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Hold on, I'll roll over and ask her...

"...otherwise it'll be an ops cancel."

Looks like Redux 2.0 to me... From the article: "A cost-saving option might be to offer active-duty troops full retirement benefits only after 30 years’ service with mandatory retirement at 40 years." Right and if the same high year tenure rules apply. A lot less officers and NCOs will be making it to full retirement... Here is how I think this will go... the DOD insitute the change and it will remain in effect for about 8-10 years - then whole "classes"or year groups of officers and NCOs will depart taking their valuable experience wit...h them. As a result, these classes will become so small that once again, the 20 yewar retirement will be reinstated, continuation will be automatically offered to officers and NCOs who are at high year tenure and contractors will take over the positions be left unfilled by the rapidly departing mid-level work force. History repeating itself once again - do thes guys actually think the military is Microsoft or IBM? https://www.stripes.com/news/new-retirement-options-for-servicemembers-could-save-cash-for-military-1.234889

I was FINALIZED 07-Aug, but I can't be paid until 05-Sep (the end of my UPT commitment).

Excellent article on the book "The Great Escaper, the Life and Death of Roger Bushnell - Love, Betrayal, Big X and the Great Escape by Simon Pearson" a biography of Squadron Leader Roger Bushell, the leader of theGreat Escape From the article the following quotes stand out: "For all his charisma some found him arrogant, bad-tempered and self-centred." OK, he was a fighter pilot. What did they expect Dr Phil? "In the RAF's Fighter Command he could be an intolerant taskmaster to young recruits, one of them describing him as "rather unfriendly." Wow, "rather unfriendly"... must have been a real douche - actually in the Brit venacular, being rather unfriendly means someone is a real pain in the a** In his second escape attempt got as far as Prague where he had an affair with "attractive blonde Blazena Zeithammelova, whose family were in the Czech resistance." Hmmm... I don't remember this being covered in RT at Fairchild. If it had I'd probably have listened better could be a really good read https://www.express.c...e-great-escaper

Last time I did a long non-flying deployment Flt records coded me so I didn't lose gate months. I think it is a j or k code can't remember, but your Flt records people should know.

That's the one I was thinking of. Thanks for helping the new guys, my life would have been much easier if someone had done the same thing for me.

Easy killer, I'm not insulting airdrop. I've also done 5+ years of it and enjoyed the vast majority of that time. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, I know that airdrop isn't for everyone and my point was that if someone's sole reason for doing it was to get a 2nd C-17 tour they would most likely not enjoy the overall experience (extra Altus, more currency, Fayettenam, etc.). You and I lived at the peak, for now, of C-17 aidrop. These days, with the decrease in airdrop manning (thanks AMC!) and the near elimination of combat drops, it is becoming more of a chore than it has been. A 3-ship low level or some test work at Yuma makes me glad I'm an airdropper. Single-ship cha-ching JAATTs with crappy weather and worthless radios at Pope or Lewis don't.

I'm not too into the whole 45 minute commute thing so I'd probably rather live in Fairfield or Vaca unless there's a significant enough reason to live further north towards Sac.

Thanks for all the replies! In the end I grabbed the KC-10 to Travis (my #1 pick!) Anybody there care to share some newcomer's info? Cheers!