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5 minutes ago, arg said:
Trying to start one at Cannon. I guess we'll see how it goes.
It was emailed/announced that they were trying to start one up probably 12-18 months ago. Intially it was just a ground school. That was the first and last I ever heard anything about it. I PCSd a few months ago so maybe it’s moving forward now.
Holloman had a aero club when I was there back in 2016, no idea if it’s still open
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1 hour ago, bennynova said:
Anything against building up an absurd amount of negative balance on your GTC account (by constantly overpaying it with voucher disbursement’s) and then using the ATM to withdraw $300 or over on a regular basis to do whatever you want with while TDY and away from the family?
asking for a friend
i know there are cash advance limits, but this isn’t really a cash advance as much as it’s using the GTC to hold money that belongs to you, and taking it out at your leisure.
That’s actually rather impressive.
I guess if he is disbursing his meals/mileage money on it it’s prob fine, you could probably justify it without to much suspicion. I would be careful of intentionally overpaying money out of his checking account and holding a negative balance though. Eventually it’s going to raise a eyebrow at some level, best case he gets told to knock it off, worse case it starts a Miley Gate 2.0 situation. I’m sure some GS/OSI/legal would have a wet dream trying to fry him for it for abuse of his card.
Government don’t like when you mess with their $$$.
Probably in everyone’s best interest to tell him it’s not a good idea and advise him of other ways to hide a stripper fund.
*edit, as I re read your post, I guess if he is just withdrawing his mileage/meals as soon as the voucher pays and saving it for a rainy day it’s fine. As said above, just paying extra ATM fees.
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10 hours ago, pawnman said:
As someone who dreads every test...I hate this part most of all.
"Welcome back from Thanksgiving leave... You have a PT test on Monday".
"Christmas is on Monday this year, family day is Tuesday... You test on Wednesday"
No thank you.
I would hope they would at least give you a few days notice. I don’t stress about the PT test but I avoid eating certain meals the night before and have a light breakfast. God forbid they popped me for a random PT test and I had the Mexican supreme meal #7 for dinner the night before or picked up a breakfast burrito with my morning cup of Joe. I would make it about 200 yards before I dropped my swishy shorts and called “weapons away” and “splash one”. Not to mention I tend to be a little errrrr “dehydrated” on Monday’s during football season when I’m not flying.
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T shirts, patches, Zaps, Coozies, coffee mugs, “remove before flight” keychains with our airplane on the back. I believe we had some coins and lithos, they are hard to make money on though. Our base hosted the Airshow so they were very anal about making sure our booster clubs had all the bs paperwork in order and aduted to be able to sell stuff. I don’t think they gave a shit about the jets/units that flew in. We just ordered extra stuff of what we already sold at the unit. If you have metal squadron water bottles I’m sure that is fine but the vendors have some sort agreement about only them selling food/water though. We didn’t advertise that we had extra water but we left our coolers in sight behind the booth, many people offered to “donate” a couple bucks for a water, doing our part in keeping up community relations we gladly obliged.
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Agree with above comments. Make her get own mortgage. If she fights it offer to let her keep the equity to help with a new down payment. Shows you are willing to work with her and you can use that to leverage against spousal/child support or to get another asset you want. Sucks because you are going to loose money short term but it’s hell of a lot better than paying a mortgage for a house for her to live in when she can’t make payments. The only thing you ever want to have to talk her about after this is over is the kids.
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1 hour ago, Standby said:
^^^this x1000. The S2V is by far the best boot I’ve worn. The heels wear out somewhat fast but I’ll buy them over and over.
They are my favorite approved (and issued to me) flight boot. I was also issued the Solomon XA forces GTX boots that I am in love with. They are much more of a hiking boot/shoe and have the quick pull no tie lace thing. They are coyote though and barely above the ankle, so they look retarded in the traditional green bag, they are all I wear in OCPs though. Not flight approved but several flying units at the two AFSOC bases I have been at in the last year have bought/issued them.
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17 minutes ago, rancormac said:
Need a new sage green boot ("flight" if able)... Got wide feet. What do you guys recommend?
I just ordered a pair of Belleville 693s from US Patriot Tactical as buddies recommended those.. but theyre on closeout, too small, cant return now.
Rocky S2Vs, order a wide size. They got put back on the flight approved list last year. The flight approved ones aren’t the warm weather ones though. (I don’t think, my sage green ones are much warmer and thicker than my brown ones, my feet get hot pretty quick). But other than that they are comfy.
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1 hour ago, M2 said:
I you haven't seen Spitfire (available on Amazon Prime Video), you are missing a helluva good documentary! Pure flying porn!
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My parents used me as a pawn for years after their divorce, it sucked. Do everything you can to isolate the kids from the situation and not use them.
Include who is paying for what for the kids in the divorce agreement. My dad and I did not get along in my later teens and he was refusing to help with any of my college (he is very well off, and my mother was doing everything she could to stay afloat) my mom was smart enough 17 years earlier to include a clause in the paperwork that they had to match whatever the other provided for college tuition, she gave me every dime she could just to spite him. (See earlier comment about keeping the kids out of it)
Two things I saw in my squadron. Watch the drinking as mentioned above. Nothing wrong with having a few every now and then, but it becomes a habit quick and bad things are said/done/called/texted after having a few to many.
If you have guns/weapons store them in a buddies safe, my old neighbor had a kid at school mention she helped her dad clean a firearm, CPS was at their house two days later. If she’s batshit or manipulates the kids to say something you can get f d pretty quick.
My single airline buddies claim to smash a lot. Good luck man.
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1 hour ago, 8Cylinders said:
Roger, I took y'alls advice and spoke to my Flt CC. I went and talked with both MPF and TMO and I think we found a decent enough solution. I still have a ton of questions but I got my HHG handled. I already received a RIP, actually got it about a week after I got my assignment. After talking to MPF they said the issue is with my gaining base, they've been emailing / calling but had not received the info from the RA. They couldn't tell me when to expect my orders to be amended. I then went to TMO and asked what options I had and we settled on doing this: Move my stuff to Hurlburt now and store it, it'll exceed the 90 days I am allotted with the PCS, but he told me I should get an extension since I will be TDY and it was an issue with my orders and not my fault.
I probably should have talked to my Flt CC earlier, I was trying to be a good Lt and figure it out but got in over my head. Thanks for the advice guys, if anything I've learned a lot from talking to folks and reading the JTR.
They should be able to amend it without the fundcite if you need it. What unit are you going to at Hurlburt? I would look up their front office (exec) number and give them a call. Ask who the RA is, what their number is/give them a call, if that fails shoot the RA a email. I had almost a identical situation my first PCS after UPT. I went 3 months enroute with no fundcite, finally figured out I was going to a unit that was still being stood up and my name got lost in the shuffle. I got everything done by making phone calls myself and figuring it out.
Stay on top of the ammendemt and making sure TMO gets it and approves the storage. I have heard stories of people being billed crazy amounts because TMO messes up and storage companies auctioning off your stuff for non payment from Uncle Sam.
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59 minutes ago, 8Cylinders said:
Could use some help. I'm a fresh UPT grad, going TDY enroute for initial qual for a few months then to my new PDS. My class starts in two weeks. MPF still doesn't have the line of accounting for my TDY, and my orders don't have the TDY enroute on them. MPF says they'll get my orders amended, but I haven't been given a timeline. Trouble is, TMO says I need that TDY enroute on my orders before they'll move anything into storage. I was told they can't move anything outside of 90 days of my PCS, and that would be March 28th, 10 days after I need to be in Kirtland. Last conversation with TMO I had, I was told that if I couldn't get my orders amended by Thursday (7th) they couldn't use government movers to store anything by the time I leave for Kirtland. I've been calling MPF and visiting them in person, I honestly believe they're trying to fix my orders but I'm pessimistic it will be done in time. What are my options? A prior E classmate said I could try storing it on my dime and give a friend limited power of attorney to move my stuff to my new PDS while I'm TDY at Kirtland. I've ran the numbers for doing a DITY, I'd lose a lot based on the junk that I have and needing a U-Haul / Trailer.
Ya, you need your flight CC and probably your squdron CC involved. They need to call your AFPC functional and training manager to load your class into MILPDS and get your rips generated. With a RIP in hand you can go to MPF and have them amend your orders. You should be able to go to TMO with a RIP and tell them you are waiting on order ammendemts and they can get the ball rolling. Fundcite isn’t a huge deal, you can go TDY enroute wothout it, you just can’t file a voucher, but that should come with your training RIP. Again, AFPC functional/training manager is who would be able to get you that.
I just completed my 3rd PCS. It’s a absolute shit show every time, so take notes and get use to the stupidity.
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55 minutes ago, 8Cylinders said:
Sorry, yes I meant the AC-130J. I've been looking, just hadn't seen anything from the last few years about the J model specifically.
Word. I've heard a number of different things about whether the J would be staying at Hurlburt or if they'd also be at cannon. Can you speak to that? Thanks!
What Skitzo said. I don’t see the Whiskys going away anytime soon but I’m not a gunship guy, rumors I’ve heard is that once there are enough Js they will be at both places.
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On 2/26/2019 at 9:32 AM, 8Cylinders said:
Thread revival. I dropped J models, was wondering if anyone could share some thoughts or information. How's life in general in AFSOC? I've heard good things. I tried asking my IPs before graduating but we didn't have any gunship folks on base to talk to.
AFSOC has pros and cons like anything else. Expect a more intense B course than the airlift guys. Hurlburt is great. Cannon not so much. Lots of deployments and TDYs. Ops tempo is pretty high, don’t expect to be home a lot, but the mission is very rewarding.
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Depends on a lot of factors, most of which have been mentioned above. If you can get on the good graces of leadership and get on your knees you can try for a 1-2 year controlled tour outside the squadron, usually at the group or wing doing safety/Stan-eval or something like that.
I have met a couple dudes that have spent 15-17 years out of 20 at one base. Every single one has had two things in common though, flying a airframe that has extreamly limited basing options, and being chosen early as a top performer for “command”, and those guys using that to their advantage to stay in place.
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Serena Armstrong, closed on my house in Navarre with her last month. She was absolutely amazing and former military. It was our first time buying, between her and the team at Trident home loans the process was super easy, couple emails and digital signatures, other than that we just sat back and let them work their magic until we closed.
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4 hours ago, BADFNZ said:
I realize I'm justifying this to the wrong audience, but here's what I've found that tells me this might be legal:
1. JTR 020209.A says "a traveler must obtain a rental vehicle through an electronic system when it is available or through the TMC when it is not available". Turo is 100% an electronic system.
2. JTR 020209.B says "a traveler is reimbursed the cost of the authorized or approved rental vehicle". So if I'm authorized a $50 Kia, I should be reimbursed for a $50 Kia, regardless of what I car I get if it is more expensive.
3. JTR Table 2-8 says "If a traveler does not obtain the rental vehicle through a TMC (basically CTO) then reimbursement is limited to what the rental vehicle would have cost if it had been obtained through a TMC". So I should be reimbursed the rate of a compact if I would have gone through CTO.
So if I lawyer my way through the JTR, it looks like as long as I:
-Get a rental authorized through DTS
-Book through the Turo ap separately
-Don't exceed the cost of the authorized compact (if I do, I'll be on the hook for the difference)
Then I should be able to justify the Turo rental.
Leeeeerrrooyyyyyyyyy Jenkkkkiiinnnnsssssssss
As many people here have said, it’s up to your RA. I would run all of this by them first. My current RA is a good bro and uses commen sense. Unfortunately many are not, and get pressured from the group/wing to be strict, some are just dicks, and then you have to worry about how big of a stickler the finance guy will be that reviews the accounts.
My best advice would be to do what your rank/career/desire to fight the man can handle. Is it worth months of hassle, being “that” guy, and meeting with leadership over a free rental Kia? I would say no, but to each their own. I personally have had a decent success rate of just being extra nice to the rental car person and asking for a bigger/nicer car because of “all the luggage and driving” I have to do.
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On 2/2/2019 at 4:07 PM, Seeker21 said:
Was wondering if anyone has heard of active duty guys heading to March for MQ-9 FTU. I heard that a few people have been getting sent to Syracuse instead of Holloman but haven't found anyone that has been sent to March, other than guard folks.
I knew of a handful of guys that went though March 2-3 years ago. I have excaped the RPA life but last I heard 6 ish months ago from the functional was that they were trying to open up March and Syracuse to AD instructors and students
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1 hour ago, Guardian said:
No transferable? I have trouble believing that. I know there aren’t navs or flight engineers in civi world any longer but I would say your time to a regional has to be easier than the average civilian. Your skills can translate to getting your pilot qual’s and licensees. Buy a plane and fly while still on active duty and build your time.
I’ve met several prior WSO/CSO types that were doing contractor RPA work (sensor operator) either as school house instructors or line fliers. $100k+ jobs
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I dropped my car insurance a few years ago, Geico gave me identical coverage for exactly half the cost, and both myself and my wife have clean driving records. I use them for checking, I’ll be dropping my renters insurance next month as I have bought a house, they wanted $3500 a year for home owners insurance on the Florida gulf coast, I had a local company give me better coverage for $1500.
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20 hours ago, Ed_Brad86 said:
Apparently as of yesterday Friday patches/shirts/name tags are officially banned in the 1 SOW per the wing commander at Hurlburt. Wonder if this is a sign of the bullshit to come with Slife taking over AFSOC soon...
They have been banned at Cannon for awhile now. Been there 3 years and never had Friday patches or tags. We used to have shirts that were just tan with our logo, our CC “took” those away when the big blue AFI came out for OCPs and didn’t state that it allowed them. Right around that time 27 SOG peeps that deployed were “not allowed” to wear OCP baseball hats.
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Just now, pilotguy said:
Well ya I know that I’m trying to see where exactly that’s written. Because if it’s not written I’m using personal for everything.
It’s in the JTR I believe. That being said I try to use it for things that need receipts. I’ve not used it several times for extended stay hotels because the charge was above the $4,000 limit and I didn’t feel like calling to up it. I’ve never had anyone say anything to me. I know several people that refuse to use their GTC for anything except the airline tickets booked in DTS and no one has ever said anything.
Just know if you do it you are technically not following the rules. I would have a good excuse, like you card won’t scan/chip is broke, left your card at home, or some other excuse in your back pocket.
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Instead taking someone out of their primary airframe for 3-4 years and loosing their quals etc why don’t we do short 3-4 month TDYs to other airframes, especially those that have jump seats and extra space? You could be on the tour and get a bunch of right hand seat time and learn about other communities/missions etc. If you are taking a multi day trip/ocean crossing/deployment/combat zone just require another qualified pilot is on bored to swap you out or provide some additional brain power is shit really gets crazy.
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2 hours ago, bronxbomber252 said:
Brings up an interesting question.. if Aircraft I fires the missile, and aircraft B guides it, who gets the kill/green star?The ole buddy lase debate. Everyone takes credit in my former neck of woods when this happens in air to ground strikes. I have 0 experience in air to air but I am assuming its a lot harder to get a missile to hit a jet than to hit some asshole on a moped with a ak-47.
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We closed today using Trident/Jon and his team. Like everyone else here, I highly recommend using them. It was our first time buying, and outside of reading some things on google while sitting ops sup I really had no idea how the buying process worked. Jon, Bri, and Lisa made everything super quick and easy, and were great about answering all my questions. Outside of submitting a handful of documents for the application we didn't have to do anything but sit back and wait for all the inspections and paperwork to run their course. I also liked that everyone I worked with at Trident was prior military or a military spouse. When dealing with paperwork and all the complexities of buying a house it makes it so much easier when you are dealing with people that know military, so when you say things like "I am TDY, MPF is dragging their feet cutting orders, BAH rates etc" you don't have to spend 20 minutes trying to explain what you are talking about.
I also recommend Serena Armstrong for a realtor for anyone buying in the NW Florida area. She has a military back ground and is very experienced with military life. I contacted both her and Jon after I was told of my new assignment, but it ended up taking almost 3 months after that to get rips and things loaded in Vmpf. So, 2 days after our official notification (on a Sunday) the house we ended up buying went onto the market, I called Serena after not really talking to her (or Jon) that entire time we were waiting and 2 hours later she was at the house giving us a virtual tour. That night we had a offer in and the next day after some back and forth negotiating we had a deal.
Overall, everyone i worked with during the buying process was awesome, and I can't thank them enough!
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I got one for a great deal last year. I love it as a plinking gun that’s cheap to shoot. I’ve also used it as a super cheap training gun for moving while firing and some other other drills. It’s a great 90% training solution/cheap to shoot. I probably average one or two misfires or failure to fully eject per mag, almost every time it’s when I am rapidly firing and I use what ever cheap crap ammo that’s in my stock pile. Might annoy some people but I look at it as good real life practice clearing the problem in my drills.