HeloDude

The base doesn't have one/several underground storm shelters spread around the base that everybody can go to?

Because everyone who has ever moved (for whatever reason) goes to live in a hotel for the rest of their lives. It's a fair question to ask--does an event such as these storms cause people to reexamine whether they want to continue to live in a certain location, regardless if they lost their house or not? I'm willing to bet at least one person in the greater OKC area is now deciding to move away due to the recent storms.

You could have said the same thing back several months ago concerning the summer assignments. I agree that it will most likely be out in the next month or two, but given the government these days, who the hell knows. Very little surprises me these days.

In other news, rain is wet.

I hate the idea of a draft. If our Republic was ever threatened to the point that it didn't have enough people to defend herself, then that is when the country will fall. If it's worth saving, then enough people will volunteer to stand up and fight for her, and if not enough people do, well then there's your answer to how people feel about their homeland and Freedom.

I think it's a fair question to ask. The way I see it about tornadoes is that they can definitely be devastating, but the odds of one of them taking out your house or hurting you is extremely low when compared to other natural disasters. Hurricanes seem to be much more devastating to property as it can affect much larger areas, though you have the health benefit of knowing when they are coming so you can get the fvck out of dodge. I personally don't want to live where there's any higher than average chance of natural disasters. Hopefully tonight's storms and tornadoes didn't kill anybody.

Just keep on calling and leaving them messages...I'm sure that will do the trick.

This just in... It turns out this guy was actually saving this woman's life. They should award him the Airman's Medal or something.

Thanks for sharing man, I appreciate it. Only you can decide what's best for you and your family, and if you're comfortable with your decision, then good on you man...and more importantly, I thank you very much for your service. As for the actual assignments, in terms of promotion ability, I totally get it (doesn't sounds like you'll have an in resident IDE or equivalent credit). The O-5 promotion rate for non IDE guys is tough (around 47% with the ACSC correspondence and masters checked), and I'm sure if you were to break it down to the Squadron ADO type guys it gets even worse. So if you're not going be one of the top guys at Wing Safety or something, then then the chances aren't that great unfortunately. Would you have taken a staff job to a MAJCOM, or better if they had offered it, as those assignments offer much better promotional chances? The white jet/T-6 gig doesn't seem like it would be all that enjoyable (regardless of whether your a fixed wing guy or a rotor wing guy). You fly a lot, but you don't really to get 'fly'. Plus it seems like those guys put in some crazy long days and always have to be in that 'UPT mindset'. I'd much rather be an MWS school house IP as you get to do a lot of different types of flying, and IP upgrades are actually fun sorties when you get to play the student, plus you get to actually fly on those. As for the RPA assignments, meh, it has its pros and cons--but if you wouldn't at all enjoy it, then it's probably a good call. Let us know how it plays out! ETA: Changed PME to masters

I almost debated on starting a new thread for this one, but I guess this is as good of place as any... Making a sex tape a crime for troops, court rules Apparently you can have sex with whoever you want (ie dudes can bang other dudes), but videotaping it, even for your own personal use, is “both prejudicial to good order and discipline and service discrediting.”...even though it's legal as a civilian. And here I was hoping that additional benefits from the repeal of DADT was that the military finally didn't care what we did in our bedrooms as long as it wasn't illegal...in the sense that as long as you don't break civilian laws (just like the argument for the repeal of DADT), nobody cares what you do in your own bedroom. Guess not. ...this is the only part of the article that confuses me: Does this mean that it's only in violation if somebody else, ie a 3rd person views/films the act, as in the case with this former NCO? Or did the court refer to the 'film' being made as the non-existant 3rd person? The later is what I'm thinking. Either way, one thing is clear: Think twice about turning on the camera when banging BQZip's mom.

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Care to share the list of the '5 shitty assignments'...either on here of send me a PM? Not questioning your your personal desires, just curious as to why all 5 are shitty? (I may even agree).

Ahh...such a beautifully written piece by a liberal hack who is a poor substitute for a real journalist. My favorite line: Glad to know I've been wasting my time doing those stupid CBT's, attending 'bystander intervention training classes', getting continuous briefs that the military will not accept any form of sexual harassment and assault...on and on. What we 'really' needed all this time was more 'serious re-education'. You know, the education that tells us how to be a good wingman, not assault anybody, what happens if we do....oh wait, that sounds a lot like what we've already been doing. What do people expect? We have a lot of shitty citizens in this country (it's only getting worse as the country further declines) and that's where we recruit from--shouldn't be a surprise that we have the same problems as the rest of the country, though fortunately on a much lesser scale. If all we needed was to be 're-educated' then we wouldn't have any random drug tests, Article 15's for DUI's, toxicology tests after mishaps, etc.

Fair enough...we'll all have to wait and see what happens. But Jaded said: How can you get stop loss pay if you've taken the bonus and thus signed on for another commitment? Either he misspoke or I'm still overly dehydrated from being out in the sun all day.

This doesn't make any sense...unless I'm missing something (probably am)?

ADO's often do less than the Snack-O's...

An even better idea would be to allow people the ability to defend themselves...which they don't have in the UK. There's a reason they have a violent crime rate nearly 8x compared to here in the US. If gun and knife control worked then the UK should have nearly a zero rate when it comes to attacks with such weapons. https://dailycaller.com/2013/05/24/why-did-british-bystanders-watch-a-soldier-get-hacked-to-death/ https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/uk-violent-crime-rate-eight-times-higher-than-in-the-us/

Who says the stripper will be a 'she'? Remember, "it's ok now".

Well, 2 years ago the Air Force separated over 157 twice passed over Majors...which most likely did not help the Air Force much as they didn't do it again and offered continuation the following year to almost all the Majors passed twice passed over. I believe the Air Force realized the damage was done though. If (and I agree, it's a big 'if') the Air Force is concerned about retention rates, it's not outside the realm of possibility that they offer a similar bonus package to what they did in the 90's, ie longer bonuses that go to 20 years. At that point, the Air Force can better predict what their pilot numbers will be because they have commitments from X amount of pilots. If I were a betting man, I'd say the bonus is the exactly the same as last year...eventually we will see.

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I was asking because you sounded like you had information outside of what the media has been presenting. The acquisition process is crazy (and a little disheartening)--any hickups along the way with operational analysis', development test, etc getting delayed/having issues can then that can push the IOC date further to the right. Don't get me wrong, I speculate with the best of them...I usually just try to list why I speculate a certain way.

Are you aware that any of the timelines in the acquisition timeline has shifted recently? ie DT&E, IOT&E, etc?

Dude, relax. No one is 'flaming' on you (we save that for gangbangs with BQZip's Mom). As long as you're not being a douchebag, just about any question/discussion is welcome here. You asked some questions which led a lot of us to feel the need to guide you back to the right path of sound judgement with firearms--no biggie. Everybody has to learn somehow and we've all been there. As for the shotgun question, I think you received a lot of sound advice on here, and God knows there's plenty more of good (and bad) advice on this crazy thing we call the internet. It's always better to go basic/less expensive (I didn't say cheap) earlier on, and then as you get more proficient, learn more, etc then you'll determine what you like/dislike and can start making more informed and expensive purchases if you see fit. The cool thing about a pump shotgun is that it's not that hard to find a buddy with one and test one out at the range or something to that effect--you'll see what we're talking about soon enough. Same thing for basic pistols (ie Glock vs MP vs XD)--quite a few ranges have these guns to rent and you can check them out to make a better decision. Or like the shotgun, maybe you have a buddy with one of the pistols you're interested in and can try his. Welcome to this addictive passion of firearms and shooting--be prepared to spend some money as you learn more and the addiction grows. ...side note--M2: I miss your weekly new firearms purchase postings. Now that costs are coming back down, I expect to see weekly pictures of new AK's that you will then subsequently lose in a boating accident the following day.

Dude, no offense, but I think you need to do some serious research on home defense and firearms. If somebody has broken into your home while you are there, under most State laws (disclaimer--I am not an attorney, so research your own State laws), you can reasonably (and legally) assume they are there to do you harm...so why would you ever want to 'intimidate' someone who is already trying to cause you and your family harm? Would you ever conceal carry a weapon without a round in the chamber, suggesting that there is an 'intimidation' factor of racking the slide to charge the weapon...and at the time when you will need it most? If you are serious about home defense, you would not want to limit yourself by not being as prepared as possible, ie waiting to charge your weapon until the person could see/hear you. Some semi-auto shotguns have been known to not reliably cycle (I have a Saiga 12, trust me, I know), and the ones that are known to work really well (the Benilli, for example) cost quite a bit. A solidly maintained pump shotgun rarely fails and can be cycled quite quickly with training and practice. My advice: Do some solid research on home defense with and without a shotgun, talk to folks who practice home defense, and then if you chose to and are ready, buy pump shotgun with a solid reputation--hard to go wrong with a Remington 870 IMO. Later on as you learn and train/practice more, you may feel more comfortable spending the extra money ($350 vs $2K) in upgrading to an auto. Of course, it's your call.

Do you work at the Program Office (formerly known as the SPO) or is this just your emotional guess?