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That would be my work. You are all welcome. I laughed my ass off, but then again, I was deployed to "the place that shall not be named" and was bored to tears.

Don't laugh to hard at this one. But we had a guy in our squadron that had to have a PRF written for Captain. And talk about painful....that was a bitch.

Made a couple of additions to his Wikipedia page. Most notably added a reference for his military service.

Until the first person gets close to being sideswiped by a car and they find out he had a headphone in. Then the lockdown and the shoeiness will start all over again. If you really think that the WG/CC or the Chief read this thread, I've got some ocean front property in Omaha, Nebraska to sell you. And those fancy fingered shoes, are allowed. Crocs, however are only back and forth from the Caddy, or so the reg says.

Here's the reg. It says visibility. 4.1.9. For safety purposes, all members assigned to/transiting the installation will wear a reflective belt with their PTU/IPTU during all hours of darkness or reduced visibility to provide 360-degree visibility of member. Reflective belts will be worn around the waist only. 6.1.4. Reflective Tape, Belts, Jackets, and Arm Bands. For safety purposes, all members assigned to/transiting the installation will wear a reflective belt during all hours of darkness or reduced visibility to provide 360-degree visibility of member. Reflective belts will be worn around the waist only. It is prohibited to wear reflective belts across the chest. When reflective belt wear is required, it must be visible at all times (not under clothing etc.). 6.1.4.2. If members are wearing a backpack, etc. that prevents 360-degree visibility of the reflective belt, a second reflective belt must be worn around that item as well to facilitate 360-degree visibility. And yeah, I tried to look up "reflectivity", and didn't see that one in the dictionary. Not sure if that's going to be in the new version of the Oxford or Websters. More sarcasm available upon requuest....I'm at day 120 of doing the Deid this time around.

I will point out that I have yet to wear mine on this rotation or my last rotation at night. 8 months, and I've been spokenn to once. And that was in the 10 feet between my dorm and the caddie. I find it funny that this is supposedly a huge deal out here, but I can go 8 months without wearing it, and look, I'm still alive. I don't wear a belt, so I won't be testing this policy, just thought you all would like another way to spin the shoes. Edit for spelling.

I just figured out how to make the shoe clerks absolutely blow their stack. The reg just says that you have to wear a reflective belt. It doesn't say that the reflective part has to be on the outside. If you're up to the challenge, and I don't wear one here, so count me out, see how far you can get at night with a belt on and it turned inside out. If they hassle you, tell them nowhere in the reg does it say you have to have the reflective part on the outside. The belt just has to be visible. Let me know how this pans out.

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Damn......caught again....nice one tac airlifter. And I fixed that post.

I can confirm that Malek is dead until the end of the year. If you don't believe me, go check the NOTAMS for this horrible place. Sorry for all the flyers....guess too many dudes were trying to check out the chicks at "Mantanistan" aka the Pool when they did the visual. Any other questions, PM me and I'd be happy to answer. Edited to add the NOTAM. USE CAUTION: ALL 379 EOG AIRCREWS ARE DIRECTED TO FLY AN AVAILABLE INSTRUMENT APPROACH UPON RETURN TO AUAB AND ARE PROHIBITED FROM AUAB MIDFIELD (MALAK) ARRIVALS AND ALL VISUAL RECOVERIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE UNLESS NO INSTRUMENT APPROACH IS AVAILABLE OR EMERGENCY CONDITION EXIST. 18 SEP 13:37 2010 UNTIL 15 DEC 23:59 2010. CREATED: 18 SEP 13:34 2010

Who's "Amelia Erhart"? I've heard of Amelia Earhart, but never Amelia Erhart.

It's official. This place has gone off the deep end. New newsletter that is sent out electronically by WG/PA so as not to waste paper and costs less as well. It's official tongue in cheek title. "SLAM SPAM." Yep, that's right it's total SPAM. so much so that the first thing I did when I saw it was create another rule in Outlook to auto-delete anything with PA in the "From" line. On the plus side they are working their asses off on a new deck for the new Fox Sports Lounge (or a bathroom to attach to it, cause it could really use one.) And the new bowling alley that they've started cutting ground for out by the new CAOC should be open around spring next year. Can't wait to come back and go bowl at "Slam Lanes"

Gotta give them an "F" for effort, but I have to Q-3 you as well for calling it a DFAC. Chow hall still works fine and offends the shoes almost as much as not wearing my reflective belt.

I totally think I'm setting the right example. Sorry if I came off as a dick. Too much desert sun that day. I must say, part of it is my stubbornness about how gay it is to wear one while in CC with reflective PT gear on, but my other half is a continued silent protest to a WG/CC (and I'm on my third here with this policy) who will let people ride in the bed of a truck at 40 kph, and still claims to care about the "safety" of his people, and use "safety" as the reason for the reflective belts. If safety was their #1 goal, and making sure people didn't get hurt, they'd ban the practice of riding in the beds of trucks. Talk about dangerous. If I've stated this before, I apologize, and I will now get off of my soapbox.

Screw that, let those puppies lose......Putting them away should be a crime.

You have to read everything I said. I said that would never happen. I've actually have other people in my shop that I go to dinner with who have chosen not wear theirs while we're out at night. I think it's great.

Hey, you're the one that got her panties in a wad......

HerkFE....glad you made it back. I wish it was me, but I'm sporting the new Oak leafs on my shoulders. Geuss that means I should start setting the example and wearing a disco belt..........Yeah, that's not going to happen. Enjoy the flight back home. I know you're leaving sooon.

Shh...you know they read theese boards. And it's getting used to the area that you live in again. Going from the desert to Colorado Springs, and tesing on day 1 would increase failure rates by at least 50%.

I pulled off a similar effort the other night. I made it from the other side of the CC all the way to Fox Sports with no reflective belt. Hung out for an hour or two, and even sat outside and enjoyed a cigar, then walked back to my trailer and got ready for work. Never even got a look as far as I could tell.

M2....I've been trying to play nice. I asked a simple question, which was off due to spelling (statue vs statute) all my fault. I take that ribbing, because I would have done the same thing. It's all the other shoes who's decided to jump into a conversation with nothing to add but Bullshit. I thank Finance Guy for the help, the rest.....well, let's just leave that unsaid.

Headlamps? Huh?

That's funny, because yours makes you sound like a dick. See that, it rhymes.

Or less ping pong more bathing suits.

Do any of you understand English? Did I ever say I hadn't heard that? Did I ever say "I wish", or "I want" Pretty sure those words were never used. I said, "I'd like". Whatever happened to people actually being able to read?