[I think they TOTALLY get it (Suicides)]

2. We had a resiliency day here yesterday, consisting of briefings (in blues, obviously) starting at 0800, break a couple hours later to change into PT gear and run a 5K, shower and back into blues, more briefings until 1530 or so, then basewide O-call from 1600-1700+ (after which I spent the evening doing CBTs). The Wg/CC didn't even try to be PC--his message was basically "I know things suck; suck it up and quit whining. And by the way, do your masters as a LT, pay for a club membership, and don't even think about morale patches or rolling up sleeves." At the end he threw in the obligatory "you're doing a great job, keep it up [sts]", which he admitted was only because a staff member told him he needed to include a positive thought.

I respect the fact that he was up front and didn't try to bullsh!t us. The speech was certainly no morale booster, but in my opinion, morale doesn't matter much in the short term. My morale may be in the sh!tter, but I'm still going to get up and go do my job as well as I fvcking can because people's lives depend on it. The true effects of how airmen feel about their jobs will only be felt (and to an extent has been felt) when the day comes for each of us to actually decide whether we want to keep doing the job or not.

I don't know man, I thought the worst part of the brief was when he told us that Donner Kebab was getting sh*tcanned. Talk about a morale killer...

[Party Bus]

Dallas? Hell, it's been way farther than that. We took it to all the way to gay-SBC (with a stop in New Orleans for Marti Gras on the way back). We even got it signed by Dos Gringos when they played at one of the assignment nights. It's currently getting a new engine installed. She WILL fly again...

[Track Selects and Assignment Nights]

EN 09-06 Drop (IIRC... )

1 F-22

2 F-15E

1 KC-135

2 C-17

2 F-15C

1 B-52

1 B-1

1 T-6

1 T-38

1 UAV

[Absurdly gay ANG comercial]

Ouch. Definitely a step backward for Guard recruiting... especially after this commercial.

http://www.hawgsmoke.com/assets/video/A10%20PSA.wmv

[Jeremiah Weed]

A Houston-based liquor/fine wine/cheese? chain called Spec's sells it and they always have it in stock. You can order it by the case online if you're really that desperate. Good thing it's cheap. www.specsonline.com

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