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Vetter

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  1. Dude, wait until you get here then Craiglist a house full of chicks with an open room. I'm not joking, I wish I had done that. There are tons. You'll most likely be near the University, plus you'll be making bank with BAH.
  2. Another quick question about an Overseas PCS and the ole auto... Heading to Spang in a few months and I want to keep my F-150, but I don't wanna take it with me. Will the government pay to have it stored here rather than shipping it? Thanks!
  3. Damn, we have some sh!t hot pilots in here. Almost 50% with all Q1/no downgrades...ever? My bitter downgrade story...the NOTAM for the ILS said it was "unservicable UFN". First off, "unservicable" is not defined anywhere. I'll called the national NOTAM office and even they couldn't give me an answer. I know it could mean out of service, or it could mean they can't work on it...or other things. Well, I fly the approach the day prior, then I call the tower prior to the flight to see if it's up, then I ask approach prior to commencing the approach, then I get chearance for the approach, fly the approach perfectly to finish off what I thought was a perfect checkride. We walk back in from the flight, the SEFE says "great flight, except...". I get an f-in downgrade for mission planning because I shouldn't have planned to fly an approach that was NOTAMed as "unserviceable". I then asked him what "UFN" meant to him....f-in gay. From that point on, I made every effort to fly that SEFE with the Polish studs every chance I got.
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    Gun Talk

    It's very quick to move my hand forward on the handguard and rock the rocker switch inboard from the underside. Not a problem for me...although it may not be tacticool enough for others.
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    Gun Talk

    I put the rifle together myself. It's quite simple... The upper is a Noveske N4 Basic Carbine Upper. I ordered it right after the election and waited about 7 weeks for it. It is absolutely sweet. The lower is a Smith and Wesson M&P15 I found at the local gun shop. Then I added a Surefire X300 weapon light to the front sight and the Aimpoint M3 and there she blows. Uppers are particularly hard to come by these days, so if you are looking at building, get those orders in...
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    Gun Talk

    Well, finally got my M4 frankengun complete...I think it's pretty sweet and it shoots like a dream!
  7. Bullshit. Don't ever confuse Chuck Yeager with Chuck Norris. Never again!
  8. Some other notable places... Hog's Breath in Destin or Key West The Buffett in Tucson The piece of shit bar in the student area at Fairchild..don't remember it's name...never wanna go back there. Arrogant Bastard...I drank the stuff one XC and literally lost my pants. I think the fat chick I hooked up with ate them...God I loved those pants! BEWARE!!!
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    Gun Talk

    Good point...problem solved. Surefire X-300 with a GG&G Slic Thing QD Mount...ordered this evening. Jeez, I hope they let us start flying again...this could be disasterous!
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    Gun Talk

    When I get depressed...I buy shit. And with Obama getting elected last week and my B-course class getting put on indefinate hold due to wing cracks in the majority of our planes...I decided to build an AR-15...here's what I have coming! Smith and Wesson Stripped Lower Stag Lower Parts Kit LMT SOPMOD Buttstock TangoDown Battle Grip Noveske N4 Basic Complete Upper Aimpoint CompM3 Sight w/Larue Mount A few MagPul PMAG 30 round Mags A few thousand rounds of 5.56 Gonna be like Christmas in November...next purchase...Benelli M4.
  11. That's depressing to a bunch of people...that's a lot of Eagle and Viper dudes going to UAVs. Will they offer them VSP? Not a chance in hell!
  12. Ah, I might just have the info you are looking for... Places to live - Condos at Williams Centre is pretty good. I live here now and it's literally a 5 min drive from base. I can walk to Cactus Moon (one of the best bars in Tucson). The bar scene in Tucson is pretty spread out...you've got 4th where all the sorority bitches/hippies hang out, the Cow Pony if you like the dive bar scene, and there a few club up north (in the Scottsdale of Tuscon area). All these places, except for North, is within taxi distance of Condos at Williams Centre. I have a buddy looking for a roommate closer to 4th Ave and the college if you are single...hell he might let a wife live there if she puts out. Any other questions?
  13. This quote should piss off every single operator on this board. I've been flying for almost 5 years and I have never, ever seen this "culture of complacency". If there is a culture of complacency, it exists among the REMF, who I have to back up everytime they mess up a travel voucher, "forget" to submit paperwork so I can get my orders, or come up with some other bullshit ancillary training program I have to take. Which leads me to the real "culture" that the Air Force is exhibiting... A caveat here, I was a FAIP and I just entered ACC. Nonetheless, I have never in my life seen more overworked professionals in my life. Even in AETC, I have almost 70 days of leave built up and I am one of the ones the with least amount. 12 hour days are the norm. Why is this? It's because we have to deal with all the other extraneous bullshit that takes away from our main duty, which is to "Fly, Fight, and Win". So, if anything, the people in the Air Force who put their pink fleshies out on the line everyday (the operators, not the 9-5 REMFs) suffer from anything but a "culture of complacency"...it's more of a "culture of being worn out flying worn out equipment". So fuck you for saying that my buddies and I are enthralled in your "culture of complacency". All the problems will be fixed when we get our priorities straight...
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    Bar Rules

    This is a perfect opportunity to take a jet cross country to "procure" a set of rules. Sell it to the DO that way...he may approve it. I recommend Nellis...
  15. The M-1A Abrams Tank is also a "Jet".
  16. https://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0315lukepilot-ON.html 2LT David J Mitchell Here's a toast...
  17. I got my TMO briefings a few weeks ago and every single person in the office (all government civilian types from Columbus, MS) had a different comprehension of the regs. They have no clue what's going on and I walked out of there with a headache. So I'm going to wiegh my truck and trailer seperately. When I get to DM, I am going to use my truck only as my empty weight and my truck/trailer combo as the loaded. If they balk, then I'll submit a copy of the trailer weight. From what I hear, a lot of it depends on the destination TMO office.
  18. Now here's a question...can I use the the cost of a 6x12' trailer I bought to move my stuff as an expense associated with the move so I can get less taxes taken out at the end?
  19. This is from the AF Move site found here: A member who uses a personally owned utility trailer for an authorized personally procured move may include the weight of the utility trailer in the total weight. The utility trailer weight applies one time only if the trailer is used as the means of conveyance. Such a trailer includes any authorized trailer (other than a camper trailer travel trailer, or horse trailer) that a commercial carrier could legally accept and transport as household goods. The member or member’s dependent must own the trailer prior to the effective date of the PCS or TDY order. It says the weight may be added the first time the move was made with the trailer. It doesn't say anything about not allowing an enclosed trailer. Still looking for the regs on it. I'm going to TMO next weeks, so I'll get the gouge from them.
  20. How does one go about getting selected for AIS?
  21. I'm probably way off base here and I may stupid...but just trying to think outside the box... Why not dual qual dudes in an aircraft and a UAV? With how things are these days, it seems that all the shooters are becoming synergistic. Why not add UAV detachments to fighter squadrons, AC-130 squadrons and the new COIN squadrons? I think the tactics of each could be merged and I think if I were a pilot getting shot at relying on intel from a UAV, I'd get a warm fuzzy knowing my current, qualified bro back at base is in control of the UAV providing top cover. Realize, I am ignorant of how things work in a fighter squadron...is having a guy dual qualified unrealistic?
  22. Not really a MOA, but same concept: That was on a VR route that was clearly depicted on a VFR Sectional. VFR traffic scooting right through the VR route at 600'. Legal? Absolutely! Smart? Absolutely not! All the VFR traffic had to do was climb 1000' to be above the route. Who's fault was it? Probably both...the "see and avoid" concept. But who gives a ###### whose fault it was when you end up a smoking hole.
  23. Man, I wish I could volunteer and get my foot in at AFSOC. All my closest buds are in AFSOC and they are loving it. Sure, they are deployed a lot, but they say the gratification is worth it. Nope, I am stuck as an "ACC asset"; hence I'll probably go from RTU straight to a Pred. Maybe I'll Palace Chase to the Army Guard and fly Apaches.
  24. Huh? All I hear is "Wheh wheh wheh, my pu$$y hurts." Click here for solution.
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    HUD tapes

    Here's about the only thing a HUD tape in a T-38C is good for...telling your boss you really no shit about hit another airplane when he said you were probably 500' away.
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