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So he is encouraging people to be rebellious...as long as you follow the rules?
Good grief...
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LL100,
I'm an insturctor at the FTU. Like everyone else has said, we don't control what drops. ACC in conjunction with AFPC establish that. The wait right now is generally pretty short before you start class for most crew positions. Incidentally, we just started teaching the Brits this month, so if you where to get here by summer, there is pretty good chance you'll be training along side them.
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Author Stephen King to Pay for Troops' Holiday Trip Home
Sunday, December 13, 2009
BANGOR, Maine —
Author Stephen King and his wife are donating money so 150 soldiers from the Maine Army National Guard can come home for the holidays.
King and his wife, Tabitha, who live in Bangor, are paying $13,000 toward the cost of two bus trips so that members of the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Unit can travel from Camp Atterbury in Indiana to Maine for Christmas . The soldiers left Maine last week for training at Camp Atterbury. They are scheduled to depart for Afghanistan in January.
Julie Eugley, one of King's personal assistants, told the Bangor Daily News that the Kings were approached about giving $13,000.
But Stephen King thought the number 13 was a bit unlucky, so the couple pitched in $12,999 instead. Eugley chipped in $1 to make for an even $13,000.
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I guess Pershing was able to successfully rehabilitate that 50th terrorist. Good for him!
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“Saudi Arabia has been praised for having one of the most well-developed terrorist rehabilitation programs in the world.”
Had never heard this before. The Betty Ford Clinic must have opened a Terrorist Rehabilitation center in Saudi Arabia. Interesting article though. A crafty terrorist nearly took out a Saudi Prince.
Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Attack That Injured Saudi Prince
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Why a "K" on it? I'm sure it's going to be retarded and obvious when you tell me why, but the brain just isn't processing the answer for me right now...
They are trying to play up the history of the 379th from WWII. Interesting history, but it doesn't undo the gayness of the deid.
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I had several Great Great Great Great (I think that is enough) Grandfathers in the Civil War - Both Sides
Grandfather - Navy Signalman WWII - South Pacific
Grandfather - Army Supply Sergeant WWII Italy / Finance Troop Korea
Cousin - Army Sergeant - Medic - Iraq
Cousin - Army MP
Unlce - Air Force 0-6 Security Forces
Uncle - Air Force 0-4 AC Mainanance - Helped to put together the intial B-2 Maintanance program
Father - E-1 to O-7 - Served Army/Navy/Army Guard
I'm the first flyer from my family. Service tends to be in one's blood, as seems to be very clear by this thread.
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It's probably going to be rough for you if you are expecting "better treatment". You have earned your wings - Great - but you are not qualified in any MWS. And as far as most are concerned, you are still in "student status". Soon you will be off to your FTU schoolhouse for a while, and probably a few other schools as well. Then, when you finally get assigned to your unit, you will be THE NEW GUY. There, your job will be to continue to learn and get better at what you do. Eventually, down the road, after some deployments and gained experience, you might find yourself a part of "the club". Nothing is written in stone. Everyone's experience with "the club" is different.
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Pretty entertaining!
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I have done lots of searching, and I keep hearing that there are TDY's to Mildenhall/Kadena for RC135's. But are there PCS, as in if I grab an ewo spot on the 135 can I expect to live in england or kadena for a few years at some point in my career? Or is it more of a TDY thing for a short time. And yes, there is alot of misinformation out there, but its great to have all the experience and knowledge yall bring to this board (most of yall that is)
I dont show up to Randolph until Oct 08, but every Nav out there tells me to learn about and consider the 135 mission, even though they didnt....
It is possible to PCS to Mildenhall or Kadena. Slots are limited, but there are some. For an RC-135 EWO, expect to spend an initial 5 to 7 years at Offutt before you PCS. Then there is a very good chance you'll be back again.
When you get to Randolph, there will be plenty of instructors from all platforms. Ask them questions, they can help you get a better idea of the mission, lifestyle, deployments, etc.
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Point taken. Ages ago.
All I'm after is what I'd already have if my editor had sent me to do the press day for the Baseline 8 at Andrews, or had I been at one of the air shows where an RC-135 was 'open to all comers' - or even if the Fox News people had edited their piece differently.
And I'd be as happy with an accurate summation of what it used to be like under Baseline 7 as what it is now, with Baseline 8.
And I'm not concerned with delving into what the different COMINT positions do - the existing knowledge of who does what is enough.
We are not trying to withhold information from you, but we're not going to just freely share it here either. It is true that on occasion the Air Force has allowed reporters on the jet. That is a decision that the Air Force has made and it was done under the supervision of appropriate individuals. And just because the Air Force has allowed reporters on the jet on occasion in the past, does not mean that we are going to give you everything that you missed. It is unfortunate that your editor failed to send you, but we're not just going to hand over the specs or confirm what you've seen or know about the jet. That is great that you have the layout of the EP-3, but that doesn't really make a difference for us. You may think it is not a big deal. Due to the nature of the mission, I'm a little sensitive about my jet, as I am sure others are as well. I'm sure you will get another chance and hopefully you can push for your editor to send you. We are not trying to burn you, just look out for ourselves. Busdriver hit the nail on the head.
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Here are two news segments from FOX News that are Air Force approved. You can see the interior in several of their shots.
No disrespect to Jacko, but lets not get into too much detail here.
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Uhhgggg, so I just get an email that tells me I have to shave my glorious deployment stache becasue it may reflect "negatively" on the squadron in our...wait for it...PA photo's/article of my crew "in action". Of all the sh!t they want, now they want my mustache!? YGBSM! I admit it may not be within the regs but come on. Next they'll want me to get a haircut...oh wait.
Cooter
Do they think your stache is going to bring disgrace to our community? There isn't much left for them to take away from us anymore.
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Per the Wing King yesterday: Permanent party first (about 300 people), then aircrew (about 800 people), then the rest will fight to the death for the remaining beds. Hopefully that's what actually happens.
Is this going to be put into action soon, or is this still projected? I'm aircrew showing up for a 150 next week.
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I guess once you have your degree completed your GPA is set. By then it is out of your control. Since it is too late to do anything about that, you'd have to rely on the whole person concept. The other areas, such as the AFOQT will have to be used to help boost your overall package. I guess for OTS that is what has to be done.
For the ROTC cadets, though, I would hope that they would not slack off on grades just because they feel they can make up for it in other areas of the whole person concept. Hopefully they would go for more than the minimum. They should not be concerned with what the minimum GPA is, but should be concerned with how they can improved their current GPA. But I guess since it is competative in nature one is only shooting themself in the foot by only meeting the most basic requirements.
The college graduate going for OTS really can't do anything about their GPA. But the younger ROTC students have much more control over that.
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I am an American Airman
I am thoroughly trained in the art of Power Point
I must be prepared for Force Shaping all times.
I will never falter or fail a PFT.
I will never leave my CAC card behind.
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Alright guys, I've searched extensively and still cannot find an answer to this. I've got waiverable vision according to Rage (within 20/200 uncorrected, myopia and astigmatism within limits, corrected to 20/20 or better). So here's my question:
What happens if/when my vision waiver is approved?
Do I get PRKed by AF docs before OTS? Its the only thing that makes sense, though I havent read it on this forum or elsewhere. And if this is the case, what happens if post-PRK vision doesnt pass inspection?
Thanks a lot!
Getting a waiver for your vision does not mean that you are going to get PRK done. Being approved for a waiver simply means that you will be allowed to fly with vision that does not completely meet the set standards.
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Looks like http://www.afreserve.com/ got hacked over the weekend. Doubt it will get fixed until tomorrow since it was an extended weekend.
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Matt Damon,
Not to trying to burn you, but how is it you know so much about training at Randolph but you don't know what a Recon Nav is (Sarcasm). Especially when a good chunk of Randolph graduates become 12Rs.
12R is not just the Navs, but includes the EWOs on the RC and EC as well. While it is the same designator, the jobs are very different.
I agree with backseatdriver.
Wow dude - does all that Kool-Aid they're feeding you at the 563rd give you a stomach ache? While the EWO serves a very important purpose in the self-protect arena (and I appreciate having them on my aircraft), the job itself is very boring. "Protecting the aircraft is a full-time job" consists of staring at scopes for hours and hours waiting for a radar to light you up so you can do your job (and personally I hope the EWO never has to do his job, cause that means a bad day for me). If you're going to go EWO, the place to be is in EC-130s or RC-135s because on those aircraft, the EWO is the mission and you're actively doing a job for the entire flight. Just a humble Nav's opinion, but just as I wouldn't want to be a Nav on an "EWO's" aircraft (i.e. RC-135, EC-130), I wouldn't want to be an EWO on a "Nav's" aircraft (i.e. AFSOC 130s, Slicks, BUFFs, etc.) - quotation marks added to ease Pilots' egos.Recon Nav = 12R = Navs on RCs, ECs, AWACs, JSTARs
I think Self Protect is a very important mission, especially for your plane and crew; But I love the RC-135 and our mission big picture ops. Recon -Strategic level / Self Protect - Tactical. All in all, both jobs are important to the mission but are vastly different.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe there are 2 ways the Guard fills rated flyer positions. (1) The individual must be previously qualified (ie have already completed training and earned their wings while on Active Duty or Guard/Reserves for another unit) or (2) Hire new applicants and send them through training to commission and/or obtain their wings.
Sometimes units only look to hire individuals through one means or the other, not always both, so you need to know what kind of individual they are looking to hire. In your instance, they would have to be willing to hire the new guy and send you through training.
I can tell you about Nav/EWO school if you'd like. Though I am an RC-135 EWO (12RxH) so my operational mission would be far different from a 130 EWO and I am not sure if we have any EC-130J guys on this board. I know everyone here will do what they can to help answer your questions with our combined knowledge.
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What state or unit was this posting for? Even though they fall under the same AFSC (12R), Reconnaissance Navs have completely different jobs from Reconnaissance EWOs? If this is for the PA Air Guard, then they fly the EC-130J COMMANDO SOLO. I don't believe the EC-130J has a panel Nav station, so I would imagine the only 12Rs that they have are EWO types.
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I had 3 days quarters, 10 days DNIF.
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Found this on Fox News. A soldier in Iraq asked an online mattress company if they would sell them some floor mats so they would not have to sleep on the ground. The soldier got an insult in return.
The company surely has been getting plenty of flack for the incident so they shut down their website.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,245718,00.html
[ 23. January 2007, 13:53: Message edited by: PET-Shot ]
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That job description is really broad. I agree with Scooter that they are probably looking for EWO types with ISR background/training to be sensor operators. I highly doubt there is a Nav suite on the plane for a panal nav. Sounds like the RC-26 might be a mixed crew of military and civilian.
You signed the dotted line, so do your active duty time, then you can consider going guard (unless you VSP or get force shapped sooner). Not everyone can Palace Chase you know. AD is not a bad deal at all. You can have a good time no matter where you are stationed and what you do.
You can't possibly be that far along in training. Where are you in the pipeline right now anyway?
[ 14. January 2007, 22:31: Message edited by: PET-Shot ]
Non-Availibility lodging/letter
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It would not be wise to tell the OG you don’t like his policy, when your main concern is with how the policy is impacting your private venture. Are you really that worried about PIT studs quality of housing? I imagine you are only as concerned as required to keep your house full on a regular basis. Like with many things in life, it really appears to be about the bottom line.
I understand your irritation but don’t think it is a valid argument to take to the OG. There will still certainly be folks with Non-A that will require a place to stay, perhaps just not as many as you are used to. While I don’t think you should take this to the OG, I do hope things work out for you in the long run.