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  1. Preflight

    1. AFTO-781

      New features / developments of the forums and Baseops.Net website will be posted here. Please post any problems you have, glitches, etc. Please click on HELP (upper right) for more info... Please do not PM your trouble calls.

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    2. Read File

      Users post articles related to: Aviation Industry, DoD, National Security to foster serious discussion. Value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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    3. Market Place

      This forum is designed for the purchase and sale of items for and by MILITARY members.

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    4. Useful Product Reviews & Military Discounts

      This is a sub-forum where you can post product/service reviews. Please do your best to add any military specific information. For instance, if I'm reviewing Disney World, I might post a link to the Shades of Green website.

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  2. Military Aviation

    1. Squadron Bar

      Off-topic discussion. Keep it civil, don't abuse this forum.

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    2. General Discussion

      Discuss general topics in the Military and Aviation. Please post pilot-selection & "how do I get a pilot slot" questions in their appropriate forums.

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    3. Aviation Medicine

      Aviation Medicine discussion forum. Ask the Flight Doc your questions: waivers, flight physicals, qualifications, regulations.

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    4. Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

      ANG & AFRES discussion area. Bums can search for flying opportunities with other units.

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    5. Military Spouses

      This forum is dedicated to help all military spouses. Post any questions, ideas, concerns here.

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  3. Heritage Room

    1. Helicopter/Rescue

      For current Rescue/Helicopter units. 

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    2. Fighters

      Units that are CURRENTLY fighter units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    3. Bombers

      Units that are CURRENTLY bomber units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    4. Cargo

      Units that are CURRENTLY cargo units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    5. ISR

      Units that are CURRENTLY ISR units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    6. Tankers

      Units that are CURRENTLY Aerial Refueling units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    8. Retired

      Place currently retired unit discussions here.

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    9. Support/Misc

      Place all other units here. If we forgot a category of unit, it'll become obvious in this subforum and we'll create a new category. 

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  4. Road to Wings

    1. What Are My Chances?

      Looking for a pilot slot? Post your "what are my chances?" questions here: AFOQT, BAT, PCSM, ANG and AFRES Slots, *waivers* + more - please include your test scores, GPA, etc...

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    2. Pilot Selection Process

      Questions about Pilot selection? Undergraduate Pilot Training - How to prepare, how to get a pilot slot. Please post your questions about your specific scores in the "what are my chances" forum.

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    3. ROTC & OTS Lounge

      ROTC & OTS discussion area. Post topics about ROTC/OTS classes, field training, detachments, etc.

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    4. Q & A Forum

      A new forum designed for all of your questions! Have a stupid question? Get answers here. Also, NO PENALTY for asking something that's been asked in other threads. If you're a grey-beard, please try to help out by posting a synopsis version of the answer and a link to the thread you remember from 7 years ago.

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  5. Military Careers

    1. Air Liaison Officer (ALO)

      ALO career field information. Post information, questions, gouge; value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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    2. Combat Systems Officer (CSO)

      CSO career field information. Post information, questions, gouge; value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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    3. Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA/RPV/UAS/UAV)

      RPA career field information (also known as Remotely Piloted Vehicle, Unmanned Aerial System, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Post information, questions, gouge; value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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  • Posts

    • Clark Griswold
      Expeditionary basing, logistics and seaplanes (yeah it's a seaplane thread)

      By Clark Griswold · Posted

      Get both, the exotic unconventional and the regular unconventional (no paradox intended) That’s the deterrence we want, not only will your military be blunted but your economy and society will be destabilized Don’t even try it But to the seaplane, I’d argue generally it will give more bang over more missions with more flexibility in basing vs a water based ground effect platform Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    • contraildash
      What happens if you drop out of/ Fail UPT?

      By contraildash · Posted

      I've seen 10% +/- a few points depending on the class but seems to be trending higher.  OP, I've been part of about a dozen commander reviews now (the process for removing someone from UPT). Attitude is probably the biggest discriminator for what your follow-on will be. If you gave it your all, with a good attitude, but just didn't have the hands....you tend to get helped out. Huge douch-nozzle blaming everyone else? Not so much.
    • contraildash
      Expeditionary basing, logistics and seaplanes (yeah it's a seaplane thread)

      By contraildash · Posted

      I agree with Boomer here, our unconventional fight isn't on the high seas with big planes... I do think a small, specialized seaplane would be good for a lot of SOF related actives as well as CSAR. The USAF used HU-16s to support lots of clandestine operations worldwide till they reached their service life. USCG was still flying them when I was a kid. A C-130 on floats is the wrong answer and money is the least of the problems. I was at AFSOC HQ when this idea was in full force. The meetings were a riot, essentially the problem set was "the pacific has a lot of water" without much other discussion. Words were thrown around that had zero substance but sounded good: "sustain the fight" "ACE" "give China dilemmas." Obviously the corporate knowledge on seaplane operations has long left the building. Most nations divested of seaplanes for a multitude of reasons. The few that remain are typically small (exceptions are the C-415 and US-2) specialized aircraft (SAR & firefighting) and have multitude of operating restrictions. 1. Sea state. Blue water ops are hard and often out of limits. Japan FAFO'd with this a few years back and lost a US-2. 2. Surf break. How are you getting to shore? How are you getting back out to open water to launch? 3. Reefs. I'm sure the draft on a 130K float plane is decent enough, tides are both your friend and foe here.  4. Cargo. How are you delivering it? Sand is soft, beaches have waves, the list goes on. You aren't just driving up to the beach willy-nilly and backing in to drop shit off. What is the expectation of realistically sustaining forces here? Do we have floating K-loaders? The floating dock in Gaza didn't do so great... 5. Basing. Where are the seaplanes operating from? We had a fleet of seaplane tenders for a reason AND we had seaplane bases all over in various harbors. These planes need sustainment just like any other plane, even more so with salt water issues. I could keep going but you see the point. When people brought these issues up, the C-130 mafia scoffed dismissively....because C-130 on floats! So again, something small for SOF/SAR type things I think would be a good asset. Otherwise, let's focus on shutting the power off for a bit...      
    • Lawman
      The Next President is...

      By Lawman · Posted

      There’s always OnlyFans. The same people telling me it’s ok to make fun of Texans seem to be the same people telling me that sex work is real work, so she should be all set. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    • brabus
      The Next President is...

      By brabus · Posted

      She is an absolute garbage human being. I hope never getting another professional job again is the best thing that happens to her. She deserves the worst.

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