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Wow! Rough life, poor guy. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Haha, even my wife laughed super hard at that!

https://www.ksl.com/?...&s_cid=queue-12 Gunmakers threaten to boycott sales to states with gun laws Edited to add title.

Problem is people live in their own worlds, so to him 4 months at a time is the life he's living. And as was mentioned, I have personally left for three deployments to that wonderful vacation spot three times in one year. Dwell time is constantly being waived. Then add in your regularly scheduled TDY's, upgrades, etc and you're off to the races. Nobody is claiming it's more difficult than what some deal with. It's just our version of their sh@t sandwich. And while dramatized for this show, it ain't exactly 4 months of easy living. I've started shifts getting alerted in the middle of a gear swap, only to get out of the helo to piss in the farp, and have someone bring us powerbars throughout 11 hours straight of flying. Like any aircraft, that's no fun on the back. Talk to a random helo pilot, and ask him/her how the vibration generated in any helo is treating their back... Edit for grammar fun.

Jeff was in my UPT class. Guy was a rock solid pilot from the word go. Glad to see his name officially cleared.

Yep, I'm sure you can imagine some of the BS we have had to put up with. Had a good friend get falsely accused of blue on blue based on them knowing our ROE's as well as us.

Tonight, 10pm EDT on National Geographic channel is a 6 part documentary on CSAR, specifically PJ's, but you get a look at the whole operation. I figured to plug it, I'd start a new topic. Mods can delete it whenever they want as long they're nice and wait a few days so people can get the info.

I'd have to go back to find it, but my dad sent me a link to a video where they used a pretty good laser sight on a shot gun. It was actually about 6-9 green lasers that showed about what the spread would be in a HD situation. He does a demo actually, and I plan on buying on for mine when I am stateside again. Pretty awesome actually. You saw the laser, and knew roughly the size of the hole you were about to make.

How is there anything they can do, while never remotely close to danger, that can be outranked above a bronze star? I know not all bronze stars are for valor, etc, but come on. This is ridiculous. I agree, they need something, but this is overkill. Edit: forgot a question mark.

Okay, I thought I saw something about this, but after searching couldn't find it. I am up for the bonus next year. My wife wants to do some more school right now. If I transfer the GI Bill to her right now, and I incur that commitment, will I then be ineligible for the ACP? Or, is ACP strictly based on UPT ADSC? I don't want to screw myself out of it. Also, for guys that are in a non-flying staff billet, do they still typically offer the bonus? I know this is all based on it still being around...

Everybody has performed a mission here and there man. Problem with your other examples is that those airframes have a known mission. They may be in a "Break in case of WWIII" case for the moment, but air-air is a real deal. Claim my lack of understanding all you want. You have no idea what I do/don't understand, so be comfortable in your assumption. Sometimes the truth is just ugly and hard to hear. Every mission you have performed has been forced to "prove" the Osprey's caps. Relax dude, I'm just busting your balls anyway. Who cares if the CV-22's best use is for air shows that nobody can participate in anymore? Now your like an F-15C. You're in a "Break in case of Funding" case for the moment.

You mean some of the pilots in the community take themselves too seriously while they try to justify the CV-22's existence in AFSOC? Catching a theme here? Someday they'll find it, but I think the Marines already found the only real use for it. Ring routes...

https://washingtonexaminer.com/utah-sheriffs-warn-obama-of-deadly-war-over-guns/article/2519176#.UQK8AcK9KSM Utah Sheriffs Association put out a letter saying they will defend 2nd Ammendment with their lives against Fed officials.

So, what I learned is that if you're a pro, it only takes about 1-2 sec to change the clip/mag. If you're anyone else it could take 1-2 min to change out my 40-50 rd mag. And Glocks sport 30 rd clips. I've been doing it wrong...

Yep, just got back my "worst paper in the world" with a satisfactory grade, and the prof made comments about how good it was...

Yep, they go TDY looking for a mission for the CV-22... I keed, I keed.

If that's the case, it might be easier for them to qualify. Some of them, and not most of the ones I've seen in the military...

They'll be in the same exact boat as SEALs, Delta, Green Berets, etc. Curious to see how they'll handle that group.

https://www.usatoday....ns-ban/1856613/ Feinstein's reintroducing the ban.

I PCS'd into Nellis back in 2008, and one of my first flights was with Tony when he was still a pretty young co-pilot. I had him make all the radio calls for range entry and what not, and I had him do a majority of the flying. Afterwards he was talking to one of the other co's in the squadron, saying it was one of his best flights he'd ever had because typically, he said they only let him manage ELMO (common jacked up practice back then with young co-pilots). Made me feel good, and he always reminded me of it. The guy is one of the good dudes, and he was always happy with the simple things in life. Was seriously bummed to miss the retirement ceremony. T.O.M.L.

Have deployed with Army, and done several deployments with WO's and I fail to see their big problem. Like any group, there are tools as well as SH dudes, and then there's the average that are perfectly fine for the rest of the time. I fail to see their problem. Especially when talking about pilots, I fail to see why a college degree is required. Throw your spears... Oh, and I read the article linked by BeerMan. Pretty interesting stuff. I enjoyed it.

Nothing and no plans to outside of school they send me to. If I get passed over for O-5, so be it. My priorities have always been Family (to the extent I possibly could while hacking the mission), Mission, my free time (gotta stay sane right), and career has never made the list other than things I was forced into like SOS. I've deployed 7 times, and done 4 45 day trips to Korea, so it's not like I've been screwing over my bros. I take my fair share of the garbage details that are out there. My current CC told me I had to get an AAD even with school select. I told him I had zero plans to do so, since I don't have the time for a real one, and the garbage ones don't interest me in any way, shape, or form. Pretty safe to say, I won't ever get a strat from him. So be it, I knew the score coming in, but so far my priority list has treated me right.

Ok, another possible stupid question. The whole school "dream sheet" is coming up in the next couple of months, and I had a question on the ADSC that comes with it. I never expected to get a school slot (no BA+ or Masters at the board or after, and I don't walk on water) so I never got smart on everything that comes with it. Does the ADSC come with filling out the 3849, or only when picked up for a school. Also, for selects, is there a typical timeframe that you will go to school? For example, with assignments lining up right, will a select go first look, or later? Sorry, like I said, never expected the school slot, so I'm still foggy on the details. I'd ask someone locally, but I'm at a GSU. I'm the only USAF guy around for 11 hours...

Good to know. I wasted too much time before it switched to the new course. Should have just finished 8 months ago... My fault.

For the new ACSC, how anal-retentive are they with the papers? Am I going to need to put serious thought into this thing, or is it like most other garbage papers? Not really looking to waste time here.