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I heard it was intentional and in protest to the repeal of DADT.

I think that e-mail is from Ali... But you are 100% correct. There are too many people deployed if anyone has time to even THINK about memorizing anything other than Bold Face, Tech Orders, or Job Guides while over there.

Shack.

It's change for the sake of change. It's what the Air Force is all about.

Analyst: Military bands to cost Pentagon $50B over next 50 years I guess sparkely bowties aren't cheap.

What's an 8-roper? Edit: Legitimate question... and yes I do know what a desert jellyfish is.

Apparently BMW is trying to market to the last 10% of AF pilots who don't drive a ######ing Bimmer.

I'm looking forward to the Lifetime movie!

I'm truly surprised the cockpit/box office joke hasn't been made yet.

Revival. I have heard rumors about Wright Patt looking for Active Duty IP's to help with the transition from the C-5. Anyone from the 89th AS on here that might be able to shed some light?

And where do they suggest the wives say their husbands went for that 4 to 12 month period of time?! Beer run?

Upon return, I go to the post office where they hand me a large plastic container full of crap, 5% of which is of any importance.

1) Stop the mail if you'll be gone for more than a week or two. Bring a set of orders to the post office if it's over 30 days. 2) If you don't have a security system, get one! I learned that the hard way. 3) Set a timer on a lamp somewhere in the house. 4) Unplug everything else. 5) Close all the blinds 6) Set the thermostat appropriately. 6) Hire a lawncare guy to come every couple weeks if it's summertime. 7) Have someone swing by every week or so to start the car (if it's there) and check or busted pipes, and pull the religious flyers off of your front porch. 8) Get a safe, or hide your valuable stuff someplace your common thief wouldn't think to look. 9) Get as many of your bills as possible set up for online payments. Bring checks and mailing addresses for the rest of them. This has all worked pretty well for me during 2 deployments and many many TDY's.

Are you American tanker crews annoyed? Yeah, sounds like some propaganda.

It was vital to let everyone know there was going to be beef gravy and they ran out of room at the end so it made perfect sense to align it with the ice cream bar. Why do I get the sense this poster was outsourced to another country where English is not the primary language. China maybe?

Old Spice...

I believe those are used in training - just an extra warm fuzzy that they aren't going to shoot one of their buddies/instructors.

This is reminiscent of when guys started wearing the brightly colored crocs to "stick it to the man." We saw where that went. They'll have a reg defining what color reflective belts we're allowed to wear in no time.

No reason to bring them down any further than they already are...

Sorry, I was being completely sarcastic.

But remember, they are doing on one engine what the Blue Angels do with two...

Can of worms, bro. To each his own, but as an (AC) airdropper, I can honestly say I prefer the airland mission. Don't get me wrong, airdrop is fun, but the premission planning involved in the 17 community is way overkill. Throw formation into the equation and it becomes mind-numbing. I blame the WIC guys. (That's a joke.) There is a lot on the line when throwing 40 bundles over a DZ on the side of a mountain, which warrants the hours spent over Falconview and a MDC. But there is something to be said for being alerted having no idea where you're off to, being handed a package, a tactics binder, an intel brief and being airborne 3 hours later. I do agree that being able to fully utilize the aircraft in all aspects for which it was designed is pretty sweet, but kudos to the boys and girls who choose to stick airland.

Like most everything else in life, it's cyclical. One month co's are fighting for trips, then the next they're getting quickturned back to the stage right as post-mission crewrest ends. Guys and gals (copilots) are still getting picked off for UAV's and NSA's with as little as a year TOS. Most of the white jet assignments are going to AC's and above. AC upgrade is coming for most people at the 2.5 year timeframe. Still a great jet to fly with an awesome mission. Rest assured the selection process for who stays and who goes is NOT random. There is a certain level of "natural selection" in the squadrons, but very rarely a good dude gets the hose. I'm sure that's true with any airframe though. Don't let any of what you read here sway your decision. It changes so frequently that what is status quo today won't be so in 6 months. Cyclical. Disclaimer: I speak strictly from a CHS point-of-view. And on that note, if you want to come to Charleston, be sure you are Master's complete and you should be working on SOS in residence if you are a within 6 months of pinning on 1Lt. Ph.D highly encouraged.

And that's probably how it should stay...

If that's the visible spectrum then just imagine what we AREN'T seeing!