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    Rep. Murtha Dead at 77

    in Squadron Bar

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    The man was a Marine in Vietnam (as a volunteer no less), received a Bronze Star for Valor, and two Purple Hearts.

    I'm trying to understand where the animosity comes from, and why anyone would celebrate the passing of any of their countrymen, much less a decorated veteran.

    Remember the shitheads in foreign countries shown on TV celebrating during 9/11? In terms of class, you're all about equal to them.

    People get clouded by their political views. Some of the same crap was said about Ted Kennedy.

    Buff tail question

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I was reading on Wikipedia that "In some aircraft models (mostly jets), the entire horizontal stabilizer rotates and functions as an elevator". Having flown nothing but C172s, I wasn't aware of that. So in larger aircraft there are no elevators per say, just the entire horizontal stabilizer acting as an elevator?

    Taking back the AF

    in General Discussion

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    That is true, and there are also career broadening jobs for the 6X's to fill as Captains and such. However, most of these are MX, Intel, and Space and Missiles. Mx gives a pretty good idea of what aircrews need, but it's still not enough. It works great for Space systems acquisitions, where they actually fill a space operations billet, but you can't send a 6X to pilot training for a 3 year assignment; and since most Air Force acquisitions are aircraft, there still needs to be a balance of operators and acquirers.

    The Air Force is starting to move away from having rated commanders of absolutely everything, so expect to see non-fliers in a lot more leadership positions. If everyone sticks to what they know best, but also works together to get a good end product, we can be successful.

    Would it make any sense to make an acquisitions officer tour (sort of how Marine pilots do a FAC tour)? That way you have the users making the decisions of what to purchase?

    PT shirts now req'd to be tucked in during PT

    in General Discussion

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    It's not the tucking itself, it's the fact that WE ARE FIGHTING A FUCCKING WAR AND THIS IS WHAT LEADERSHIP WASTES ITS TIME ON! And then when you have worthless SNCOs doing uniform patrol, harassing people who are actually doing the mission... needless distractions that do nothing but make life harder. I will never understand why the AF and the people in the AF love making shitt harder than it has to be. Mind boggling.

    Makes sense.

    AFOQT details

    in What Are My Chances?

    Posted

    1. How do you pronounce AFOQT? Do you say the letters individually or A-FOQT (or something else)?

    2. Is there a fee to take the AFOQT? Having the option to go to a MEPS or an university, which is better?

    3. Do I have to take the TBAS with the AFOQT?

    F-16 VS F-15

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    16:58: Are there any questions on this Friday afternoon?

    *Silence*

    16:59:59: Moostang: Sir, I've read about what you just talked about on the internet, and it doesn't seem to be the same. Could you tell me why? Please take your time and go into as much detail as possible, without violating OPSEC of course.

    Sounds like my typical college course. Professor mentions letting us go early and then some idiot(s) ask stupid questions that could easily be looked up on google. :flipoff:

    Gun Talk

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    You're referring to the .30-40 Krag-Jorgesen rifle, yes?

    Yep. I frankly don't know too much about guns. But I just finished "Rough Riders" and it was apparently used in the Spanish-American War. They look pretty cool.

    FAC'ing in the Bronco

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Astonishing stories! :salut: Hiflyer, considering the level of details in your accounts, I assume you kept a journal, correct? Do you other guys keep journals or write stuff down as well? Must be cool to look back and read all the stuff you did.

    Volunteering

    in General Discussion

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    Not to say that people on this website don't contribute enough as it is by being in the military. But I've recently decided to get off my ass and start getting involved and it has proven to be incredibly rewarding. Helped out Forgotten Soldiers Outreach yesterday with putting together some "care packs" to be sent to Iraq and helped out Habitat for Humanity in the afternoon.

    Spent my Saturday working for free and it was great. Helped others in a small way, met people (great chick to guy ratio :salut:) and learned some skills. :rock:

    C-17 SQ/CC gets 11 months...

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

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    I really can't believe I'm the 1st to post this... What's gone wrong with our leadership?

    1. It has been posted here before. See the thread about the gay F-15 WSO.

    2. The issue seems to be that:

    a) Officer-enlisted relationship.

    b) No consent from the enlisted guy.

    Even if the sargeant is denying it so he doesn't look bad. Shouldn't the officer know better than to attempt anything of this sort with a sargeant? I don't see how this has much to do with DADT.

    *For the record, I don't think people should be kicked out for being gay.

    Good NON-military/NON-aviation books

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Absolutely...got a monthly subscription to audible.com so I can get my audiobook fix for a little less coin. I actually just started carpooling with 2 other buddies that live down the street and although I love saving Mother Earth and all, I miss my "reading" time. Good distraction when walking the dog too...

    Check your local library. Ours has multiple rows of audiobooks.

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