08Dawg

Maybe I'm cheap or lazy or both, but I just made up an Excel spreadsheet. I've got it set up to where I can see my total times, and another page for time in each type. Granted, that's only three different places and I've only got like ninety-odd hours, but it's easy. That's on top of my Jeppessen hard copy.

This shit is ridiculous. I don't have tats, but if I did and somebody told me I had to pay out of pocket to get them removed because it violated their own personally created uniform standards (while not being in violation of approved Air Force standards), I'd tell 'em to go screw and wear my long-sleeve shirt anyway, and take a stroll over to the IG while I was at it.

And now she's a friggin' wing commander? Go figure.

Well played, sir...well played.

Wow...somebody needs to take that guy to task. Ok, so some NCOs blow off LTs...whatever. But by the time you're a captain, I'd think you're past the "don't know shit" phase of being an officer, and the MSgt should recognize that and still render proper customs and courtesies, even if he's making a correction. What an ass.

As opposed to what, wearing bags? Because bags are so much less professional...

Are you serious? Please tell me this is an early April Fool's joke, because that's about the most retarded thing I've heard all week. Why would you want to do that?

BLASPHEMY!!! (sarcasm)

2. We were specifically instructed to have them as part of our uniform inspection a couple of days prior to pinning on.

Well done! Good to see somebody bringing some positive attention to the Air Force.

Just watched it yesterday on hulu. Not bad for a Navy movie.

Do it the right way and you won't get caught.

Since when does MEO get a say in what goes on class patches? Heaven forbid we offend somebody! Guess I better take mine off, too...might offend the jihadists!

Just sit tight. The black-hearted monster that is AFPC is fickle, and it will feed you a little something every now and then just to string you along. Dates will trickle out over the next couple of months or so. And again, while I didn't go to ASBC, I had friends that did. Just be flexible (sts). If you get an IFS or ASBC date, you can more or less take that one to the bank. Other than that, things do change.

You are about the third guy I've heard talk about some "accelerated nav" program. Go back to your det and tell all your bros, this "accelerated nav" program DOES NOT EXIST! You don't get stuck in nav school a phase or two ahead, or anything of the sort. Dudes with flight hours start at the exact same place as dudes without flight hours. Now...I didn't go to ASBC, and it looks like you won't either. Be aware also that your nav school start date could slip back. I had friends here who reported in July and started nav school in December. They were more the exception to the rule, but it could happen. Plan on going to IFS. Everybody here went (even though two got sent local, but still), and the word on the street is nowadays the AF doesn't care if you have your PPL, Commercial, or whatever, you're going. There was a dude in my class there who had something like 3000 hours, flew RJs for Virgin Air, had been a flight instructor in the DA-20, and he still go sent. Granted, he banged through it in about three weeks, but again...you're more than likely going. Consider if twenty-five flight hours on the govt's dime.

Wow, something on TV worth watching!

Well, don't knock Randolph. It's not a bad place to be, either.

All you guys worried about WSO slots that I guess are graduating in 2010, don't sweat it. You'll most likely be sent to the new program in PCola, where instead of being picked up for a WSO slot direct out of ROTC, you compete with everybody else for what track you want, and you go from there.

Seem to recall hearing recently that the C models don't have them, either.

2 on the Robert Coram books and the Broughton books. All are good reads. Not sure if it's been mentioned (and I'm too lazy to read 13 pages to see if it has been) but "The Eleven Days of Christmas", about the B-52s during the Linebacker II raids, is a good one as well.

The connection with Hitler's army swearing his allegiance was the first thing that popped into my mind when I read that. I almost went through the roof, too, till I realized it was a fake.

2. I hope when you get to Randolph, some Instructor Nav finds out about your little "navs are the morons of the Air Force" comment, because the ensuing asschewing and general ostrocism is going to be hilarious. I wish you'd just turn in your slot now, and let somebody who will actually appreciate it have their shot, because your attitude sucks.

Dubya could laugh at himself. It appears Obama can't. Might be an interesting four years.

The warbird, definitely. They ALWAYS like getting bent around.

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