseops.Net website will be posted here. Please post any problems you have, glitches, etc. Please click on HELP (upper right) for more info... Please do not PM your trouble calls.

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    2. Read File

      Users post articles related to: Aviation Industry, DoD, National Security to foster serious discussion. Value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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    3. Market Place

      This forum is designed for the purchase and sale of items for and by MILITARY members.

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    4. Useful Product Reviews & Military Discounts

      This is a sub-forum where you can post product/service reviews. Please do your best to add any military specific information. For instance, if I'm reviewing Disney World, I might post a link to the Shades of Green website.

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  2. Military Aviation

    1. Squadron Bar

      Off-topic discussion. Keep it civil, don't abuse this forum.

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    2. General Discussion

      Discuss general topics in the Military and Aviation. Please post pilot-selection & "how do I get a pilot slot" questions in their appropriate forums.

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    3. Aviation Medicine

      Aviation Medicine discussion forum. Ask the Flight Doc your questions: waivers, flight physicals, qualifications, regulations.

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    4. Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

      ANG & AFRES discussion area. Bums can search for flying opportunities with other units.

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    5. Military Spouses

      This forum is dedicated to help all military spouses. Post any questions, ideas, concerns here.

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  3. Heritage Room

    1. Helicopter/Rescue

      For current Rescue/Helicopter units. 

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    2. Fighters

      Units that are CURRENTLY fighter units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    3. Bombers

      Units that are CURRENTLY bomber units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    4. Cargo

      Units that are CURRENTLY cargo units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    5. ISR

      Units that are CURRENTLY ISR units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    6. Tankers

      Units that are CURRENTLY Aerial Refueling units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    7. Special Ops

      Units that are CURRENTLY special ops units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    8. Retired

      Place currently retired unit discussions here.

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    9. Support/Misc

      Place all other units here. If we forgot a category of unit, it'll become obvious in this subforum and we'll create a new category. 

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  4. Road to Wings

    1. What Are My Chances?

      Looking for a pilot slot? Post your "what are my chances?" questions here: AFOQT, BAT, PCSM, ANG and AFRES Slots, *waivers* + more - please include your test scores, GPA, etc...

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    2. Pilot Selection Process

      Questions about Pilot selection? Undergraduate Pilot Training - How to prepare, how to get a pilot slot. Please post your questions about your specific scores in the "what are my chances" forum.

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    3. ROTC & OTS Lounge

      ROTC & OTS discussion area. Post topics about ROTC/OTS classes, field training, detachments, etc.

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    4. Q & A Forum

      A new forum designed for all of your questions! Have a stupid question? Get answers here. Also, NO PENALTY for asking something that's been asked in other threads. If you're a grey-beard, please try to help out by posting a synopsis version of the answer and a link to the thread you remember from 7 years ago.

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  5. Military Careers

    1. Air Liaison Officer (ALO)

      ALO career field information. Post information, questions, gouge; value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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    2. Combat Systems Officer (CSO)

      CSO career field information. Post information, questions, gouge; value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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    3. Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA/RPV/UAS/UAV)

      RPA career field information (also known as Remotely Piloted Vehicle, Unmanned Aerial System, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Post information, questions, gouge; value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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  • Posts

    • grasshopper
      What's wrong with the Air Force?

      By grasshopper · Posted

      Multiple decades, multiple platforms, communities, MAJCOMs, and GCCs. Have watched our support functions go down the drain across the board and the burden continue to be delegated to the ones on the pointy end that actually need the most support to do their jobs, take care of their families, and execute the Service’s core missions. But it wasn’t until leading hundreds of enlisted Airmen across scores of AFSCs that I truly felt the “what are we doing here” hit me in the deepest parts where I’d previously managed to keep alive that spark of pride of service. Showing up late, leaving early, doing the bare minimum and often not even that… some not even able to wear their uniforms, no interest in the actual mission (sometimes lip service and often complaining, but no motivation when given opportunities to participate)… an unhealthy focus on unearned awards, decs, inflated EPBs, and “good deals”… Get off the flight line for a tour or two into a job where enlisted outnumber officers by 100:1 and you’ll see. But at the same time I can’t blame “the enlisted”. It’s culture. It starts with accessions and boot camp, tech school, senior enlisted, and the officers that lead them. That is not to say a single officer can make the changes needed — despite higher leadership edicts and Dunning-Kruger-officer platitudinisms to the contrary. That may sound bitter, but I’m not passed over or at risk of not promoting again. It’s watching officer peers promote with half the motivation, half the understanding of the mission, half the time in service (when weekly input/output is considered), and embodying all of the same “enlisted” issues highlighted above, at senior grades, that is crushing… but they checked the boxes. It’s institutional, and maybe we should start there.
    • dream big
      What's wrong with the Air Force?

      By dream big · Posted

      I hear you, but I’ve supervised, rated, and commanded hundreds of enlisted of various AFSCs; while there are definitely some tards out there, most of them were solid hard working Americans. Some needed time to mature, some needed mentorship, but most just did their job and kept their nose down; in ranks inspection isn’t going to move the needle on the underlying issues with the junior enlisted. 
    • Pooter
      AF Light Air Support Aircraft

      By Pooter · Posted

      Didn't fly the AT-6B but I know any variant of the T-6 sustains energy better than a 38 which we got by with for well over half a century. And the cherry on top is your ASD can be longer than a 0.8 😆
    • Boomer6
      WTF? (**NSFW**)

      By Boomer6 · Posted

    • Boomer6
      What's wrong with the Air Force?

      By Boomer6 · Posted

      Are you sure you're a herk dude? All the herk dudes I've known weren't  BALBA's...🤔

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