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'He later told Air Force Magazine that the B-1B “community” also needs a respite from nonstop deployments' Lots of communities need a respite from nonstop deployments.

You miss the "any excuse for a party" rationale. During a TDY to Vegas, we had 7 guys get promoted. They put together quite the soiree complete with political incorrect implications of excess alcohol and strippers invited but in a non-working capacity. Apparently that whole pole thing is a lot more physically demanding than I thought if the number of ladies wearing knee and ankle braces is an accurate indication. Guys were still rolling back to the hotel at 3pm the next day. So, enjoy what you can, when you can because, otherwise, all there is left is bitching and complaining.

If you're a Tanker dude/ette then no. I'm sure there's some Services Airmen who are more deserving. Besides, you know you'd miss the cadillac graffiti too much.

Is he writing a book about his experiences? Hindu Thunder perhaps?

Wow salty dog, you managed to include sarcasm, cynicism, and snarkiness all in one post. I believe you've met your objective for the day, sounding experienced and bitter. I am in awe of your prowess at belittling the new Captain.

Because you guys didn't celebrate a $800 paycheck bump when you made double-first lieutenant? You know how big of a deal it is to be mistaken for someone who might know what they are doing.

The less aircraft we have at the Deid, the better. I say we all move to bases in Oman and flip the bird on the way out.

It's a decommissioned East German IL-62 airliner named Lady Agnes which landed at Gollenberg, Germany in 1989 to be put on exhibit there... (More info) Gollenberg is considered the "oldest airfield in the world" as Otto Lilienthal, a German aviation pioneer, was the first person to make well-documented, repeated and successful glider flights there in the late 1800s... Cheers! M2

Not sure all of these will show up, but I gotta give it a try! And Rainman has been spotted again!

So I'll engage in a little sport bitching here; I just got hit with a $17K bill from the gov't from my recent deployment. After looking at my voucher, the lodging portion of the flat rate per diem had been removed by the local finance people. So I went VFR direct to ask WTF and the SrA said flat rate per diem only applies to PCSing and that you always have to provide lodging receipts. Is it too much to ask for the Finance folks to know the Joint Travel Regulation which explains the flat rate per diem and says lodging receipts are not required for that? It was a different airman than the one that changed my voucher so it was not a single instance of a clueless airman. I was amazed to have to explain their own regulation to them. Why aren't their NCOs teaching them that stuff? The SrA said he'd never heard of flat rate per diem for deployments.

Because you guys didn't celebrate a $800 paycheck bump when you made double-first lieutenant? You know how big of a deal it is to be mistaken for someone who might know what they are doing. Sure didn't. Too busy in FTU....We did celebrate actual accomplishments though. Our FTU solo party had nice strippers but that was more about an excuse to get strippers than celebrating the 3rd jet we solo'd in. You have a pay chart, you can advance celebrate your next pay raise too. Don't forget that 1% in Jan....invite me to your BAH increase party. Nice work in advance. You are a winner, special and don't let anyone tell or make you feel otherwise young-special-snowflake-1st LT on the way to Capt. Congrats again.