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Yeah, my response was a little bogus. The year after me is when they booted all those dudes with effectively zero warning. That incident had to change the decision making math for a lot of guys.

Geting passed over sucks, but I flew every assignment. I asked myself if I'd rather retire an O5 who spent years on staff, or an O4 who didn't. Surprisingly easy question to answer.

http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=64327&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thisainthell%2FnTMY+%28This+ain%27t+Hell%2C+but+you+can+see+it+from+here%29 Navy Seal, Marine Force Recon, Army Special Forces....I'm a little slighted he didn't spend any time as a PJ. Anybody know if he's actually on the United Seniority list? Man, that is kind of terrifying.

Wanna share the citation? Or the story?

Just never gets old

Huh. When I watched the trailer I kept expecting a transformer to pop up somewhere. Blackhawk Down this aint.

Thanks, Ill take a look

Any advice for a 22 handgun. Shot a Ruger III a few years back and loved it. Heard it's a serious PITA to clean though. Open to any recommendations? Second question, how well does BX pricing compare to anyone who has done some price comparing recently? Last time I checked was years ago in AK, and they weren't competitive.

Or you could fly another airplane. Stranger things have happened

I have the 22 inch, got the light (plastic) frame. It's only a few pounds lighter than the metal one but difference is very noticeable. I was commuting when I bought, which made the 22 in a better choice. Now that I live in base I plan on upgrading to a 26 as soon as I can suck up the cost . Far as the plastic, I doubt it will last as long as the metal frame, but a year later its holding up well. If you plan on commuting long term, I'd lean towards metal. You can tell who commutes and who lives in base by bag condition. To Tonka, while the roller bags are easier to move around than a backpack, so far the durable bags I've found come with the tradeoff of being very heavy. Which matters when slinging them in an overhead. So I dont know if that'll solve your back problems. I heard many stories like Huggy's, which is why I bought mine. They hold up well and you can have them repaired/refurbed to like new at fairly reasonable prices when they do eventually get too banged up or torn. Warrior, I looked at all the bags and decided I didn't really care where the pockets were, I didn't have that detailed a packing plan. I decided I wanted the light weight, bought the bag and made it work. Far as 22 vs 26, the 22 fits in a standard overhead, which might matter if you commute.

I see Hilton also has a non amex...reason why one better than the other? Couldnt see an immediate apparent difference. And generally speaking amex is a bit of a pita.

So, thought it might be nice to have a hotel card. While I dont pay for hotels (airline), I would like some "free" stays in hotels for family travel. Basically Id be getting hotel points for our daily soending. Thoughts? Recommendations?

People leave everywhere for ______. Everyone has their reasons--basing a big one for many people. Some folks leave SWA because of expected long upgrade times. Doesn't mean it's not a great place. Get a job then get another offer then get picky.

I can't tell if you're serious. Umbrage? Seriously?

Bud Day did ok Your point is valid of course. Though Id say with each of the examples you cited, those dudes did something worth writing about. And worth reading. I personally wouldnt rank OGradys achievements quite up their with those others. But, we all gotta pay the mortgage. I can think he acted like a db, he can laugh all the way to the bank.

And that is why so many dislike him. He really bought into acting the war hero. The high point for me was when he stole the title of his memoir from Bud Day's. You'll note the two dudes shot down during Allied Force kept much lower profiles.

Probably better in wtf thread, but in middle of PCS to Ft Living Room and for no good reason decided to stay night at Scott AFB. Where a dank, nasty room cost $60/night. WTF?!? Yeah, didnt go TDY much my last assignment. But when the hell did AF billleting lose their f'ing minds?

It is a fantastic book. I'd qualify your statement by saying its a book about twisted wackjobs using religion to justify evil. But I agree, great book.

I read a bit of Christopher Hitchens and enjoyed it for a variety of reasons, not least of which was that he was very humorous. However, at a certain point, I could summarize his thesis as religion is idiotic, and consequently all religious people are morons. My conflict was that I had (and have) many friends who are exceedingly well educated, very intelligent by any measure, and also devout. His thesis failed observationally. I would suggest to you that calling people idiots for their beliefs is a poor way of convincing anyone of anything other than the fact that you're a prick. Just a thought. If you've any familiarity with history, you'll know folks have been confidently predicting the end of religion for centuries. Perhaps it will happen this time, but perhaps historical perspective is worthy of consideration. Final thought, what many people--including myself--find particularly annoying about the religious is the propensity of some to engage in unwanted aggressive proselytizing. Which, despite your apparent proud atheism, is exactly what you are doing

I kind of hate it when people tell me how to spend my money. That said, I tend to agree with Huggy. Unless you are 100% positive you won't ever need it, you are closing a door that will be a lot harder to reopen.. There may be options later down the road, but I guarantee you they will be significantly more painful and/or expensive. Delta for as long as I've been looking has only required a current written. I doubt many folks get hired without a full ATP, but clearly it's possible. Since your written is going to expire soon, that fact is irrelevant. I don't know of any major that will hire without the written, as I understand it (?) the written is the part that is about to get difficult. I had no intention of going to the airlines....and here I am. Hell, even Butters is apparently going to give it a shot. If you're going to close that door, make sure you do it eyes open.

Couldn't the prosecutor counter by saying "and then he got fired for it?" Proving it wasn't appropriate?

I like the way you think. Reading about the card it says to enter the lounge you need the platinum card, and ID and a ticket showing travel that day. What do you do for the ticket?

Not so "latest," recently rewatched Tropic Thunder. Forgot how brilliant that was.