trailmix

lmao "only airmanship of the day, select mode C OFF" HAHAHAHA!!

Did you hook?

If you're hurting for $$ I'd say get a job at an FBO and sometimes they give you a reduced rental rate on aircraft. Try to avoid what I did: running up credit cards to fnish the PPL and they paying them off over 5 years... OUCH! ~mix

Wait... explain this to me like I am a small child. When i go TDY to start UPT, and my fiance stays here in our home... I can live in singles housing and still get BAH for my motgage at my home station? Is this correct?

You guys and your fancy "AMS" talk... You need a stitch-cutter... looks like a small letter-opener... go at them from the inside and cut the stitches. Don't pull on the thread and it should come out just fine. Wash 'em and you'll never know. Now, if they are old BDU's and have worn a bit, there will be discoloration and you're screwed. But if they're new just cut them off and wash 'em. ~mix [ 18. September 2006, 15:14: Message edited by: trailmix ]

search for the topic "rushing the unit"

Heard a story of a dude dropping a LGB and as the countdown got to :01 he said "knock-knock!" Supposedly he was sent home. Sounds like bullshit to me... both ways

Difficult: Extremely. Impossible: No. Remember you have to ENTER training before you are 30. Search function will answer most of your questions...

Just because of the cost associated... but hey, this is the government we're talking about... I stand corrected.

That's incredible. I certainly wouldn't expect the DoD to move my friggen CAR across the world for me, why not move my house too? Just take it apart and put it in a C-5 for me... The quote I got was from UK to NY,NY for an average, running volvo, non-convertible, like-new. www.shipmyvehicle.com

OK, here's what I got. Average price of Volvo: $30,000 Tax in USA (avg 6.5%): $1950 Cost of Tax in UK: $6000 Cost of Shipping Vehicle (South Hampton to NY, NY): $3000 With these assumptions, you should ship your car to the USA, suck it up and pay the 6.5% tax in MO or wherever and come out $1000 ahead. OR you can pay the UK taxes, sell the car, move here and buy a new car same value and take a $1000 hit, but save the trouble of shipping your car. [ 18. August 2006, 09:26: Message edited by: trailmix ]

So you can't sell it? you have to keep it forever? Wait... wait... so you have to keep that car for the rest of your life, and then will it to your children? You have to drive it until it is a pile of dust in your driveway? WTF they expect you to do with the car? Eventually you're going to get rid of it! How much is it to ship to the USA? Thats gotta be way more than the tax on the car!

it better be one hell of a fancy custom-made, one of a kind car that does more than get you from A to B to bring it back from Europe! I'd say sell it, buy another one here and use the shipping money you are saving for the sales tax on the new vehicle. So, what kind of car is it?

Yeah, about that, I need AETC to be my friend for a few more years... then I can fire at will. Have fun with your email though! [ 16. August 2006, 06:45: Message edited by: trailmix ]

Aw comeon Rainman... you've got a wife and a daughter! You haven't learned that when a chick opens her mouth it's ALWAYS about her? "Women claim to want a man who is a good conversationalist... that is incorrect... women want a man who asks the proper questions which, in turn, allow them to run their f*cking mouths!" ~Chris Rock :D [ 09. August 2006, 16:19: Message edited by: trailmix ]

I think you missed the context. After all, 1st lesson as a __________________ drvier: Never pass up the golden opporunity, to keep your mouth shut. That being said, at social hour or down time, by all means chat, shake hands, ask intelligent and pointed questions. At Roll call, STFU, say hi, I'm interested in joining the unit, thanks for having me, heres a handle of Jack Daniels. THATS IT, no stories, no jokes, no anectodes. In a briefing room (if they let you sit in) STFU.. no question while they are briefing unless directly asked etc. That is what was meant by keep your mouth shut. Don't roll up and be all know-it-all and have a case of can't-shut-the-f*ck-upitis. ~mix PS - ALSO: reference above and dont get wasted and puke all over yourself then pass out in the ops parking lot... [ 07. August 2006, 11:11: Message edited by: trailmix ]

Is it neccesarily an MBA or can it be any master's level degree?

thats a tough question to answer... a lot of times theyre going to pick the dude who fits in best with the unit. So i guess just be yourself, show them you can be one of the bros and arent going to be a complete a$$hole etc. One tip and youre on ur own: at rollcall, keep your mouth shut, even if u get introduced. Keep it short or expect to drink and be mocked.

Im in the same situation but was wondering if there was any chance of getting something like a tuition reimbursement for undergraduate debt? Anyone?

And long after... remember these animals will do this to all non-muslims in the name of Allah, regardless of who is where.

How about a squadron soft-serve ice cream machine!!I think I have a winner here...

I am an engineer.. and I have no f*cking clue :D I am just in awe that the dude brought the thing home and has prolly the BEST story to tell at the bar. I mean, thats as good as it gets...

even MORE incredible now.. i think i woulda bailed.

==From Wikipedia== One wing is enough? On May 1, 1983 during an Israeli Air Force training dogfight, an F-15D collided with an A-4 Skyhawk. The right wing of the Eagle was torn off roughly two feet (0.6 m) from the body. The pilot, Zivi Nadavi, disobeyed his instructor's command to eject and managed to land the crippled aircraft successfully. The aircraft was able to land because of the large horizontal surface area of the tail and the amount of lift generated by the engine intake and body ========================= Thats amazing. Could you imagine being that stud, hearing your IP telling you to eject and saying "Nah, i got it... sir"

LMAO... i just got a bootleg video of this "extender" groups first performance... must have been before UPT in college or somethin. http://www.break.com/index/blazinhazen.html [ 21. May 2006, 06:53: Message edited by: trailmix ]