Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Baseops Forums

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Featured Replies

Gents....

Have a Fighter Pilot / OSS CC about to leave, looking for what you guys have seen in your illustrious careers as the best going away gifts of all time...

Really want to give this awesome leader something to remember his tour as a Fighter OSS/CC.... What have you seen?

Ludicrous ideas also accepted... Shots of weed for all good suggestions will be readily dispersed.

2sBlind!!!!

Gents....

Have a Fighter Pilot / OSS CC about to leave, looking for what you guys have seen in your illustrious careers as the best going away gifts of all time...

Really want to give this awesome leader something to remember his tour as a Fighter OSS/CC.... What have you seen?

Ludicrous ideas also accepted... Shots of weed for all good suggestions will be readily dispersed.

2sBlind!!!!

When my old man gave up command of a squadron they gave him a travel pod converted into a working wet bar.

Get him a mounted gun barrel. If its and Eagle or a Viper you can get one of the 6 barrels from the gun, mount it on a piece of wood (sts) and put an engraving on it. Never seen a mounted gun barrel from a hog but I'm sure it's possible. It looks awesome.

BeerMan

There is a GAU-8A barrel from an A-10 at the O-club in Columbus.

Where are you stationed? A few years ago our outgoing Sq/CC got a green fee at Pinehurst No. 2.

A DUI...

...but he was an asshole, and deserved it.

It was a wood carving of two elephants in the :bohica: pose. The one on top was labeled as the Wing CC, the other was labeled xxxth Wing. It was presented to him in remembrance of his always challenging us and prodding us to excel while our perception was somewhat different. The Wing was an outstanding Wing so it was a gag gift, not an insult. He kept it on his desk for the few days before he left.

When our Wing CC retired, the Ops group actually had a HUD combining glass, frame and all, mounted on a wooden base and engraved. The glass was etched with all the appropriate HUD symbology and a Viper in the pipper (we're an Eagle Guard unit). It was badass and a really cool going away gift. :beer: He also got a chromed gun barrel on a plaque, which was killer looking, too.

Many years ago when the Chief of our AMU (he was a great guy) retired as a gag gift he was given a broken clock with a picture of our less than stellar the OIC on it with the enscription "When time stood still".

Unconfirmed rumors stated that said OIC was removed from office due to our stats being in the toilet and he was reassigned duties handing out rental cars to TDY units. Again, unconfirmed.

After he was replaced all of our stats exceeded the charts in less than 60 days after the change over.

  • Author

Thanks for the inputs, lads! So, I need 2 statues of elephants doing the deed with no knowledge of time on a gun barrel getting drunk and driving in a travel pod, all laser etched into the HUD.

Perfect. He'll never forget us.

2'sBlind!

Thanks for the inputs, lads! So, I need 2 statues of elephants doing the deed with no knowledge of time on a gun barrel getting drunk and driving in a travel pod, all laser etched into the HUD.

Perfect. He'll never forget us.

2'sBlind!

Shack!

Create an account or sign in to comment

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.