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Much more a fan of this one...

Yep, not aviation related. So post it in the "Squadron Bar", not here.

M'aidez.,... Mayday... May Day,... 1 May... In a farmer's field near Sverdlovst... A toast to to the guys that flew those missions with no GPS, TACAN, astro trackers, data links, etc... And of course to Frank.

I think you ought to have your choice of religious/spiritual reading material available from the front desk. Bible, Torah, Koran, Hustler, etc.

Or at least these guys...

The dead horse has been thoroughly beat. In over five years in my current squadron, I've been summoned to the auditorium to hear the sitting CC's take on an in-house alcohol related incident no fewer than 7 times. If additional guidelines are needed by certain individuals in the organization, they need to be removed immediately. The responsibilities placed upon us on a daily basis in our duties suggests to me that those unable to make correct decisions with alcohol have no place operating a 500K lb aircraft or dropping bombs or guarding the wire etc.... Despite the weight Big Blue thrusts upon us in our mission, we are continually treated like small children because of the actions of a few people who do not understand how to responsibly function in this system. This contract is another disgusting attempt to cover the asses of the leadership who would rather try to protect these "bad apples" rather than booting them out the door upon due process.

He's saying that since their ideology doesn't link up that they're not likely to work together. Something about radical Christianity and radical Islam being like oil and water...

Ok, how has no one talked about "The Hurt Locker" on here yet? (feel free to redirect me if I've missed it...) Just watched it after it cleaned up at The Oscar's last night. Not too impressed. Some things seemed right, the dirty streets, the explosions, some of the emotion of the main characters. On the other hand there were SOOOO many details that were completely F-ed up for no apparent reason that it took me out of the moment over and over again. "Let's split up and cover more ground!" Oh, I'm gonna go all CIA and leave Camp Victory in a freaking sweatshirt with an M9 in hand and hunt down some Iraqi boy I think got killed...that sounds like a good idea! /sarcasm Plus the pacing was horrible. The "exciting parts" weren't all that exciting, and the plot just stumbled forward with no point other than to count down the days until the main character's tour was up. Each little vignette was unrelated to the others, making for a plot that had no point. It was like real life where you're just watching someone do their job (albeit very inaccurately re: tactics). Not exciting. Even if your life includes flying planes or explosions, if there was a movie made about my last deployment it would have been boring as shit and this movie was just that to me. Just my opinion...wondering what others think who maybe have BTDT.