Stretch

(Italic Emphasis mine) I wasn't going to Grammar Police this, but the typo was just too fitting not to point out.

She was being clearly pursued.

It would be. Almost everything on the menu is made by hand in the kitchen: breads, mustards, butchering of meats and sausage making, etc. All of it is traditional Irish styles, to include some oddities you don't see often in the States such as black and white pudding. No, not the dessert type pudding. Between that and the rear wall full of scotch and whisky, its a regular haunt for me. Highest recommendations. for what its worth.

It does sound very... "Air Force".

Just had some Lagavulin 16 year this past weekend, by coincidence. Fantastic - I've always been a fan of the heavier scotch varieties. There's a bar down in Sacramento that has the largest library of scotch and whiskys in the area and it might as well be a small slice of heaven. I'm slowly wading through them dram by delicious dram. Also, the bourban standby, Basil Haydens - it never disappoints.

Vaguely related. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/afghanistan-massacre-video/ Right time, right place for the blimp, apparently.

http://m.zdnet.com/photos/u-2-spy-plane-keeps-on-soaring-photos/6346203 A link to a photo-essay that was forwarded to me. Enjoy.

Hey guys - I've been getting a variety of (mis?)information from sources and was looking to get something straightened out. I'm a 13S, barely maintaining a FCIII with errors of -8.0 and -7.0. Yep. Blind. Stable for two years now and looking for surgery. From my research, it looks like LASIK is the better option for me, but that's up to a pre-screening to determine still. My two questions: 1. Am I even eligable? I've seen limits and I'm right at them. Is the -8 limit based on military corrective capability (and maybe done on the civilian side) or based on aerophys limits? 2. I'm looking at some training at Nellis that I am required to be medically cleared for all the FCIII items by June. The earliest I could get this surgery is March, leaving three months recovery. Even if I were eligable (question 1), how long is "average" before being able to get back to full up? Note: I'm not saying I'd get it done before the course (should I be selected), that'd be my "Hey, you made it" or "Hey, you failed out" gift to myself afterwards. Like I said - lots of information from people who aren't in the know. Why not throw some rando-internet opinion in there? Thanks -- Stretch

Good thing I'm not promoting, or else I might miss that $122 a month.

ClearanceJobs.com is a site used for finding those jobs that require a clearance of some sort to apply or accept - whether that is an acceptable way to filter your opportunities is up to you, but it's an additional resource. A lot of companies use that clearance (especially active ones) as a serious plus/minus in their considerations. http://www.clearancejobs.com/ For what its worth.

Not exactly "WTF", but someone put this together. http://www.ilovebagram.com/index.html

The rest of the pictures from this douchenozzle, along with some amplyfing info, can be found here... http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=24149 Turd.

You don't have to believe it. Different spokesmen, same ground.

Should have just thrown the pallet jack he used to cart his giant brass balls around on to get a few more. Wow.

Quick look-up link -- https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bahCalc.cfm

M2- Any review of that SAIGA you bought a while back? Forum search showed you acquired one and I happen to have one in my view... what's the word?

Credits are credits- you get them or you don't, regardless of when they're attempted. Time to drop it down a gear and put some power into it.

I thought this was brought up before somewhere. Failing a class is a problem. Most schools/courses use the "F" as the standard nomenclature that you didn't get the job done. What 'failure' really means is 'did not perform at a level to receive credit'- 'failed to receive credit', etc. This is how the AF interprets it. Some courses, like many of the engineering courses I've taken, will only give you credit with a C or better. Therefore, any D or F was a "failure". I hooked a final and ended up with a D in a class; the AF treated it as a full failure, because it was. That should make sense. 2.5 is a whole other matter to consider.

Devil's advocate: Beyonce does earn a point or two for her "dancing". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbGV2_8Yqg4 (Video embedding disabled, sorry) Just skip to 1:15 or so and hit mute. The lovely Ms. Swift still edges out, though. Edit- none spell too good

Amen. 2001 1.8T as well and have nearly dumped as much money into it as I did to buy it used. Approaching 130K right now and fearing for my financial life- my supervisor just has his 2000 GTI shit the bed on him last month, and one of our NCO's just dumped almost 3K into his '02 for upkeep. Absolutely correct on the general mechanic statement, but I'll go one further- I've never had competent from the "trained" VW mechanics either- days late, hundreds more, etc etc. For a while now I've had a problem with the turn signal relay sending erroneous feedback to the four-way switch, causing the turn signal clicking noise to go off constantly. VW's trained and professional mechanics wanted $300 minimum to rip the dash out, replace everything, and take a full day doing it. A quick Google search reveals the real problem (copper pieces worn off from the turn signal mechanism and embedded in the lube grease creates a short in the switch, causing the feedback and the noise) and the $5.25, 15 second solution. Run while you can!

Mini thread-jack... 2... they're trying to hit me for $2550. And now back to your regularly scheduled thread.

http://www.au.af.mil/au/soc/asbc/asbc.html New site.

Sorry, missed the request for info there. Here's the relevant portion of the letter: "HQ AFROTC/RRFP will perform a selection board using a numerical order of merit. The top five cadets from the board will be nominated to participate in the beta test. All five nominees will attend the Air Liaison Officer Screening Course (ALOSC), along with five nominees from USAFA, and five active duty nominees, between 20-24 Jul 09. Nominees attending ALOSC will be in TDY status. The location is TBD. As an example: 2d Lt Doe is currently classified as a maintenance officer with an assignment to Minot AFB, ND. If selected as a beta test nominee by AFROTC, his orders will be changed to maintenance officer to Hurlburt Field with a TDY enroute to ALOSC (location TBD). If selected for ALOSC, 2d Lt Doe will be reclassified to a TBD AFSC for C-ALO Student. If not selected, his EAD orders will be amended to maintenance officer at Minot (as originally classified). 4. The top 10 of the 15 nominees who attend ALOSC (assuming 10 meet minimal qualifications) will be selected for 9-10 months of specialized training at the Air Liaison Officer Basic Course (ALOBC) at Hurlburt Field, FL. Selectees will PCS to Hurlburt for ALOBC for class dates starting 4 Aug 09 or 8 Sep 09. Selectees who fail to complete ALOBC will be reclassified by AFPC/DPSIP based on needs of the Air Force. 5. At the conclusion of all formal training courses, new C-ALOs (13L AFSC) will be assigned to an operational Air Support Operations Squadron at various US Army and USAF bases worldwide. IF THIS BETA TEST IS TERMINATED OR THE OFFICER IS ELIMINATED, THE OFFICER WILL BE REASSIGNED BY HQ AFPC IAW CURRENT ASSIGNMENT GUIDANCE. 6. Eligibility criteria are as follows: a. Must be a volunteer b. Must be currently classified to a line of the AF specialty. Those classified as an Air Battle Manager Trainee or Electrical/Computer Engineer are ineligible for this class. c. AFROTC cadets cannot have already entered on EAD, but must be available to enter on EAD prior to attending ALOSC enroute to a PCS to Hurlburt Field, FL. AFPC/DPSIP will cancel and reset EAD dates for AFROTC nominees as needed as soon as they are identified. d. Male only. e. Must be able to obtain and immediately apply for a Top Secret clearance, if not already accomplished. f. Must be a volunteer for hazardous duty (Atch 2). g. While not a specific criteria, it is highly recommended that each potential applicant review the physical fitness requirements for the TACP career field listed in attachment 3 before applying. 7. Detachment commanders must forward nominations and required paperwork (ALO Candidate Summary Sheet (Atch 4) and completed Hazardous Duty Volunteer Letter (Atch 5) to {contact} NLT 18 May 09. AFROTC/RRFP will obtain the most recent PFA score and CGPA from WINGS for the selection process. After 18 May, RRFP will notify dets of selected cadets and forward paperwork on to AFPC." That's the info. I'll PM the contact information if your det doesn't have it.

The "ABM trainees" is verbatum out of the letter I was forwarded by the cadre. The tasking just came down a couple of days ago, so really, really short notice. Suspense for applications is 18 May.

Just got a brief from our Det CC. They're accepting apps from 10 active guys, 5 ROTC, 5 academy. Of the 20, 15 make the cut into a new pipeline. More info to follow. My app is already in.... long shot, but what the hell? I've grown up working with these guys in an operational capacity (and on the intranets, won't elaborate right now) to know just how crucial this link can be for the pointy spear types. Edit- spelling.