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This story does not surprise me at all, and it's unfortunate that this guy's career will end like this. Big Blue went against the sage advice of "NEVER Go Full Retard" a long, long time ago (and the current CSAF has done nothing to reverse that trend). The recent AFT article regarding the waist measurement review quoted CMSAF Cody as saying "If we can't fix this in six months, we need to come to terms.....that it just may be too hard to fix". YGTBFSM, we've thrived as the world's most elite air force for how many years prior to a waist measurement on a physical fitness assessment (not to mention only taking the assessment once a year during the first 50+ years), we've sent men to moon decades ago, we've successfully sent and remain in contact with a rover on Mars (that's another planet BTW), etc........and this one is too tough to tackle? JHFC, am I the only one here taking crazy pills. I seriously find it easier to relate to that poltergeist clown than I do the last couple of batches of Big Blue leadership. BTW, I've never failed the test. However, the waist measurement has been a giant pain for me. I'm one of those 93% showing up as passing each test, but I'm also part of a large segment (no pun intended) that has to do stupid shit (starve, dehydrate for at least a week out) in order to stay under the min measurement. I get more than 90% of the points for each of the physical components, yet always get dragged down by the waist. When I first saw cheerleaders for this waist measurement piping up about how great it was (some of them on this very thread), I just thought they were bit ignorant in not understanding fundamental differences in physiology from one person to the next, although I quickly figured out that their enthusiasm had more to do with the fact that they more genetically prone to be thinner and found this policy to be in their favor.........for comparison, if it was possible to be born with a strand of AAD already coded in your DNA, which means you then wouldn't be required to pursue a BS Masters degree, only those without the AAD strand would......you'd have the same cheerleaders out waiving pom-poms. Don't kid yourself, this is the same type of thinking.

Just don't post a picture of your kid holding it on Facebook. That 25 round 'clip' automatically turns it into an assault rifle.

It's been a while since I've been able to get to the local pistol range (it's been packed lately) but my wife and I finally made it the other day! :rock:

Close. It's Maryland Educational College University of Maryland Online University, or MECUMOnU

I knew it was turning into madness when I realized I'd rather take a checkride than a PFT. At least if I hose a checkride, I can only blame myself.

I know Col Bush from a prior assignment. Good all around guy and an excellent leader despite his low hours. I have mixed feelings about this thing. On the one hand, the AF has set the standard and is enforcing it regardless of rank. This is not always the case, so it's good to see the service be fair for a change. Problem is, it's just plain stupid policy. Col Bush is one more of those guys who you'd really like to see move up the chain and is now gone, leaving a hole that is ripe too be filled by some douchebag who couldn't lead a priest to a cub scout meeting. Hopefully this will wake some senior leaders up to the fact that they are loosing competent airmen to an arbitrary measurement that has nothing to do with job performance. It really is cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Springfield 1911s are the shit, I have had four before the tragic boat accident and loved them all, from the basic GI to the Lightweight Operator. I would love to pick up a TRP (the FBI uses them and they are simply outstanding pistols), but alas I fear it would suffer the same fate and end up at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico (damn seagulls!)... As for the gun show and background checks, basically you're saying it was business as usual, right?

someone post the air force times cover...

USAFA does not prevent cadets or officers from applying to top schools; it was encouraged when I went through, but you're right in that funds are limited. Many schools will supplement the $9K or whatever it is based on the academic acumen of the student and the unique perspective he/she brings as a military member. You asserted that you won't find AMU on any of the academic vitae of the USMA faculty (although I found Troy University)...the same holds true for USAFA instructors/professors. They actually require that they hold a graduate degree in the same field for which they instruct. This requirement precludes receiving an underwater basket weaving degree from AMU/ERAU/TUI.

I knew this fuckstick once, known as Rainman, he loved shoes and support personnel. He loved Vipers and Eagles, he loved Tops in Blue as well as the ThunderBirds. But then he went away, loved his terrible job building bridges and tunnels, loved the contracts and lawyers. Then he faded away, into nothing, not supporting the combat professionals he gave great wisdom too. And he wept.

Disagree. This guy is a wing commander - it's his job not just to meet the standards, but to exceed them. It's not like this is a no-notice UCI, or a flight mishap down in a squadron that he had not direct oversignt over - it's his own freaking PT test - you have all year to stay in decent enough shape to pass. Any other guy fails? Yeah, the usual administrative slap or bad EPR/OPR, but again, this guy is a wing-freaking commander. zb

Truthfully, if nsplayr actually did some homework on the issue he'd find that there aren't actually many guns being sold illegally because of the lack of background checks. It is another liberal-generated myth like "the gunshow loophole" of which the anti-gun clowns are clueless as well. I would be convinced these measures would work if those that propose them could prove that they're needed; but the truth is they are not. Blaming firearms for crime is ridiculous, and creating stricter laws only hampers law-abiding citizens; but that doesn't penetrate the liberal mindset (facts rarely do). Just like the six-month old killed during the drive-by shooting in Chicago last week, nary a word is spoken about the criminal who shot the gun only that a gun was used. And what about that city's strict gun laws? That is also overlooked because it is only proof that the Democrats are wrong on their position, and God knows they'll never admit they are wrong (like Feinstein, they will keep making up stories in vain attempts to prove themselves right!). Reid is at least smart enough to know that such proposals will have significant backlash, which is why he killed Feinstein's proposal. That also shows how stupid nsplayr's claims that 92% of Americans support such measures, he too is victim to the whitewash and too ignorant to admit he's completely wrong about it.

Rode today. Took some coaxing but she started. Cant wait for the weekend.

Next you'll tell me that 40% of firearm are purchased without a background check? http://www.nationalr...-myth-john-lott I find it odd that so many NRA members want UBGCs and yet I have never met one. Gosh, those USPSA matches I go to where there are ton of shooters who have NRA stickers on their cars must be lying to my face. I have to seriously question a poll that says one thing, yet the facts on the ground show the opposite is true. Again, a reality vs theory issue. I generally lurk around here and think you play devils advocate just for an exercise in mental juggling but sometimes you just blow my mind. Ok, found what you are referencing: 38. Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun buyers? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 92% 89% 96% 92% 90% 94% 92% 95% 91% Oppose 7 9 3 7 9 5 7 5 8 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 So I guess the CO legislature just blew you stats out of the water. Not a single ® voted for universal BGCs. hmm.... Just as an FYI 67.2% of statistics are made up BS! Well, gotta go practice loading my shotgun...Noveske 3G match coming soon and I have to figure how my short butt is going to load quickly while poking out a sunroof. but "I'll be back!"

Woooo dude. I don't come here that often and when I do I mostly lurk but I'm jumping in here. So let me get this straight, you throw out a news article and tell me that I'm in an 8% minority and then say that NRA members also overwhelming support background checks all within the same line of text. Please let it be heard I am an NRA member and don't support universal background checks. All the NRA members that I hang with, shoot with and know, don't support universal background checks. Would you like to know why....because they're are the ones that I hang out with are educated on the subject AND we loan each other our guns on occasion. Last week I made a kydex holster form my O-6 Department Head (hey, I know I'm kissing ass here). Borrowed his Glock 17 for a week and turned out this for him: Made this for an AMT here at the zoo: (note shameless plug if you are in C Springs and want a holster) Guess what, borrowing his gun to mold the kydex=illegal in CO soon. My buddy has some free time and wants to borrow my AR so he can take his kid shooting in the woods=illegal now. So I know what you are thinking, "oh, well, you'll have to give up your little side business hobby so that rest of us can live in a safe society." As a former LEO, let me educate you a bit about how criminals work: THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT LAWS! The problem with this very slippery slope is that we used to live in a society where you were innocent until proven guilty. While I have no issues with background checks when I'm buying from a store and they don't know me, selling a gun to a friend who I've known from years, or someone from my local shooting forums who has a CCW permit and is vouched for is reversing that philosophy. Now, I must presume all my friends, coworkers, fellow USPSA, IDPA shooters as guilty until they are proven innocent at our cost and our time. Dems are winning the catch phrase war. Universal BCG is easy to say, but impossible to enforce. Theory, meet reality; reality, meet theory. Guess who wins. automobile...that took about 1/2 second to think of! house, depending on location...took me 2 seconds to think of that (if you need me to explain that too you, feel free to ask) This is a pie in the sky double speak. Did the Aurora shooter pass a BCG-yup. Did the mom of the Newton shooter pass a BCG-yup. I will say that the database should be more accurate, more up to date but BCG would not have prevented the above tragedies. Making private citizens jump through hoops won't solve this. MIND BLOWN!!! There is a huge difference between having laws that are not enforceable and the fact that criminals don't obey laws. I loan friend gun so he can go shoot. No BCG done. He gets pulled over. "Sir any weapons in the car." "Why yes, officer, I have a handgun in the trunk, I'm going to the range." "I the weapon yours?" "Yes officer." "move along, move along" aka no ability to verify if the gun belongs to you, no ability to enforce Option two (no gun) Cop pulls you over, "License and registration" "Yes officer, actually officer, the car isn't mine." "Really, who's is it?" "It's a friend's. He is letting me borrow it while mine is in the shop." Cop verifies that registration and license are different. "Do you have the contact information for the owner." "Yes officer it is......" Car theft, it's enforceable. Option three You piss me off. I punch you in the nose with witnesses. You call 911 You tell officer I punched you in the nose Witnesses agree Assault, it's enforceable WITHOUT REGISTRATION THIS IS PIE IN THE SKY. Ask Canada, UK, Australia how that registration worked out for them... This is why most Sheriffs in CO won't go along with this BS: http://www.humanevents.com/2013/03/19/colorado-sheriffs-rebel-against-new-gun-control-laws/

Fixed. [/sarcasm]

I agree with the system you suggest, but it is also important to note that under the "quality education" plan, this will perpetuate the military caste system because not everyone will realistically be sent to get a masters. I envision this system would be similar to in-res IDE. I geeked out a bit when I was at SOS and researched this for my class presentation. If I were CSAF of the universe, this is what I would do: 1. Get rid of TA for officers (already done!) 2. Mask masters degree for majors board placing increased emphasis on primary duty performance evals 3. Close Air University to save funds 4. IDE process remains the same except officers do not go to military schools. When you get selected for school, you are sent to a U.S. private/public university to get a real masters degree (we essentially outsource our IDE) 5. Masters/IDE are not masked for Lt Col boards The major benefit of this is officers are sent to real schools that carry real prestige. We get an educated officer force. Officers also get a much-needed/deserved respite and get to intermingle with civilian counterparts to reduce military groupthink/learn private sector best practices.

Been a Navy Fed member since 1993 (joined the day before I graduated from Parris Island). NEVER had a problem with them.