HeloDude

You must have not read the article: AFT also ran the story saying that the guy was already planning to retire, so he is not getting 'discharged' under the classical sense. He is also not getting a 'free pass' out of his ADSC--don't know where you came up with that one. As for nature of the incident, he needed to be disciplined and I'm sure the punishment could have been much more severe. I'm not a lawyer, and correct me if I'm wrong...but you always have the right to refuse a CC's Article 15 and go before a Court Martial.

Well duh'! <sarcasm>

It's a good thing she doesn't go to baseops.net!

Sadly no. But not too a bad movie.

Nice choice. I was looking at the Glock 27 last year--felt and shot fairly well, but the S&W M&P40c felt so much better in my hand and shot really well...plus I get that whopping 1 extra round. What kind of holster are planning to use?

Hueys have the Marine Corps and German Exchange.

You're exactly right man...fortunately I'm stationed in New Mexico. I've already purchased a firearm from Holloman when I was TDY there in the past. Thanks for keeping me honest though.

Thanks for the update on the Saiga-12! I called the Holloman AAFES gun shop this week and they told me their supplier carries them, just none in stock but will be getting some in soon, which works because I'll be TDY there in Feb. He didn't give me a price but I'll get that next week and decide if I want to wait to get it from the BX. If it doesn't look good then I'll look into getting it from Bud's, Gunbroker, or some other place similar. Awesome pics you posted from your buddy Alex--have you talked to him and gotten an idea of what his price is? I'm assuming these are with accessories?

Back on the real topic here of actual guns...M2, did you ever buy a Saiga 12? I did a search and you mentioned a couple years back that you were wanting a Saiga 12--ever get one? I'm seriously looking into getting one here in the next couple of weeks and so far really like what I see. You can't beat a Russian made semi-automatic 12 gauge...especially with a 30rd drum! What are your thoughts on the gun? I've heard from a few people that it doesn't shoot birdshot too well. What's a good price for one of these in your opinion? I've been looking at Bud's and Gunbroker trying to get a reasonable idea of what to spend. Thanks!

Part of the Greatest Generation....RIP and thank you for your great service to our country.

Grant it, I don't know anymore of the situation, but do you CCW? I'm hearing reports from the Sheriff (as I type this) that he emptied out a full extended mag and was attempting to reload. I don't know about others (M2, Timbonez, etc can also comment), but I can draw fairly quickly and get a few rounds off...and I'm sure I can do that before a guy can empty a full 31 round magazine. Now I'm not trying to say you're wrong (or right for that matter), and I definitely wasn't there, nor faced in that specific situation, but that's the whole reason people carry...to defend themselves and others around them. And I feel confident if I'm close to someone (7-10 yards) that I can draw, aim, and fire in less time than it takes a guy to get 31 rounds off. But like you mentioned, thank God there were courageous people (I heard it was a female that got the gun) that had the guts to tackle this guy before he could reload and do it again.

Yes, you are exactly right...because no one else is talking about gun control right now based off the incident. Oh wait...look what I found! If this is going to be brought up as an issue, then you must bring up 2nd Amendment rights. My thoughts and prayers to the families of those slain yesterday and I'll continue to pray for the survivors. It's a shame there wasn't a responsible citizen in the crowd carrying...could have possibly been a less tragic outcome.

Isn't this kind of a tough situation in the first place since soccer is pretty gay?

Proud owner of new Rock River AR-15...looks like Christmas came early this year! Gotta love being a single Captain and being able to buy what you want :)

That's a pretty good deal on an LCP, but be careful into thinking the BX prices are always going to be the best. There are places here in ABQ that will sell us Glocks, XD's, M&Ps, etc at the law enforcement price which is typically much better than the BX price.

Anybody else planning on increasing their TSP in light of the fact that our taxes might/will all go up 1 Jan 2011 if Congress doesn't extend the current tax rates? I have max'd out my ROTH IRA for the last 10 years (as well as other investments in a non-tax sheltered account) and have been putting in 3% for TSP (just to put in something) the last 6 years, but now I'm thinking it might be time to do more if the gov't is going to start taking away more of my money. Thoughts?

I sure hope so! I'll let you guys know here pretty soon if they like my MBA or not. Personally, I think having a strong engineering background from your undergrad coupled with an MBA makes you a more well rounded candidate.

Yep...unless lady luck really helps me out and I get to go to the British or French school. Oh, and I should have done a google search myself--AF website says December as well. https://www.edwards.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6467

Commander told me a few weeks ago that the results would be released end of the month (and here we are), but another reliable source told me today that they'll be released this December...any other hopefuls out there hearing anything similar? I'm more anxious about the results of this board than I am my upcoming Major's board!

Pretty bold statement taking into account the 2003 BCS Championship game: Ohio State vs Miami--Double OT baby!

Well, they're not going to a BCS game this year, and they're still in the WAC. Dude, the Big Ten doesn't get an 'automatic' spot in the Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl is part of the BCS, so there is other criteria involved than just the old school 'always the Pac Ten vs the Big Ten'. Check out the website below... https://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/19424/note-on-rose-bowl-selection-process But the biggest crime of all....is that the Big East still gets an automatic BCS Bowl bid. With Boise State moving to the MWAC next year, I think they should get the automatic bid over the Big East.

Oh, I'm sure it's already happened. Anybody out there remember the Bud Light 'Wassup' skit that the Penn State ROTC cadre performed? Supposedly they got a 'talking' to that was directed by the Chief of Staff. My take on it is that if it's good for morale, then let it be just that--morale!

My bet is that it will once again be extended--you still have Army/Marine Corps guys doing their one year on/one year off deployments which will make it difficult for many members to burn those extra 15 days of leave prior to 30 Sep 2011. Especially since now they don't charge you for your 15 days of mid-tour leave when deployed for a year (I so wish they would make that retroactive!).

Definitely what I needed after the end of a long day...too funny.

Holloman does...but when they order you something, they don't go through the AAFES website, but rather some other supplier website (I forget which one). They can ship anything you buy to any other BX as long as it's not the firearm itself.