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Shouldn't they be also announcing "First Gay 4 Star"? Two birds with one stone.

Hearing rumors from semi-reliable sources that ACC is going to pay for 4 hours a month at the aero club. Guess AFSOC guys will have to continue to let knowing that they're "doing a great job, we're proud of you, what you're doing is important, you are all future cols and gens, etc" be their reason for carrying on. Anyone want to set the point for over/under on number of crashes per year as well as the point for date of the first crash?

I noticed that he was pretty quick to note how "no fixed-wing plane has been shot down by the enemy in this war." Yet, he fails to mention how no enemy aircraft has fired upon friendly troops. While we're on that topic, no enemy aircraft has fired upon friendly troops since the Korean War. I'd be happy to see him and all his ungrateful, dipshit, army friends write every aircrew member a check for the countless lives we've saved for the last 60 years. This article reeks of "generation me." He has grown up in a country that not only demands, but expects air supremacy. Who the ###### provides that air supremacy? Our nation's entire defense doctrine is predicated on control of the air. As the AF gets further and further marginalized by the dumbass army leadership, I've been saying for years, that we need to just "take a few weeks off" to "learn" them some appreciation. Oh, and turn off all the GPS constellation and all of our ISR assets while we're at it. What's the worst that could happen - protract this 11+ year war?

Thats a horrible idea. Everyone knows 'Tops In Blue' is the only effective use of our funds for promoting morale. But seriously....that makes so much sense financially and for morale that it won't ever be considered.

Agreed with most of this post. Don't listen to any of that shit above about living local apartments. Get together with 2-4 other Lts (don't worry, half of them will be gone at any one time) and either rent a mansion or live in one of the cities. For $4000-5000 a month you can live like kings and have BAH left over. Listen closely here, I don't have much experience but I do know this: this is the only time in the foreseeable future that you'll be able to live like everyone else wants to. Sooner or later you will meet a girl and marry her. She will most likely have a medium wage job (if at all) and certainly won't want any roommates. THAT's when you'll have the chance to live in a cookie-cutter apartment in Vacaville. What jet are you flying?

How about, for once, we mind our own fucking business?

And not one Air Medal. Ladies and gentlemen, one of many examples of how people with wings can be "shoes", too.