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Elon is debuting crew ready Dragon Mk. 2 capsule on May 29th in response to Rooskie trampoline suggestion.

Hawaii does a joint board for KC-135, C-17, and F-22.

Yep, left AGR program to become a Dumb Shit Guardsman. Best. Decision. Ever. Good luck with yours.

CAF: Combat Air Force MAF: Mobility Air Force

Age waiver? lol (kidding, my business has me busy enough building airplanes. wish I had time to fly more.)

I'm more interested in learning about the voodoo you used to get an ETP (for age, I presume?) since you're a MSgt. Are you already in the Tuscon unit? Congrats on your selection.

Drill being last weekend, I'm in Grizzly Adams mode. Oh wait, that's every month......*ducks for cover* :)

If you liked Skunk Works read More Than My Share of It All. Kelly Johnson's memoirs.

AviatorGear did the patches, zaps, line badge lanyards for my company. Great quality, great customer service, timely shipping, and even some bonus pen tabs and other cool patches thrown into an order one time. Great company to work with.

I just made the switch from AD Tricare Standard to Tricare Reserve Select. $200-ish bucks a month for same coverage for whole family. Can't beat it compared to other plans. Just make sure you do the initial paperwork and send it in by the 20th of the month prior to insurance start month. In my experience, I was actually able to have one of our MPF folks step me through the entire application on mil-connect. That helped given that my first attempt at applying over the phone with a Humana rep went FUBAR. Hope that helps a bit. On another note, have hitched a ride to and from Thailand for Cope Tiger '12 on Martinsburg C-5's. They're good dudes.

That's what I've heard. I'm ANG and all our Temp AGR's whom had their orders tied to ASA got converted over to full-time AGR (permanent party? I'm not sure of the terminology as I was already making plans to resign my AGR spot when they converted me, so I didn't pay attention). I know it had to do with the change in funding etc and ASA turning to ACA. ETA: the tech conversion offers were obviously before the ACA change that happened this year when the trend was still AGR is no sure thing. Which dependent upon your unit may still be the case. Good luck!

When I was AGR, I was offered a technician job three times, no bid- just move over. Three times I was told...."Just so you know, there's no guarantee for continued funding. Being a technician offers stability and job security." I respectfully declined each time. Now I'm just a Dumb Shit Guardsman, but that's by my own choice. YMMV, but if they are offering AGR, I would jump on it like Miley Cyrus on a wrecking ball vs. being a technician.

Merry Christmas to the finest group of degenerates and misfits this side of the flightline.

Second pic is an A-model. Circa 2005 from my Guard unit.

Thanks, bro. I won't lie, it has its moments of "What the heck did I get myself into?" But as with everything you get out of it what you put in. So far, I've been able to create jobs for Vets and other Guard bros both full and part-time. Even brought dudes on-board to help out when the furlough was going on. It wasn't an overnight thing either. I went a year of pulling double duty of AGR and running the company on top of the 5 years I spent networking and working for free in other people's hangars. Not trying to pat myself on the back, just adding some reality to the story for anyone who reads this so they don't make a rash decision. I don't consider anything a success until I'm retired and traveling the world from one surf break to the next while the kids are off getting their college edumacation. It was a tough decision to pull myself off the govt teet, but I haven't regretted it yet. ETA: back on topic: Glad I'm not in that Wing. :)

XBox is hecho en Mexico. Apple factory gets bombed...and Samsung's for everyone!

Airplane wrenching :) https://www.gunfighteraviation.com Lots of sections are still under construction on the site, but that'll change soon. Besides, we're busy bending wrenches. :) ETA: website. M2, please let me know if this violates any rules, and I'll remove it.

This, or start your own biz while bumming. Just pulled my first drill after 8 years of AGR stupidity. Great feeling to come in, do the J-O-B, and leave knowing that I don't have to be back for a month. Got a nice beard going right now, too.

You get labeled a "troll" because you're an a$$hole.

I started my own business last year. Time to go max effort on it.

Did my part to help right the ship yesterday: dropped my resignation papers from the AGR program. After 8 years of the madness, time to be a Dirty DSG for awhile before its time to punch for good. Couldn't be happier :)

:Salute: Godspeed.

I have ASI. No issues, good policy.

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Work full-time in the Guard, own a business with a few full-time employees, and have been married for 6 years and my third kid is born this summer. And I'm 30. You make it work or you don't. Quit asking stupid questions and go live your life.