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No shit. Such a waste.

Fraud waste and abuse would be requiring that 100% of your pilot selectable tailkits be hardwired to low drag every year.

Oh wait.

No shit. We've got the tailkits and the numbers planned, mother may I? No? OK, we'll just lock them out...every fucking time. What a bunch of horse shit.

I'm with Ram...guess we're in the minority. Thank God.

It is hard to take a test that you didn't study for when you are completely hungover.

No it's not...that's what about 90% of dudes did when I was at ASBC and everyone did fine. You just really suck if you can't pass those test, plain and simple.

Based on knowledge of M2's gun collection, I'd say CH wins for overall accuracy. And I'm totally following M2's lead when I get out.

Well played Ram, well played.

One of the guys in my buddies unit actually got an LOC by his SQ/CC for mismanagement of their snack bar because it was not always stocked plum full and all of the labels on the candy bars or cans were not facing directly forward.

WTFO! A LT doesn't need an LOC to fix the snackbar, a simple ball crushing from a bro will fix that problem. What a d-bag sq/cc.

How is it even remotely possible to not pass ASBC?

You're a completely retarded chick who failed EVERY measured event, but on her way to a silo, so I guess no one gave a shit.

It'll probably be a repeat of back in the day when the AF had pretty much thrown the A-10 to the side and said we don't need it...until the Army said they'd take it...whoa now! Then Desert Storm came around and minds were completely changed. So, seems to me we may be making a repeat mistake from our history...weird, that never happens.

I think you're probably wrong. Why...because TONS of dudes have EE/Comp Sci/whatever degrees and fly. Your major never has mattered, GPA matters. The only caveat is if you potentially signed some binding contract stating you agree to be a ____ AFSC in the AF upon commissioning. Perhaps your CC ranking was not as high as you thought. When it comes down to it, everyone gets an OM score and there's a cutoff. There are no points or negative points based on what your major is. Sorry it didn't work out for you, but I think there's more behind this than you think or know about.

I don't think it'll be that big of a deal, considering my current TTP is an earbud in one ear and my only mute option hitting the pause button on my touch (which can be a PITA). Can't wait to try the patch cable out.

That shit's sloppy enough on the first round.

True, but you should see it when you're batting clean up. It's the first time in my life I was glad to be in MOPP 4.

Perfect, I'll be flying another pond hop in a few weeks. Does the music mute/vol decrease during TX/RX or is it just on you to flip the on/off switch or pause the music when necessary?

The wannabe-pilots of my generation are paranoid as shit about this stuff

Then tell your generation to stop being such a bunch of pussies. Seriously, it's just a little test, what the hell is everyone so paranoid about? At the point you're a freshman/sophomore in college taking this thing, you either have hand-eye coordination and memory skills or you don't. No amount of doing lame stuff is going to make any measurable amount of difference. But whatever, it's up to you if you'd rather spend your free time in college juggling or playing computer games than going to parties or doing other interactive activities.

I bet the ladies really dig you.

No shit...whatever happened to the days when prepping for the TBAS meant cutting yourself off at 10 beers the night before? Flash cards, computer games and juggling...WTFO.

The AF does a lot of crap that doesn't make sense, but I'd like to think we're pretty damn good at flying. Do IP's, either at IFS or UPT, mind students asking "why" questions like those, as long as you don't argue and do it?

It doesn't make sense because you don't understand it, which is exactly why you should ask questions. Any IP not willing to take questions is a horrible IP, so yes, ask away, but realize there's a right way to ask a question and a wrong way. Additionally, don't be the guy who could easily find the answer in writing, but is too lazy to read the -1, 2-XXv3, etc. If you read something and don't understand it (including why it's done that way) then ask, but put some effort into finding and figuring it out yourself first.

A lot of them are well into their Geritol years

Didn't know Rainman got into the ISR gig. Guess you gotta get your flying fix one way or another.

Raptor dude: "If I'm going 8 NM/min and the flyover point is 16 NM from our hold, how long...ah fuck it, we've got EGI."

Define not fine. It sucks losing 1.5 yrs to casual/BIT, but I don't think missing a couple OPRs that the shoe counterparts had as LTs will make or break someone when it comes to Maj boards. There are potentials for some missed flying-career opportunities, but I think most dudes will still follow a "normal career path" (as much as anyone can with the way the AF is doing things these days). If it was a small number of guys, then I could see them getting fucked, but when it's a large number out of a couple year groups, that's another thing.

Average time on casual for my generation of dudes was 9 months. Figure that happens again and guys are missing 1.5 years on casual, and about 2-3 years for training out of their first 8 years

Welcome to 4 years ago...these numbers you just said apply to the vast majority of viper pilot who graduated UPT FY08-10ish. This also applies to other dudes too, but the viper guys were hit the hardest. This is nothing new and 98% of us who were affected by 1.5+ yrs of casual are going to be fine...three holer shacked it on the other 2%.

If you're casual at a UPT base, they probably won't give a shit about you because you are TDY guy.

Considering the vast majority of dudes do a casual stint at their UPT base prior to starting UPT, it's a wash. Nobody is getting screwed for having casual time. If you don't make Maj down the road, it has nothing to do with how much time you spent on casual or where it was (which your UPT base has been the only option for years now with minor exceptions).

Perhaps they'd look better in formation if they got more than 6 flights in a year. I mean HOW long were they grounded this time?

Don't worry, they've been getting plenty of CT while we do their jobs for them (don't worry, tongue in cheek for all you out there about to flip out).

What's not comical is these guys who were lucky enough to escape preds getting passed over for their next promotion because they got an empty OPR because they were sitting around for 8 months of casual status as captains while their peers were Flt/CCs and Shop Chiefs

What? There's a whole shitload of dudes who spent 6-9 months on casual, then a year plus on BIT after UPT doing jack shit. While obviously a crappy situation and not ideal (but infinitely better than other possibilities), they've got OPRs and will be fine...no way they get passed over for Maj just because of that.

f-16 upgrades in the near term

I wish my definition of near term was the same as the AF's definition.

and of least offense to you...

You're doing it wrong...