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WTF is up with your attitude? There are two wars going on and dudes from slicks & UPT are trying as hard as they can to get into AFSOC so they can get some of the action before we're pulled out.... and you're busy telling new guys they don't have a clue? No shit they don't have a clue, they're new! Big fucking suprise! Maybe instead of taking the "holier than thou" approach you should take a clue from CH- that dude is always reaching out to new guys who want to learn and doesn't spend time giving everyone shit for not being as old school gangsta as him. I appreciate the experience guys like you bring to most of these discussions, but to what end are you badgering the new squadrons tasked with new missions? What do you hope to accomplish by talking down to guys who have jumped into a shitty situation and are trying to make it work? AFSOC has new squadrons with new misisons and they need so many bodies that a lot of the guys are new. For the record, I haven't met a single straight out of UPT kid that isn't very excited to be in AFSOC. I heard stories about bitter 38 guys but have yet to meet one. These guys want to be part of the FIGHT, that matters. Skills can be taught and learned, attitude is what makes guys rise to the occasion. Why don't you either help with your experience or STFU and let the guys struggling to make it work struggle without your bullshit sarcasm. As to the OP, the 5th truth is obvious and many in AFSOC play it loose with the first four anyway. Just leave it be.

Standard SF bullshit. We are professional members of the USAF, not average joe yokle civilian. If you see the same guy a week later with a broken headlight, give him a ticket then... why is that hard? And if a commissioned officer can be trusted with an aircraft and ordnance and killing bad dudes and top secret shit, he (or she) can certainly be trusted to print a new card.

Ok, that is a new low for baseops barf stories. I guess it's good the stud got them out. But gross dude, gross.

How many masters classes do you need for the "+" to appear on your SURF? I just started my masters and won't even be halfway complete by my board next year.

Some people are so tactless they just need an ass kicking. Is it really like this in England? Link

I'm sure your intentions are honorable but I won't be signing your petition. There is too much change for the sake of change in the AF now, and very little mission focus outside the squadron level. I agree that of all the changes I've seen to date, this one appears to be the most worthy (honoring heros) but I just can't justify the cost and effort of renaming the handful of bases that aren't already named for someone special. Additionally, I live on Hurlburt Field (named for a pilot killed in the line of duty) and every street here is named for someone who deserves it. I'll concede that the AF could be better about honoring current heros, but there are more pressing issues at this time. Thanks for your ideas, and good luck on your quest.

Well played sir.

Bro is that the Don Carnage air-pirate mother ship of Tail Spin? If so, well played sir.

Just bought a Lewis Machine and Tool piston driven AR from gunbroker today, will try to post a review when it arrives.

It's legal to be topless, hot and armed in NH!

I can tell you the 50th is a great squadron, but expect only about half your rides in the H3, all else is E's. INDOC takes anywhere between 1 and 5 months depending on IP availablity. I got a dude done in one TDY once, but thats not the norm. Also, expect some good TDYs, things have changed and they're back to the old days of good deal TDYs 4-5 times a month. Great DO!

Just finished Jawbreaker by Gary Bernsten, lead CIA guy directing SOF and Northern Alliance against the Taliban for the frist 6 weeks of OEF. Great read, and if anyone wants to know exactly when we had the chance to kill OBL and didn't at Tora Bora, this guy has the details. Sad ending since we decided on our own to stop persuing the enemies, but great read by a real hero.

Dude, spot on. 64 pages of griping about shoes making it difficult for us to do our job or unpleasant when we aren't actively doing our job. Not a single complaint about heat, bugs, shitty showers, bugs, rats...etc. My favorite deployment memories are all places out in the weeds where I could focus on my job and no one cared if my sleeves were rolled up!

Three questions: First, what evidence of "anti-technology" in legacy herk drivers have you seen? I'd appreciate first hand experience not third hand anecdotal evidence. No one I know prefered the E to the H3. Second, what does your statement have to do with this thread about the cancellation of AMP'd legacy birds? More specifically, do you think this program died because legacy guys didn't want the plane or because AF contracting couldn't get it's shit together to make it happen?

They never talked to my parents for my TS, so don't sweat it. These things take awhile, don't worry.

Of all the truely jacked up and retarded things we experience in the Air Force, you choose what uniforms PJs wear as the appropriate place to take a stand and pitch your bitch? Foul. They can dress like friggen clowns for all I care, those dudes are operators hacking the mission and their cosmetic appearence doesn't take away from their professionalism and the awesome job they've done everytime I've been around them. Seriously bro, can't we just stick to complaining about finance (who stole 400$ from me this month) or SFS and let the dudes fighting the war get on with it unmolested?

You must be a hardcore IPA fan because that stuff is a little much for me.

I'm enjoying a bottle of Sierra Nevada Torpedo extra IPA at the moment, and as a beer snob I have to say it's pretty damn good. Also, to whoever recommended Sol, I respectfully disagree.

You're golden bro. Help people who want to be helped when you can offer that help without detriment to yourself. Don't hide anything or be fake with anyone. You have the right to want whatever you want and the duty to try your best to get it; but your classmates will feel betrayed if you say one thing and act another. Thats not just whats expected in UPT, but for your whole career.

Apparently I need reading remediation because I totally glazed over the date. Face slap accepted.

How soon does this take effect? Can we sart the process immediatly?

These comments were made referencing the memo in the Al Udeid thread. If you don't think it's a double standard to direct a US military member to avoid eating during a certain time so as not to offend another US military member, I don't know what else to say. I don't have a problem being nice guests in another country and not blatently disrespecitng them while they're watching. I don't have a problem with a memo advising me on how to be sensitive stateside should I so choose (although not having one for every religion is another double standard) to other religions holy days. I do have a problem with the Deid policy stating I should alter my behavior to accomodate the religion of other military members. The conversation moved threads halfway and so may appear a little disjointed.

I think you're a sharp dude in other posts but you are wrong about this. I don't care whther or not their faith is "understood by the vast majority of Americans." That is irrelevant, and certainly not the job of the military to fix. Do you think there will be a GO letter advising Muslims to bring small gifts to the squadron in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ during Christmas? Think I'm even allowed to say Merry Christmas on base? Last year my base said we should only say "happy holidays" when in uniform to avaoid the impression that the AF endorses any one particular faith. Now these guys get a month off PT and a special letter explaining the importance of this time of year? I work on Christian holidays but Commanders are "encouraged" to give these guys time off for their evening meal? A deployed aircrew should avoid eating in the daytime if a muslim on their crew can see? Dude, if you don't see the double standard I can't help you. Religion should not be an official discussion item period. Why the hell should the military be "promoting communication" about religion? Our job is to win wars, not social engineering. If someone unknowingly or knowingly steps on my faith I STFU and focus on the mission; how can I be offended when someone doesn't honor something they don't believe? This is a double standard and it's bullshit.

No one here knows the answer because that world is too fluid to know what will be available to FAIPs 4 years from now. The floodgates briefly opened but the mass push towards those airframes is over and I don't see it coming back since they have enough for now. The best that I can tell you is that if you do well at whatever assignment you are given you will have a very good chance to go where you want on your second tour; and I'm speaking from experience. No one really knows if you have a better chance as a FAIP or MWS dude to get your top pick, it all depends on timing, your boss and your performance. Good luck, these jobs need guys like you who really want them. Edited to add-- if you can go anything AFSOC do it over anything else. It's easier to move you around inside the MAJCOM and you'll like anything you get.

I've spent several years trying to find the best glasses to fly with. Honestly, for night flights and especially with NVGs I actually like the issue glasses best. They are big and ugly and my wife won't let me wear them around her, but the truth is they fit comfortably under a helmet and I find the large dorky surface area of the glasses more functional when continuously looking through & under NVGs than a stylish pair of raybans. For day flights it really depends. You don't want to wear a polarized lens, and you want a frame that sits thin and close to your head and ears but doesn't distract you by putting weight on your nose. The issue glasses are ok for this purpose, but their great fail (other than a style fail) is the light allowed to come in from the sides. Theres a huge gap between the side of your head and the lens; light coming at you perpendicularly will simultaneously create a bright spot for your eyes and reflect off the inside of the lens, projecting an image of whatever is 120 degrees behind you on your lens. Great for ninjas but bad for pilots. I know some guys who mitigate this by wearing clear issue galsses and putting a visor down on a helmet, but this isn't always practical. It may work at UPT or if you fly fighters, but it won't work if you fly with a headset, obviously. Also, my helmet won't fit a visor so I can't tell you how good this technique is. If you want to spend your own money on a pair of prescription sunglasses that don't look embarassing and also functionally keep light from the sides I recommend finding a pair of plastic frame raybans. I've tried several brands and found what fits me best. You can't have too much of a wrap for prescription lenses and you don't want the frame to bend; so with that criteria in mind I'd just go to lenscrafters and try several pairs till you find what you like. So you know 202v3 says this about your question: 6.3.1. Spectacles. While performing aircrew duties, crewmembers must use only Air Force provided spectacles and sunglasses. The Improved Aircrew Spectacle (IAS), including sunglasses, is ordered as the Air Force Flight Frame. The HGU-4/P is authorized only if the IAS is unavailable. which means that technically you are only allowed to wear AF issue frames. No one cares in the real Air Force, but if someone is going to say some shit about you wearing a pair you bought it will be at UPT. So be aware and do it anyway. Hope this helps.