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Tulsa- Not true. Even if you revoke the benefit, you still are stuck with the ADSC. I already tried this with no luck. AFPC would not budge and there is no reg or AFI giving any direction one way or the other. It was my argument that they haven't paid anything so I shouldn't owe them any time.

Names released http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/07/california.military.crash/

Really? I don't think this is very accurate.

I just started my second class in the leadership program. The first class was a core class for both programs but my current class is not. You fill out an email before the semester ranking which class you want to take with the classes you don't want to take towards the end. I put all the leadership classes last on my list and they assigned me to take a leadership class this semester. So I really don't think your plan would work without taking extra courses. I will say that my first class was pretty easy and somewhat interesting. It is also free and does not add any ADSC.

WTF are you talking about? I'm sure senior leadership is letting you in on their plans on how they will run the base. We are not moving out of BPC. Room assignments are based on how long you are deployed here and when you start deploying almost 7 months out here straight you too can stay in the BPC. How are B-1 guys making you sit SOF? Poor guy, you have to do extra duties besides flying? We all sit SOF out here so quit whining about it.

Names released http://www.pnj.com/article/20100414/NEWS01/100414012 :beer: :beer:

The yellow ribbon program is very complicated and how much money you get largely depends on what state the school is in and how their tuition and fee structure is setup. Some states like California are very bad for the GI Bill because most of the cost of school is in the fees, and the GI bill pays tuition. I considered getting out and going to get an MBA and did a substantial amount of research before deciding to stay in. I stumbled on this website where the guy went from the Army to Harvard and he made a chart breaking down the top MBA programs by how much you would receive annually from the GI Bill w/yellow ribbon. http://militarytobusiness.blogspot.com/2009/07/post-911-gi-bill-mba-fact-and-fiction.html You can also look at the main VA website to find out which schools participate, the amounts of money each will give you, and how many students are eligible. The best deal out there is Dartmouth for an MBA. They have no limits on the number of students using yellow ribbon and the total benefit is over $80k/year, basically a free MBA from a top 5 school. http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_info/ch33/YRP/States/nh.htm

http://www.militaryonesource.com/MOS/FindInformation/Category/MilitarySpouseCareerAdvancementAccounts.aspx I'm not sure how well-known this program is, but I just found out about it while trying to figure out how to pay for my wife's school. The program will pay a total of $6000 towards your spouses education. There are some restrictions as to what the degree has to be in, but my wife is going to be a teacher and this program is going to pay for a large chunk of it.

I knocked it out as a LT during MQT. I studied gouge for 1 hr before every test and passed easily. I think it is easier to spend the 6-9 hrs over a couple months and just get it done. So many people, including our SQ/CC, asked me if I had it done and most all of them looked shocked when I said yes. It's easy, just knock it out while there is still good gouge out there.

I was just coming home from an early morning class at Texas A&M. I got home just in time to see the second tower hit. I was so pissed that anyone could actually do this to the US. I was a busdriver on campus and had a shift to drive that afternoon. They did not cancel classes initially and I still remember driving the bus that day. The bus was always packed and loud but that day it was dead silent while everyone listened to the news. I was in my senior year and planning to attend UT law the next year. After that day I changed my plans and wanted to blow up the bastards that did this. I decided I would join the AF. Seven yrs later I am deployed to "Southwest Asia" and got to fly on 9-11-08 in OEF and finally got to do my part.

It's not mandatory, it is optional. You can still use your debit/credit cards at the Deid. However buddies of mine that have used their credit cards have gotten bogus charges on their accounts. I would recommend just using the Eagle card. It is super easy to set up, they take it everywhere on base, and you don't have to worry about your credit getting stolen. I really don't see a down side to the card. FWIW

"As for part 2, I'm not quite understanding how the pint over a guys head turns a 1v4 into a 2v3.... did the guy who got hit in the head pop back up and forget what side he was on?" Friend helps his buddy that turns 1v4 into 2v4. Then friend hits bad guy with a pint, subtract 1 bad guy, this leaves 3 bad guys, hence 2v3.

Not to be too much of a shoe clerk but check out his salute. Aren't you supposed to touch the edge of your glasses if you are wearing them and not the middle of your forehead?

We keep hearing RUMINT of a possible upcoming TAMI-21 for WSO's. I don't know if there is any truth at all to this but just wondering if anyone else has heard of it. Thanks!

Not sure why. I got that letter from a Chaplain in Pensacola that just handed us the form letter when we checked in and I copied it. I never actually read into the SCRA program.

Here is the one I sent good ole Sallie Mae and it worked. 6% on private loans after I got my flight commander to sign some paperwork that they emailed me. 24 Jun 07 To: Sallie Mae Servicing ATTN: Correspondence PO Box 9500 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18773-9500 RE: Dear Sallie Mae Servicing: On 20 February 2004 I was called to active duty in the United States Air Force,and I have been continually serving on active duty since that date. Under the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act (SCRA), 50 United States Code Appendix Section 526, I should receive a maximum interest rate of 6% on all account balances incurred before I came on active duty. Under the SCRA, I understand that any interest due above this 6% rate is forgiven. Please refund my account any excess charges and change my account to reflect the requirements of the SCRA, and adjust all monthly payments to the 6% interest rate. I have enclosed a copy of my current active duty orders and my active duty orders calling me to service for your reference. I will notify you as soon as my active duty ends. Sincerely,

If you have any WSO-type questions feel free to PM me. When I was in Pensacola, before we started API, there was a guy that received an alternate pilot spot, but he was at API as a nav. The week before we started class they pulled him and told him someone fell out and he had his pilot spot, but he did not get to do UPT at Whiting, they sent him to Columbus. I don't think that they will pull you that quickly and reassign you while you are in class. I was reassigned and it is not a quick process, but take that for what its worth.

Not true, I know a guy that PCS'ed to Dyess with only his Secret. Also if you are dealing with the security manager from the 563rd I would talk to someone else, she is about as clueless and strange as they come. She lost all my buddies clearance paperwork when we were there and he has to do it all again.

They are replacing the T-39(30-40 years old) with the C-21. The T-1 is supposed to get phased out of the syllabus, not necessarily replaced. I worked in skeds for 6 months at Pensacola and this was the preliminary plan that the AF was working on so take it for what its worth. [ 25. November 2006, 00:16: Message edited by: WSO _LT ]

There were quite a few reservists teaching nav training at NAS Pensacola. Also supposedly the T-1's and T-39's are going away and should be replaced by C-21's in 2009.

T-1 pilots at NAS Pensacola are civilian contractors, not sure about the T-6's at Whiting but you could always fly T-6s at Pensacola

For the record there were at least 5 guys in Pcola that I personally knew that washed out of UPT. It was not that uncommon. [ 15. August 2006, 00:26: Message edited by: WSO _LT ]

Cragspider, I still was on the jet for 9 hours and I saw what it was capable of and how guys that are about to get their wings dont exactly keep it on the blackline, and I can see why. If it is so good then just explain to me why we need a cellnav clearance? I guess I just compare it to pcola, where it is very very different and I have actually seen both of the trainings so I can make some sorta comparison.

Dude you are in freakin flight school, you aren't gonna sleep on the plane for sure, and I seriously doubt they would let you dip on the plane since it is an AETC rule and Randolph is AETC headqtrs.

I don't really know if the instructors expect it or what cause I only did 2 flights in it and they were mainly demo. We flew T-6, T-1, and T-39 in pcola. The training is very different.