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F Johnny Yes, the OSI is the FBI of the USAF. The same way CID is the FBI of the Army and CIS is the FBI of the Navy. Glad to help! Cheers! M2

I was just in the shitter reading a good article from Air Force magazine that includes some of the better non-pilot officer jobs out there... The Ground Warriors of Airpower Cheers! M2

Thread resuscitation...check out the names in the photo caption... Cheers! M2

The USAF doesn't have Special Forces...unless you mean 'SF' as in 'sky cops.' The USAF has Special Ops...the Army has real SF. Cheers! M2

Why in the hell do they wear flight suits?! Is their computer going to catch on fire?

Finally found it... Learn it, know it, live it... Cheers! M2

I found it useful to create a binder with copies of all my OPRs and decs in it for a quic.easy reference when I have to write on others. It is also good for your boss when it comes to PRF time. I loan it out to buds with the caveat that they don't laugh too much at some of the comments in my performance reports. Promotion boards used to put out AARs on what they found useful/useless from OPRs, I have one from a Lt Col board a few years back and I wish AFPC would make more of an effort to get this gouge to the masses. I will see if I can find a copy to post here, but the main thing I remember was the emphasis on stratification ("#1 of 20"). Cheers! M2

Just this morning we passed a local dentist's office with a big sign that said "Tricare welcomed!" Everything you need to know can be found here, info that both you and your brother will need to know. If your brother accepts Tricare, then there is no reason why you can't keep going to him. Cheers! M2

Too true, we don't know how serious this is but a bad girlfriend/wife can ruin your career. I had a bud who's wife nagged him to get out of the USAF, he finally caved in and guess what? A few years later they were divorced. It takes a very special woman to put up with the amount of shit she will have to endure during your career, if you have any nagging feeling that she isn't up to that then as Chuck said address it now before you get to a point where it is either her or your airplane. To be forewarned is to be forearmed! Determine your priorities now! If she is built like a brick shithouse and can suck-start a BUFF, then you gotta make a choice. But you know the old joke about what is the difference between a girlfriend and a wife, don'tcha? . . . . . . . . . . 30 lbs! Good luck! Cheers! M2

By the way, do you really think these two guys were as close as they appeared?? Cheers! M2

Discussed to death on PPRuNe here and here. Get the 'Paul Harvey' from the replies, no reported near miss so it is all an optical/photgraphic illusion and/or tabloid sensationalism... Cheers! M2

It's just principle. I don't want to stand there while some chucklehead has to memorize my career and spout a bunch of nonsense about me.

CH Our two-star's protocol office is across the building from me, so I walked over and asked them. They did not know of any regs that state you have have a ceremony, but htey suggested that if your boss is pushing you to have one, then plan something small to appease him. Sounds like good advice, try to keep it informal with donuts and such. That may not work, but it is worth a try! Cheers! M2

Ryder Not retirement, promotion. Retirement ceremonies are voluntary, as I well know... CH I found the enlisted reg (AFI 36-2503, pg 6), but all it states is... I counldn't find anything else in AFI 36-2501, Officer Promotions, just the same bumpf that is on AFPC's web site. Nothing in AFPAM 36-2506, AF Officer Promotion Program. I've always heard it was voluntary, but finding that in writing is--as you know--not easy. Good luck! Cheers! M2

CH I don't think a reg exists that states that. You can try contacting AFPC's Officer Promotions at DSN 665-2483, COMM 210-565-2483 or email offprom@randolph.af.mil There is no mention of anything on their promotion ceremony web site, just info on how to conduct one. Sorry I can't be of more help... Cheers! M2 Sorry,

What a coincidence, I've got a set of boxers that say "Do Not Grab" on the ass, just like that sticker! Cheers! M2

Two! Cheers! M2

Unfortunately, I think we are only going to start seeing more of these kinds of reports with the USAF taking over more responsibilities on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some training is being conducted at Camp Bullis, just north of San Antonio; but as the AF Times recently reported, expect more "Army training," and more, especially if you are a junior enlisted "ground person"... Cheers! M2

Time to revive this thread, simply because my Brit buds are having this discussion on another forum! Here are some that they came up with... Dixie Normous Pat McGroyne Hugh Janus Justin Syder Hugh Jardon Mike Oxmells Hugh Jorgen A R Soul or just R Soul Juan A Phuc Duncan McCoughiner Alf Hooker Roland Butter Cheers! M2

Gotta post it... Don'tcha know we now have to be tolerant of all the homos, lesbos, fruitballs and other dickweeds out there; even though they don't have to be tolerant of us? Fuggim' all! At least someone still has a sense of humor, what the video 'Deerhunter' at this site (may take a few secs to load up). If you really want a laugh, scroll down and play 'Caught in the Act by US Military' (WARNING! NSFW!). 'Rollover Training' is pretty good as well! Cheers! M2

Tibbets' grandson is now a Lt Col up at Whiteman with the 509 BW. He was the 8AF/CCE when I was his counterpart down here for MG Wright. We were also in the same SOS class, but I never met him at Maxwell. Paul IV is a really good dude, although I haven't talked with him in years. If I recall correctly, he started out in B-1s before going to B-2s... Cheers! M2

Posted without permission of the dude in this pic, but it was already on this forum anyway... As an avid enthusiast of the 4 FG in WWII (I even went to the old airfield in Nov 2004, but it is now a British Army base and access is pretty limited; but there is a plaque in honor of the Eagles!), I thought this was a great choice in nose art! Cheers! M2

Rocker Dpiddy is talking about the A-2, not bags. It's a good question, back in WWII A-2s could be customized with Group or Squadron emblems...but the USAF of today is too tightass to allow any of that kind of stuff (plus, the Navy does it so it must be ). Things were a lot more relaxed during WWII (no, I don't know from personal experience ), they were fighting a real war back then. Check out this photo... Can you imagine smoking that close to an a/c? Plus no reflective belt, and God knows some SNAP or REMF will try and correct Capt Johnny Godfrey (on the left) for having his hands in his pockets! Cheers! M2

By the way, I am being told the hot books to read now are Thomas P.M. Barnett's The Pentagon's New Map and Blueprint for Action : A Future Worth Creating, which are driving US strategy within the Beltway. Barnett is a former professor at the US Naval War College and senior advisor to the OSD. If anyone has read these, or has some gouge on this guy, please post some info. He is really causing a stir and I think anyone above the rank of captain should take a moment and find out why he is causing such commotion. He has a web site, and you can see an interview with him here (be advised, the video is almost an hour long!). Cheers! M2 [ 19. January 2006, 18:05: Message edited by: MajorMadMax ]

THREAD REVIVAL! I picked up Roberts Ridge : A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan at the BX today as I recalled there was a good book out there on the events of that day and a quick glance at this book led me to believe this was the one I was hunting for. In actuality it was probably Not A Good Day To Die that Johann mentioned above, but this still looks to be a good read. Has anyone read it yet? I will probably start it this weekend, and will let you guys know my "review" once I'm done. According to the reader's inputs on Amazon, this book is more focused on the events of March 2, 2002 whereas Not A Good Day To Die goes into much more detail regarding Anaconda. I am looking forward to this, as it has been a while since I've found anything really interesting to read. I picked up Every Man A Tiger but to be honest I was quickly bored by all the sickly-sweet admiration Clancy wrote on Horner. Don't get me wrong, I have met and have great respect for Gen Horner, and his career has certainly had a much greater impact on the USAF than mine, but I find this style of writing to be a bit over the top for my tastes. Clancy's Shadow Warriors was more intriguing, be he also drooled over Carl Stiner in that book as well. Fighter Wing did last long with me as well, am I being too tough, or is it that these books are targeting John Q. Public and not someone who has been in the military?? Cheers! M2