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    Motorcycle Riders Thread

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by Mambo

    I have a question. I'm at a tenant unit completely isolated from other US forces. I registered my bike through Ramstein even though I don't live there (more than a few hours away) I had about 30 days before my MSF card expired, and the German guy almost didn't let me register since I didn't have an MSF with my current bike. It is a 2012 Road King that I was just picking up, so no way to have done the course with that bike. Is this a new thing DOD wide, or was it just a peculiarity of Ramstein? When I finally go back to a US base with my bike are they going to hassle me because I don't have a current card? I can't get a TDY just for the course, and don't feel like taking leave to do it. Right now I get away with it because I'm the only US guy I ever see.

    If you are the only US guy at an isolated location, you could always open your own safety office, put yourself in charge, create your own safety course and issue yourself a current MSF card...problem solved and a great OPR bullet. If anyone ever calls you on it, you tell them of course there's a safety office, who do you think issued the card?

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    Gunships arriving at Cannon

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    I bet former members of the 522 FS, 523 FS, and 524 FS find this thread really funny.

    It's funny only because I know I never have to set foot in that place ever again. (Former 429 ECS member)

    If you're looking for entertainment I'd suggest taking a rifle, finding a farmer's house and asking him if you can target practice on some whistle pigs. Don't forget a shotgun so you can do some dove hunting too.

    Desert PT Testing

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'm curious...if you're able to test while deployed, is the 42-day waiting period after a re-deployment going to go away? If guys are able to take the test while deployed, shouldn't you be able to take the test on your first day back?

    You are allowed to test earlier than the 42 days if you are in "exempt" status, you just have to request it. Generally speaking, you are in pretty good shape getting back from a deployment so might as well knock it out as soon as you can.

    1.21.8. Ensures prior exempted members returning from deployment are assessed after the period of acclimatization (42 days from return to home station for RegAF and AGR; 90 days for other ARC members) unless member requests to assess earlier.

    Big Ass Fans

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    They have one of those at the main gate at Little Rock. A few years ago I was driving onto base and had my 6 year old with me at the time. She looks up at it and with the straightest of faces says "Hey Dad, that's a Big Ass Fan!" Interesting few moments after that as she explained to me that that is what it said.

    Questions on ribbons/medals

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Question regarding parachutist badges:

    While enlisted in the Marines, I qualified at Army Airborne. AFI 36-2903 is vague about whether or not a Basic Parachutist Badge would be authorized. AFI 11-402 is referenced. It appears I qualify to have had it awarded, but I can't find something that specifically says I can wear it. (Something about not in an active jump billet?)

    Anyone got some more info on this?

    Additionally, would an aviator who is jump qualified typically wear their wings above a parachutist badge?

    I'm not sure about your situation but I have seen some aircrew with the parachutist badge, mostly Academy guys. The aircrew wings are worn above all other awarded badges.

    Leadership at the 'Deid

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    From the archives:

    An early wear test of the reflective belt (circa 1978)

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    Feel free to caption this pic :rock:

    I'm pretty sure that's M2 on the left.

    We wore these uniforms when I joined in '87 and they were great. Very comfortable, you could alter the shirt to make it a short sleeve shirt, wear it untucked in the summer.

    Blues on Monday

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Mambo

    The point is they SHOULD NOT have to remove their tats if there is a way to cover them with an approved (meaning AFI) uniform option. The CC taking away those options is complete and utter BS.

    So is there anything in the reg's that say they can't cover up their tats with gauze? I say fuk 'em and show up to work with either an ace bandage around your arms or gauze taped up your arm.

    Of course, I'm all for bucking the system.

    Getting jacked up on the flightline

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Mambo,

    I edited my comment to get rid of the "douchbag" for a more PC response. So I apologize that you were johnny on the spot to respond to my post. Booze fueled responses usually get douchebag comments, but I realized that in a booze fueled stuper and simmered it down, cuz you are a good guy.

    However, if you see how the navy does flight lines, I think it is more sane, and more worthy of adults. I see the red line as more of the same reflective-belt-enforcement-no-white-socks kind of mentality that permeates the AF.

    And I WAS close to diapers in the 80's, but my 7+ years in the AF still allows me to have an opinion right?

    No worries Stiffler, figured you had a good night out drinking.

    I'm not familiar with how the Navy does their flightline security, but guessing it is a "if you aren't allowed out there don't go" kinda thing. That would work pretty good if we could get kids to follow that, but you and I both know the number of morons that would be out there cuz they wanted to see an airplane, walking behind running jets, ect. I think the Navy probably brings that Carrier mentality to their land bases.

    You guys gotta remember that MX (my old career field) is pretty territorial when it comes to the planes and the flightline. We were tolerant of the cops being out there, but if someone was just out for a stroll...low SA on their part. Just the way we are brought up. This is actually one area I think we do need the red line kind of mentality, as HD said, there have been folks who have gone out and damaged our aircraft. But I agree with you on the disco belt-white sock thing.

    Getting jacked up on the flightline

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    You pretty much saved the United States on that one, that guy was most likely a Russian spy!

    I was at my base for a year and a half before I finally received my line badge, thanks to SF screwing up my paperwork :bash: . Missed out on two trips because of their F-up. I got questioned all the time when I first showed up, but most of them had enough sense to ask other guys in my shop before they took me to the SP shack. I can understand security being a big deal but use a little sense before feeding some poor kid to the wolves, lord knows an SP is just itched to jack someone up. He probably didn't know any better and was just listening to his flight chief who told him to get his a$ out their for the fod walk. Again, I'm all for security but lighten up Francis!

    Probably true, but I was just a young airman who was doing what I was told to do by my flight chief. Believe it or not that whole Russian spy / sabotage thing was perpetuated quite a bit back then. We actually did think we were saving the US...maybe that's what's missing in the AF these days, a bit of the TAC/SAC mentality. Being a bit older I do have a little different perspective on things. So would I do the same thing today? Eh, probably not...Boom wanted stories, I gave him one.

    Getting jacked up on the flightline

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    You are a friggin douche to brag about this. The red line is gay....and so are you. Never post a story like this again.

    Sorry, next time someone breaks red I'll just sit there and play games on my cell phone.

    This took place in the 80's at the tail end of the Cold War so we took flight line security pretty seriously...I believe you were probably still in diapers back then.

    Stop drinking the Jack Daniel's Stiffler, it makes you angry!

    Getting jacked up on the flightline

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Doing a FOD walk at Mt. Home, had a guy walking next to me that I didn't recognize...

    Me: "Hey dude, where's your line badge?"

    Dude: "Uh yeah, I don't have one yet, my shop told me to come out here and help with the FOD walk."

    Me: "Ok, let's go."

    Grabbed him and took him straight across the red line. Sky cops proceeded to put him face down on the snow covered concrete.

    Mt. Home again, had a guy walking out to his plane over the red line...twice! Not like he couldn't see it and the ECP was only 25 feet away. Called it in and then proceeded to empty the truck of mx guys who surrounded him and dragged him off the line (he didn't have a line badge either, claimed he left it in his room). He ate concrete as well.

    Saw two of our AWACS controllers get jacked up in Alaska for crossing the red line....we laughed pretty hard at that one.

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