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HerkDerka

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  1. If they're going to do this, then it needs to be legit. Don't pussy-foot around, swing your dick and tell the real story.

    Charlie (D-CA): Fired from her civilian contractor job for having an inappropriate relationship in the workplace. Completely unqualified for government work...elected to congress.

    Hollywood: Minimal focus in combat, maximum focus on appearance...Chief of Naval Operations

    Wolfman: The nav who thinks he got a raw deal in ROTC. Finally, selected to attend Flight School. Washed out. Got his private's and now runs a mock dogfight business in the Mojave desert.

    Cougar: Flipping burgers since 1986 to pay off his tuition repayment. Recovering meth addict.

    Merlin: Progressed to the rank of LCDR and is still a nav in Hornets...one of two in a squadron of 150. Mostly prints/chums charts all day.

    Iceman: Never got over his combat freeze-up where the #2 guy had to save his ass. Recommended for separation after visiting Life Skills. Crawled inside a box of Twinkies and never came out.

    Slider: Dishonorably discharged after popping positive for the juice on a CO-directed drug test. Soon after, murdered by a Terminator while in bed with his girlfriend Ginger.

    Jester: Sim instructor... Vance AFB. Best hook rate 10 years running.

    Viper: Retired. Can be easily found jamming up traffic at the main gate while trying to find his ID since he (like all retirees) figures that 0730 is the most advantageous time to swarm the gate for his daily BX/Commissary/Class-6/MPF run.

    Goose: New SII: Crews will ensure they are not in a flat spin prior to ejecting. New NATOPS warning: WARNING: Ejecting during a flat spin may result in fatal injury. New boldface: EJECTION: 1) FLAT SPIN - NOT IN (BOTH) 2) EJECTION LOOP - PULL. His story beat to death during safety stand-downs.

    Maverick: Went VFR-direct to the Guard at the first opportunity.

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  2. ...providing some form of child care for working parents is mission required. The fact is that your bridge doesn't keep airplanes turning. Having an organization that supports young families does.

    Your definitions of "mission essential" and "what turns airplanes" sicken me.

    Amazing how the Jr enlisted, despite supposedly being paid poverty level wages, manage to have 2 cars, 2 cell phones, satellite TV, Internet, and all the other necessities. Maybe that's why both parents work. The BX isn't supplementing their low pay, it's subsidizing their stupid spending habits.

    Shack.

  3. AAFES partially funds your FSS activities. Sure, the posters have pictures of money going to play-grounds in base-housing or new ski equipment at Outdoor Rec. The reality on most bases is that the bulk of the money goes into the Child Development Centers.

    I don't support those institutions either. There's freedom in not relying on the AF to meet every need you have.

    I can handle paying $0.50 extra for a bag of dog food knowing that the profit goes to SSgt Snuffy's toddler vice to Bentonville.

    One person's children are not someone else's burden. Learn from George Carlin.

    Are you serious right now? Arthritic old farts?

    Did I strike a chord?

    Then we should get rid of AAFEES and the CDC. Why do we need a chain of 14 stores to support this when we could do it better with one business that we don't even have to worry about running? We contract everything else out. Why not the stuff that has little mission impact?

    Shack.

    You don't think having affordable and accesable child care on base has mission impact?

    Nope. There are plenty of places you can take a rugrat besides the CDC.

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  4. Fuck DECA/AAFES. I make every effort possible to avoid supporting these institutions.

    If your base is the the middle of nowhere or an overseas location, it make perfect sense to have one. But for the most part they are unnecessary on modern AF bases, just a place for arthritic old farts to shop and middle-aged asian women to have a job. When you factor in the surcharges, you're paying more than you would off base.

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