flyjetz

Define short term. Multiple trades per day? A couple trades per week? Less often? I have found the best success with picking large-cap or mid-cap stocks that are already in a very strong (longer-term) uptrend, and waiting for a pullback that is around 3-4 standard deviations from the normal volatility before buying. These stocks usually rebound back to their trend-line. Sell the stock when it breaks out 3-4 standard deviations above normal volatility. This is not for everybody, as it takes work, basic statistics skills, Excel know-how, and a solid understanding of the difference between investing and trading (which you seem to understand). This technique usually yields a buy or a sell about once every 2-3 weeks on average. Despite what anyone tells you, there is no get-rich quick trading scheme that does not involve taking on substantial risk.

I'd recommend NOT trying to catch this falling knife. Until the overall macro supply/demand dynamics of oil change, the price will continue to trend lower. With the US Dollar continuing to notch higher against all major currencies, you have another heavy force out there you are betting against. I'd recommend investing in growing industries where profits increase on lower priced oil.

Agree with Gravedigger, with one caveat. Another factor that affects your score is the average age of the credit line. So if you've been loyal to one card for 20 years, you have an average credit age of 20 years. If you go out tomorrow and sign up for 9 new cards looking to increase your credit to debt ratio, you will be drastically lowering your average credit age, which will hurt you. Just need to be smart about how you play the game.

Does it say anything about carrying the 75 days of leave past 30 Sep 2015?

Did anyone else notice the fire truck parked directly on top of the debris field? SMH

You mind expanding on your particular details in case it might help me out?

Buffs

Winged on 20 June 1997. I'm hosed right?

You try getting hired by the airlines being 7 years non-current. Nevermind, just saw this was Butters' typical trolling.

So I hit 20 years of service on 31 May 2015, and requested a 1 June 2015 retirement date. I have an ADSC for Advanced Flying Training (MWS Requal) that takes me to 10 December 2015. I put in my retirement request with a waiver asking to waive the final six months of my 3 year ADSC. The guidelines state that the waiver has to show that it is in the best interest of the Air Force. My justification included the following: 1) Letting me go six months early saves the Air Force six months of O-4 pay + six months of flight pay. 2) The AF is actively Force Shaping. I did not take the recent TERA offer because I was deployed, and doing so would have required me to sell back 60 days of leave (the max you can sell back), and forfeit another 15 days of leave just to get out by the required separation date. I could not take any leave prior to that because I was deployed. 3) I had my squadron commander endorse the waiver with his statement that the squadron was adequately manned to allow for my early departure. Nine weeks later (today), I received notification that the SECAF disapproved my waiver. So, bottomline... If you've got 19 years of service, they will waive any ADSC for any AFSC (per the TERA message), but if you've got 20 years of service, the same waiver of any ADSC will not apply. That makes total sense to me.

On this note, I just finished TAP a couple weeks ago. We were told that if you already have a VA loan in which you paid the VA funding fee, and are subsequently retired or separated and given a disability rating of 10% or higher, that you can recoup your funding fee from the bank by sending your bank a letter detailing your disabled status, and they have to refund the fee (towards your principal). I'm not sure exactly what paperwork that would require, but this could potentially be a huge chunk of change for some of us. In my case, that's just slightly more than $10K on my current loan.

Food for thought, I know several military types who got called recently for Southwest interviews without the type. #4 on my list as well. Having a 737 type with zero hours in type sends a clear message to non-SW companies. Why jeopardize your shot with #1, #2, and #3 for a better shot at an interview with #4? With that said, if SW calls me for an interview and offers me a job, I would then sign up for the type and knock it out, but not until then.

Don't forget the third option, which is double-dipping in your new civilian job while on terminal. This third option makes the most sense monetarily. In other words, don't sell your leave unless you have to. This all depends on whether or not you can actually line up employment that fast. There are some limitations to this. I believe you can't take a DoD Civilian position while still on terminal, but I believe working for a contractor is fine. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. I'm not a VSP'er, but will go terminal for a 20 yr retirement this coming February. If I can get on with an airline in early February, I'll have nearly four months of airline pay and FULL USAF pay.

I was able to help an NCO of mine get an EFMP assignment. The initial paperwork process took a little while to complete. But once it was approved, the actual PCS happened very quickly. Best of luck, and I hope your father's condition improves.