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Right now the last T-6 classes at Moody will start in Sept 06. There is a casual student here who was scheduled to be in 08-01, and he was told that he would PCS somewhere else for UPT.

FWIW, this had to have happened about two years ago, if Snooze is the flight lead.

That sounds like Snooze.

There were a lot of emails bouncing around behind the scenes among USAF pilots in early 2003 when that whole thing was going on. Toro was the first dude to actually register and throw the bullsh*t flag. I was sitting at Al Udeid, actually flying OIF combat missions, while reading her diatribe. I found it more pathetic and amusing than angering, but it was pretty satisfying to see someone like that get exposed as a poser.

Through the power of Google, a couple more links about the original woman in the article; looks like she pled guilty to a sh*tload of stuff, but no evidence of her sentence... http://www.newsobserver.com/267/story/334956.html http://www.federalcrimesblog.com/2005/09/f...e-phillips.html

What, does she have a pink seat cushion or something?

Whoops, missed that one.

Here's an additional link to a CBS news story. Apparently this all happened about 9 months ago, so it's not exactly 'breaking news', but interesting none the less. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/20/...ain689701.shtml CH, it's because she was claiming to be flying combat missions that the lack of AMs and AAMs is notable. [ 15. January 2006, 08:47: Message edited by: Hacker ]

I ran across this item in an article in the paper regarding expositng and prosecuting fake SEALs and special operators: Some of you might remember someone named 'Princess' who was posting on another website that she was an F-16 pilot back in 2003. She was exposed as a fake...I wonder if this is the same chick? heh heh The tip off is that she has a Bronze Star, yet no Air Medals or Aerial Achievement Medals. http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nce/pressReleases/2005-Apr-07.html

Also from the Fighter Pilot Songbook... (as taught to me back in WW-OIF by a bunch of drunk RAF pilots!) OLD KING COLE Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for his kites in the middle of the night And he called for his [crew position] three Now, every [crew position] was a very fine chap And a very fine chap was heee-eeeee ... "I don't give two f*cks" said the Pilot Merry merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare To the boys of the RFC So how's your father...all right! How's your sister...she's tight! When was your last time...last night! When's your next time...to-night! Rule Britannia, with Marmalade and jam, Five Chinese crackers up your arsehole, Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. (repeat, adding crew positions and removing 'bang's every verse) "15 miles off course" said the Navigator "15 pounds more boost" said the Engineer "Dah-di-di-dah-di-di-dah" said the Wireless-Operator "Jesus Christ it's cold" said the Tail-Gunner "Left, steady, left, steady, left" said the Bombardier [ 10. January 2006, 04:42: Message edited by: Hacker ]

From the Fighter Pilot Songbook: THE OLD DEPARTMENT STORE (tune: The Bear Went Over The Mountain) I used to work in Chicago, at the old department store I used to work in Chicago, I don't work there anymore A woman come in for some paper! <crowd> Some paper from the store... Paper she wanted, a ream she got! Oohh! I don't work there anymore! I used to work in Chicago, at the old department store I used to work in Chicago, I don't work there anymore A woman come in for some jewelry! <crowd> Some jewelry from the store Jewelry she wanted, a pearl necklace she got! Oohh! I don't work there anymore! Other Verses: Carpet she wanted, laid she got Elevator she wanted, my shaft she got Nail she wanted, screwed she got Plumbing she wanted, my pipe she got Seafood she wanted, crabs she got Fishing rod she wanted, my pole she got Some needles she wanted, a prick she got A donkey she wanted, some ass she got Canned ham she wanted, porked she got Meat she wanted, my sausage she got Beef she wanted, porked she got Helicopter she wanted, my chopper she got KitKat she wanted, four fingers she got Camel she wanted, humped she got Translator she wanted, cunning linguist she got Turkey she wanted, gobble she got **** she wanted, **** she got Orgasm she wanted, who cares what she got?!

He PCSd to a staff job up in Alaska...but I hear he's trying to get back to T-38s again! His callsign is 'LeBeau'.

Naaah, you're about 5 years too late to qualify for that. The letter quoted above was written following ALLIED FORCE in 1999. Based on my experiences in Shock-N-Awwww '03, that criteria was no longer in use.

It is probably a model of the ViperJet, as referenced by the title of the video.

In IFF, I usually fly about a 0.8, depending on mission. I double-turn regularly, but our flying schedule is not arranged for triple-turns (except on rare occasions, and the 3rd is never a student training line). The sortie count for an IFF IP is huge (10 times per week is attainable regularly if your job position can support it), but the hours are pretty meager. I might get to 600 hours by the end of my 3.5 year tour if lucky.

FWIW, I made Maj fairly recently, with a DP, and no hint of a Masters anywhere on my resume.

He is no longer at Moody...

That's been the biggest bite of my career. Thanks a lot, Chief.

He's talking about an air-to-air sortie, likely in a 4-ship flight lead, mission commander, or instructor upgrade program. ACT means Air Combat Tactics, and implies a 2-or-more versus 2-or-more scenario. In this case, a 4vX means that there are 4 blue fighters going against an unknown number of adversaries.

I hear 2ndhand from guys who were here at Moody before me that when one of those guys was given his DFC, the Group CC instructed the people in the audience 'not to laugh' when the citation was ready saying that they'd killed Saddam.

The more that things change, the more they stay the same... When my dad was in the AF 40 years ago, they called the NDS the 'barracks guard ribbon' for the exact same reason.

Remember, with both the Bronze Star and the DFC it can be awarded for *either* 'heroism' or 'merit'. Most people think of the former when they see the medal on someone's rack, but that's not always the case. There were plenty of BSMs given out in Vietnam, too.

The hot, Scandanavian female type crewchiefs.

I'm curious as to where this 10% rule came from -- never heard of that one. In my OIF experience, I thought that medals were given out TOO much...but they did go to those people who had contributed the most to the combat mission of the squadron. If people were really concerned about the USAF's awards system, they'd look at the citations for DFCs and Silver Stars given out over the last 5 years. If you compared them with the citations for thsoe awards given during previous wars, I think they'd find that they are being given out today way too easily. I have a pretty significant medal in my records...and I'm often embarassed to admit that when I think about what pilots in WWII and Vietnam did to have been awarded that same medal. Reminds me of a certain recently-promoted-to-O-6 that Toro, Hoser, and I all know who complained about the same thing in the pre-9/11 Air Force, too (in this case, Operation Allied Force).

Beware, the un-informed FOUO police are out!