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That's a good one to keep in your bag of tricks for those soon to be an LPA....

If you make a large order from the local Hooters you can usually arrange to have a few of the girls deliver the order. They usually hang around for a while ... and they aren't strippers they're delivery girls. USUALLY works out well ... occasionally you'll get a B team (or worse) strap-hanger that then stalks the squadron.

Based on the real estate market here, you should have NO problem getting an awesome pad cheap. Probably 25-30% of ALL houses in this area are vacant. If you see something you like, ask to rent it even if its just a "for sale" sign posted. Anyone trying to sell will probably rent since nothing is moving. PM for a phone number or email address if you want to talk neighborhoods or real estate agents.

Avoid the Dental Hobby Shop on base for anything more significant than a cleaning! Even if it costs you cash out of pocket.

I have certainly enjoyed my efforts to get to fully understand the "safety box" ... it's the unsafe boxes that worry me.

Luke is too big to have a single OSS (it would be a huge squadron). So the OSS does airfield, weather, flight records, etc. and the TRS does the academic stuff. In general the TRS employs IPs that are attached to a B-course squadron (just like an OSS would employ a pilot attached to a squadron in a regular fighter wing) As far as being a cool squadron to be a part of ... you'd still rather be a regular line IP and just fly and deal with squadron stuff.

I do loves me some AFN

Looks like I may be living in Egypt for a bit. Anyone been there (TDY or otherwise)? Any tips/pointers/insults/vicious personal attacks?

There is a LOT of usefull info in the JFTR for TDY and PCS. It is worth reading for familiarity. Just a few examples: You only have to check for Non-A once, one Non-A letter is good for the entire TDY, no matter what billeting says. 24 hour rule. Your boat is HHG, you get paid for the weight of it through a DITY. Your boat is HHG, you get paid for non-temp storage.

Read the JFTR ... It's painful at first, but worth it when some shoe tries to pull a fast one. U1045 is a good section to have printed out for the lodging office, since they seem to screw it up the most. The answer to your question is black-and-white in U1045.B.4 ... quarters are not-available.

The one in Peniscola has an expansive wine list and a cool wine "cellar" you can get a table in. I don't the Destin model has a similar setup.

I'll bring a few hundred rounds of WWB .45 and we'll see what happens!

Monday? 4pm? Who's in?

Sounds like we're getting a gaggle together! ... I'll spring for ammo if anyone wants to tag along. Especially wives .... (what do they consider "rapid fire" ?)

Thanks! ... I'm at Randolph, but I have wheels, perdiem, and plenty of free-time. I'm not looking to buy, but I do have to find some way to kill all that time.

Unrelated --- but can anyone recommend a good gun shop around san antonio for browsing ... or a range with rentals? I'm TDY here and bored silly.

Tools -> Internet Options -> Content -> Clear SSL State (when all else fails, that can sometimes be better than a Viper Reset).

False ... you also could not be gone that much and run an ops group or wing. / I was in the 1AS 1997-1998 // Random, I know

A bigger hole is a bigger hole ... (it's odd how many times I've had to say that .... )

Hey ... they opened up the thread to non-checkrides .... just adding a data point. I hooked for pulling through on a 70degree nose-low recovery in tweets .... (rather than rolling wings level, then pulling).

I hooked one ride, ever. Tweets in 1998. Not a checkride.

That would be a different great uncle schwartz, B-24 nose gunner then ....

Where does your great uncle schwartz live now? that story sounds familiar.

You are the "they" in this equation ... get a picture or plaque and make it happen.

Nothin says lovin like coming up with a Joker smile ....