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Well, define "old", junior. Maybe you're right. But I'm sure that video would have had the same effect on me at age 25. What's really funny is seeing that Ram is a "Gray Beard" on baseops.net. I guess I am "old"! However,... if these Viper drivers had this much time and energy to go about making this video,... all while stationed within minutes flying time of the North Korean pig-dog-enemy that they should be focused on,... then certainly they could have been spending that extra time in the vault "getting more tactical" (thank you Brabus!) Or at least they could have used that extra time to pull closed and grab a few extra touch-and-go's. You see, long ago,... I had a legendary U-2 squadron commander pull me aside when I was a young punk in the squadron. Why? Because I was trying to make a video too (we used Super 8 video back then... it was real new stuff). He called me in his office and said "I need recce pilots, not videographers. If you want to do the latter, then I suggest you get stationed at March AFB flying KC-10's, and rent a place in Hollywood. Now get your butt back in the jet and go do some touch and go's." Wise words from a wise ass man. I haven't picked up a video camera since (not counting in the bedroom,... but I digress).

If the Governor of Texas has a pair, he'll give this guy a medal.

Is this how Trident is celebrating their near miss with accreditation?

"He needed killin' " is a valid defense here in Texas. And it sounds very much like he needed killin'.

That's a lot of answers. Here are some questions! Ha! During that part I was thinking, "Watch out, those stupid claws always let go at just the wrong time!"

And you guys piss, moan and groan about SOS and a Masters. Have you known any active duty people get fired over a haircut?

I enjoyed Prometheus very much. If you're familiar with Alien then the end of Prometheus wasn't the only tie-in. The Weyland Corp. in Prometheus ends up becoming Weyland-Yutani in the Alien movies, the "derelict" spaceship from Alien and Aliens is the same type of spaceship from Prometheus (not the one the humans fly), and one of the humanoid aliens in Prometheus is also found dead in Alien when they investigate the "derelict" spaceship. The events of Prometheus take place roughly 30 years before Alien. Prometheus was originally supposed to be a prequel to Alien but Ridley Scott decided he wanted a different story that occurred in the same universe. I think the movie does an excellent job of creating its own story while giving subtle nods to Alien.

So if everyone has to put it on every authorization...then why is it not standard? This should be autofilled or a check box, then just have a place to give a justification. At the very least, have the statement somewhere on DTS so I can cut and paste it into my authorization. The only plus side, is the smart ass comments I enter for my justification, at least I get a laugh... I'll second a page that looks just like the paper voucher. Fill it out and have the program pull all the info from this source. I'm guessing that this would cost the DOD another 300 mil, to make something like that happen though.

1. No flaps are to be logged, not flown 2. Extra patterns...on Fridays? Re-read Rainman's post then feel shame. 3. Smiley face...awesome.

I heard she PCS'ed to Cannon and isn't allowed to wear that flightsuit anymore...<insert witty Powerpoint remark here>

Half a BILLION since 2004 and this is the best we got?!?! UFB! Christ, we could by two NEW MC-130's for that money and go back to filing paper! Thank God we had that RIF... Ok, so seriously, the problems with DTS: 1. Training for the administrators using it. It shouldn't take 3-4 MONTHS to get a travel voucher through the system because each layer of bureaucracy doesn't seem to be aware that you don't need receipts for a $8 cab ride 2. GET RID OF ALL THE MOTHERF***ING POP-UPS. There's no reason you can't do this in a simple, logical flow from the main page. 3. Create menu options that make sense. Don't 4. Bring back group authorizations: it made things a LOT easier for groups 5. You want a hint? Go to travelocity or any other site and set it up like theirs. The last page should be all of the funding site/approval work, the site loads up quickly because there isn't a BUNCH of overhead code to show simple graphics and text (seriously, I can download a movie faster), and a simple page that shows all your uploaded files and allow you to name them for easy reference

Whatever you do, make sure eFinance is dead and buried with a stake through its heart before we bring in a possible third system.

Yes please! Also get rid of as many of those tabs as possible. Utilize a graphical representation of a calendar with clicking/dragging/etc to make inputs intuitive. Major pet peeve is when a tab doesn't save the right data or stuff you were working on in a future tab gets jacked when you realize you have to fix something on an earlier tab.

DTS already does this. Go to Expenses and click Create Expense from GTC Statement or something like that. Thoughts (not GO safe...sanitize!) -- From an AMC standpoint, the most frustrating thing about DTS is the amount of information that has to be put in prior to going TDY and then all that information has to be edited once we have returned. When I am TDY 6-9 times a month and I have to enter (6-9)*2 things into DTS (Auth + Voucher), I get annoyed. Especially when we put "Variations Authorized" in the Auth and then DTS throws a shitfit when we change the itinerary for the Voucher upon our return. Also, the -$16 glitch is super annoying when trying to select OINC for $3.50 a day when directed. Finally, the AF infatuation with 6-9 popups per web application is super fucking annoying. Lose the finance jargon in every step of the process. Most of us don't speak it. My favorite feature is the page that lets me adjust the split disbursement. However, everything good comes with a price, and if I use the feature, I then have to justify 6-9 flags for changing the split disbursement.

1, More of a technical issue but getting rid of the Java program (gradkell?) that takes 6-9 minutes to load when you start up and, along with the 6-9 redirects and popups, is the most frequent reason for DTS not working on government computers. 2. +1 on the logical flow/explanation. For fund cites, include a way to look them up or otherwise reference what they actually apply to (unit funded vs contingency vs TDY-to-school, etc). to reduce the last minute phone calls to RAs. 3. Ability to pull data from the GTC system - Quicken, etc can pull transaction/investment data from any brokerage or bank. Then DTS can immediately verify you paid $690.00 for airfare on this date vs waiting for receipts to be scanned, interpreted, etc. Won't always work for transactions not processed yet, cases where the GTC wasn't used, etc but would cut out a lot of the virtual paper. Those that still need to be sent in can use the phone scan feature.

I think you need to grab a brand-new airman and watch him try to self-navigate through it in order to get this right. Whenever you have to say something, you need to write it down, because that's where DTS failed to be intuitive. Starters: 1. Something plainly labeled "scanned receipts and documents". all by itself...at the end. And it should accept JPG, TIF, PDF, DOC, XPS etc. 2. A clear, graphical representation of the steps for a voucher. Auth, vouch, money - and how it "reserves" and releases money. We still have about a third of our folks modifying their authorization instead of creating a voucher....because it's on the front page. 3. Mother of god - a logical flow - created by a real graphic web designer? 4. Can we call rental cars....rental cars, instead of commercial auto, TDY? 5. WTF happened to group authorizations? That was a huge time-saver. 6. I want to use my phone to take pictures of my reciepts and have an email/phone number to email/text them in....ala USAA check deposits.

And I would argue you missed the point of why we teach students to G strain in the T-6. It has more to do with teaching habit patterns for those that might end up in an aircraft that the G strain needs to be instinctive. Fighter FTUs shouldn't be wasting time teaching students to G strain correctly. They should have learned and practiced in SUPT.

^ MSMs