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Cool I'll check it out. I think we had found a few in that area on Zillow. My only requirement is a decent (2+ car) garage though and a lot of those older houses have just a car port or nothing at all. Some of the houses are pretty cool though!

I got J's to LR out of UPT and I'll be PCS'ing there in January. My wife and I are thinking about buying a house there, so I'm trying to get an idea of what areas/neighborhoods to look at or avoid. Any suggestions? So far we've been looking at Sherwood and North Little Rock; seems like you can get a decent house around there for a reasonable amount and it would be a good balance between my commute to the base and a short trip downtown for bars/restaurants/probable wife employment. We don't have kids so I don't really care about school districts, but future resale or (preferably) rental value would be a concern later on. Thanks!

2 And if you're going to toss half your clothes on the floor, at least save yourself some dignity and arrange it so your name tag isn't right on top!

Vance 14-14: T-1: 3x C-17 - McChord, Travis, Dover KC-135 - Kadena KC-10 - McGuire C-130J - Little Rock C-130H - Yokota EC-130H - DM C-146 - Cannon CV-22 - Hurlburt 2x RC-135 - Offutt T-1 FAIP KC-135 - Tinker (reserve) C-130H - MT ANG LC-130 - NY ANG T-38: F-15E F-16 T-6 FAIP F-5 - Kenya F-16 - Turkey 2x BAE Hawk - Saudi And another Saudi dude staying in the states for IFF Overall pretty good, I think everyone but the FAIPs got one of their top picks!

We got our assignments last night here at Vance; C-130J to Little Rock for me and I couldn't be more pumped!

Thanks! I updated my post.

Alright I took your advice and ordered it. Here's what the almanac has, in case anyone else was curious. It doesn't really differentiate between active and reserve/guard locations but that's not too hard to figure out I guess. I'll just post what it says. Maybe this can just be integrated into the original post. Anyway here it is: B-1: Dyess AFB, TX; Ellsworth AFB, SD; Edwards AFB, CA; Eglin AFB, FL. Inventory: 63 B-2: Whiteman AFB, MO; Edwards AFB, CA. Inventory: 20 B-52: Barksdale AFB, LA; Minot AFB, ND, Edwards AFB, CA. Inventory: 76 A-10: Barksdale AFB, LA; Boise, ID; Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; Eglin AFB, FL; Fort Smith, AR; Fort Wayne, IN; Martin State Airport, MD; Moody AFB, GA; Nellis AFB, NV; Selfridge, MI; Whiteman AFB, MO; Osan AB, S. Korea. Inventory: 334 F-15: Barnes, MA; Eglin AFB, FL; Great Falls, MT; Jacksonville, FL; Klamath Falls, OR; NAS New Orleans, LA; Nellis AFB, NV; Kadena AB, Japan; RAF Lakenheath, UK. Inventory: 214 F-15C, 35 F-15D F-15E: Mountain Home AFB, ID; Seymour Johnson AFB, NC; Eglin AFB, FL; Nellis AFB, NV; RAF Laekenheath, UK. Inventory: 218 F-16: Aviano AB, Italy; Edwards AFB, CA; Eglin AFB, FL; Eielson AFB, AK; Hill AFB, UT; Homestead AFB, FL; Kunsan AB, S. Korea; Luke AFB, AZ; Misawa AB, Japan; NAS Fort Worth, TX; Nellis AFB, NV; Osan AB, S. Korea; Shaw AFB, SC; Spangdahlem AB, Germany; and ANG in AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, MN, NJ, OH, OK, SC, SD, TX, VT, & WI. Inventory: 846 F-16C, 161 F-16D F-22: Edwards AFB, CA; JB Elmendorf-Richardson, AK; JB Langley-Eustis, VA; JB Pearl Harbot-Hickam, HI; Nellis AFB, NV; Tyndall AFB, FL. Inventory: 182 F-35: Edwards AFB, CA; Eglin AFB, FL; Luke AFB, AZ; Nellis AFB, NV; others TBD. Inventory: 22 (? planned) C-130E/H/J:Dobbins ARB, GA; Dyess AFB, TX; Keesler AFB, MS; Little Rock AFB, AR; Maxwell AFB, AL; Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN; Niagara Falls, NY; Peterson AFB, CO; Pittsburgh, PA; Pope Field, NC; Ramstein AB, Germany; Yokota AB, Japan; Youngstown, OH, and ANG in AK, AR, CA, DE, GA, HI, IL, KY, MN, MO, NV, NY, NC, OH, Puerto Rico, RI, TN, TX, WV, & WY. Inventory: 6 C-130E, 273 C-130H, 92 C-130J AC-130H: Cannon AFB, NM. Inventory: 8 AC-130U: Hurlburt Field, FL. Inventory: 17 AC-130J: Cannon AFB, NM. Inventory: 0 (32 planned) AC-130W: Cannon AFB, NM. Inventory: 12 EC-130H: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Inventory: 14 EC-130J: Harrisburg, PA. Inventory: 7 HC-130N/P: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; Francis S. Gebreski Airport, NY; Kirtland AFB, NM; JB Elmendorf-Richardson, AK; Moody AFB, GA; Patrick AFB, FL. Inventory: 9 HC-130N, 18 HC-130P HC-130J: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; Kirtland AFB, NM; Moody AFB, GA (Planned: Francis S. Gebreski Airport, NY; JB Elmendorf-Richardson, AK; Patrick AFB, FL). Inventory: ? (37 planned) MC-130E/H: Duke Field, FL; Hurlburt Field, FL; Kadena AB, Japan; Kirtland AFB, NM; RAF Mildenhall, UK. Inventory: 5 MC-130E, 20 MC-130H MC-130P: Hurlburt Field, FL; Kadena AB, Japan; Kirtland AFB, NM; RAF Mildenhall, UK; Moffett Field, CA. Inventory: 23 MC-130J: Cannon AFB, NM; Kirtland AFB, NM; RAF Mildenhall, UK. Inventory: 13 (37 planned) WC-130J: Keesler AFB, MS. Inventory: 10 C-5: Dover AFB, DE, Easter WV Airport, WV; JBSA Lackland, TX; Memphis, TN; Stewart ANGB, NY; Travis AFB, CA; Westover ARB, MA; Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Inventory: 31 C-5A, 29 C-5B, 2 C-5C, 10 C-5M C-17: Alan C. Thompson Field, MS; Altus AFB, OK; Dover AFB, DE; Edwards AFB, CA; JB Charleston, SC; JB Elmendorf-Richardson, AK; JB Lewis-McChord, WA; JB McGuire, NJ; JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI; March ARB, CA; Travis AFB, CA (planned: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH). Inventory: 218 C-27: CT, ND, MS, OH, MD, & MI. Inventory: 13 (38 planned) KC-10: JB McGuire, NJ; Travis AFB, CA. Inventory: 59 KC-46: locations TBD (McConnell?). Inventory: 0 (179 planned) KC-135: Altus AFB, OK; Fairchild AFB, WA; Grisson ARB, IN; JB Andrews, MD; Kadena AB, Japan; MacDill AFB, FL; March ARB, CA; McConnell AFB, KS; RAF Mildenhall, UK; Seymour Johnson AFB, NC; Tinker AFB, OK; and ANG in AL, AZ, IL, IA, KS, ME, MI, MS, NE, NH, NJ, OH, OK, PA, TN, UT, WA, & WI. Inventory: 354 KC-135R, 54 KC-135T E-3: JB Elmendorf-Richardson, AK; Kadena AB, Japan; Tinker AFB, OK. Inventory: 22 E-3B, 6 E-3C, 3 E-3G E-4: Offutt AFB, NE. Inventory: 4 E-8: Robins AFB, GA. Inventory: 17 OC-135: Offutt AFB, NE. Inventory: 2 RC-135S: Offutt AFB, NE. Inventory: 3 RC-135U: Offutt AFB, NE. Inventory: 2 RC-135V/W: Offutt AFB, NE; Kadena, Japan; RAF Mildenhall, UK. Inventory: 8 RC-135V, 9 RC-135W, 3 TC-135W WC-135W: Offutt AFB, NE. Inventory: 2 MC-12W: Beale AFB, CA, Key Field, MS (initial training), others TBD. Inventory: 41 (42 planned) U-2: Beale AFB, CA. Inventory: 27 U-2, 5 TU-2 RC-26: TX, WA, CA, NY, FL, MS, NM, AL, WI, AZ, & WV. Inventory: 11 U-28A: Cannon AFB, NM; Hurlburt Field, FL. Inventory: ? CV-22: Hurlburt Field, FL; Kirtland AFB, NM; RAF Mildenhall, UK. Inventory: 32 (52 planned) HH-60: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; Francis S. Gabreski Airport, NY; JB Elmendorf-Richardson, AK; Kadena AB, Japan; Kirtland AFB, NM; Moffett Field, CA; Moody AFB, GA; Nellis AFB, NV; Patrick AFB, FL; RAF Lakenheath, UK. Inventory: 99 UH-1: Duke Field, FL; Fairchild AFB, WA; F.E. Warren AFB, WY; Fort Rucker, AL; JB Andrews, MD; Kirtland AFB, NM; Malmstrom AFB, MT; Minot AFB, ND; Yokota AB, Japan. Inventory: 25 TH-1H, 43 UH-1N C-145: Duke Field, FL. Inventory: ? (16 planned) C-146: Cannon AFB, NM. Inventory: ? (17 planned) C-12: Edwards AFB, CA; Holloman AFB, NM; JB Elmendorf-Richardson, AK; Yokota AB, Japan; and various US embassies. Inventory: 13 C-12C, 3 C-12D, 2 C-12F, 4 C-12J C-20: JB Andrews, MD; Ramstein AB, Germany. Inventory: 5 C-20B, 3 C-20C, 2 C-20H C-21: JB Andrews, MD; Peterson AFB, CO; Ramstein AB, Germany; Scott AFB, IL. Inventory: 47 C-32: JB Andrews, MD. Inventory: 4 C-37: Chievres, Belgium; JB Andrews, MD; JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI; MacDIll AFB, FL. Inventory: 8 C-37A, 3 C-37B C-38: JB Andrews, MD. Inventory: 2 C-40: JB Andrews, MD; JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI; Ramstein AB, Germany; Scott AFB, IL. Inventory: 4 C-40B, 7 C-40C VC-25: JB Andrews, MD. Inventory: 2

Just cause you're single doesn't mean you aren't eligible for BAH. You just don't collect any BAH if you happen to live in the dorms.

Guardians of the Galaxy was not bad!

True that. I'm interested as well depending on what the price ends up being. The MSRP from the article posted above in Swiss Francs works out to like $5500!

Here's the basics of how a mechanical watch works: http://youtu.be/cZwq1KL4SD0 An automatic watch is pretty much the same except instead of you winding up the spring by hand, it has a weighted rotor that ratchets its way around bit by bit like Slander said, and that keeps the spring wound up. And then as you add more features like a date display, chronograph, etc., the mechanical bits get more and more complicated. So what you're paying for is a super precise hand built very complicated little machine!

I give that beret an F-

The way it works at Vance (which is also ran by Hunt) is your whole BAH goes to Hunt, and that also covers your electricity, gas, and water. Then every month you get a statement from the utilities company showing what you used compared to the average for that month or whatever. You get +/- credit for however much you're under/over the average, and then whenever your balance gets to +/-$50 they send you a check or I guess charge you your overage. I don't really do anything to try to conserve energy and we still get like $60 back most months, if that's any consolation.

This looks like it could be decent http://youtu.be/O8u5eKUY0NI Transformers however was not that great

Nope not that smart. But I can at least control what I shoot for!

You can order it here for $25: http://secure.afa.org/joinafa/AFMagMay2014Order.aspx Anyone know if any stores would carry it? I didn't see it at the BX but then again they don't have anything else either. I'd be interested to see an up to date list, especially for C/MC/HC/AC-130's since it seems like there have been some changes in the last couple years. Trying to get some idea of what the heck I want to do after UPT.

He mentioned it in that AFA speech a few months ago where he talked about mustache March. He said they should have their sign, and other bases should put up their own sign too, like Home of the Comm Guy and so on, since people should be allowed to take pride in their communities.

Wouldn't it be 4.95% pilots?

Here's the Vance welcome packet; class dates are on page 6. http://www.vance.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-130215-019.pdf The other bases might have something like that on their websites also, this was linked on the Vance AFB main website.

The Vance BX is alright just because you can buy cold beer that's more than 3.2% there, or any alcohol period on Sunday. That's more of a con for OK's ridiculous booze laws than a pro for the BX though I guess. Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk

Oh wow sounds challenging! What an accomplishment.

Dude have you been to this forum? http://www.airforceots.com/portal/index.php It has all the info on OTS you could ever want and a lot that you probably don't. But anyway to answer some of your questions: 1. Yes, more than half I'd say. 2. Be in decent shape and have the airman's creed memorized. That's about it. Oh and have your finances in order cause you'll drop a bunch of money on uniforms within the first couple days. 3. Probably referring to the upper class/lower class system. When you get there there will be an upper class like 6 or 7 weeks ahead of you, and they will be largely in charge of managing you guys and showing you how everything works (mostly by yelling at the lower class). Then after a few weeks they graduate and it's just you and the instructors. Then after a couple more weeks a new class shows up and you are responsible for managing them. 4. Dealing with all the non priors. 5. A laptop and maybe a printer. Maybe some way of getting on the internet (mobile wi-fi hotspot or whatever), although I heard they were working on getting wi-fi installed in the dorms. Maybe there's more up to date info on the OTS forum about that. There are definitely lots of threads about what to bring. 6. Not much. Just make an effort to get along with the other people in your flight and be proactive getting stuff done for your guys. If you're the dude who just does your own shit and then goes to bed early every night, nobody is going to want to help you when you're struggling with something.

SERE?

Vance 14-14 track select 6x T-38 (3 US and 3 international) 16x T-1 (3 guard/reserve and 13 active) No helicopters

God damn!!! How did that happen? Did the guy in the chute land right in front of the plane on takeoff roll or something? Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk