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Booyah! Looks like I'll be picking up 69+% disability when Big Blue is all done with me.

Foul, two. Just because an officer was in logistics doesn't make him a 'shoe clerk', nor does it make him undeserving of such recognition. It's valid to say that was an underhanded way to get the base named the way someone wanted, but at least the name recognizes someone of importance, rather than just being "Wellston AFB". In my mind, it's better that it happened that way.

Just remember that there are reams of AFBs that have been closed over the years that were named for many, many other USAF/USAAC heroes. Just because their names don't grace currently-open AFBs doesn't mean they haven't been previously recognized.

That's exactly what airliners need -- a real-time data feed to someone on the ground. Certainly nobody would be looking at that data for violations, right?? It would ONLY be for safety data after an accident, right??

No, because the appropriate term for that is "ball walk" or "hang brain".

Sorry, but "crew dogs" don't need this info shared with them -- they're all ready on the slow train to begin with. All of us who didn't go to ACSC in residence (and thus not going to get staff jobs...) are never going to be jousting for Joint Staff vectors from the DT. In case you hadn't noticed, the *majority* of O-4s out there fall into that category, and if you look at the O-5 promotion statistics that shows who is on the fast track and who is not. You're still talking about slivers of percentages of people on such a career track. That kind of info is absolutely useless to anyone who is not all ready a command-tracker, to be honest. It's like discussing the merits of a Breitling vs a Rolex to a hungry, penniless, homeless person.

Maybe they'll see the economic impact, too.

If only politicians would stand behind what they've said -- and speak their minds -- then we solve a lot of problems in American politics.

Kanye said "of all time", not "of the decade". Re: Taylor *almost* nipple....I see it in there. That makes it full up. As Dice Clay said long ago, "and if you look REEEEAAALLLY close, you could see bush." Maybe....but the VMAs were in New York (notice the "NYC" in the background?). -1 for SA. :)

Game, set, and match. However...go have fun with Taylor and I'll be more than happy with Beyonce as a "castoff" since she's not good enough fer ya.

I am speechless.

Has to do with your original active duty service date. The "oldest" guys in terms of service date get the lowest line numbers -- these are usually the USAFA grads, who are usually the earliest Commissionees in every fiscal year group. People who were commissioned after that get higher line numbers. The BTZ selects get the highest line numbers. The board that selects the promotees also selects the people for school. Criteria and cutoffs depend completely on the board. BTZ selects usually all are selected for school on the O-4 and O-5 boards. All depends on when all the selects from the previous board have all pinned on. Lately it has been 6-ish months. The numbers of people promoted each month differ from board to board. It is not a fixed time period to promote all the selects. Remember that the total number of Field Grade officers is something that is mandated/managed at the Pentagon (and Congressionally-approved) level. How many can be promoted depends on how many are currently serving in grade.

Whatever happened to the "FAIP MAfia" bus from down at Moody?

"Liberate" the oppressed? There are generations of people living in North Korea who have been fed a constant stream of state-controlled education and information since birth. These are people who DO think the North Korea is the grandest place on Earth, that the Dear Leader is the Greatest Man To Ever Live, and that the United States is Satan and all we want to do is swoop in, enslave the North Korean people, and steal all of their wealth. There's never been any information available to let them think anything other than that. Those lifelong-formed beliefs aren't going to change until they've had a chance to really see what the rest of the world is like compared to the hellhole that they have lived in since birth. I agree they are oppressed like a motherf*cker...but their 'liberation' is going to have to come from internal collapse and rebirth, because that's the LAST place on Earth that Americans are going to be welcomed as 'liberators' and that's the only way the North Korean people will agree to such a change as a total population.

Just out of curiosity, where is that required? That's not in the current AFI governing Officer promotions -- did it used to be? All the CC has to do is provide a copy of the PRF to the officer 30 days prior to the board; no explanation is required unless he is given a "DNP".

SO, I have to assume that dude is 'paying the price'?

The Enforcer was designed/overseen by the same guy who performed most of those 2-seat P-51 conversions back in the 60s. In fact, it was intended to be a 2-seat aircraft from the beginning (although the two prototypes weren't). The earlier "PE-2 Enforcer" aircraft that was built about 10 years prior to the PA-48s was a full dual control aircraft.

A different view of some tanker-on-tanker action.

Since I was traveling with a family, I just elected to use a pet shipping service. It cost about the same, and eliminated the hassle. Someone else picked them up at my house, put them on the airplane, picked them up on the other end...and eventually dropped them off at my new house on the other end. Again, cost more, but was oh-so worth it in diminished hassle.

Over on WANTSCheck.com, I have posted a PDF file with scans of 37-ish successful AF215s. https://www.wantscheck.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=qqnvQCs7A48%3d&tabid=66&mid=623 Not sure if that link works properly, but it is on the page called "Getting a Pilot Slot from Active Duty", and is a link on the left side of the page. This is a link to the page: https://www.wantscheck.com/PilotSlotResources/ActiveDutyPilotSlot/tabid/66/Default.aspx Here are the details about the 215s that are in that PDF: One thing I will add to reinforce the point: stratification is the rage right now, and it is as close to being "required" as possible. Your raters on the 215 need to stratify you (preferably HIGH, of course!), so make sure they find a way to make that happen. Either strats among your fellow UPT applicants, or among other people in your career field, or your rank, whatever...gotta have it. That's what's going to make a difference between an average 215 and one that grabs the attention of the board. In addition, search this board for the posts Dupe and I made a year or two ago after our Commander participated in the active duty selection board. His observations were worth their weight in gold, IMHO. EDIT: Here's the link to that thread. https://www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/index.php?/topic/12904-active-duty-upt-board-selection-brief/

Anybody looked up Mr Ramos' office symbol on the Global? I'm betting there are people out there with less letters in their office symbols who'd be very interested about Mr Ramos' new "mission". Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go get a clue as to what it takes to keep us whiny girls qualified to fly planes.

Steve, have you tried posting this over on AirWarriors? Much higher Pk of getting someone with Seahawk and Prowler experience over there.

They lost credibility at "DFAC".

What just happened? Is this still the boob avatar thread?