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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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    7. Special Ops

      Units that are CURRENTLY special ops 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

    • brabus
      Gun Talk

      By brabus · Posted

      @Smokin Cartridge matters as you pointed out - I personally run Hornady TAP 190gr subs, specifically addresses expansion at subsonic velocities. A suppressor is also very helpful in a HD situation (or really any situation).
    • Smokin
      Gun Talk

      By Smokin · Posted

      One downside of 300BO is round expansion if you're going the suppressed subsonic route.  You need to buy a high quality round or shoot normal supersonic speeds or you risk it not opening up.  I've shot a pig with a suppressed subsonic 300BO, heard the nice thwack indicating a good hit, only to watch the pig trot away like nothing happened.  My mind was blown until I looked more into that round afterwards and found it was notorious for not opening up at subsonic speeds.  I'm sure the pig died, but not even close to recoverable with no blood trail in a swamp.  If that were some dude that broke into my house on drugs, he'd require many more rounds to stop him.  I had that gun as a backup home defense gun and swapped out the ammo for full speed rounds after that. I also had worried about rounds missing or going straight through a bad guy into my kids rooms, but decided after that I would just have to keep my home's geometry in mind if I woke up to a noise in the middle of the night.  Might be easier said than done in some houses depending on the layout. Edit to add: depending on the shotgun, I've had nearly as many feed/ejection/misc problems with shotguns as I have with a well maintained AR.  So don't let the 'ARs are more difficult to operate' though keep you from using one as a home defense gun.  I think a good AR is absolutely the best home defense gun you could get.  Few bad guys will break into a possibly occupied house by themselves unless they're really high.  Then you either have someone that will take many rounds to put down or multiple bad guys to deal with.  Either way I want more rounds available than most shotguns offer.
    • brabus
      Trump's Cabinet

      By brabus · Posted

      @arg That’s not comforting. I hope she is directly asked about red flag laws and the age restriction thing - if her answer is anything other than, “I was wrong and those should not exist,” time to can her ass and make the 3rd pick.
    • brabus
      Gun Talk

      By brabus · Posted

      @Lord Ratner   Depends on the bullet used, but overall 300BO is a great compromise between over penetration and effectiveness. Birdshot is completely ineffective (I don’t recommend the shoot at a threat to scare them gameplan, shoot to kill is the best game plan) and buckshot will penetrate way more than 300BO. Regardless of weapon, absolutely important to think through where the high risk penetration shot directions are (e.g. shooting toward your kids bedroom), where the likely points of entry for a threat are, and how you can maneuver to minimize risk of lining those two things up. Bad guy gets a vote, but still something to think through before it happens. Shootability is based a lot on familiarity, but an AR is more “shootable” than a shotgun or large handgun for most people in terms of recoil, getting back on target after a shot, more capacity = less/no reloads, etc. Practice can majorly reduce that “shootability” difference for someone, but overall many women are going to be better off with an AR platform vs. the others. Their only hang up is emotional, which will go away if they learn how to use it.
    • di1630
      Trump's Cabinet

      By di1630 · Posted

      There is a glut of wheat in the world and prices are super low for the grower while costs spiral up. I run a wheat farm, if anyone wants to know the market and gripes of farmers, I’ll give em. A bushel of wheat in 1960 went for about ~$2. Today I can sell mine for about $6. 1960 $2 = $20+ today. Now crops back then yielded about 1/2 of what they do now but the fertilizer cost to achieve that is outrageous control. Farmers produce more, drive down costs, then are forced to produce more due to thin margins. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

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