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So they can be useful....

I could. And I would see my family everyday! Irrelevant. I might make less for the first few years, but the time after that would make up for it. The comparisons between military and civilian salary depend on averages. Most the people on this board are not average and would do better and make more than the average. The military is a sacrifice and it is not all about me or money. If it were, I'd already be gone. But it is also nice to know that I'm not going to get thrown out in the cold.

Don't forget FDR. Many Americans consider him to be one of our great presidents. Personally, I consider him to be one of the worst things that ever happened to America. He is where the many of these programs that are ruining our country started.

No way will this ever get approved, but the hypocrisy of Congress seems to know no limits. Let's look at the difference between Congress's plan versus the proposed military plan: -At 50, both can 'retire', but the military guy has to wait 7 more years for a paycheck. -The military paycheck is computed off the last five years; the Congressman's off the last three years. -In the military, if you serve for six years and get out, you might get a 'thank you'. In Congress, you get 9% of your pay as retirement. -The retirement check of a Congressman is nearly twice as much as a retired O-5 gets. If they're going to play the whole 'times are rough, everyone needs to tighten their belts' line, they should lead by example.

You know, if they hired good looking chicks to do the inspections on guys and the reverse for girls, that might decrease the number of people complaining...

Short tour stuff, especially trying to learn from the AFIs, can get confusing quickly. Read relevant posts here and look around on the AFPC website. Assignments to Korea are pretty much all remote short tours. But if you get assigned to Osan, you could get command sponsorship for your spouse (permission to bring your family over). The 'standard' remote tour is one year but you can extend in six month or one year increments. However, if you extend all the way to three years, you will not get credit for a short tour. Depending on your airframe or job, you will probably have a short tour at some point in your career, so many volunteer in order to choose when/where they go. However, realize that if you volunteer straight out of training (can be a good idea), you may get voluntold for a second tour down the road. The number of volunteers you will find at a given short tour will depend greatly on how good or bad of a deal it is. Flying assignment in Korea - probably 100% volunteers. Coffee bitch at the Died - probably not.

One Missouri town found a creative way to block these protesters: https://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/07/residents-missouri-town-block-protesters-picketing-soldiers-funeral/?test=latestnews

Learjetter - Are you saying that her story being true is really the simplest explanation to this story? Did you read her story? How does any of that sound even remotely plausible? More likely the issue here is big blue being worried about opening a whole bunch of questions that no one wants to answer. Ditto on her new post being a very bad choice.

That spoof is awesome. Did she really work that hard to get that title? Shouldn't she have 'worked so hard' to provide her constituents with a good representative government instead? Seems to be a good example of everything that is wrong with our government today. Working for our government should be a service to the American public, not means for wealth, fame, and power.

A DITY from CONUS to CONUS is almost always viable and you should make a decent chunk of change. It just depends on if it is worth it to you or not. I think I made well over a grand profit on my last DITY and it was a much shorter distance than you're moving.

The United States military can't even keep the names of Afghan informants secret and these guys think that we have somehow been able to keep multiple alien landings over multiple decades secret? When I retire, I wanna try whatever it is they are on because it must be some good stuff.

Did you watch some of the responses? I can't tell if this is a joke or she is just that crazy, but it doesn't really matter because it is hilarious! She has other videos that are similar, so I think she might be serious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpzlGkCYva0&feature=player_embedded

No, the assumption of innocence only applies to legal proceedings. OJ Simpson may have been found not guilty in court but he is still guilty to me. You also might be a little more convincing if you quit calling people racist. I haven't seen any posts here that refer to what country the people came from. Most of us are well aware that domestic terrorism is also a very credible threat and I think you would see similar reactions here regardless of the color of skin or last names.

Reason #69 not to live on base.

My response was the answer given to me by a soldier when I asked the same question (I'm an ALO right now). But I disagree that it would not stop a bullet. A picture on post 8 on this page is of a barrel that blew out from being shot with a bore sight in the end of the barrel. I have seen similar pictures from mud and things that are not even physically attached to the rifle or metal like the adapter is. It would not be pleasant for the shooter or anyone within a few feet, but chances are the shooter is the one who screwed up in the first place. Either way it would probably be better than being shot. BTW, I agree with you that the BALO program really would help pilots, but would not always be practical.

Correct, they attach to and block the end of the barrel in case somehow a live round ended up in the chamber. One complaint I have heard about the ACUs is the velcro pockets. Nice for in base, but if you're trying to be quiet and need something in your pocket, you're SOL. Other than that, most of the JTACs and guys who actually work in the field would take the ACUs over the crappy uniform we have now.

If Mr Bradbury ever sees that video, it would probably give him a heart attack. Or the best night of his life. Or both.

Sounds like a shoe making stuff up in order to scare people since allpme.com does not have anything on SOS. The SOS page says (in bold print) "In addition, students may not rely upon the insights of others, including students (past or present), for answers to, or inputs on assessments (proctored examinations). This behavior may be considered test compromise and constitutes cheating and may be punishable under the UCMJ." I read that to mean that you cannot have any material that tells you what is on the test. This would probably include material that someone highlighted after taking the test or any 'focused' study guide. However, this only mentions the test, nothing about the readings. Based on their own policies, I don't see how you could get in trouble for using a cliff's notes type study guide on the readings. For these and any other Air Force test, as long as you are studying the lessons and not the test itself, you are probably safe.

It's not rape if he consents. Also, I doubt he's going to prison, probably just a bunch of community service.

What website did you buy it through? Did the guy have some positive previous buyer feedback? Also, I'm assuming that it was across state lines which should make it a federal offense. Have you called the FBI to see if they can do anything?

I think you guys may be overestimating the 'gouge' available. The stuff I have seen is literally nothing more than cliff notes type stuff on the readings. Even the shoeiest shoeclerk would probably be unable to misconstrue a rule to prohibit it. That being said, people around here are going to be very hesitant to share anything that might have the chance of coming back to haunt them with someone who just joined the board to try to get gouge.

tripilot: yes, the Air Force still pays for some languages. I doubt that Spanish is one of them, but you never know. I have used Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur in the past and both programs have their pluses and minuses. Pimsleur was my favorite because it is mp3, so I could do the lessons in the car on the way to work. I also just started using www.livemocha.com and like it so far. It is free to do the early lessons and then if you like it you can buy more lessons for pretty cheap compared to a lot of other programs.

Kind of small resolution, but looks like your finger is on the trigger...

It may be slightly off topic, but is still related and relevant. That's why with very few exceptions you shouldn't introduce yourself as your callsign unless you're talking to an officer. If Spike is standing next to the Wing King and an E-1 walks by and says "hey Spike", Spike only has himself to blame and I'm sure the Wing King would think the same.