HerkFE

That's what I was thinking. I can't form an opinion without seeing all the evidence.

I used to get them as a teenager and just suffered through it and they eventually went away. Once I was on AD and had the free clinic available to me, I went over to see what we could do. BIG F'ing mistake. This P.A. (who looked like a GD janitor) said he would rupture it by stabbing it with a needle one size bigger than the one they use to draw blood. So my dumbass said, "Okay". Worst pain I've ever had in my life. He pushed that needle into my wrist and it took four attempts to actually hit the damn thing. BTW, there is a nerve that runs from your wrist to the bottom of your foot and it feels like someone is driving a hot poker into your foot when they stab a big needle into your wrist. BL... let it go away on it's own. FWIW, I think I healed up in about a week or so. I'll just live with any more that come my way.

Why TF would the FAA give two shits about this? FAA: Why should we do this? Goldfein: All of my people are leaving for a better QOL. FAA: Your concern is noted.

I'm an FE, retired a few years ago. Been talking around to different units here and there and they are all not interested since I retired. A little bird told me of a unit that was hurting and I know the Chief FE (he actually gave me my first checkride at the school house years ago). I explained my situation and he said he would take me. The only hurdle I can see in the way is the LASIK. ETA: I had not had the LASIK before I got out so I wasn't on a waiver then (for LASIK). I was on a waiver for uncorrected vision being outside the box. Corrected I was okay. Just thumbed through my medical records really quick and the largest number I saw was -6.25 so hopefully I'm good.

Thanks. I'll have to find the exact numbers. Previously fully qual'd, returning to same crew position.

I'll have to dig up the numbers. I think they were right around -8, maybe like -8.5 or -8.75. Just wondering if those numbers are hard and fast, no exceptions, or if exceptions can be given. I know there are things out there that are absolutely not waiverable but some things are. If it is absolutely NOT waiverable, then knowing that now would save a lot of unnecessary ass pain.

Asking for "a friend", My "friend" was once a flyer and got out. Wants to go back in and has been given the nod from a unit and is getting the wheels turning to make it happen. My friend had LASIK about 3.5 years ago, is 20/20 both eyes, no issues. Problem is the pre-op numbers were outside what was allowed a few years ago (not sure if those numbers have changed in the last seven years since my friend last checked them). So the question is, if the pre-op numbers are outside the limits but 3.5 years post op is 20/20, can a waiver be granted for the pre-op numbers?

We had several Navy/Marines in my AF Res unit and I don't recall them having to go through it. Seems like one of our Army (helo) converts did.

Full time avionics technician with the Alabama ANG at the time. Just came off the line from loading Mode IV and Secure Voice for the morning launch when the phone rang. It was the wife of one of my co-workers telling him that a plane hit the WTC. We turned on the TV and watched the second one hit. A few hours later the supervisors came back from a meeting in Ops and said they needed half of us to go home, get some rest, and come back that night. I volunteered to leave and come back. When I got back in that evening all of our jets were parked facing the runway loaded with live missiles. We flew CAP for the next several days and nights then picked up the alert mission out of Tyndall for several months.

I am good friends and flew many times with the guy who left the states heading over on that crew as the Co-pilot. After they arrived in country there was a crew shuffle and he was put on another crew. One of the gunners was the son of a childhood friend of my mom.

That's funny right there

I know what you mean. It's just that we are legitimate. I guess my point is where does it legally say that two people can be equal owners, but three can't? Or can three but not four? I realize it's perception but damn.

I definitely don't want to do anything illegal. Just trying to make my own guns that big brother can't trace. Not sure where the line is drawn in who "owns" the machine. If ten of us split the cost equally and only make our own guns, is that illegal? What if just my dad and I split the cost of the machine and only make our own guns? I'm not arguing here, just wondering....

I'll do some more checking on it. I read somewhere that gun clubs bought these and members could use it. Can't remember where I saw it so I don't know how "official" it was.

There are about ten of us in my neighborhood who are interested in forming a gun club and going in to purchase one of these. They are $1500 so that would only be a $150 investment per member. I plan to mill out two AR-15 lowers and two AR-10's for myself....so, from a financial aspect, it works out. I probably wouldn't get much use out of getting a real mill that would do other things. Just got too much $hit to do already without adding another hobby. Just curious if anyone has any experience and could speak to the quality, etc? From what I've been able to find online, it's so easy a caveman can operate it which means there's hope for me.

https://ghostgunner.net/ Anyone used one of these? Any input?

Nice

Holy what the absolute F was that? I've never done drugs but I think you are supposed to before watching that.

Chizz, unfortunately I believe you are SOL on backing up the retirement pay. But your efforts aren't a total loss, just remember that point a day you are receiving for those days. I've been retired for, shit, five years....how time flies, so there are a few cob webs but seems like I remember some clause that the time to back up retirement pay had to actually be in direct support of the war. In other words, actually in the sandbox. Seems like this was all started as an effort to encourage volunteerism to deploy to the shitholes for extended periods. I've killed many brain cells so I may be wrong on that part. Well, let me get back to my drink now.

^^This

In my final few months in maintenance before going to the AF Res and FE school, we (the Alabama ANG, 187FW) lost one like this (September 11, 2002). Engine failure, attempted to dead stick it in and came up just short of a runway. Aircraft remained upright and the aerial photos looked as though it may have been salvageable but it wasn't. Pilot ejected safely. The sad part is that the external tanks would not jettison. Had they come off, he would have made the runway and been a hero.

I don't really remember the names. This was at AATTC back about ten years ago. Schenectady sent two crews to get spun up to go to Afghanistan. It was obviously the leadership, seems like all the O's were LTCs. E's were SNCO's. On the first day the instructor did something that required needing more than ten fingers to do the math and one of the guys said something like "Damn, I didn't know I needed a fvcking calculator for this class." That night, my crew had been out to eat and someone needed to stop at a drug store for something. Our AC saw this big ass calculator with keys you could use your fist to push and he bought it and "presented" it to them the next day. It was pretty funny but you had to be there.

Is that in response to my question about Schenectady ?