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I thought the discussion a few pages back said each of those were specific situations being one-off deals. I don't think any of them were random drops out of the blue. Not to ruin anyone's hopes of course...

I never used APACS traveling in Europe. Only time I used it was a trip to Egypt. pre-Arab Spring days of course. I stopped consulting the FCG somewhere between my 6th to 9th foreign trip. Unless you're going to some weird or possibly dangerous country, or on official business, it's all just standard boilerplate. Instead I relied on common sense and letting my chain of command know where to find me if they needed me for something.

Marty, you licensed in NC? Your website doesn't mention that state.

I had a similar problem. Short answer, you as the member can not depart your PDS until the 1st day of your DEROS month. However, there are no such restrictions on your defendants and HHG. I was stationed OCONUS with a CONUS PCS. My DEROS month was April. I wanted to leave in March, for purely personal reasons. I scheduled my HHG in early March, asked TMO to book tickets for my defendants (wife and daughter) in late March, and I left about a week later on 1 Apr. I didn't have to cite any AFIs or jump through hoops, just used plain English to explain my PFA to TMO. They did not care. YMMV. Ask nicely. The long pole in the tent is going to be getting your orders early enough to schedule HHG that far out to stay on timeline.

Turns out you can barrel roll an MC-12.

That's a more detailed version of the argument that Pako makes in the article Nsplayer linked to above. Hopefully we have time to relearn all our lessons from Fulda Gap scenario training before they're actually required.

That was extremely careless, but I wouldn't worry. I don't think the FBI will care.

Shut up nav. Just kidding. the 12F manning problem is even worse than the 11F since we have a shorter ADSC. But since there are fewer of us it's not as big of a concern to the staffers. There is a 12F bonus, but not for my year group. But I think I'm passed the point where the AF is going to offer me additional money to stay in.

For the longest time I thought it was Rainman back to have some fun with us . But now it's gotten so sad and I don't think he would have stooped this low for a laugh.

No experience with an ETP, but there might not be anything wrong with you. Have you had flight med refer you to Optomology? The vision testers at flight med are really just for screening that something MIGHT be wrong with you. I've had success with the that route when I occasionally struggle with the depth perception test. Also, it's entirely possible that their machine isn't calibrated correctly. I could easily see them having the screen on that laptop too dim. There was a guy in my last squadron that went long term DNIF for a vision problem. Flight med told him he'd never fly again. After fighting it for almost a year he managed to get tested at Wright Pat. Turns out flight med's machine was wrong and his vision was perfectly fine the entire time.

45 degree High Altitude Dive Bomb. Release a stick of 6 Mk-82s. Not anywhere near as many bombs as the B-1 brings to the fight, but the attack is a hell of a lot of fun.

Surprise! Sorry, I guess I was confusing you with someone else.

Didn't that happen to Pawnman? I seem to remember him 7-day-opting but still being sent to Clovis for 11 months anyway.

Wow

It doesn't need the SDB II to be fully mission capable. There are plenty of other weapons it can carry that are full up. Hell, how many current combat aircraft can't even carry the SDB I? When did the F-16 get it again? Last year? It's a cool weapon, but it's certainly not a game changer. I'm far from an F-35 apologist, but this article is total sensationalism.

Hah! That's rich. Impressive airmanship though.

Why is the EFMP office even involved? Lots of families PCS while pregnant without involving EFMP and with no issues. I can't see why they have a say. I'd harass them to get the paperwork rolling for your son. My daughter's issue is minor (speech therapy) and it was still a pain in the ass. I wouldn't expect any issues though. Even though my daughter wasn't in school yet she did speech therapy with a DODSS therapist at the on base school at Lakenheath.

Just got 3.25% and $1,100 lender credit on a VA refinance from Dave Nichols at NBoKC. Still working the paperwork process, but getting the quote and locking in the rate was quick and easy.

Did anybody else catch this? http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/12/twitter-account-for-us-central-command-hacked-filled-with-pro-isis-messages/ Apparently CENTCOM had their Twitter account hacked.

Same

This forum goes in cycles. There's periodically some phase of BS and butt-hurt new folks that cause an old time poster to claim the forum has declined and leave, aka Rainman for example. While some recent threads and posts might not have been the best example of officership, I don't believe our collective shit is in the street. It simply requires a minor course correction. I have always gotten a lot out of this forum. I still do, and I anticipate it continuing to be useful and educational, not to mention entertaining. There are a number of threads that have turned into amateur-hour bitchfests. I just simply stop reading them. No one is forcing anyone to read sophomoric conversations and posts. While an argument could be made for a new sub-forum, I don't believe we need a dramatic overall.

Seems like he's already done that. http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/10/dennis-rodman-north-korea-coup/

That's the lesson I try to take from his story. No matter how badly I screw up, America will bring me home, no questions asked.

I've known several people who have ejected and for the most part there's stigma. It's easy to second guess someone's actions and decisions made during the heat of the moment, but I'm hesitant to be too critical as that could be me one day. As long as there's no gross ineptitude we all try to learn from it and move on. I like getting to chat with the ejectors since I get to ask questions and replay the decision making process, neither of which is easy to do with the investigation report.

With the solo collar in place both seats still eject, however the collar commands the front seat to eject first. Without the collar the rear seat goes first followed by the front.