FlyingBull
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But seriously it is just kind of hype. Whats the difference between that and drinking jager bombs or vodka and redbulls? I tried four loko a while ago and it pretty much just taste like cough syrup. Like all alcoholic beverages, if you over do it you're likely to get yourself into trouble.
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Raise the contribution cap to my ROTH IRA to $10k a year and give me matching payments. Then I'd say we'd have a deal. Short of that, fuck off. I already don't plan on social security or medicare being there. Thats why I max out my ROTH as it is and I'm just a stupid 23 year old butter bar.
Besides, $131 billion over 30 years is $4.36 billion per year. Or in other words .03% of the deficit.
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The lack of 'complete' training is in regards to the T-1M being so far behind schedule. After the FY11 classes they should be up to par on the training if I remember that briefing correctly. Though I get your frustration as I'm a stud here as well in a FY11 class. They definitely do seem to like keeping us in the dark as much as possible, and thats not a joke about our windowless academic building.
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I like the idea of not promoting people that suck and this is a good way to accomplish that. But what about the people that will be up for Captain before they even get to an ops unit (read: no OPR's)? I don't foresee them not getting promoted, but I've known a number of guys that due to long casual jobs, UPT, BIT, IFF, B-Course, etc, that make Captain sometime before they are MR. Are they going to use the copy and paste UPT training reports for their PRF's? Going forward this may not be an issue since BITs are getting shorter and guys aren't coming on AD until they are ready to start training but I'm sure it will apply to more than a few people each year.
I was wondering the same thing. Here in Pcola due to the delays in standing up the CSO school house we've had people on casual for a full year before starting class. Almost everyone in my current class will be 1st Lt's by the time we're winged and that will be the case for several more classes that haven't even started yet. Add on all the additional training and it's possible a decent number will be very close to Capt before being MR.
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Please just stop encouraging him.
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Ralph Peters is a f*cking idiot and I simply refuse to read the BS he puts out on a daily basis.
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He says the service that has been at war for 19 straight years is the one 'out of the fight'. Jackass.
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***I think the USAF needs to bring back it's drinking/partying culture after a smart week's work. I love to tie a couple on every friday night, but only seem to get strange looks from the people that come in, have one beer, and leave. The culture is changing in the USAF for the worse, and it all starts with the leadership at the top. I can still mentor a young airman to do their job, but I could also be bent over the barrel for not being too sensitive. If you are too sensitive to be yelled at, then you shouldn't be trusted with any type of weapon, or be in the service period.***
End Rant.
I have to say that this part is actually being practiced down here in Pcola. The Air Force practically takes over the O'Club every Friday. It's not just students, instructors and leadership are there every Friday evening as well and certainly not just for one beer.
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The ACLU isn't as much liberal or conservative as it is extreme libertarianism in it's purest form.
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There are also people moving out on a somewhat constant basis due to DOR/IFS Failure/Medical DQ ect. so even if full there may be availability in the near future. One of my room mates is leaving next week for instance.
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This might be pretty barren for a while. I don't know where we stand in Randolf, but in Pcola we don't have any assignments from the first class of the new CSO program until March or April of 2011.
With that said it will be extremely interesting to see what the drops are like for that first class, especially for those of us about to start training. Just three weeks left....assuming I don't get pushed back again.
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You'll have no need for a laptop while physically in class for any of those schools. You'll get a little tablet kind of like a KINDLE at ASBC.
Actually they stopped doing that some time ago. Everything is now on black board that you can access from a personal laptop.
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As I said from the beginning, its bullshit. Just use some critical thinking skills and remember that if it sounds too good to be true, it pretty much is 99.99999% of the time.
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I heard from a friend that there is a recent reg that says we get a tabled BAH rate for the 6 months between commissioning and EAD and it's in the range of 2700. He says he went into finance and should be getting the money soon. Has anyone else heard about this?
Nah, thats totally legit. Only hitch is you have to go to the finance office located in Nigeria run by a Prince that is oddly unable to use wire transfers on his own and needs your SSN/DOB/Account #.
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I'm just a butter bar that went active in January so my experience on this is *extremely* limited. With that said I know plenty of fellow recent college grads struggling to find work. Some have even moved back in with their parents. I'm not complaining about having a secure income.
Also I'm at IFS at the moment and multiple Active Duty staff members here are former Guard/Reserve that have come back onto active duty due to shitty job oppurtunities in the airlines right now.
So as of now, no I have no regrets about choosing active duty. But like I said I'm at the very begining of my career so I have no idea how I'll feel in a few years.
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I have a feeling AlarmRed has a little more experience than you do.
Of that I have no doubt. Doesn't change the odd statement he made regarding Strike Eagles performing CAS. I've never heard anyone else have that kind of sentiment towards it nor read about any problems. Also the tone of his statement didn't sound the most objective.
Had several Marine NFO (navigator) instructors who were FAC(A)s in F/A-18s and the division of labor seemed to work out well with the pilots flying/defending the jet so the backseat could focus entirely on coordinating the CAS/ground war. Even though the F-16/A-10/older airframe pilots worked out great as FACs, wouldn't spreading the workload only improve matters/increase the ability to concentrate on their unique areas?Good point.
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I find it troubling that Mr. Day, the USAF director for irregular warfare, is publicly stating that his camp is 'fighting the fighter mafia on this.' If that's his perception of where irregular warfare programs are right now, then he's pretty far out of touch with the reality. My advice to him is to quit making excuses and start serving the customer better.
As an operator, my biggest gripe is the incorporation of a WSO into slow FAC'in. Everyone wants to draw parallels with FACs of yore. And while some (not all) of FAC platforms - A-1, O-1, O-2, OV-10, A-10, F-100 - had two seats, exactly zero carried a nav or a WSO. I think this would be a great mission but if it ends up working like Strike Eagle CAS ("Hey pilot, don't mask my targeting pod, and talk on the radio only by exception!") then you can keep it.
So are you in the Strike Eagle community, or are you just reporting hearsay?
And shouldn't this be about what is or is not effective, not what might hurt your pride?
I'm not advocating either way, just pointing out your reasoning doesn't seem too solid.
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My condolences to the families.
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Enlisted world is a different, my mistake for comparing the two.
No problem.
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Ok, let me explain myself. My comments were made of off the cuff sarcasm; not sincere views of any kind with this being the squadron bar and all.
-Note that I did not say or question that he does/doesn’t deserve to be in.
I am sure he is capable of accomplishing anything. Come on he is a T-bird pilot and the only reason he is being discussed now is ….he is being awarded for an accomplishment. I really am surprised the Air Force has let him stay in without severe demotion etc. From what I have seen while being in, is if you cause extensive damage you are demoted, loss of rank, privileges, and quals. And that is just the beginning. Now you’re the flight D-bag and the supervisors sure aren’t going to award him for a job well done or treat with any respect anytime soon with that title. I’ve seen this done to really a few great guys who have done and continue to do an excellent job, but made a single simple mistake w/consequences. Their reprimand is on paper and it is following them wherever they go. It goes from base to base and nothing these guys did wrong made any headlines, let alone national coverage.
Personally, I find it encouraging to see this guy still in and doing well. Too many times decisions are based on what’s on the paper and not on the airman standing in front of them. But, luckily for this guy, and hopefully more often decisions will be based on the potential of the individual not out of fear of how things will look on paper.
Ok, now continue to create possible scenarios of how my experience and everything else is inadequate, invalid, and so on......some of you were on a roll
Demotion? When was the last time an officer was demoted without committing a serious crime? A mistake =! crime. I don't know you and I don't know your experience. But you knida sound like you're full of BS.
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I think this thread has more information for you and will be a better place to continue this discussion:
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Seriously - every time I turn around these dudes are porking up another thread.
WTF? Why just ROTC cadets? Do you also want to restrict OTS selects, Academy cadets, and civilians?
Maybe the mods just do a very good job of cleaning up problems, but I really don't see that many threads 'porked' up by cadets. How about active duty officers who have been part of the board for a couple months with a couple dozen posts making threads advocating restricting some people who have been here much longer.
I'm active duty now, but I joined when I was a cadet. There was lots of good info to be had and aside from the obvious problem of deciding who is and is not a cadet, there is much more value in letting cadets ask questions.
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Looks like NASA is going the commercial route. Until now they have designed their own vehicles, now it looks like they will operate like the DoD. Instead of having their own rocket scientists/engineers/production facilities they will go to industry and as for something that does "whatever". Companies will come back with proposals, NASA will pick, and off to the races....er ISS they go.
Here is a good article about the big changes:
http://www.space.com/news/nasa-budget-moon-future-100201.html
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Constellation is just going through transition. The plan that came out under Griffin was never going to be affordable. What is likely now is that a smaller version of Ares V will be built and instead of going back to the moon NASA will go with a "Flexible Path" architecture that will include things like visiting asteroids and possible the moons of Mars.
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For those that think blues on Mondays are bad...
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/01/airforce_callout_uniforms_012210w/
Is that for real or is AF Times just trying to stir up something? I just can't see the logic in wearing blues everyday. Especially since most of us would probably have to buy a few more sets of them.
Combat Systems Officer (CSO) info; Nav, EWO, WSO
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I imagine that such a situation hasn't happened yet because there still aren't any new CSO's. The first class to graduate the new program get their wings in April of 2011. Currently there are no new CSO's coming out of the pipeline.