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Spoo & contraildash
You two want to take it somewhere else? Any more comments concerning BQs, CTs or any other IDGAFs is gonna get all of your posts deleted and both of your accounts suspended for 30 days. No one wants to hear about this A&M crap...
Geez M2. Did an A&M grad piss in your cheerios when you were a kid? The parallels between Lackland FT buffoonery and any military school are certainly analogous and apropos for a discussion here. These same shoeclerks are the ones "leading" the charge about pointless regulations and rules.
When I was at FT there were several <s>BQs and CTs</s> <s>Agggies</s> <s>Aagies</s> <s>Aaggies</s> other students from my school (this is why we resort to two letter acronyms...spelling is a graduate course at A&M...), Norwich, Citadel, and VMI guys/gals. All of us were bored especially of cadets a year older than us with nearly 2 weeks of "training" in how to be intimidating trying to be tough on us. We openly laughed about it and the other flight members said, "Why do you do that? They're gonna make us do more PT." We told them, "Yeah, it doesn't matter what we do, we're going to be doing PT. The fact that they need to find an infraction to justify it is pointless. They'll make stuff up if they have to and chalk it up under 'We're teaching them that life's not fair'." (see stories above). There was one week that I got through without getting a single 341...up until we were marching over to "pay up" at the end of the week. Once they looked at the clipboard, I got 14 demerits between the dorm and PT fields for various "infractions" to include "hair out of regulations (it was a #4 all over and got it the day before along with 3 others in my flight), shoelaces untied, shoelaces not completely tucked in, shoelaces being too dirty, etc.
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PT for dust bunnies? You freaking band queers were just flat out stupid. Besides you guys never really did anything but eat all the donuts from duncan.
LOL
(for what it's worth, being called a band queer is quite a compliment at A&M...at least I never started Yell Practice without a date...In any case being a BQ is far better than being a Corps Turd! ;-) Must be nice to get any bag-ins during the fall semester; I'm sure we never got them. And what's up with making all your freshmen address everyone twice? Ahhh...good natured rivalries...)
As for the donuts, that may be true during the fall semester, but they also run out of the good food earlier too (grapefruit, the cereal bar). But somehow, when the spring semester rolls around and the BQs are after the CTs marching into chow, they seem to run out of donuts and the good food before the Qs ever get there; we get stuck with runny cackle, deal, and battery acid. I wonder why...
What we need to do is unite as a Corps and stop blaming each other when we know the real culprit: The DVs (Duncan volunteers...for non-Aggies, that would be the waiters)! Those f***ers are there before EVERYONE! (always did like their "chant": "Best of the best! We cook your meat! F*** with us and you don't eat!")
Do you know why A-Battery classes '99-'01 wasn't allowed to know/use the term "donut"? If you do, for the love of God don't post it here. Some practical jokes go WAAAAAAAAAAY too far...
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It's because there's no complicated way to roll them up (like BDUs). Hey! We should write down a needlessly complex procedure for rolling flight suit sleeves (inside out, fold over, THEN roll the outside over), and standardize it, and .....
...or we could stop trying to jazz up a utility uniform. I don't get why some brass get irritated if I have my cover sticking out of my leg pocket, or a zipper undone past my patch, or whatever. There's only so much you can do to polish up a frickin' flight suit--you can't starch the thing, for God's sakes. Maybe I should just zip the front all the way up and tie an official Air Force blue tie around the collar. Now THAT would be sharp.
mess dress flight suit? Bow tie + cummerbund. nice...
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WHAT THE F*** IS WRONG WITH YOU!?!?!
DO NOT GIVE THESE SHOECLERKS ANY MORE IDEAS!!!!
Delete post, ban user!
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fvck you.
[no, it was not said with a smile]
Clearly NOT a shoe clerk. I agree with you in principle that we should follow orders, BUT that doesn't make them all gems of wisdom. Being able to vent is an appropriate thing to do and may lead to changes that make the USAF a little less painful.
I've always wondered why it is unprofessional to roll up your sleeves in a flightsuit, but its OK to roll 'em up in BDUs/ABUs.Duh. Safety.
When in the jet, you have to have gloves on and sleeves velcroed for engine start. You can't do that with your sleeves rolled up...
...now why it applies OUTSIDE the jet I have no fvckin' clue, but, as stated, it's probably a "we can't trust them with using common sense!" issue and the response from on high (emphasis on high) said, "Well, just make 'em wear it sleeves down all of the time."
<grumble> effin shoe clerks...
During a room inspection, way at the back of the vanity under the sink there was a dead moth. 341s for my roomate and me for "Unauthorized contraband" (little redundant don't you think)"Cadet!...what's 682 divided by 2?"
"Uh...341?"
"Yep, one for each of you."
Sorry, no beer for that one.
I got a mild case of sunburn on my face...341 for damage to government property.I then laughed in the CTAs face, asked if he was serious, and then had to do pushups in addition to it. FT was so lame...
also no beer
I shit you not, when I was at FT, we were handed out 341's for 'Not Moving at the Speed of Excellence'.If anyone can top that in
ness I will buy 5 rounds of virtual beers for the entire thread.I can't top that at Field Training, but I did go to a military school and at one point we spent about an hour doing PT for "unauthorized pets in the dorm"
Our pets were dust bunnies...
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I still don't get what's inherently unprofessional about wearing your sunglasses on your forehead...
...because someone with more brass than you or I thinks it is unprofessional. That's it.
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This is one instance of the mind's ego winning in a battle with the body.
Mind: "I think I can grease this one in"
Body: "Are you nuts? Go around!"
Mind: "Naw, I got it."
Body: "Right."
Meanwhile the eyes are saying "DUDE! GO AROUND!!!"
Mind: "Oh sh**"
Body: "One involuntary chocolate stain coming up!"
<CRUNCH>
Edit: typo
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Haha. "Fight's on??" Seriously?
Ok, you beat me...damn, foiled by a dork on wikipedia again! I'm just saying there's a shit-load of DAK's in (excuse me, in and around) Seoul. I agree with you,...just highlighting that artillery's going to kill a TON more people than most American's realize, having never been to this gem of a country.
Still want to quibble about the trivial? Try to overfly Seoul and point at where Seoul ends and Gyeonggi-do starts. Good luck.
Person A: Blah blah blah Fact XYZ blah blah blah
Person B: Uh actually that isn't correct. It's more like ABC
Person A: Fact XYZ + source, Fact ABC + source shows a minor grammar difference
Person B: You are such a dork. Ok, you win.
Person A: <mumbles without typing: "jack@ss.">
Person B: <mumbles without typing: "jack@ss.">
Can't we all just get along?
Besides...it's 24.5 million, not 25 million...
There has to be a point to all this, I just wonder when NK will just come out and say what has got their panties all in a wad (I'm not convinced it's just because of the ship searches)When was the last time Kim Jon Il said anything publicly? Perhaps one last hurrah before he follows his father? The South would undoubtedly prevail with the U.S.'s help. N Korea doesn't have the capacity to sustain a conflict. Without China and Russia, they are on their own and they can't sustain the military growth at the expense of their people. Personally, I think the populace is beyond saving. They cannot possibly mount a revolution because they are so beat down and tired.
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I'm not trying to push you guys out of your dream, but can you put in requests to switch over to other airframes?
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Initially, the topic of this thread was the fact that the majority of Americans confuse Memorial and Veterans days. Hueypilot812 was correct in saying the former honored those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and the latter honored those who served; but honestly the distinction is not nearly as important as the fact that the American public realize that there is a lot more to this than a 3-day weekend...
So true...
...some of us got a FOUR day weekend...[/typical clueless American]
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Funny thing I heard the other day:
NOBODY in America likes hockey, ok!?! You're one step above soccer!
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The other night I walked into the Vance club while in civvies and had a hat on. Before i got more than 10 steps in I got yelled at to take off my hat. I almost never go to the O Club so maybe its always been a rule, but it was annoying as hell. I'm in civilian clothes and trying to relax, give it a rest.
I was at Keesler and an O-3 walked into that O-Club after playing golf; still had his hat on. He walked over and talked to one of his buddies about something and a butterbar ran up and rang the bell. Everyone stopped and looked at the person who rung the bell...
...and then at the person she was pointing at...
There was a made rush to the bar shortly thereafter, but the guy refused to pay!!!
...that is until an O-8 pulled him aside and talked to him for a couple of minutes. After which, he dutifully left his credit card at the desk.
I kind of liked the rules at Keesler. You were obligated to buy a round at the O-Club if you did any one of a number of things (all the usual suspects: put your hat on the bar, put your wallet on the bar, spouse calls you at the O'Club, wearing your hat inside, ringing the bell with no cause, etc.), but they put a $50 cap on your tab. On top of that, you had to get another of the drink you were currently drinking. You couldn't get a double Grey Goose martini when you were just drinking a coke, you'd just get another coke. It cut down on abuse of the "fun" of the O'Club and let the Os hang out and still have a good time.
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They are just flexing their muscle. Sure, they have the nuke and it's a great deterrent, but we don't plan on invading them anyway. They know they can't sustain a war against the South and the U.S., so we're just waiting for their regime to collapse. It can't hold out forever; their plan for their country isn't sustainable.
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Figured I'd throw an image of aircraft in here just to harken back to the beginning of the thread...
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It was actually a pretty cool idea, it was a simple circle style patch with two BUFFs on it. No writing or anything on it, just that. The standard side profile shot of a BUFF in black going one way, the same style BUFF upside down going the other way. Kinda when the two Thunderbird solos "69" during their show.
...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I have a new Avatar...
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The 437 AW here have found the perfect way to avoid birdstrikes...
Since installing this on the FREDs, birds avoid contact at all costs!
Cheers! M2
Wow...just wow...
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I just thought about this:
What if the Deid ever came under attack at night? How wise would it be to have about half the people wearing reflective PT gear? The jarheads may not do everything correct, but they have this one right for sure!
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Pick shorts but no reflexive belt...back to the bunker with you young man.
Reminds me of Bill Cosby's sketch about the American Revolution.
"Suppose way back in history if you had a referee before every war, and the guy called the toss. Let’s go to the Revolutionary War."
[Referee speaking] "British, Settlers. Settlers, British. Shake hands. Call it in the air. British call heads. It’s tails. What do you do, settlers? . . . Settlers say that during the war they will wear any color clothes that they want to, shoot from behind the rocks and trees and everywhere. Says your team must wear red with a white cross on your chest and march in a straight line."
Good on the guy, but I don't see PT gear anywhere in the picture. Epic fail at the Deid (elsewhere SOP).
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When I was up there and when we heard the new sqdn was going to be the 69th, another dude and I came up with a patch with two BUFFs on it. I'll let your imagination run wild from there.
THAT'S the kind of stuff I've come to expect from my compatriots on BaseOps! Keep 'em coming! (sts)
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But you'll love the VFW on steak night! (take the fun where you can!)
The range is way far enough way...noise won't be an issue!
You've obviously never heard a gunship...
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So if I get a BUFF at the drop Friday, should I expect to be seeing Minot soon, or has the manning evened out enough so that I could potentially stay in Shreveport?
It entirely depends on the "wisdom" of the people at AFPC. For our class it was about 75% to Minot and 25% to Barksdale. The class behind us was 50-50.
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Just got a RIP today. Looking for some ideas for a morale patch.
<poster now sits back and watches the creative wheels of BaseOps start spinning...in a sophomoric sort of way...>
EDIT - Sorry, that would be the 69th Bomb Squadron.
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I know the Navy has more planes than the Air Force
Let's all take a breather and analyze this a little bit.
Of the U.S. Air Force, the Navy and the Army, who has the largest number of personnel?
The Army (they need bodies more than quality/expertise)
Of the U.S. Air Force, the Navy and the Army, who has the largest number of boats?
Also the Army (realize most of these are not ocean-going vessels)
Of the U.S. Air Force, the Navy and the Army, who has the largest number of airplanes?
Also the Army (helicopters are indeed airplanes)
Guess who is number two on all those lists? The Navy...and for all the same reasons (except the boats), but you have to realize the Marine Corps is a sizable chunk of their airpower.
On a related side note, the Marine Corps is just a department of the Navy...
...the men's department...
...leaving the rest as "lingerie and sporting goods", I suppose...
Anyway, if you phrase the questions differently, you get different results:
Of the U.S. Air Force, the Navy and the Army, who is the most selective of their personnel?
The Air Force
Of the U.S. Air Force, the Navy and the Army, who has the largest number of large airplanes (not counting helicopters)?
The Air Force
etc.
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And religion plays into this whole thing how? Not following your train of thought.
On another note, I have had but one memorable experience at an officers' club and that would be at the Maxwell O' Club. Random Thursday, showed up to find out that a group of LtCol Selects had dropped $10K on alcohol for the whole place. There were a shit ton of people there and the alcohol was free. I eventually resorted to Heineken and tiny bottles of champagne 'cause everything else had been consumed. Bad karaoke out the ass, 25 cent wings, free liquor (no Jager!) and plenty of "scenery." Drunk out of our minds, I stumbled home with a female classmate of mine.
GREAT f-in' time.And then I got to Columbus and to our "co-located" piece of crap...
So yes... alcohol, women, HERITAGE and no fear of retribution... Bring that to the officers' clubs and the services will see an immediate boost in membership. Until then, I'd rather take my chances downtown.
[Edet four spealing]
My time at Maxwell wasn't as "fun" (but then again I was married). When I went to ASBC, there was an emphasis on passing the newest tests. When the test came out, there were large chunks of questions that no one prepared for ("Do we need to know this for the test?" "Nah. But it's good information to know I suppose" were extremely typical of the interactions with instructors prior to the test...only to find out that, yes, indeed they were on the test). On top of that, there were quite a few questions that could have more than one answer because they were so poorly phrased...with some coming directly from the texts we were given.
[On a side note, because of the "new question" fiasco, I put in a detailed suggestion on implementation in the future: add a few "these don't count" questions to the end of the tests to see how the students see the questions and work the bugs out before going live with an inferior product...It's been in use every class since mine! :-)]
Anyway, our class was pretty stoked about everyone passing despite the question SNAFUs and we went back to our dorms to celebrate. For those that have been to ASBC, there is a large quadrangle just south of the Golf Course. That night, it was filled with 2Lts, beer, and what seemed like entire bars of alcohol...all free! I had a great time and my wife came to visit, so I had quite a good night...
...until the following Monday when I learned some "genius" knowingly threw a beer bottle at a Major. After that, we were all told that there would be no more parties on the Quad if alcohol was involved. So, the grills and pavillions out there went largely unused.
Lackland Buffoonery
in Squadron Bar
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Don't worry. I never met a "cool" CTA...
BTW, I guess you young 'uns went to other places, but my FT was at Lackland. The insanity there isn't new, but it seems to get a fresh coat of paint with each new commander...