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Boy, M2, betcha wish you had a nickel for everytime you've had that revelation....

Did you figure that out before or after you starting hitting on him?

Officer and enlisted voluntary separation pay AFPC has received more than 1,200 officer and 6,800 enlisted applications. Even though the VSP window does not close until May 1, more than 340 officer and approximately 2,400 enlisted VSP applications have been approved as of Apr. 18. AFPC will continue to process applications in all eligible AFSCs, enlisted grades and officer year groups. "AFPC will continue to process applications in all some* eligible AFSCs, enlisted grades and officer year groups." * Applications with ADSCs requiring waivers will be processed if they were on the original waiver list. Those ADSCs added to the updated list require more time to process because [something]. Unless your application with that ADSC has already been approved; regardless, you may or may not expect an email shortly after your approval saying your application is disapproved. This may or may not be accurate or a glitch in the notification system. "Even though the VSP window does not close until 1 May, more than 340 officer and approximately 2,400 enlisted VSP applications have been approved as of Apr 18*." * Even though we said that applications would be processed in monthly batches, we can still revel in our ability to move to goalposts to ensure we never miss a deadline....

God, I love sarcasm.

I know! Thought it up all by myself.

Altus for FTU and McConnell for the first base? Pass

(Note: not my photo or gun) New (to me) Old School Smith & Wesson 9mm, Model 3913NL I recently found and fell in serious like with the S&W Model 3913 Ladysmith and NL versions of this single stack, all metal 9mm semi-auto. I picked one up off an internet arms trading site, kinda like a gun'broker,' paid too much, and there ya go, it was mine. The 3913 is a third generation S&W semi-auto. One meaning of that is that they were manufactured in the 1990s. The 3913 began in 1990 and the TSW version ended around 1999 (internet data, so no guarentees to accuracy). The Ladysmith was a nicer version with a little more styling like the raked underbody and some checkering on the front of the trigger guard and grip. So nice that it became a hot seller with customers buying them up at full price. Even today, a good Ladysmith version is pretty pricey. One complaint according to urban legend is that real men didn't want something with Ladysmith on it so S&W came up with the NL version which is the exact same model without the engraved word on the slide. By luck, my sight unseen 3913 turns out to be the NL version so I'm not as outraged at the price I paid. Aesthetically, my only complaint is the very late 1980s look of white on white on white as the photo illustrates. I have some black Hogue grips on order to offer some contrast as well as being a bit softer than the old, original hard plastic/rubber grips that are stock. I might even hang some nice wood grips on it as well. This is a very good looking gun. It is a DA/SA, 8+1 9mm. The hammer is cut even with the back of the slide so the first round has to be in DA; a condition 1 1911-style carry is not an option. If you select the safety/decocker (only on one side for the Ladysmith/NL versions), the hammer moves forward. DA pull is stiff, but not unreasonably so. Follow-up SA pulls are classic S&W. Smooth, fairly light, and crisp. The slide is stainless steel, the frame is aluminum. My loaded XDs .45 weighs in at 1.6lbs on the home scale with 5+1 rounds. This with 8+1 of 9mm at 1.9lbs. Age old trade-off of capacity vs. size hole created. Relative sizes to the XDs are nearly identical. The 3913 is just a fraction longer. The length from top of slide to bottom of magazine is pretty equal and the longer grip of the 3913 fills better in the palm than the short-ish XDs (I have the Pierce pinky extension on XDs, but it is still a tad short in the back for really comfortable shooting.) Width, save for the safety/decocker, is identical and the additional width on the one side is not noticable in my IWB. I've only had one range session so it's not my new CCW piece yet, but 150 rounds of 115gr. FMJ went through flawlessly. Recoil was very light, the Novak three-dot sights are easy to see for my old eyes, and the gun feels very natural in the hand. One reason I am getting more and more on the older S&W semi-auto bandwagon is the grip angle and feel. It is very 1911 which is my favorite, but in 9mm it is much less frisky to shoot for me. Me like very much.

biggest UPT mistake? Not dumping my girlfriend (ex wife now) before going...Now all the graduation pictures are ruined for me. She wasn't even hot, god damn it.

The 115th is indeed accepting UPT packets until June 26th, and will be holding interviews on September 6th. https://www.115fw.ang.af.mil/careers/pilottraining.asp Although their website says they are accepting until October 18th...

...or his Detal Detector. Bendy