JarheadBoom

Fixed. As far as what the USMC would think... If an enlisted Marine were to yell something as colossally stupid as "HEY YOU! Get your sunglasses off your head!" to a Marine major, that would be one of the last days at that rank for that enlisted Marine. I've told the story here before, but I once pulled a dumbass stunt of publicly calling out a Marine captain about a "do as I say, not as I do" leadership fail on his part. I was extremely lucky to walk away from that episode with my rank intact, and it was only because my OIC was shit-hot.

The likelihood of an AFRC KC-10 boom operator being involved in night one is pretty damn slim (unless already in-place at camp cupcake at kickoff time)... but you're fuckin-A right I'd be there. Why else would I continue to put up with the AD-lite asspain that AFRC is rapidly becoming?

Every time I hear The Cars' Moving In Stereo, all I can think of is the pool scene and Phoebe Cates' tits. It's in the regular rotation on my iPod...

Sad. Also hard to believe that a group of military professionals did not realize that if you're going to start a battle with someone, you damned well better be ready to prosecute said battle to it's logical conclusion. edit: Upon further reflection on this community, it's not so hard to believe. Which is even more sad.

Keep your primary vehicle's fuel tank as full as possible during whatever "bad" season you're expecting (hurricane, tornado, zombie...). Sucks to try to bug-out with no fuel, and if it's a widespread power outage... no gas for you.

I'm talking about an OGV that Q3'd a boom operator for not knowing what airspeed/configuration the outboard ailerons are unlocked. Anything is possible...

The reliable rumor is from an OG StanEvil-type here. Of course, that could just be a scare tactic for the children...

Ours have been in a storage room somewhere on base for a few months now, while the management figures out the logistics of updating and securing them. Reliable rumor says they'll be locked-down to ePubs and (maybe) FLIP only. The IT pros, Apple fanboys, and hackers in my SQ are already plotting their first attempts at breaking Big Blue's grip on the iPads... edit - haven't read the AMC link yet, maybe tomorrow in the office

From my father-in-law's recent divorce experience: - If you've got a joint cellphone plan, dump it NOW and get your own NEW plan. Somehow my ex-stepmother-in-law was able to get all my FIL's texts from his phone after they were already living separately, then she changed his voicemail password and started returning his voicemails. Got ugly quickly. - Change your passwords on every email and social networking account you've got RIGHT NOW, to something she could never guess. See above... Sorry to hear about your situation.

Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes.

FedEx and JetBlue have picked up a couple of our Reserve babies recently.

Two words - Silver Bullet.

[<-- kicks the hornet's nest, then just stands there...] "Hey boom, how 'bout I just hold my position and let you make the contact?"

Revival Heard on a recent transPac, during an AR cycle: 21 - "Hey Gary, maybe we should ask the boom to glue some hair to the basket for the next cycle, you might be able to get in on the first try." 22 - "Nah, we'll tell him to paint it brown." 23 - "Not funny, guys." Next cycle... 21 - "Hey Gary, I heard Ace was doing pretty well on the other tanker. So, did you get some bleaching done or what?" 22 - "Oh, dude, that's horrible..." 23 - "Still not funny, guys." Once the AR was done, one of our FE's (who is a DJ in one of his .civ jobs) pulled an iPod and headphones out of his bag and started hunting for songs. The co asked them if they wanted a little music, the receivers replied affirmatively, the engineer dedicated the first song to Gary in his best DJ voice, and Miley Cyrus's "Party In The USA" went out over AR Primary. We then got to watch a Carolina lawn dart wing-rock and tail-shake to the beat for the duration of the song...

Another "review": 'Merica! edit: fix quote

:beer: :beer: edit: add beers. RIP, gentlemen.

If money is no object... Noveske LMT There's probably a few other marques that would fit the description, but those are the ones I think of when someone talks "cost is no factor" ARs. BTW, m4carbine.net is a far better AR reference site IMO...

From WABoom's Facebook link: Not good...

Sorta-similar to the MALS-39 shooting in '96...

V-22 first flight - 1989. BA609 first flight - 2003. You may be thinking of the XV-15... [/threadjacking]

With valor? Seriously? Please tell us you're a darkly humorous fuck who's enjoying pushing our buttons...

C'mon, you've been around long enough to know that rank does not always equal intelligence or competence. If the ATOC MSgt hands the SrA LM a pile of shit for a load plan, the SrA is not only expected but OBLIGATED to question it, and if it's bad enough, reject it. In my SQ, it's an unwritten rule to ask for opportune cargo wherever we stop (as long as it's compatible with whatever the primary mission is), for both training and currency. I've stopped counting the number of times I've passed through non-AOR bases and asked about opportune cargo, only to be told that what they had went on the 747 that taxied out as we taxied in. If there's not enough non-AOR cargo to support mission-ready training, then AOR runs have to be used for that training. End of story. /threadjack

If the majority of FRED's work is to/from/in the AOR, where would you suggest the loads get their checkrides done? Even in my jet, 2 pallets of rubber dogshit out of Hong Kong does not a checkride make, and we carry a far-smaller variety of stuff than what FRED is capable of. IIRC, 3+15 is the AMC-standard turn time for FRED. If they can do it in an hour, great. If not, they've got up to 3+15 to get it done (unless of course it's scheduled otherwise in GDSS). If an EL is taking 6hrs to eval an offload/onload, something is wrong. I know in my SQ, an EB will not allow a cargo check to MOG out a ramp; if the BO getting checked is dicking the dog that badly, the checkride is over and he/she will end up a pallet pusher. Makes for an uncomfortable debrief... edit: wurds r hardd 2 spel

And C-5 crews. That's a GREAT idea. I'm about to do a voucher for a trip that crossed the IDL 3 times; I'm not looking forward to it... edit: add multiquote

to the greatest generation. I was proud to be out in the system and getting the job done, on the day my squadron was dropping the 101st Airborne 68 years ago.