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It's ok. Like the West Wing, it's slanted to the left, but not as flamboyantly (those evil Republicans are still the villians). Other than that, well written and entertaining.

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Searched AF Times. Nothin. Sounds sketchy.

So much potential. Hopefully, this project meets the expectations of this team's previous accomplishments. So much potential for fail. I still think that Red Tails was a cleverly disguised hate crime.

MWR used to operate a recreational range on Camp Foster when I was stationed on Okinawa. Had a ton of rentals from a MkII to a .44. Between that and the scuba diving, that assignment rocked.

Wow. That gentleman is a picture of restraint. Were I made the same deal in the same situation, my reply would be along the lines of an old Richard Pryor joke: "well, that's an ass whooping I gotta take".

This is almost non-news. Its been almost 10 years but... Most units I was in (it was left to the unit-level leadership, who often delegated it down to the shop) had a policy of service uniforms on Fridays. For us, it became the day when the shop would go to lunch out in town together, as the Corps was draconian on it's policy of any untility uniform worn off base.

Never go full retard...

11.7kfps roughly equivalent to 117kts in the vertical.

I've also heard said Amn referred to as the SA-21. (IE: about 21 years old with a disastrously high Pk)

I didn't see the amount option (haven't been there since they added the Roth option. Max check option: SHACK!

I'd like to see a percentage OR amount option. I'd rather be able to just divide $17k by 12 and call it a day.

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There are better commercial vehicles than TSP; Vanguard and T Rowe Price are two that come to mind. Point is, you should run, not walk, as fast as you can, every year, to max out your Roth savings. All $22k if possible.

It can be, but it is typically overrated. On the surface, your PCS orders are buying you a position. Nowhere else/noone else can secure investment positions with such regularity and impunity as the military member. That is worth something. When I get orders in hand, I can easily secure (most of the time) a 100% (or nearly so) leveraged position on a new property. But it comes with some downsides. -First, I plan on management if I intend to hold (and rent). That's going to eat 9% off of your bottom line, and likely >50% off of your margin. Conventional wisdom holds that investment properties should be no further than a 30min drive. So long term, this can be a winning play; planning a 1031 (like kind) exchange once you end up in a rooted location, all of those real estate POSITIONS now become local properties that you can manage yourself. -But the second (and more costly) downside is that: you make your money on the buy. I've seen this work for single dudes. But with a tribe in tow, that becomes a more difficult proposition. Try telling the frau that for the next pcs, you're planning on spending 3-6 (harrumph!) months in a temporary rental while you canvas the market and pick up a bargain. Good luck. Momma's going to want to start nesting immediately. Just how it is. So, in practice, you're probably going to drive away from each duty station with another property that is ~$200-$400 in the red to start with. Keeping in mind that you are building principal while you are occupied, so it's not like it's money down the drain. And it will improve over time (with increasing rents), but my math has worked out to around a 6% long term yield when accounting for expenses. It can be a good conservative long term strategy, but it comes with the occasional ulcer. FWIW

Why in the wide-wide-world-of-sports would you ever want to do this? One poster above mentioned rolling his Vanguard into TSP. Look, TSP is great in a 401k-type sense, and it was great when they finally opened it up to the Military (about friggin time!). But compared to most commercial vehicles, ...meh. And especially compared to one of the best managed index fund companies around (Vanguard), why in the hell would you want to trade down like that. In fact, SOMEONE mentioned a really great reason (among many) why you might not want to do this: It's a good deal: invest $5k in your Roth IRA with a solid commercial manager, and another $17k in TSP. After retirement, roll-over the TSP into a commercial vehicle. Don't over-think it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAhU9TmIMM

I believe that the phrase you are searching for is "Peace Dividend". Part Deux.

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/08/10/study-oral-sex-cures-morning-sickness/ Best comment from the peanut gallery: "Come again?"

I think we're overvaluing the minutiae a little bit. I'm all for morale T-shirts and patches, and Friday afternoons in the bar. But before I lost my mind over those things, I'd like to see a long-term plan to sustain 11F, a better plan for AAD's (send to school for a year), and direct NCO's to enforce appropriate officer/enlisted interaction.

I can just see the new thread split: LGPOS drivers: We Don't Get No Respect

Well, that's one way to get fired.

UGN PWK DPA LOT IGQ GYY One of those places should have a contract (I know that UGN had one but it's been a while), and will be much closer to your trip downtown. I'm all for a push-it-up play. I made a sport of it in UPT. But what you're suggesting is like trying to get a ppr in the middle of a Red Flag recovery. Dumb.