pawnman

You all laugh now...when this shit gets cheaper than dating, the human race is doomed. His perfect woman already has a step up on most women...an off switch.

No real mentoring, but it has been mentioned in various flight meetings about getting PME/Master's done early, jotting down your various accomplishments for OPR/Awards bullets... But as for one-on-one mentoring or any kind of guidance about career tracks...Nothing. In 3.5 years.

We've had this problem sometimes. It's not the grayscale, it's the contrast. Some things I've found that can help: 1. Putting a white piece of paper behind the check I'm scanning. 2. Darkening the image. 3. Make a copy of the check with your scanner, then scan the black and white copy.

Tot, Rainman, Toro. Although I haven't seen Rainman in a long time...maybe he attempted to challenge Norris and lost.

On the other hand, giving the OG/CC authority over MX would certainly cut down our number of MX cancels. There seems to be a disconnect in leadership in the MX group 'round here. As one of our wing schedulers put it: If we tell MX we need 6000 hours to meet RAP, MX will try to schedule 1 6000 sortie, while Ops will try to schedule 6000 1 hour sorties. I'm in no way bitching about the dudes turning wrenching and fueling planes. I AM bitching about the guys who get a schedule with four morning goes and put three broke airplanes and the "spare" into those lines...all in the name of "efficiency".

Depends on your budget. My wife got me a Citizen Skyhawk that I wear to this day. Expect to spend a couple hundred for one of those.

We just dedicated a bunch of jets, and I have no idea what the criteria was. Several MQT studs got their names on there...how the hell does that happen?

You only need to pass the FACT to go F-15's. IF you're going B-1's (or the occassional AC-130), you don't have to pass it. Definitely practice on the actual machines you'll be using. I don't think they move quite as smoothly as the new stuff at the gym.

I've had family in the military all the way back to the Union side of the Civil War. My great-uncle (dad's uncle) was a fighter pilot in WWII (Mustangs) and transitioned to F-86 Sabres in Korea. Dad was a crew-chief, mom was also MX (that's where they met), and my step dad was a flight engineer for C-5's.

Some people have been tossing around that there's a reg for "Northern Tier" bases to forgo the blues if it's too cold. Can anyone confirm? I do know I got a call yesterday saying "BTW, no blues tomorrow".

It's dependent on the airframe. Lots of airlift guys are doing 120 on, 120 off. I'll let someone else give you more insight into guard and reserve...but again, it'll depend on the plane, not just "guard" or "reserve".

I would like to interject...I don't interpret the UCMJ to mean you can't ever discuss politics at all, especially in an off-duty setting. Just think about the words you choose. If you want to say "I disagree with this policy because X, Y, and Z", that's fine. If you want to say "President X is a huge douchebag", that's inappropriate (even if we're all thinking it).

There was a related story that Harry was going to try for pilot school and fly Apaches, because that wouldn't lead his unit to shoulder so much danger because of him. He's chomping at the bit to get back in the fight. I read a series of books where Harry was the commander of an SAS unit. The books were mediocre, but I thought that part was pretty good. The author was John Birmingham...can't remember the titles of the trilogy off the top of the ol' cranium, though.

Apparently Harry impressed the Ghurkas he was serving with...they gave him one of their prized daggers and named him an honorary Ghurka. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/...icle1880886.ece

I wonder, though...even the most liberal of democrats will fight tooth and nail to keep military bases, projects, and personnel in their districts. Do you think they could enough people willing to lose that money to cut 25%?

Frank has to find the trillion dollars he's handing to his buddies at Fannie and Freddie.

I don't know if it's already been mentioned, but Winged Victory by Geoffery Perret is pretty good. It starts with Billy Mitchell in WWI and traces the development of the Army Air Corps up to WWII, then it becomes a history of the air war during WWII. Man, you think the Army, Navy, and Air Force snipe at each other now...

One assumes that those Marines would be an advance force, and back-up would be mobilizing while they're on the way. I kept thinking about the drop troops from Halo while I was reading that. Can't wait for the Spartan armor.

Especially one with a developer in charge of it.

"2" But then, I'm biased, being a bomber guy. The others are cool and all...but this is about the only one that doesn't look, well, a little silly with the fantasy part of the painting. A valkyrie guiding a shark? An 8-legged horse? Man's got some talent...and imagination.

On the other hand, if you can show it's under control and you're actively managing it, it won't be a problem. They look at it for TS clearances because they want to know if your financial lack of health is a potential lever for an adversary to use against you. Be honest, up front, and tell them how you're fixing the problem, and it shouldn't be an issue. Look at the investigator all wild-eyed and scream "I'm on the brink of bankruptcy! Oh God, what am I going to do!?", and you're probably not going to get that clearance.

On the other hand, watching Bender type without the ability to edit his drunken posts could be amusing.

Don't worry, dude. That new tanker will be online by 2020...2030 at the latest.

No idea. I thought they were "Eggs" because they're baby T-Birds...they don't "hatch" until they're CMR.

Yes...but they've been "EGGs" for a LONG time. To change from FNG to TNG out of some fear that you've offended the FNGs is .