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Is $18K a year worth it - on top of your current salary - to get sent to some shit hole where you'll get tax free, hostile fire pay, hazard duty pay, and family separation pay? If you're going to bitch about compensation for going to a shithole, this argument doesn't really cut it - you actually make out like a bandit. And as far as Obama taking your money, I facepalm in your general direction. It was 25K cut down to 18K way back when I took the bonus (and was spending 365 in a shithole) when Bush took his cut.

NSFW Footage from Syria. 9:00 min mark who knew they were using trebuchets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LVJhyEt8nI

Dude I get it but I don't at the same time. I am no company man, not by a longshot, and I need to make the same decision in a year, assuming the bonus is still around. Stay or go should be about a lot more than a deployment. Deployments are part of what we do. I leave for shitholestan in November. I'll sport bitch as much as the next guy but get the ###### over it, we are in the military and we deploy. Quit acting like a pariah when it comes your time to go downrange.

Any LPAs out there planning to figure out a way to have the Napoleon Death Mask hanging in their squadron bar?

I'm not CAP, but the answer to your question is, yes. Refer to CAP's original post and the qualifications are listed for all three airframes (RTF thing bra'.. :D ). As a matter of fact, it's a much easier job to get than T-1 IP. Phase II is NOT the gentleman's course of the house and the manning reflects that... I'll just leave it at that... Call now and we'll throw in a complimentary "I'm a quitter and I like it!" T-6 shaped keychain with your application Seriously though, if you're interested feel free to PM folks like CAP and others on this board who work within the 340th who can give you more direct vectors. Recognize every squadron has their own idiosyncracies and manning situation, so it pays to inquire about and get in touch with the specific UPT location you're interested in.

Last year I deployed to OEF and I flew on a C-17 from Manas to Bagram. I started BSing with the pilot and he tells me to grab a seat on the flight deck for the flight. I had never flown on a C-17 before so it was cool to see and the view is much better up front and it's a really scenic flight through Tjakistan or whatever it was. He probably hand flew for about ten minutes of the flight. It's awesome that the jet will do almost everything for you but there is always a danger of losing the basic pilot skills if you're always relying on the FMS. As far as an Lt saying stupid shit - that shit is standard. The difference is that my forum was a squadron bar and hers was the AF times. Lt's take note.

I thought the rules for Lts were: 1. Never miss an opportunity to shut the fuck up. 2. Life is not fair. 3. The jalapeno popcorn doesn't make itself.