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Right, because the FBI is awesome at everything they do and never fuck things up. There are WAY too many things interconnected in this story to make it just a simple coincidence. You can stick your nugget in the sand all you want, I'm not going to.

Two Men Arrested on Terror Suspicion on Flight From Chicago to Amsterdam "Law enforcement officials also found several non-functioning cell phones taped together, a phone taped to a Pepto Bismol bottle and a knife and box cutter in checked luggage connected with the men." YGBFSM!!!! Why are they even asking if this is just "a coincidence" or not. Lets see, is it normal to tape cell phones together, tape a cell phone to a pepto bismol bottle as well as have a knife, box cutter and over $7G in cash in your luggage? You think just maybe they're seeing if they can put a bomb in checked luggage? Seriously WTF, how have we as a nation become this incredibly fucking retarded. This kind of stupidity just pisses me off, especially since I know it could very likely get hundreds, if not thousands, of Americans killed. Unbelievable.

15K was a nominal number...please tell me you don't think an F-16 is incapable of flying a wheel at 5K? Even from 10-15K, there is merit having a dude there to look out side for a true "big to small" approach to find a target. And no, I won't argue about Viper CAS vs Hog CAS or disagree with you on that one...that's a losing battle.

2. How does anyone think it will be better in a non-pilot on the ground controls weapons off an aircraft? And I'm sure they're proposing that it won't be any big deal for the dude on the ground to find shit in the soda straw of the pod. You can't replace the dude at 15K looking outside.

What has worked for me: the answer is NEVER 1 or 5. Also, trying to "relax" your eyes and look in between the circles instead of directly staring at a specific one. Do this along with a very slow scan (without stopping to intently stare at one circle). Seems like your peripheral vision helps the circles stand out. Also realize the latter lines will be much harder (sts) than the first group. Take your time and don't feel rushed.

Same here, except 5.5 months after the fact, $2500 worth of un-reimbursed expense and still "working" the problem. Agreed. However, I took that road about 2 months ago and am now past the OIC at this point...that's how fucked up their process and "ability" is. Unbelievable.

It's been done before. But, depends on the leadership and what they want to do. Godspeed to the crew...I really hope it's not as bad as it sounds/looks. :beer:

Assuming Nav is the same as pilot (which why wouldn't it be, they're both rated positions), you incur your ADSC when you get your wings. So rank doesn't really matter, whenever you graduate UNT/UPT is when the 6 yr/10 yr clock starts ticking.

They actually pull people from real jobs to set up their shit? Wow, the gayness just increased that much more.

Not technically a demotivational poster, but too damn funny to pass up.

That makes sense. I guess I was only thinking about flying in the local area like we do most of the time, but obviously other airframes out there fly a lot further than 100 mi from base on a regular basis. Alright alright, I was simply speaking from a scheduling perspective (that only applies at Base X). I am wrong and turns out we are the only ones who do that...bad assumption on my part. Back to my corner. Magnet - Now that shit's funny! Contrail - EAD

That's why you use that extra brain cell and don't schedule flights with the same name and/or number. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. Now maybe that's a different ballgame in the heavy world, but it's a simple game in the fighter world.

We just fly with whatever the hell we want (boss approved of course). Sure you can be official, but as long as you don't use something outrageous, the chances of someone saying something are nil. When baseops gets the flight plan, they're just going to put whatever they see in the system.

I always take my laptop TDY. If you don't have one at ASBC, etc. you won't have a computer to use minus the library or a friends. IMO that's annoying, but it's up to you if that's worth it or not.

Because we're all CGOs and at least in our community, we're all at the same "bro" level. That doesn't mean you don't listen to or question your flt/cc just b/c he's "only" a Capt or your weapons officer just b/c he's "only" a Capt, but it does mean that calling them by their callsign wherever and acting on the bro level in the bar is completely fine. I agree. It's BS and just contributes to the problem. So yes, I know it's not just an enlisted thing.

In my very limited interaction with Marines, I too was impressed with their C&C, as well as just their overall demeanor. I also share the same viewpoint of most of the MX enlisted I interact with, as well as the enlisted in our squadron. However, the same cannot be said for other squadrons on base. I have interacted with some very good people, don't get me wrong, but unfortunately those people seem to be in the minority. I'm surprised and honestly kind of embarrassed for the AF regarding a decent amount of people I've observed, both in their professionalism and willingness to work hard for the mission. It's like the AF has gone incredibly soft and doesn't care. Today I watched an Amn bow up to a Capt without even a thought...full up yelled. Now don't worry, he was put in his place immediately, but I couldn't believe this guy even thought for a second that was remotely OK. Rank doesn't seem to mean shit to a lot of AF members these days. You don't have to respect the person, but you do have to respect the rank. If a Capt can respect a Maj with no problem, why is it so many enlisted seem to have a problem respecting an officer, let alone a Capt and higher (not that it should even matter what officer rank they are)? I have never seen that in other services and when talking to buddies in the Army/Marines, they said first off that shit would not happen, and if it does, that guy is getting his ass beat on the spot. These related things are why the other services make fun of the AF, and in some aspects, rightfully so. Good point. I think a lot of guys try to an extent, but it's difficult to do so when you have zero support from leadership. I personally haven't experienced the leadership crushing such things to a terrible extent, but from talking to friends elsewhere and even reading the Died thread on here, it seems that on a large scale, these things are allowed to happen b/c leadership indirectly supports it. How will it get better if officers are berated for, *gasp*, telling a MSgt something he doesn't want to hear, or berated for simply saying/doing something b/c you're an officer and you don't take orders from an enlisted guy (of course within reason, I fully respect the enlisted corps and realize sometimes there are just rules they have to enforce).

Yeah, I guess it was over the top. I've just had some very bad experiences very recently that have really pissed me off, and I'm still steaming from them. I know there are a lot of good people in other career fields, just seems recently I've been dealing with the bottom of the barrel...meaning people who don't know their jobs and go out of their way to do anything so they don't have to do work (i.e. help unfuck the situation their office created). Though in all fairness I will say last week I was able to work with someone on one of the problems that actually was willing to help and put effort into it. We'll see when/if this problem gets resolved, but this person seems promising. Unfortunately, it took going up 5 levels of supervision (no shit) to even get any kind of real help on the biggest issue. Sorry, but that's a failure in my eyes. Why the 5th level of supervision even needs to get involved is ludicrous, but they have to because their subordinates below them are unable and/or unwilling to do the job. So yes, my words were too harsh, but I know many on here probably know exactly the type of generic situation I'm talking about. It's unfortunate that such situations are all too common in the AF today.

Walked into the housing office place to get some rooms for the new guys showing up...the Sgt no shit is chatting on facebook, and he has no problem taking 20 sec to finish up the conversation before helping us. I was shocked...even though I expect complete retardation and worthlessness from every shoe I interact with, I still just couldn't believe this was actually happening.

Uhhh, so JTACs flying a remote control A-10 to support themselves? Wow, that as "extreme, super, unimaginable epic fail" written all over it. Who are these retards who come up with these absolutely ridiculous ideas?

Pretty sure no FBO is going to let you do that. If they do, there will be min hr charges. Meaning, they'll let you go, but will charge you a min or 15 hrs of flight time or something like that...regardless of how much you actually fly. So, if you plan on actually flying 15 hrs worth, then it's worth it, but if not, take a car instead.

Another year of missing Oshkosh...I hate you guys.

I'm not saying the possibility doesn't exist out there, but in general it will be much cheaper to get your license at some local FBO than through an aviation program at Purdue, ERAU, etc. Learning to fly in a SR-20, a 2009 172 with all glass, etc. is WAY overkill. Save a ton of money and go learn to fly in a 1977 172 or something. It's not as "sexy," but you'll learn the exact same shit and have more money in your pocket for other things or for more flying hours after you're done with your license. Many of us got licenses in high school or college just flying at the local FBO...there is zero need to go through some incredibly expensive aviation program at a college. Not saying those programs are bad, but if you don't have shit tons of money or don't want to pay large loans back for a long time, consider the alternative.

Agreed, there is no way in hell those two are even remotely close to the same price.

Just when you think he couldn't be any more of a dumbass...this happens. The sad thing is I'm really not surprised.

Darkhorse Leather in Osan does a great job. Not sure what their online order ability is, but worth a look into it...or if you know someone in Korea who's willing to make an order for you guys and ship it.