The Kayla
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Thank you ATC and Bergman!
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I figured my questions would be best served here...
1) Does Guard Bases have clubs like the OSC?
2) A guy in my husband's class said that we would get extra allowences since Pease (in this case) doesn't have a BX or Comm. Any truth to this?
3) How is the community around ANG bases? Pretty open and friendly?
4) How do deployments work? Will he deploy when his Squadron does? or will his orders for dpeloyment come from the AD side? (I've heard mixed stories on this..)
Thanks in advance!!
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fixed...and congrats!
Thanks :)
Ok, I'm gonna try to re-do the drop.
C-17's x 2 to Charelston
C-17 to McGuire
KC-10 to McCguire
C-17 to Elmendrof
KC-135 to Pease----------------------US BABY!!!!!-----------------------------
MC-12 TBD
E-8 to Georgia, I think
KC-135 to Scott
T-1 FAIP
E-6 to Tinker (Navy guy... Is it E-3 or E-6?)
C-17 to McChord
I'm missing one...
We have absolutly NO UAV's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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VM 09-05 assignMent
C-17 x 2 charleston
Kc-135 peAse. !!!!!!!!!!!Us!!!!!!!!!!!!
C-17 elmendrof
M c-12
E8
Kc-10 x 2 mcguire
I'm too dAmn happy to type the rest!!!!!!!
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VN 09-04 Assignment Night! When the class video is up, watch it, baseops.net is mentioned! :)
T-1:
MC-12 BTD
KC-10 Travis x 2
T-1 FAIP
C-17 McChord
C-5 Travis
UAS Creech x 2
C-17 Travis
KC-135 Peace NH (AD guy)
KC-135 Grisson IL (Guard or Reserve guy)
KC-135 Birmingham AL (AD guy)
T-38:
NSA TBD
B-1 Dyess
UAS Creech
F-15E Seymour Johnson
MC-12 TBD
Navy:
E6 Tinker
Qutar(?) Student:
Mirage 2000-5
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Maybe some days towards the end of UPT, but I think it's foolish to not be prepared. He's going to be incredibly busy and no, he won't have time to webcam/chat on line most days during the week. Hell, I lived w/ my wife during UPT and most nights all she got was 15 min of watching me shovel food in my mouth. I'm not saying you'll have no contact with each other, but you will come 2nd to UPT much of the time. Don't be offended when he doesn't call you for a few days at a time or tells you he can't talk tonight because he has to study. That's the way it's going to be...accept it. If you guys really do well together, you can and will get through this, but it's very important to realize just how busy he will be and how little time he will have for you.
I have to completely agree with Mike here.
When you hear about the 12 hr shifts plus the extra hours to study, that's not a lie.
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I know there's no reg's that expressly state that dependents have to pay respects to the flag while on base, but damn it there should be. If my kids can stand at attention and put a hand over their heart for what amounts to 2 minutes, the so can everyone else. I witness a lot of the same crap here at KBIX. When traffic stops base wide for retreat, you'll almost always find someone driving around everyone else who is stopped.
It's funny that you say that.
This past summer, I was at the Vance Pool a lot. The guys that would dodge retreat were MILITARY guys (I'm not sexist, but it was only guys that were dodging retreat. I have seen women in uniform do the same thing though.) All the dependents stood quietly, with his or her hand over her heart, till the end.
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Does helping spouses count as mentoring? :-)
Cheap is very "mentorish." He is constantly telling guys "Go get your Masters.." or helping out the guys/gals that are new to the AF in general. It is interesting to watch him knock some stars out of people's eyes.. "But the AF said that a UAV tour will only be 3yrs.. so it's only going to be three yrs.." "Dude.. you got stars in your eyes.. guys are being stop lossed right now.. they can't PCS out of the UAV.. it might change, but I wouldn't hold my breath" (That is a true conversation that happened at our dinner table)
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If he's worth it, you'll make it work. I would consider myself to be a "needy" person too, especially compared to someone like Kayla (who's also on this board).
I'm not that bad, am i? :-)
To the OP:
Anyone can tell you that your relationship is doomed. It will take the TWO of you to keep it working. Yes, there will be times where you will be the one putting in most of the effert, but, if it's ment to be, it will be.
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This might be splitting hairs, but is your boyfriend commisioning as an officer or is he getting his wings from UPT?
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I picked Toro.
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VN 09-03 Assignment Night -- First class with no T-38's
T-1:
UAS x 2 Cannon and Creech
RC-12 x 1 BTD
C-17 x 2 McChord and Charleston
C-5 x 1 Travis
KC-135 x 3 ANG, McConnell, Mildenhall
KC-10 x 1 McGuire
FAIP x 1 T-6
E-8 x 1 Robbins
E-6 x 1 Tinker
C-21 x 1 Andrews
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Just wondering if anyone knew if there was a supplemental dental insurance for the TDP/United Concordia. I was stupid to not buy dental insurance through my job, thinking the TDP would be more than enough for my 2 cleanings a year, now I have to wait until October of '09 when annual enrollment comes around and I need several thousand dollars worth of dental stuff done in the mean time. I've already past my $1200 maximum that the TDP will cover annually with 2 cleanings, some minor periodontic work, a root canal, and a crown. It's looking like I'm going to need some periodontic bone grafts and going back into orthodontics so we're looking at something around $5-6k out of pocket. I really need to have this stuff done ASAP, so I'd rather not wait around until Feb. 1 when the annual term re-ups.
Thanks for any advice!
I don't think there is any. Concordia doesn't cover othro after you hit 23yrs old either.
Try looking to see if you can buy cheapier supp. insurence through Blue Cross, or a Dental Insurence provider. Also, some dentist officed have payment plans..
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Here is a link to the PowerPoint Show file I presented to the assembly, with lights dark, and room silent.
Be aware that it is 9mb.
That was awesome.. It brought tears to my eyes.
How do you guys feel about people trying to run and hide when retreat starts?
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M2, you said it best.
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Athletes are the worst, I think. I'm not just talking about Football or Basketball players either.
When we were watching the Olympics, there were a few standing there talking/joking around while the National Anthem was being played.
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VN 09-02
T-1's:
KC-10 McGUIRE
NSA
KC-10 TRAVIS
T-1 FAIP
E-3 TINKER x2
UAV x2 CREECH
KC-135 McCONNELL x 3 (one was ang)
C-21 GERMANY
C-17 McCHORD
NAVY: E-6
ANG: KC-135 MAINE
T-38's:
T-6 FAIP
UAV x2 CREECH
NSA
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Thanks, The Kayla. I'll check it all out now.
What kind of prices are you guys paying these days for a family?
Huh?
Are you talking about co-pays and such?
I think I paid 15%. But it was odd.. it was more expensive for me to see a Dr in the "new Year" because my cap re-started. I'm now on Prime, and since Vance is so small that they just refer you off base for anything "special."
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It seems that TRICARE is the insurance carrier of the AF. My wife asked me about health insurance once OTS and UPT comes. How does that work? I am currently self employed and she's an RN at a local hospital. Our whole family is on her insurance and once we head off to UPT, she'll most likely have to quit and we'll be out of their insurance.
When does TRICARE kick in? OTS since it's full-time or not until UPT? I'm AFRC if that makes a difference. Also, what are costs these days for a family of four (two adults, two little ones)?
Tricare starts when you enroll them in DEERS.. You'll do this the first week of OTS, and I think it's active the following month. BY the time you move to your UPT base, your whole family will be on Tri-Care.
When you enroll your family, they will enrolled in Tri-Care Standard. Which, works like a regular insurence--You pay co-pays and such.
I strongly suggest that you go to airforceots.com and have your wife check out officerfamilies.com. Even though those two sites are run by Nazis, they do offer great information, and it's all about OTS, with people to walk you and your wife through OTS.
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This comment has a little to do with med school, but mostly with job availability. I am getting married right after asbc before IFS and my fiance will need a job when she gets out of school. I will be at Whiting, and she will be there also. She wants to go into med school pending her MCAT score. She wants to be an optometrist or physical therapist if the medical school thing doesn't pan out. What is the career outlook for spouses in those two fields when you consider the military lifestyle?
Being in the Medical field, she'll have the advantage of being able to go anywhere, she just needs to make sure that she is Licensed in whatever state you guys end up at.
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I'm sure you all will enjoy your time here @ Travis. I just wish it would rain here! I haven't seen any precip for months now!
WHAT?! That's odd, this is one of CA's rainy seasons.. spring is another rainy season!
For hospitals for your wife:
Kaiser
David Grant
UC Davis Medical Center
Sutter Solano
UC San Fran Medical Center (It's in San Fran.. but if she was a traveling nurse, and worked there for 7 days, once a month, she would make bank..)
and a gazillion private practices too.
This is a futher drive, but Benicia is awesome. Great Schools, center to the Bay Area.. they have an amazing Farmers Markets on Thursdays down town. A whole bunch of really cute shops.. Benicia is just awesome... Ok OK... I'm very biased, I lived there and went to High School there.. I love Benicia.. and I would do all that I could do to live there again.
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I appreciate the responses and certainly am aware that only I can truly decide if it's going to work, and as far as a wild weekend goes, I've never cheated in a relationship and plan on keeping that record clean so i'm not too worried about that. As far as the two years comment goes, I based that off of reading some of the threads stating that moving to a UPT town may not be good because the job opportunities are "slim pickings." So keeping that in mind, there's
1)the possiblity of her not moving down while im in UPT which would mean an over two year long distance relationship by the time i graduate
2) her moving down and not being able to find a job which places the stress on me to entertain her while im just starting UPT, or
3) Her moving down here, living off base, and ultimately having it not work out and once again feeling the responsibility for her coming down there in the first place.
I guess my biggest fear is having to deal with with this issue at the beginning of UPT. I've read the "doing well at UPT" thread and it seems to be a consensus that one should have all friendship, financial, and relationship issues on lock, scott free, no problems. And personally, the last thing I need during UPT, especially at the start, is a relationship going bad. Also, one final point that might make my situation a little bit more clear is that my current gf isn't the most independent person so I sometimes feel like I have to solve little issues that should really be hers to solve, which, from my perspective, is the opposite of the type of girl I need in my life. I need someone who is independent, can entertain herself, fend for herself because it will ultimately help her survive UPT along side of me.
Again I appreciate any input, hope I don't come across as an ass, def not trying to do that. I need to go drink some
's now and relax!There was a guy in my husband's class that dumped his girl a month or so after starting UPT--He just moved on. Granted, she didn't live here.
It honestly sounds like maybe the distence between you guys might be what the Dr. prescribes.. just to see if she can deal. If she can't deal being away from you while you are in the states.. how is she going to react if you are deployed?
Humor me, I was never good at the whole dating-thing:
What if you and her were to have a sit down before you leave, and do the "friends" thing.
here is a version of the conversation going on in my head, to give you an idea of what I am talking about:
You: Hi, I think we should talk about this coming up year with me being at UPT..Her: OK..
You: I want you to understand that UPT is very important to me, and that I need to be completely focused on my training 110%
Her: I completely understand...
You: We've only been going out for X-length, and we're still a "new" relationship.. I think we should take this back to teh friend stage, to get to know each
other better, that way you don't feel like you have a BF who doesn't pay attention to you, or you feel like you are the only one trying to make this
relationship work..
Her: Kay...
You: I'm trying to stress to you that I wont have time to be the boyfriend that you want.. I will be putting everything on the back burner until I am winged.. This is very important to me, and I don't want the added stress of worring about if I'm being a good BF or not..
Her: kay..
You: I have a suggestion: We go back to the friend stage, we keep in contact, you can visit me, and I can come home for the holidays.. and lets see how we feel about each other at the end of UPT... Plus, do you really want to "waste" (for a lack of a better word on Kayla's part) two yrs of your life on a long distence relationship, if we don't pan out? The flip side is that this will give you a taste of what a deployment/TDY is like...
I hope that made sense.. I swear I'm not drunk..
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I told him that I was taking him to a gun show, and I gave him all of M2's advice, and he agreed with me. I think we are going to go to the Gun show in OKC and go from there... He wanted the 92F because that's the gun he has shot, and has made "marksmen" and is the gun that he has to retest on and such.
Thanks again guys and Gal, for all your advice!
I'll let ya know what he decides on!
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Kayla
Just a little advice, you can take it or leave it; but you gotta let your husband figure out which gun he wants. I know that is difficult, for some of us it is like being a kid in a candy store with only a dollar; but a gun is something that has to match his needs. He probably "prefers" the 92F because that is all he has any real experience with; and that may be fine but there are a lot of better guns out there that fit a variety of needs, wants and desires.
If you both have the opportunity, I would go to a gun show and check out what's available. He needs to see what catches his eye, feels right in his hand, and what justs tickles his fancy (sts). If he plans to conceal carry, some people think you need a compact or sub-compact sized weapon. My XD is full-sized (in the sense that it has a normal-length grip) and a Service-length barrel (4"), and I can conceal carry it without a problem. If he doesn't plan to carry it, a bigger gun might be a better idea. My Springfield-Armory 1911s are Government-sized barrels (5"). Longer barrels add accuracy and velocity when shooting.
Another consideration is caliber. As I said, I am a fan of .45s; but two of the other popular bullet sizes are 9mm and .40 caliber. .45s are the larger of the three rounds, but are slower in velocity. 9mm rounds are smaller but faster, and their advantage is that you can carry more of them in a magazine over the larger rounds. The .40 was a compromise that is very popular with US law enforcement agencies, bigger than a 9mm and higher velocity than the .45; but it isn't as popular as the other two.
Lastly, price comes into play. A decent semi-automatic starts at $500. Semi-automatics are the kind of guns where you load them with a magazine, not a revolver where you load bullets into a cylinder. Revolvers were considered to be more reliable because early semi-automatics didn't always feed or eject bullets dependably; but I don't think that is the case these days. My Springfields have been 100% reliable since day one. Anyhow, there are some semi-autos below $500 and some work well but I would stay in the $500 range as a good starter (note this is for new guns, used prices are a completely different ballgame). If that is more than you are looking to spend, then there are a few recommendations we can give you. Personally, my first 1911 was a Springfield GI. Looks similar to the one the US issued during WWII, reliable out of the box and available for ~$500.
I hope that helps, if you have any more questions then post away or feel free to PM me. One last reiteration, you may want to consider letting him choose the gun he wants as, like I said, it is a very personable decision. I let my wife pick out her jewelry, and I pick out my guns. It works best that way...
Cheers! M2
That is awesome advice, and I think I will do just that... Last year there was a Gun Show on Oct 21 in Tulsa... Maybe there will be another one around the same time... Thanks again! :-)
Active Duty at a Guard Base?
in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves
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Thanks for answering the questions! My husband spent a couple of years as a reservist. He's not as "stuffy" as some might think, plus he's been in for 10yrs.
I am sadden by the lack of OSC, even though I understand why you all dont have one.. I've gotten pretty active with the OCS here, and was hoping to do the same at the "next base" we went to. Oh Well. I'll keep myself busy somehow.