guineapigfury

SuperWso, I quoted you, but my rage/disgust was directed at the original poster. His tone just pissed me off, but I'm not sure why. I think maybe he's implying there is something wrong with wanting the pension. We all take calculated risks, and each of us has a point where it's not worth it anymore. There's an anecdote in Barry Lyndon that captures my feelings on this perfectly.

Does anyone seriously hold it against the crew of the Memphis Belle that they went home after doing their 25 missions or any guy who flew 100 in Vietnam and went home? We all signed up knowing there were certain risks, and that we were exposed to them for the duration of our service commitment. If you don't like it, leave when you're commitment is up. There is no dishonor in that. USAF= U Signed A Fuckingcontract.* *Yes, I know I plagiarized that from the Marines.

The way I see it, the boots were free, but I paid $149 to never polish again. Well worth it. Plus they are incomparably more comfortable than the shoddy pieces of shit I was issued at UPT. Now that mine are broken in, they're so soft that every step feels like walking on angel tits.

I dug up my copy of my most recent clearance application. Here's the relevant text in bold: Section 22: Police Record For this item, report information regardless of whether the record in your case has been sealed, expunged, or otherwise stricken from the court record, or the charge was dismissed. You need not report convictions under the Federal Controlled Substances Act for which the court issued an expungement order under the authority of 21 U.S.C. 844 or 18 U.S.C. 3607. Be sure to include all incidents whether occurring in the U.S. or abroad. For questions a and b, respond for the timeframe of the last 7 years (if an SSBI go back 10 years). Exclude any fines of less than $300 for traffic offenses that do not involve alcohol or drugs. You'll be fine. Also, be sure and make multiple copies of the application for your records. You'll need one when you fill out another SF-86 5 years from now, and they need you to list half of the shit all over again so they can investigate it again. Your tax dollars at work.

Apparently if you are a Staff Sergeant or below, you don't have to tell your supervisor if you are convicted of a crime. Am I reading that wrong? 2.10. Self Reporting Criminal Conviction. If you are above the pay grade of E-6, on active duty, or in an active status in a Reserve Component and are convicted of any violation of a criminal law, you must report, in writing, the conviction to your first-line military supervisor within 15 days of the date of conviction. Depending on the level of your security clearance, there may be additional, more specific reporting requirements (e.g., reporting arrests, in addition to convictions) which must be met. (AFPD 36-29, Military Standards).

I'm partial to this bumper sticker, especially in March.

2. I'd rather not spend money on a uniform I wear about once a year.

This one really isn't that hard. Keep in the people who want to stay, let go the people who want to leave. There are plenty in the latter category. Whatever you do, once the decision is made, let people know in clear unambiguous language what that decision is. Instead of hiding one sentence in an article nobody read. I understand that alot of the nonsense is budget driven, but bringing back morale patches and abolishing Blue Monday are $0 fixes.

I've met a surprising number of volunteers, but nothing like 80% +. Closer to 15%. 412 out of 500 ... bullshit. 88 out of 500, I'd believe that.

That's what you get when you disrespect a man's ostriches.

I'm a tanker dude nonvolled into RPAs, so I didn't take your survey as it wasn't meant for me. It's probably too late now, but I'd have included a couple of questions along the lines of "If you plan on separating, why?". Sometimes you really have to spell it out for people.

They still did at Vance when I was last there, at least on Fridays. And Kadena, but you could get your drinks there for 1/4 of what you would pay off base and get a free cab ride home.

Take that birds!

I saw the winning time for the 100m freestyle in 1896. 14 year old me with a time machine would have been the gold medalist by a couple of body lengths and I wasn't anything like the fastest kid on the swim team.

I think what some people here are missing is that you'd have to meet the UK's rules in addition to the AF's. Customs doesn't give a shit about the vol 3. PCSing to/from OCONUS with pets is usually a nightmare, but they're worth it. Dude with the epic dog needs to get started on this shit about 6 months ago. I'd recommend talking to TMO to see who has the contract to fly you overseas, check out that Airline's pet policy, then take circuitous travel rather than hoping you get 1 of the 6 pet spots on the Patriot Express. Alternatively, start the paperwork for the dog and hire someone to fly it to England. I ended up having to pay someone to fly my dog out of Japan because TMO fucked up my travel request.

KHIKYG?

Is this going to be uniformed personnel or are we getting 1-2 civilians per squadron? My previous squadron had 2 civilians and it made life much better, not least because they were never TDY.

And coal is a byproduct of dinosaurs, what's your point?

If they can in turn keep the Migs 20 nm away, then they are worth the money.

I believe so. I could find nothing on square feet per family member in the reg. I've had 2 long TDYs where I brought the family and I chose to stay off base for the purposes of increased QOL and decreased hassle. Good decision each time. For $1170 per month you should be able to find something in most locations. The hotel manager will tell you you aren't permitted to do this. He is wrong.

I read the same reg you did, and this was all I could find: 3.3.3. Lodging assigns families to CL on a voluntary basis when TLFs are fully occupied or adequate space is not available in the VQ (general manager will determine if VQ space is suitable for family and other VQ guests). When the family is referred to CL or makes their own arrangements, lodging must register them in Epitome as a CL or NA room type reservation. I fully expect that the lodging manager will declare whatever room they handed you "suitable". Take your $39 per day and your BAH then go rent an apartment instead.

Check out Vampire's Embrace, NSFW.

FIFY, IMHO.

That one might be valid, because the crew in question could probably benefit from some divine intervention when the FEB convenes.