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    Little Rock info

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by CDAWG

    On 12/30/2015 at 7:35 AM, spaceman said:

    Legacy course I take it? I did the J course so it was a PCS for me anyway, but I have a bunch of friends who did the H course. Everyone brought their own car and family if they had one, and everyone lived off base. I don't think there are any restrictions on where you can live. I can tell you I haven't met a single American officer who stayed in the dorms!

    I don't think you'll get a rental car.

    Out of the eight or so buddies I had TDY here, they all stayed in one of three places:

    The Links in Sherwood - pretty close to base, okay apartments with a par 3 golf course between the buildings.

    The Enclave in North Little Rock - pretty big apartment building with newer/mostly smaller apartments, right next to a foot bridge to the bars downtown, and close to the freeway towards base.

    Block 2 Lofts (I think that's what it's called) - pretty cool but more expensive industrial style apartments on the main drag downtown.

    There are plenty of other options but those just happened to be where all my bros ended up!

    Bump. Heading to Little Rock next year for the H course TDY. This seems to be the most current gouge. I’m a married guy going solo. Don’t need to be close to bars but would like to be near good restaurants and not in the hood. Looking for recommendations. 

    Palace Chase info

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    Are there any recent Palace Chase approvals? (i.e. How many months requested off/approved?) Did you include an Intent to Hire letter when you submitted the package? How long did it take to get an answer?
    I'm interviewing with a unit in the next 6-9 weeks. However, I'd rather start the ball rolling now on the paperwork since they estimate it taking 16 weeks for approval.  Appreciate the help! 
     
     
     
     

    Mine got approved in 40ish days. I applied in March 2020 when everyone got wet feet. I asked for six months off. Most likely it’ll be fast for you too, there’s a reason why the bonus this year isn’t as good as last years, people aren’t getting out as much. They were getting out in droves before March. I had a “intent to hire letter”. My In Service Recruiter (ISR) recommended I didn’t submit without it. I too was anxious like you and had been tracking my ADSC 2 years out. Get that letter and then submit your package. Something you could do now is to have an initial talk with the ISR and have them explain the process and then do all the paperwork so you can press the button when your hired. I had my paperwork squared away and then submitted a week after I got hired. If you look back a few posts you can see how quick mine went through all the AFPC offices.


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    Retirement / Separation Considerations

    in General Discussion

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    Absolutely hilarious, classic dumb 2LT shenanigans.

    Though I'll say that at least one GO or DV parking spot should be fair game at the O-club for LTs, since just about everyone one of them has gotten rid of the LT spot by the door. (Last time I saw one was at Maxwell, and that was several years ago).

    Then again, don't think many LTs are going to the o-club on a Friday night anymore...

    My favorite parking spot is at NAS Pensacola’s O-Club. Sign reads “Any ENSIGN or 2d Lt”. Best part is it’s right next to the commander of the Blue Angels.


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    Military Discounts

    in Useful Product Reviews & Military Discounts

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    https://info.lululemon.com/help/military-military-spouses-and-first-responders

    Lululemon offers a 25% discount in person. I personally am a fan of their shorts and the lifetime warranty for repairs. A friend of mine has gotten his running shorts repaired twice over the years for free. They offered to give him new shorts but he’s trying to prove a point since we have given him a hard time for spending so much on running shorts. I know many of you have significant others who have a pair of yoga pants from this store. Don’t let them spend that $100 on them anymore, go get that sweet discount.


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    The Congressman is back yo

    in General Discussion

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    This was some of the most fascinating discussions on Jordan Peterson's videos on Youtube that I watched.  It really highlighted how he wasn't some far-right nutjob, but you know...left gonna left.

    I still don't know why he gets so much hate outside the, "You can't make me say what I don't want to."

    I always wondered when I'd read about someone holding a lecture and people attending "in ye olden days," who the hell would go?  After listening to his presentations, I get it.  I didn't always agree, but it made me think hard about a lot of different things, and I appreciated it.  Also good conversation with friends and family.

    It’s easy to listen to Jordan Peterson because he is an excellent communicator. He rarely ever raises his tone. I appreciate anyone’s opinion when they can intelligently communicate their opinion without sarcasm or having to raise their voice.


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    New BAH rates are out.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'm a dependo under my wife and a TG. Correct me if I'm wrong, when I'm not on orders receiving BAH my wife is eligible for the dependent BAH? My wife was told by finance they see me as ANG in DEERS instead of being listed as a dependent. Anyone have similar experience with this, curious if we will have to make frequent trips to finance once I do go on/off orders. 

    Tulsi Gabbard, a democrat I could behind. STS

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    No one ever said what he revealed wasn't important. The problem was that he didn't do it through existing whistleblower channels endangering completely unrelated US assets in the process. 

    Couldn’t agree more. Point is some people only view him as a traitor and lose sight of what he leaked.


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    PRK and LASIK Information

    in Aviation Medicine

    Posted

    On 10/5/2020 at 11:40 AM, stuckindayton said:

    The process for Guard folks is no different than AD folks.  If you are full-time ANG (on orders for more than 6 months) you can still get it for free at an AF facility (I think they are up and running now, but wouldn't swear to it).  If you are not full-time, it's on your dime as you said.  You may be asking why you still need to go through the formal process if you are going to a civilian provider and paying out of pocket.  It's due to DoD policy that requires prior approval before any elective procedure, even if off base.  What would be the consequences if you bypassed the process and just went downtown?  Probably not much except that the AF would have no obligations to help you get fixed and could separate you if something disasterous happened (which I've never heard of personally).

    Makes sense. Do you have personal experience with this? I'm interested in getting this done relatively soon. On active duty I worked with the base Optometrist in conjunction with flight med to get the paperwork routed. I'm assuming my DSG flight surgeon is my focal point. I shot him an email we shall see if he gets back to me prior to our next drill. 

    PRK and LASIK Information

    in Aviation Medicine

    Posted

    I was scheduled to get PRK at Keesler AFB in March before COVID came and wrecked those plans. I'm now out of active duty on terminal leave and will be a Traditional Guardsman here in two weeks. I'm interested in getting eye surgery (I'm aware I have to pay for it since I'm no longer AD). What's the process like in the Guard? I'm interested in getting this surgery done prior to going to the FTU. Do I need permission from the CC and the Flight Surgeon?

    Dream Sheet Advice

    in General Discussion

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    Offut is pretty close to home for me so that's a bonus in my mind. What you are implying is that the junior captain who are here want to come here as opposed to staying with their op squadrons? Look for the people that aren't here?

    I don’t want you to be too worried about who is at UPT as a second assignment. Many dudes came to UPT without being asked due to the shortage of instructors and an excess of dudes in their former airframe. Point was why would there be so many dudes from “insert airframe” at UPT willingly after only flying it operationally for 3-4 years. Are they burnt out, taking a knee for their family via AETC? That’s what I was getting at. Learn about as many airframes as possible because at the end of the day it’s up to Big Blue.


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    Dream Sheet Advice

    in General Discussion

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    Currently at UPT and starting to think about a dream sheet. Unfortunately ole' COVID has really hampered operational guys from stopping by so I can pick their brains. I'm AD and I came from a Viper guard unit (enlisted but I did interview). I enjoy flying but as much fun as fighters would be, I'm pretty sure I don't want to spend my days in a vault. Looking for advice on any of the following:
    U-27 and 28s
    CV-22
    130 (SOCOM)
    ISR 135s
    U-2
    B-52
    T-38A (to my understanding this is considered a pre-22 assignment?)
     
    I greatly appreciate any insight. 

    Here is what you should be asking your IP’s.

    Where do you deploy too, how often did you deploy, what bases can you go too. I had a crusty Iron Major as an instructor once tell me to look around the school house and ask the junior captains why they were at a training base so early on in their career. Many people don’t want to leave their op squadrons after their first tour. That should tell you something about their community.

    As a pilot on the RC-135 variants, there is not a whole lot of vault time in terms of you having your head in the books. Many aircraft besides the pointy nosed ones do their crew briefs in a vault to bring the discussion up to a Secret/Top Secret discussion. The RC-135 takes you to Gucci places such as: Okinawa, Alaska, England, Greece, Diego Garcia. You’ll make a bunch of money because you will be sitting alert at most of these places earning North of $100 per day. Their worst deployment location is Al Udeid in Qatar. This is not a bad location at all despite what you read on here. You will work with a large crew of officers and enlisted who are the ones doing the mission. You will essentially be a bus driver, but that’s not a bad thing. The RC-135 of all variants is a highly requested and useful airframe. If you go to an RC-135 variant you can expect to spend most of your career at Offutt AFB in Omaha Nebraska. You’ll have the opportunity to fly other airframes in the iron-triad (E-3, E-8, RC-135) if you so desire. Of those airframes, the RC-135 has the nicest cockpit, deployed locations, and gets the most money from the government.


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    Long commutes to units?

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    For those of you that do the long commute. What do you do for lodging and transportation? I’m eventually moving to my unit but until I do I have to fly to get there. Do y’all rent a room from a buddy and have a commuter car there? I’m considering doing just that until I move.

     

     

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    Green bag being phased out?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I think many Women’s uniforms could be revamped. My wife despises half the uniforms she wears. The OCP & ABU pants leave a mark around her waist belly button level. Ask any women how much they love their mess dress lol. I’m lucky enough that I get to wear a belt-less uniform aka The Bag.


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