Skitzo
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B-1 guys, do you need a SOF? Do you use them at home station?
Yes and Yes
The latest practical joke Flt Medicine is playing is not telling anyone that they are now closed from 0000-0600, sucks for our bros going to go fly in Afghanistan who had no idea and didn't get their gos.
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I've heard that the BONE can be a great place to end up if you were formerly a FAIP. Something about direct-to-AC-upgrade (after FTU) based upon flying hours. Is that going on?
(I'm just asking the question...you never know how IFF is going to go...so I'll count my VIPER chicken AFTER it hatches. :) )
Well it's not so much a direct upgrade persay, in order to qualify you have to have 300 hours post FTU and 50 RAP/Contingencie sorties or 750 total hours plus 50 post FTU hours.
That only is half the ticket though really as you would have to fly with someone also qualified as a mission lead. In order to upgrade to that status its the same hour requirements as AC except you have to be combat ready for 6 months.
So a FAIP will move along the timeline faster than other copilots but it's not an all encompassing direct upgrade.
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Does anybody know if the Bone is still overmanned for Co's? If so are they being sent to the fly UAV's?
According to everyone not in an OPS squadron yes. I keep trying to argue that the BONE is actually undermanned for what our OPS tempo is and really it is underfunded as far as MX goes. The whole TAMI thing could have been avoided had they not started axing the maintaners. That being saidTAMI is still alive is well and she's taking no mercy. The three options for those TAMIed are U-28s to AFSOC (with no return) or MQ-9/1s (with a slim chance to return).
With all that said, the BONE is a great AC with a great mission, I knew after I washed out of IFF that the BONE was overmanned and even though I'll probably get TAMIed I would put it down number one on my list again.
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Not quite a washout story but an SIE story, dude graduates academy gets pilot slot and like a lot of people before him "decides to try it out." Guy doesn't like being a pilot, and SIEs, no big deal right, wrong, AF force shapes him and pursues action to make him repay the worth of his academy education. Not sure what ended up happening.
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I haven't weighed in yet but the following is pretty dumb.
So I brought three personal checks with me to the AOR, I'm not rolling with the Eagle Cash Card, screw that. I check the ECPTS website for information regarding check cashing, 200 dollar limit no problem. I then proceed to write a check out to cash and go merrily along my way to finance. I arrive to find out I filled out my check wrong, you can't write it out to cash. So I am instructed to fill my check out exactly like the example on the wall. I chalk it up as my fault and go back to my room and get another check. This time I roll into finance and carefully study the example on the wall, which to my dismay on the line used to write out the amount of your check says the following "The Sum of:" So I proceed to fill my check out exactly like that, I figure that is pretty gay but it's also pretty gay to not allow checks made out to cash either. I proudly present my check and am told by the person behind the window that it has to say exactly the amount, not including the line "The Sum of:" So two checks down and one to go I roll back into my room, get another check fill it out exactly like I did previously and hand it over. The friendly airman stamps my check in two places and then tells me to initial next to the stamp, I swear if I wouldn't have asked that question I would have been out three checks.
Anyways, maybe it was just the lack of sleep, or maybe I'm just dumb, but be forewarned, if you plan on cashing checks at the Deid, make sure you fill it out exactly like the one on the wall..except for amount line.
Oh yeah, if that wasn't dumb, then I do think it was dumb that someone in our squadron was REMFed for having his hands in his pockets in PTs and when asked why it wasn't allowed was told that it was a safety issue because he might fall.
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Just wondering how many out there are still allowed to sing songs at Roll Call.
I finding it difficult to find a song that won't offend the masses.
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I’m sure this could be it’s own thread and purely speculation on my part but could it be possible that AFSOC is looking at a counter insurgency aircraft capability in the future such as a Super Tucano and that could produce a need for more AFSOC pilots? We really NEED a dedicated COIN aircraft in the sandbox in my opinion. I would settle for a Cessna 182 or 206 with a side firing 240B (think very small AC130) to hammer insurgent IED/Mortar teams (among others). For those not familiar the 240B is the successor to the Viet Nam era M-60 machine gun. I realize a piston A/C would be lacking in many areas compared to a turbine engine but I would guess a piston would have a lot smaller heat signature and less vulnerable to MANPADS among other things. I think a dedicated COIN aircraft whether turbine or not would actually compliment UAVs and you guy’s who learned on the T-6 should have no trouble moving to a Tucano. Just a thought.
Wasn't there noise about AFSOC acquiring T-6 Texan II B's? While we're at it why don't we take a bunch of tweets, re-engine them with something designed for those very light jets and put a GPS in it?
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The reason you don't understand it is because you aren't in our shoes.
Furthermore I have heard zero effort on the part of the services from educating GA people on what goes on in a MOA.
The B-1 does have an air-air mode of the radar, although it's mostly used for purposes other than trying to find bug squashers.
It sucks when you have a finite amount of time to buzz around the MOA, rehack currencies and such so that we can be prepared to go to war and joe blow blasts through, we have to knock it off and waste time and gas to try and not hit you. The crew has every right to be pissed at you, maybe he lost his CMR status.
I can understand you not understanding because it isn't communicated very well, but I can also understand the B-1 crew being upset.
Military Operating Area says it best.
Maybe you'd understand it if the B-1s were on a collision course with you and over-g the aircraft to avoid you, pull the wings off of it and completely destroy a 250 million dollar asset as well as jeopardizing lives.
Thats right you would have been legal being there but you probably wouldn't want to have been there.
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There are a lot of B-1 copilots going to ALO assignments, and from what I've seen the assignment is great for your resume. Great experience considering that the B-1 is becoming utilized for CAS/TST assignments.
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Thread Revival:
So my buddy just got back from Brooks and asked me to post a question here...
When he got the usual dental x-rays, a marble sized cyst thing was found in his sinuses. He doesn't really have allergies and maybe mild sinus problems (nothing he was really too worried about), but now he's a little concerned. Flight doc took a look at it and didn't really comment on it, nor did he order any further testing. Does AETC generally look past this or do they order more tests? Should he expect any problems from this? He's just kinda lookin for what to expect in the coming weeks.
Thanks.
salokin
While I am not a doctor, I am a pilot, and I have had to deal with more than a fair share of sinus problems. If it was found on dental x-rays and looks to be a symetrical round cyst, it's most likely a mucous retention cyst and is most likely not a big deal unless its symptomatic.
A lot of people in the general population have them, and they aren't found because they are causing problems, they are found in things like dental x-rays.
I wouldn't worry as long as he is asymptomatic. On the other hand, some people (like me) can have problems with the retention cysts, although scar tissue from a previous sinus surgery was a contributing factor. It's no biggie, if antibiotics and other medications don't work and he keeps getting sick (like I did) they'll go in and remove it endoscopically, I was in and out in about 45 minutes and back on flying status in 2 weeks.
So thats how it works if you are already a flier, not sure how it works for people going through their FC1.
My .02
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FWIW
I had sinus surgery in the 7th grade due to chronic sinus infections. I had no problems until I got to Abilene TX some 11 years later. Another bout of 6 sinus infections and chronic facial pain / headaches later they discovered scar tissue in the area between my nasal cavities and maxillary sinuses (from the previous sinus surgery) and a mucousal retention cyst in one of my maxillary sinuses. Long story short after a couple of months of doctors visits I had endoscopic sinus surgery (again) to remove the scar tissue and retention cyst and I was back on flying status two weeks afterwords. I'm sure nasal polyps are probably about the same you just need to give it time to help the swelling go down after surgery and be sure you can valsalva. Even though this is the second time I've had to have surgery I highly reccomend it, it sure beats the hell out of being on constant antibiotics, feeling miserable and chronic stuffiness.
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With no more than 5 or 6 steps from the Bra a chief engages him at a random checkpoint (20 chiefs in a line around the Bra all with writing utensils and notebooks) about his lack of disco belt. Our hero gives him a polite ‘hold on a sec’ and continues writing and trying to get info from his pal on the other end of the line in a whole other continent. The chief re-attacks and our hero repeats his motion but is now struggling a little more to hear the guy on the other line. The chief then states something like ‘you have to put you disco belt on now or I’m going to have to write you up.’
Our over encumbered hero politely states, ‘Hey man, I’m trying to fight the war here. Can you just give me a sec and I’ll but the darn thing on?’
The chief replies, ‘We are all fighting the war, sir.’”
Can't wait to head back for trip #7. Yippee! -Ritalin
A fine example of everything wrong with the Air Force and everything right with it all rolled up into one nice little story, thanks for sharing.
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In the B-1, if you remove the flap you can't put pens/pencils in the pocket while flying due to potential problems if you eject. The B-1B has a restraint system that keeps your arms from flailing, apparently you could get really jacked up. It's not that big of an inconvenience just hope I remember that come checkride time.
Also, anyone ever know a lefty who has had the pencil pocket removed from the left side and put on the right side? I saw this a little while ago, I think this is by far more disturbing. Or maybe it's more common than I think.
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I am logging on under my husband's screen name to find out if the military member, their dependants, or both need a passport for personal travel?
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Hilarious, I almost destroyed my laptop, made the mistake of taking a sip of coffee while listening. Wish I could access it at work, so I could forward it off to some KC-135 guys I know.
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I have a couple, one from t-37s, I was in the area screwing around and basically just seeing how many g's I could pull. I decided 6 was my limit, I believe, anyways, as I was pulling these g's I noticed that the red light in the handle came on. I came back and debriefed my flight and was told I was pulling the gear doors partially open. I was lucky to not hook that flight because I met a dude here at Dyess who hooked a ride at ENJJPT for it.
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And then again, everyone at ENJJPT goes -38s, and its been said time and again, that you can't tell an ENJJPT grad from an SUPT grad unless you look at the flightsuit.
The SUPT product must be close to being good enough because of this except for the cases where a stud gets -38s when he/she shouldn't because of santa clauses or a good student gets stuck with Major Regression, who will always be tougher on him/her.
It all says to me that the problem isn't in the training, its enforcing the CTS and MIF. Maybe if they simplified the MIF and manuever continuity instructors would have an easier time.
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I don't think I am understanding fully, how is this any better than the current system? We're talking about gut feelings here? The gut feelings based off of whose judgement, a squadron comander who may or may not have flown with the class, an assigned IP / Flight Commander from a heavy MDS making decisions about the suitability of a student to go fighter/bombers.Originally posted by thefranchise:the plan is to essentially limit the grade power for ranking and leaving it up to the IPs, Flight Commanders and sq commanders to determine who get 38s, 1s, and 44s and letting the grades jsut be grades and limit their influence. This will surely create its own issues but its def a step in the right direction IMO. We were told to maybe expect some sort of change maybe next year
If the problem is the MIF being enforced selectively/incorrectly maybe we need to fix that instead of the way we are assigning people.
If the consensus is that -38s were the great equalizer when everyone went -38s, maybe the problem of multi-tracks is the problem in and of itself.
Or maybe an increased amount of time in Phase II would be better, to evaluate more items like tactical form.
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It's really not worth it to worry about all this crap. I really wanted to go -38's and be a fighter pilot, pissed off a lot of people in Phase II because of that, ended up going to -38's and washing out of IFF. Not for any other reason other than it wasn't meant to be, I didn't have the ability I needed to complete the program within the required constraints. Just because you have x,y,z doesn't mean you are going to get a -38 and just because you get a -38 doesn't mean you are going to graduate and even if you do graduate with a fighter assignment doesn't mean you are going to make it, hell you can be top shit and then washout due to a medical/G issues.
I understand that you want to know about all your options but this topic has been discussed to death, play nicely, study hard, shut up and color, maybe you'll make it, maybe you won't. Just make sure that it won't be for a lack of trying. If you don't achieve your dreams, realize that maybe the instructors that teach you might have seen you better than you see yourself, it sucks to be that guy, to face the reality that you aren't the right person for this job but it's good at the same time that the process exists, I'd rather be an asset than a liability.
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I had an instructor who briefed up a solo flight for me and told me "don't bring the prosecutor in the jet with you."
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Just to follow up, My SQ/CC took it up the chain and the head doctor(s) think it unethical to authorize the referral so far after the actual date. Kind of funny to turn this into an ethics debate. I've admitted that I was in the wrong all along.
So don't ever do this, they might not help you out / be able to help you out due to medical ethics.
Tricare paid the 50% under the POS option and fortunately for me, the hospital discounted the remaining portion of my bill.
So I didn't end up owing anything, thank goodness for the kindness of strangers.
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"Heavy" question. I have searched many resources including the pilot/controller glossary, FAAO 7110.65 and the AIM.
Are military aircraft exempt from using the Heavy suffix on their callsign when talking to ATC?
The reason I ask is because here at Dyess you never hear a BONE check in as Hawk 11 Heavy, although at Dyess it's pretty much assumed.
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Update.
I went to my first line supervisor today and explained the situation. He called my flight doc and they referred me to the resource manager for the med group. She gave me the run around basically.
It was the doctor's decision to deny my wife's referral based on the fact that proper protocol was not used (did not call before going to the ER or within 24 hours) and based on the fact that it turned out to not be an emergency situation, thank GOD it wasn't.
So my next steps will be information gathering, how much exactly the hospital is billing us and then I will be making an appointment with my commander with as many of my ducks in a row as I can.
My one question is, why would the people who are supposed to be on my side, the flight docs, making this so hard? Can someone's career or OPR be affected based on this referral? I can understand if TRICARE wants to deny the claim but in my case, the doctor is refusing to sign the referral because of improper protocol and lack of an emergency. I don't know of anyone who would ask questions when you're wife is vomiting bile 30 days after having gallbladder surgery. I was following directions from the surgeon. Go to the ER!!!
There is absolutely no question in my mind that an emergency very well could have existed.
I guess this is to teach me and my wife a lesson but that seems to me to be an awfully expensive lesson and I'll really have to reflect on what I'm going to do the next time there is a gray area.
Was my wife's life in jeopardy? At the time, I thought it could be, was it no, it was stomach flu.
All I know is that I do admit some culpability, an honest mistake was made on my part I guess I should be glad that the bill isn't larger than it is.
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Okay incredibly stupid situation here.
Wife had surgery to remove her gallbladder. After a month she had a terrible night of vomiting (in excess of 30 times) we were really worried because we thought it could be surgery related so we went to the ER.
She was diagnosed with gastroentiritis and we were sent along on our merry way. Coincidentally my wife had travel plans the next day. We had to rearrange flight plans and after she got to her destination her luggage was lost and we plain forgot about calling our PCM that was until we got a bill for 2800 dollars. We called immediately after getting this bill and tried to get a retroactive referral but the doctor refused because apparently someone had already briefed her that she was to call within 24 hours. I already know this but didn't know that they could deny a claim simply based on this, I always thought it was so that any subsequent followup treatment could be authorized and not necessarily the ER visit itself.
Anybody familiar with where to go from here? Is this something I can bring up the chain of command and see if a higher ranking doctor will authorize it?
Any advice at all?
Please refrain from telling me how stupid I am, I already realize this, hopefully someone can learn from our stupidity.
Leadership at the 'Deid
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I heard somethhing funny on the bus today. A group of newbies were talking about how glad they were to be here, it was a vacation from base X. I told them I leave for that very base in a couple of days and can't wait to get home I then asked what they did. One of them spoke up and responded "I'm a video troop," I half laughed and asked what that was, well they run cameras and crap and basically work for comm. WTF... video troop??? We have taken this every airman a warrior mantra wayyyy to far.