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1 – Keep it civil
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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4 - If it's been talked about before, keep it in the same thread.
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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https://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/loca...servist06m.html "This is a contract. I don't like the way his property looks. This clown gets to do what he wants, and I'm as mad as hell ..." Can someone please find this douchenozzle's email or mailing address! I think Chick Edwards needs to understand the errors of his ways ... and the internet geniuses around here need a project.
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I'm going off on a limb here.. but wouldn't it be great if baseops had some sort of chatroom for the users to get on and shoot the sh%t... ??
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After not working out or running for nearly 4 years, last week I started running again. I run 1.5 miles one day out of the week each week and I just finished my second week. I for one am proud of myself for doing this and I don't care if you guys call me out of shape because I feel accomplished! My last week time was 15:42:309. While this weeks time was 14:12:613. I've yet to run the whole 1.5 miles. I end up walking some portion of the run. But I'm just going to keep on keeping on. Place constructive comments here \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
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I found this disturbing and had to disturb others. I also though we needed a thread to post all those things that make you say "WTF?" Ft Pierce Woman Accused of Shoplifting and Brandishing a "Special Weapon."
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Anyone else catch this cheese-fest on ESPN recently? WTF?
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https://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.d...40332/-1/NEWS10 And... Here it comes. Who really needs "fancy new weapons" anyway?
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OK Fella's this is 85% acurate statement ENJJPT 10-02 will be the last UPT Tweet class ever...effectively ending the tweets USAF career... please feel free to donate Ideas for a class patch.... If it is good enough I hope to make it avaiable to any old T-37 (At-37), SP/IP/EP and let you guys know what day the last one will fly... I hope to find out the total number of hours the weet has flown how many sorties, and how many SP's got qual'd in the airframe thanks Jrobe
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Not good for the Navy... Bet they were caught at the Deid with out a reflective belt... From the Navy times: NORFOLK, Va. — Two members of the Blue Angels, the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, have been “removed” from the team due to an alleged inappropriate relationship, a Navy official said Thursday. The two members of the squadron — one of them an aviator — were pulled from the unit by commanding officer and flight leader Capt. Kevin Mannix on Sunday, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity since he was discussing a personnel matter. The names of the people involved were not released. “The team members are alleged to have had an in…
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This should be interesting.. Pretty excited for it.. 100 million dollar budget.. Remake of Dambusters https://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1647453...sandquot_remake
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Great reading if you have the time. This thread has spread across the internet. I figure some of ya'll got time to kill & could use a laugh or a so...gets really interesting around page 10 https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=111777031
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I duno if any of you all have seen the newest commercial for Gutiar Hero world tour or not. But here is it in all of Hedi's goodness. edit - video link fixed.
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https://www.whalepower.com/drupal/?q=node/2 Thought you pilot-engineers would find this interesting. This company is looking mostly at applications for turbines, but if what they claim is true (less drag, greater lift, drastically increased stall angle) it could have some pretty interesting application to aircraft. Thursday, March 06, 2008 Whale-Inspired Wind Turbines Mimicking the bumps on humpback-whale fins could lead to more efficient wind turbines. By Tyler Hamilton Marine scientists have long suspected that humpback whales' incredible agility comes from the bumps on the leading edges of their flippers. Now Harvard University researchers hav…
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How common is it for squadrons to have Friday patches? Is this a thing of the past, or is the "tradition" carried on still today? Our sq currently does not have anything of the sort, but I'd like to get something started. I know it's not supposed to be "official", so how does one go about "unofficially" getting the ball rolling on such a visible issue? Anyone ever faced the same issues? Does your sq have a friday patch? If so, is it recognized by leadership? Do you wear it out of the sq, off base, etc.? Many thanks!
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On the current "I only want to be a pilot" thread, there are a couple of dudes with four generations of military flying. One of the things that adds to the growing divide between the military and the general civilian population is a lack of familiarity with the military. Related to that is the anecdotal evidence of sons/daughters of military dudes following in those footsteps. So my question (I'd post a poll if I could figure it out) is how many generations of military flying do you have? If you are the first, what fired you up to pursue your vocation (Doesn't have to be the guy/gal driving, anybody who straps in would be welcome). If a succeeding generation, w…
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Astronaut Drops Tool Bag, Tools While Repairing Solar Panel Joint This is why only men should use tools!
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I know what I am going to do but am just curious to see what all of you would do in this situation...Got picked up off the street for a guard viper pilot slot and just found out my OTS recruiter rolled over an FY08 OTS Pilot slot application to the just released 0901 OTS Pilot Board. Curious to see what those of you on AD, in the guard, in ROTC/OTS, on casual etc would do in this situation. Nothing like having great options though it is a tough choice and kind of begs the question as to which is the better gig in today's world...guard or AD. Opinions wanted...talk it up
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https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=uav Check out the third one, Not looking for a debate on the usefulness of UAVs...just thought it was good for a laugh!!!
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An early trip to the 72 virgins, probably saved us some ordinance. https://www.break.com/index/arabs-tossed-ou...ipping-suv.html
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I had stated in a previous topic that I am relocating to the DFW area. Most of you guys on here have been to quite a few places, so I was hoping for some drops on good places to check out to live (throw in some good boobie tassle locations as well if you dont mind) Im looking to stay as close as I can to the Carswell JRB as I am going to hangin around the 457th on a regular basis. DFW Good place to be? yes? no? I'd like to know what to expect besides horrible traffic and lots of (insert explicitive here) longhorn fans..... Thanks Gents Cheers -summers
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Last night while atop a 5 story building over looking downtown Wilmington, NC, I was outside holding the lady (because its December and its cold as fu(king Alaska...) We were checking out the view and looking at the stars... I know... Now...DT Wilmington is about 10 miles from the airport, so there is lots of traffic that fly right over, but ILM is class D and the tower closes at 11. this was 1:52 a.m. we're looking up an from the NW to SE fast as hell was a triangular uh...thing...with an orange glow on each corner. as it passed over, it disappeared. No sound at all. Yes. I had been drinking. So had she, but that was a sobering experience for sure. NOTE: I hav…
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Love 'em or hate 'em; but you can't deny that my Gators emerged victorious in a tough battle against 'Bama! I'll be honest and say I'm glad that's over with! I was sweating Percy Harvin not playing, and the Crimson Tide is one helluva team! There is no doubt why they were ranked #1...until now! Cheers! M2
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https://www.military.com/entertainment/offb...eer?ESRC=dod.nl Anyone been to any of these places or have a few to add that aren't on the list?
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Thought I'd share one of the more absurd e-mails to come out of Laughlin... A couple of my favorite replies I saw attached to this e-mail chain: Don't get me wrong -- I understand that UPT requires a certain amount of... decorum, that you might not see in the operational Air Force. But this is so stupid it's almost humorous. Talk about a gross overreaction. Someone needs to get out of AETC for a while.
