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If you don't have anything constructive to say, keep your mouth shut. Opinions are great, constructive criticism is encouraged, third grade retorts are right out. Threads that devolve into pissing contents will be locked. If your post starts to drag a thread in that direction, it will be removed. If you continue to instigate, you may face suspension of your posting abilities.
2 - Listen before you speak
A wise man once said, "You have two ears and one mouth, so you ought to listen twice as much as you talk."
Fighter squadrons have a rule that you can’t speak until you’ve had been there a year, and there's some wisdom to this; don't just show up here spouting your wisdom to dudes who are not only veterans to this board, but veterans to the Air Force. Hang out a while, read the posts, and be a fly on the wall. You'll see who's legit and who is generally clueless. This will prevent you from a severe case in foot-in-mouth-itis when you try to tell a combat proven pilot that he knows nothing while you sit at home waiting to see if your UPT package has been approved.
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After you follow Rule 3 but don't find exactly what you're looking for, revive one of the old threads instead of starting a brand new one. In other words, if you're trying to find information on housing at Del Rio and you find lots of old posts with Del Rio info, but nothing specifically answers your question - post your question at the end of one of those threads. This makes it easier for future searches so that 690 threads don't pop up when they try to search for "Del Rio Housing"
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This caught me as a sad commentary on the future of Afghanistan. Karzai: "If there is no peace, then this agreement will bring misfortune to Afghanistan," he said. "Peace is our precondition. America should bring us peace and then we will sign it." https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/24/afghanistan-us-karzai-idUSL4N0J905P20131124 I scold my 3 year old son for shirking personal responsibility... Think someone will scold Karzai for the same?
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The Baby Jesus has been kicked off Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina
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Hey, can you spot the creepy scientologist asshole with the giant ego and Napoleon complex? Never mind, found him. Probably belongs in the WTF thread, but whatever. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/11/08/tom-cruise-my-work-as-actor-is-as-hard-as-fighting-in-afghanistan/
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Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In December 2013 Newsletter Hello World War 2 & jet aircraft fans -- You are invited to drop by Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In https://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com to view our December selection of eight exciting aviation streaming over the Web in broadband. There are four premiers and I've added four more of my favorite videos for the holiday season. Check out the new “Fighter Tactics” video with Ronald Reagan! As always, all of the videos showing on our website are for your free viewing pleasure. Please help "spread the word" by liking us on Facebook. My thanks to BaseOps for permission to post in this forum. Now showing in D…
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At first I thought I was reading an Onion article. NORAD Santa Tracker under fire for giving Santa a fighter jet escort
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Dudes, While I sit here and drink my scotch, can't help but think of the bros that are downrange doing the mish'. Here...here. Thanks for the sacrifice. Cheers.
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from our RAF brothers, but still a face palm for me https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/female-raf-recruits-win-100000-2848546
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Looking for a reputable company to get some artwork done on the visor cover. Suggestions.
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Relief and evac are a challenge with only 7000' of asphalt and all support facilities destroyed, but looks like our C-130 brothers and sisters are getting it done in the PI. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/survivors-begin-exodus-from-tacloban/article15386202/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24910209 https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Tons-of-aid-in-Philippines-but-not-where-needed-4976149.php It feels like we faced similar challenges in Haiti.
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Anyone else seen this website? I keep seeing people all over Facebook liking it and it's awesome. https://www.squadronposters.com Apparently it's run by a C-17 pilot and he and some of his bros do all the art. Pretty cool stuff.
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/01/passengers-evacuated-from-terminal-at-los-angeles-international-airport-after/ Passengers out on the ramp, sounds like a good distraction for something bigger.
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I bet not one marine voted for the great leader. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/24/obama-wants-marines-to-wear-girly-hats/
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I'm surprised this deadly snowstorm from last week hasn't received much media attention. It is a nice break from politics. Article Picture from Ellsworth AFB
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Traffic Shutdown? Truck drivers plan 3-day protest on Capital Beltway Published October 08, 2013 • FoxNews. Not only is the government (partially) shut down, but now a caravan of truck drivers is looking to shut down traffic around Washington -- as part of a bizarre protest against things that are "destroying America." The group, Truckers Ride for the Constitution, is trying to attract participants for a demonstration on the Capital Beltway starting this Friday. "Truck drivers will not haul freight! ... Truckers will lead the path to saving our country if every American rides with them!" the group's Facebook page, which had more than 57,000 "likes" as of Tues…
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The U.S. Capitol is in lockdown, amid reports of shots being fired. https://www.foxnews.c...ts-shots-fired/ There are unconfirmed reports of an officer injured.
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https://www.telegraph...upt-French.html
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Right? That's what we're going for here? https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130918/NEWS/309180022/Air-Force-s-top-enlisted-Roll-call-back
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The dude is 7-1 since taking over and all but one of those wins have been in dramatic fashion. No doubt the Denver defense is playing great and their special teams play has been lights out, but what is your opinion on Tebow?
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This is not to debate the merits and/or lack of merits, of a possible war with Iran. If we get drawn into another war this fall, with Afghanistan still ongoing, is it worth it to you to keep pushing toward the 20 year mark in your career, or would you pull chalks?
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Hi, I'm working on designing a friday patch for the squadron. Been awhile since dealing with this in UPT. Who are folks using now days for great custom patches? I appreciate all info! Figured some UPT guys on here should have some good gouge. Thanks
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I are not computer smart, so I thought I'd see if anyone else is having the same issue. Currently deployed to a sandy location, so I'm a frequent user of VPN to gain access to Netflix, Pandora, and other blocked websites. About a week ago, Pandora stopped working, giving me the restricted/"no worky in your country" memo. Netflix still works fine (doesn't when I turn the VPN off) and so do the other webpages, so the issue doesn't seem to be the VPN (I use hotspot shield). Anyone else having problems Pandora (or not having problems with Pandora), or did Pandora start blocking known VPN IP addresses?
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The world's most critical mission planning resource is BACK! This may be old news, but I found out from another forum that FBO Hotties is back!
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Looking to get another league going this year. Twelve teams. $25 a piece. Who's in?
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