HeloDude

Broncos vs Seahawks?

No problem. The whole reason we stayed there for 8+ years was to help a new government get on its feet without the risk of being toppled by an insurgency and to also train their military to be able to defend their government against such an insurgency when we left. The Iraqis are more than capable of defeating a relatively small insurgency. They (Iraqis) are extremely resourceful when they chose to be. Going back to doing their job for them will keep them from growing to the point where they need to be militarily. And if they fail because they couldn't figure out something that they are capable of doing, then so be it. When they become a safe haven for terrorists wanting to invade/harm our homeland (and actually attempt to do so), then I'll be concerned, but until then...not so much. Same goes for the Afghans...with the caveat that I don't believe they have a chance against the Taliban when we pull out. Time will indeed tell.

I'm still tying to figure out what a '30 caliber-clip' is? Maybe he's referring to clips used in the he original M1 Garand that were chambered in .30-06? Though that doesn't make sense when he's holding up an AR-15. And as for a carbine that can fire 3600 rounds in a minute...wow. I'll take 2 of those! An idiot indeed.

I am not overly familiar (and haven't researched in detail) the timely effects of using marijuana, so I don't know. I will guess that if someone smokes a joint on Friday night, that they're anatomically fine to fly on Monday, but again, that's just a guess. I have You guys are still missing my point though--the leader of the military said that it's no more dangerous than another substance (alcohol) which we're allowed to consume on our free time as long as we're not coming to work still under the influence of the substance (ie 12 hrs, etc). So why then is our military randomly searching folks to determine if you smoked a joint 2 weeks ago (I'm assuming the mind altering affects have worn off by then) if the leader of the military thinks it's no different then what we don't get randomly tested for (alcohol)?

I think they lengthened Taji's runway after I left that gem of a place several years ago...but according to this, I think the Reaper needs a little bit longer of a runway. Then again, what do I know...and besides, what's a 'runway'? I say allow the Iraqis to take care of their own country. They're more than capable now, if they truly want to make it better.

It 'should' be easy shit. But when senior officers and politicians have allowed an over aggressive PC culture to take over, then nothing is easy when every stupid complaint of being offended is considered worth investigating. I'm being a little facetious, but this is what has taken over. A bottle of scotch says that if NFL teams are allowed on tabs (again, Flight Med troops were wearing NFL jerseys last year at work), that someone will complain about the 'Redskins' being offensive. And I wouldn't be totally surprised if a college team bearing the word 'Indian' or 'Chief' would also not be allowed...the Seminoles might also be banned. The Vikings and Fighting Irish will be ok though.

Well played, sir. I ran out of 'up votes' for the day, else you would receive one. But who really believes Arkansas would ever be superior to Alaska in anything?

What's wrong with sports teams logos? You might call it 'advertising/marketing' for a specific team, but I call it morale! What about college flags/emblems? What about State flags? You made a big deal on here several months ago about the picture of the wife in the bikini on one's work desk,blah blah blah...whatever, it's a stupid done deal. So I say, if you can have it on your desk (in plane view), why can't we wear it as a 3/4'' x 1.5'' tab on our left arm? I'll concede that I agree we should have a professional appearance both in and outside the office while in uniform...but if the higher military authorities will allow you to march in a gay pride parade in your uniform, then I don't see the problem with wearing a tab displaying the University of Illinois in a non-offensive manner (other than that they pretty much suck at football). By the way...would you consider this 'acceptable'? (some love for M2)

You missed the entire point of my post. The President is in command of our military. He can easily tell his Generals to stop doing testing for marijuana, regardless if it is legal or illegal to smoke it. He has now said he doesn't think it's any worse than alcohol, which is perfectly fine for me to drink at night and on the weekend. So why are they still going out of their way to 'catch' people who are not coming to work under the influence? Nobody is talking about allowing people to come to work high or drunk, there are already processes to investigate/punish folks for that violation. But if an airman of age got drunk 2 weekends ago, why is that any worse then getting high 2 weekends ago when the President (again, the boss) says it's the same thing?

So once again, the President makes remarks but it doesn't turn into action. If he, as the Commander in Chief, truly believes that alcohol and marijuana are on the same level when it comes to the dangers of the substance (I happen to agree) then why doesn't he stop testing for weed during piss tests?? They don't check to see if I was wasted drunk the weekend before, so why are they screening for something the head boss thinks is no worse than what is allowed? I'm not saying you don't bust people for driving while stoned, etc...but then stop trying to catch people with it in their system. It's in violation of the UCMJ/law to come to work drunk, so just bust people accordingly.

If troops in Flight Med get to wear sports jersey's during football season, then I don't see why we shouldn't get to wear tabs with a sports team name/logo. Though I'm sure those who root for the DC NFL team will get a call from MEO (just joking...or am I?). As for who decides what is acceptable, it sounds like from the AFI that it is up to the Sq/CC...which means that anybody above the Sq/CC can tell him/her that it's not acceptable (since that's how it goes for everything else). And as for enforcing the standard, well of course you will be required to take a picture of the tab, make an eSSS and route the tab for approval to your Sq/CC, and then will have to keep the signed copy of the approval letter on your person at all times. I'm sure a new form will be developed specifically for the process.

If you want to get technical about it...if he got the LOC for intentionally not following an AFI, why should the LOC suddenly become null and void just because the uniform policy changed? And if he was repeatedly told to remove it, and did not, it means he was being insubordinate. As much as I hate a lot of the regs, it's still the military. And for the record--I thought the original uniform changes 2-3 years ago were total BS, and I would have a hard time agreeing with a supervisor/CC giving out an LOC for a morale tab unless it was blatantly obvious that he was being insubordinate. Sorry, I have to play devli's advocate sometimes! Stoleit--we need the story here! And hopefully it involves naked chicks while being TDY. ETA: Just saw Stoleit's pic after I submitted my post. Still potentially a story about naked chicks while TDY??

It must be why Big Blue delayed VSP/RIF applications. The bonus 'ain't got nothing' on morale patches, Friday t-shirts, and black boots!

It didn't sound like she was complaining, per se. Rather she was just saying how it can be (and is for her) stressful. I've heard guys say it's stressful when their wives can't find a job in their professional field while stationed at Clovis...they weren't forced either, but it doesn't make it any less stressful. Unfortunately, the military seems to screw over all of its members these days, one way or another.

Are you really that surprised? Working age retirees (more specifically to those who still continue to work in their 40's and 50's) will be able to get insurance from their employers under the Obamacare mandate, if they work for a business with more than 50 employees (though I'm looking forward to seeing how many businesses will opt out for the cheaper fine). And for those without employee mandated insurance, they'll be able to get on the exchanges. Congress already showed their cards in that they're no longer afraid/committed to not f'ing with military retirement--the horse is out of the barn. I doubt it will get better before it gets worse. Plan accordingly.

Right now I just use the more expensive stuff (Hornady, Speer, etc) for my carry/home defense options. Guys that are into competition shooting for accuracy will use the the expensive stuff, or if you're just wanting to see how accurate you/your rifle can shoot. I hunt with decent ammo, but some folks will use the really expensive stuff, that is if they don't load their own. For plinking and training, the basic stuff will work just fine IMO. Even after several years, the more I continue shoot, the more I have learned that it's about quality shot placement that counts the most.

Yep...this time will be different. This time we'll be able to trust them.

This thread goes NSFW in 3...2...1...

If the funding isn't there for FY15, then the program doesn't continue on schedule, even with the $300+ million for FY14. We should find out in mid/late Spring is my guess.

Yea, I go to sites like that one, along with wikiarms.com...but the best, IMO, is slickguns.com. If you are finding brass ammo (original) .223 at cheaper than $.35/rd then you better share the info with the rest of us because this is the cheapest I have found. The good news is that even when .223 brass was hanging out at $.43-.45/rd, I was wondering if that was near the new 'bottom floor', and was happy to see it continue to go down even more. The cheapest bulk brass .223 I saw the summer/fall before the election/shooting was around $.29/rd...so if we can get back to that, then I think is all is well (with the exception of .22LR). That is until the next mass shooting and then we may have to go through the whole damn thing again. Buy up while you can!

Yeah, that sucks man. And I'm sure all others in NYC who isn't 'permitted' to have a firearm also doesn't have one <sarcasm>. Well, folks on the left tell women to pee all over themselves if they're getting raped (rather than carry a firearm), so my suggestion is to always be drinking either a lot of coffee or a lot of beer. All joking aside, stay safe out there man, and GTFO at your first opportunity!

Just call/email them. They'll take a copy of your LES and/or PCS orders. Just blackout your SSN and whatever else they don't need.

Solid first post.

Not even close. Only common round that is still somewhat hard to come by (at a decent price anyway) is .22LR, and I've been able to keep my eye out online and buy the 500rd packs at decent prices here and there. Brass .223 is abundant and is down to $.35/rd at its lowest and bulk steel 7.62 x 39 is nearly as cheap as it was a couple years ago. .308 is still a little higher. As for pistols, brass 9mm is going for around $.27-29/rd and brass .40 is going for $.34ish/rd, so both are about 3-5 cents higher per round than before the shooting. Getting paroled out of NYC anytime soon?

I'm confused...you were passed over and then offered continuation to only then later separate on your own and now you're upset that you didn't get any form of separation pay? The Air Force said they wanted to keep you, so if you don't want to stay in past your commitment, then you don't get anything. Maybe I'm missing something...that is unless your gripe is with how the 2011 VSP process was ran in which case I'll concur that it was totally messed up.