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Vertigo et al...Speaking of Australia, any gouge on whether or not the AUS military will allow mil. dependents access to base commissaries or, more importantly, Class 6 stores? My daughter is attending a college semester in Queensland and just asking......thanks!

Great show! Demonstrates how ######ed up ROE is....not at all like the old Cobra "Free Fire Zone" days. I'm glad that I flew fixed wing in this OEF/OIF rodeo!

I know a guy who really deserves this! He evaded every potentail deployment assignment until he retired as an UAV douche!

"The world needs ditch diggers too!" Judge Smells (Caddyshack) but they shouldn't give them access to cameras!

A Fort Hood soldier has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, saying he shot his friend accidentally while trying to scare away his hiccups. Fort Hood officials say Spc. Patrick Edward Myers of Spartanburg, S.C., was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in military prison on Thursday. He also was busted to private and will receive a bad-conduct discharge. Myers fatally shot Pfc. Isaac Lawrence Young in September while they were watching a football game at a Killeen apartment. Myers told police he thought the weapon had dummy rounds and was trying to scare his friend so his hiccups would stop.

You should change your call sign to "Foresight 20/20" great responses!

What high school jr rotc program do you belong to?

Where is Rainman? Haven't seen any posts in a while....

Samr thing happend to me with Turbo Tax; a glitch in the system which led to a big increase in gross salary. As JS states there is a workaround and hopefully Turbo got it fixed. I did recieve a letter from the IRS approving and agreeing with the 8606 form and line 16b changes....hold on to that magic ticket if you get it!

M2 is slightly off with: "If it's an issue of leadership, then a warrant program isn't going to solve that as they are specialists that don't rise to leadership positions". This was true 15 years ago. However, with the approval of the CW5 rank, WOs do fulfill leadership roles and command roles. I commanded aviation task force Kuwait in 2005. Held command in an Operational Support AIrlift (OSA) C-12 position for 9 years. Same-same UCMJ authority as RLOs and the best situation was that only WOs were in the units. It was fantastic from an aviation perspective, with all WOs my lowest time guy had over 7,000 hours! Of course we were all also Guard. That's another story, Active vs. Guard.... As CW5s we still would have to salute a butter bar, however in the Army flying world the expertise of the WO as an aviator holding the highest percentages of IP slots and are the tactical/flying profiecency experts. But unless flying, as is in the case of the aviator WO, is the primary focus of why you put on the suit, you should be doing something else as an "Real Live Officer" I always found it disturbing, as an instructor pilot, to train a newly minted LT, watch him progress because he was a shit hot stick and then have to move out to staff or command and not fly anymore except for minimums. Shame, but it's a choice and the responsibility if you want to go up in rank. By the time officers would, with very few exceptions, reach a proficiency level to become a pilot in command they would have to move along....this led to a paradigm shift a couple of years ago where the Army CoS mandated that if you were selected as an aviation commander you had to be in PC status. Up or out. This cut out some significant dead wood and helped the program but it still has its issues with the competitive nature of the business and the narrowing promotion lane as you went through your required flying gates of service. No easy fix for any of it but for my money (somewhat less than an O-6) is was worth it to keep doing what I loved to do-FLY.

Let's all pitch in and get the kid an "assult" rifle. He deserves it!

Congrats, good for you. I retired in 2009 and highly recommend Tri-Care Prime and Express Scripts if you or your spouse need prescriptions. We didn't take my wifes available work health insurance, some good savings there. I also recommend Armed Forces Benefit Association (AFBA) for cheap term insurance. Additionally, if you are an aviator don't pass up the opportunity to get all of your type ratings and instructor ratings from the FAA Mil to FAA CFII etc. written test only, no practical. USAA can help you with the decision making for insurance etc, as a member. Also, as soon as practical check in with the VA hospital (If avialable) and get started with them. Its amazing how great the VA is. See the VA assistance rep. (American Legion or Your State Rep etc) in your state, not the VA for working any claims for disability if you have them. Make sure that the family is on the Tri-Care program and have their Military ID's updated. Look into your states veterans benefits. Some are good others are great for tax exemptions, vehicle licenses and educational benefits.

At least 70% of all flag officers have NOT been brought up or discharged on misconduct charges! They got that going for them!

First they try to take our guns and now regulate our Ambien.....what's next.

MDTOW Fail with all that beef!

The Federal Government should mandate it with a new amendment to the constitution. That way something rational would be accomplished!

Hannah for Congress! She'll fit right in....

Apologies....UTFSF performed....reading the topic made me delirious with rage......

President Obama is considering asking Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to serve as his next defense secretary, part of an extensive rearrangement of his national security team that will include a permanent replacement for former CIA director David Petraeus.......You've gotta be shitting me!

You can get the A2 leather jacket through the supply chain: NSN 8415-01-258-6405

I think that there is a wiff of Bengazhi in this one and I would assume that this information would have been known to the CIA and their background investigation prior to his assignment???

:beer: And he topped off his career by going into the family brewing business! The mold isn't broken, just a fissure that will only expand if the leadership doesn't get its shit together!

Pics please? Familiar with "Party Flight Suits" not shirts.....

When I was 8 my dad asked "Son, what do you want to be when you grow up?" I said "Gee dad, a pilot just like you were (WWII F4U Cosairs). He responded "Good! But you can't do both." : 2nd generation aviator.

There was a follow-up story about a blind man who came upon the fish crash scene, tipped his hat and said "Good morning ladies!"