FlyingBull

I'm going TDY enroute to Pcola with a RNLTD of 28 Jan, so this will also be my in-processing with the Air Force. I seem to have everything in order with one exception, the immunization worksheet. I can get my immunization records from all the shots you had to have to get into college. But I was also given a shot at Field Training. I know I got a meningitis shot, but I can't remember if I got more than just that one. Additionally I don't know the date and I have no record of it. I talked to the NCO at my Det and he told me that they don't keep a record of our immunizations. So....do I just not list it? As an aside, I'm also told they take blood to test for your immunizations anyway so whats the point of the worksheet?

He probably just had a bad/lazy last semester. You have to have passing grades to graduate and to stay in ROTC so that could not have been indicative of the rest of his scholastic performance.

Maybe it will work. Theme parks have been doing it for a long time. At least at Busch Gardens they have seats outside the lines that if you can't fit in them, then you can't ride the ride.

I also have a Droid and love it. It can do everything an iPhone can and then a little bit more. To me the biggest advantage is definitely the physical keyboard and the much better resolution of the screen. If you are considering a smartphone, then you need to check out the Droid.

Just out of curiosity, do you have a source for the timeline in the transition from pilot to WSO in the backseat of Air Force Phantoms? I'd be interested to read about it.

Other than the B-36, the Buff is the biggest plane to ever have an air-to-air capability. So barring some unknown incident of a B-36 shooting something down I'd think it safe to say the B-52D will hold the record.

Sorry my bad. I thought you meant an off-base duplex.

I have a friend who just got there and from what I hear you'll be staying on base so no need for a roommate.

I'm in the same boat, except my Det never asked for the belt back...officially. So I've still got one. Is red ok for everyone or is there some kind of rule about who wears what color? Nah, it can't be that gay.

So I was just on military.com and the Air Force advertisement had a picture of a maintainer working on an A-10. Cool right? He was wearing a reflective belt. In broad daylight.

Joined and over 100 invites sent. Mostly to new 2d Lt's and even some soon to be Lt's.

Just to be clear, do you mean you're graduating in May of 2010, or that you just graduated in May of 2009? If the first, then it will likely depend on your EAD whether Gold Bar is a good idea or not. If you have a 6 month wait to EAD, then yeah it'd probably a good idea. You get to party with the college crowd for a while. At my old Det, when the new Gold Bar LT showed up all of us waiting on our EAD took him out drinking with us and made sure he felt welcome. I even knew him from a PDT way back three years ago. I can tell you from personal experience that doing some recruiting and getting to rock the college life with an LT paycheck is a LOT better than working at Best Buy for the months prior to EAD. So if you are a FY2010 Grad, go for it. Unfortunately if you graduated in 2009, I don't believe it is available to you (all FY09 slots filled up back in May...hence the reason I as a summer grad am not doing it now). The good news is that you're EAD can't be far away because they can only hold you for six months before at the least putting you on casual.

No it doesn't. Thats called anecdotal evidence. The type of evidence thats not.

Isn't the eagle ray a type of sting ray?

This is just partisan fear mongering. That document is just a list of possible options that aren't even applicable anymore. Additionally they were formed under the Bush Administration, despite all the accusations that this is a part of Obama's proposals, as the Report was released in 2008. Why aren't they applicable? Because these options (again, just possible options not even recommendations) are not included in any of the five healthcare bills before Congress. This is just more "pull the plug on Grandma" and "death panel" nonsense. Emailing/mailing your Congresscritter about this is about as useful as screaming about coffee at a Town Hall meeting. Edited to add this response from the Reserve Officer Association: Link: http://www.veteranstoday.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4459

Wow. So I guess the rumor about an angry ex was more or less correct.

I think there should be a De-Riddlefication program for their graduates before being allowed to associate with the outside world.

Pointing out he is the first black President isn't racist. It's just a fact. As to the bolded portion, he is the currently elected President. The most popular President since Reagan and the first African American to hold the office. Why wouldn't the bookstore want to make some money off that? Are you a dirty commie who hates profit? Also what is wrong with his book/picture being near where servicemen gave their lives? You should really tone down your partisan goggles.

nsplayr is right that not all authoritarian forms of government are interchangeable. Fascists do not get along with Communists for instance. Whatever teacher thought this was a good idea should be fired. Politics should not be anywhere near the classroom.

A new email is out, and the program is for new Lt's to enter the Gold Bar program "in summer of 2010". So really it is just for Spring commissionees. I feel your pain though, I commissioned in August and don't EAD until January.

The average North Korean is more concerned about where their next bowl of rice is coming from than where to buy a PC.

There is definitely a program for active duty Airmen to attend ROTC without separating. In fact they get more pay than normal cadets on scholarship. One commissioned in my class with a pilot slot, and there were at least two more non-rated ones in the class behind mine.

Andrew, Like others have said you should do a few searches since much of what you are looking for is already there. Other than that are you set on getting an Aerospace engineering degree? Unless you want to be a Test Pilot, you don't need a technical degree to fly and I've seen more than one dream crushed by engineering majors (very hard to be competitive in grades versus a Business, History, or Poly Sci guy). Also as the others have said....focusing just on fighters may get some crap thrown your way because it sounds like you're saying you're "too good" fo heavies, bombers, or helos. You probably don't mean it that way...but on the internet assumptions can get made fast. I was not prior enlisted, but I know of at least one personally who went the ROTC route while still in, got a pilot slot, and is now a couple months from UPT.

In the long run it isn't that big of a deal and I really should just be thankful I'm cleared at all considering the people who worked their asses off to get rated slots only to be DQ'd.

Turns out the flight doc doesn't give a damn what the optometrist on base has to say. So now I am shelling out a couple hundred bucks to get the damned glasses so I can commission.