HossHarris

Pile on ... I also did the ACSC/Masters thing. (1) - The books. Many are available electronically in a DRM'd PDF format for 10-50% of the price of a physical book. Also the electronic format is searchable (see #2). (2) - The Papers, don't fear them. Some people get excited about writing that much. 95% of the reading material provided is given in PDF format. When you write a paper, it is very easy to search terms and ideas in the PDF and find the facts to fit your ideas (as opposed to shaping your ideas to fit the facts). Vista allows you to search the contents of each file within a folder simultaneously ... which speeds things up a lot and adds a lot of depth if you have all the material saved locally. Perhaps a bit "intellectually Lazy" ... but remember the goal. (3) - You can start doubling up classes after your first 3 are complete (not including the orientation). I doubled up a lot and finished in a little over a year. The "counselors" are getting a lot better at recommending which classes "fit" well (syllabus, assignment, and content-wise) together for doubling up. If you have any questions ... feel free to PM, etc.

That's a good one to keep in your bag of tricks for those soon to be an LPA....

If you make a large order from the local Hooters you can usually arrange to have a few of the girls deliver the order. They usually hang around for a while ... and they aren't strippers they're delivery girls. USUALLY works out well ... occasionally you'll get a B team (or worse) strap-hanger that then stalks the squadron.

Based on the real estate market here, you should have NO problem getting an awesome pad cheap. Probably 25-30% of ALL houses in this area are vacant. If you see something you like, ask to rent it even if its just a "for sale" sign posted. Anyone trying to sell will probably rent since nothing is moving. PM for a phone number or email address if you want to talk neighborhoods or real estate agents.

Avoid the Dental Hobby Shop on base for anything more significant than a cleaning! Even if it costs you cash out of pocket.

I have certainly enjoyed my efforts to get to fully understand the "safety box" ... it's the unsafe boxes that worry me.

Luke is too big to have a single OSS (it would be a huge squadron). So the OSS does airfield, weather, flight records, etc. and the TRS does the academic stuff. In general the TRS employs IPs that are attached to a B-course squadron (just like an OSS would employ a pilot attached to a squadron in a regular fighter wing) As far as being a cool squadron to be a part of ... you'd still rather be a regular line IP and just fly and deal with squadron stuff.

I do loves me some AFN

Looks like I may be living in Egypt for a bit. Anyone been there (TDY or otherwise)? Any tips/pointers/insults/vicious personal attacks?

There is a LOT of usefull info in the JFTR for TDY and PCS. It is worth reading for familiarity. Just a few examples: You only have to check for Non-A once, one Non-A letter is good for the entire TDY, no matter what billeting says. 24 hour rule. Your boat is HHG, you get paid for the weight of it through a DITY. Your boat is HHG, you get paid for non-temp storage.

Read the JFTR ... It's painful at first, but worth it when some shoe tries to pull a fast one. U1045 is a good section to have printed out for the lodging office, since they seem to screw it up the most. The answer to your question is black-and-white in U1045.B.4 ... quarters are not-available.

The one in Peniscola has an expansive wine list and a cool wine "cellar" you can get a table in. I don't the Destin model has a similar setup.

I'll bring a few hundred rounds of WWB .45 and we'll see what happens!

Monday? 4pm? Who's in?

Sounds like we're getting a gaggle together! ... I'll spring for ammo if anyone wants to tag along. Especially wives .... (what do they consider "rapid fire" ?)

Thanks! ... I'm at Randolph, but I have wheels, perdiem, and plenty of free-time. I'm not looking to buy, but I do have to find some way to kill all that time.

Unrelated --- but can anyone recommend a good gun shop around san antonio for browsing ... or a range with rentals? I'm TDY here and bored silly.

Tools -> Internet Options -> Content -> Clear SSL State (when all else fails, that can sometimes be better than a Viper Reset).

False ... you also could not be gone that much and run an ops group or wing. / I was in the 1AS 1997-1998 // Random, I know

A bigger hole is a bigger hole ... (it's odd how many times I've had to say that .... )

Hey ... they opened up the thread to non-checkrides .... just adding a data point. I hooked for pulling through on a 70degree nose-low recovery in tweets .... (rather than rolling wings level, then pulling).

I hooked one ride, ever. Tweets in 1998. Not a checkride.

That would be a different great uncle schwartz, B-24 nose gunner then ....

Where does your great uncle schwartz live now? that story sounds familiar.

You are the "they" in this equation ... get a picture or plaque and make it happen.