Mike Honcho

Just started back while on the staff and forgot how how much fun this is. I dug out the old ASA headset they have us at NIFT at Pensacola and freshened it up with a few things from Oregon Aero. No regearts but I’ll try out the uflymike [https://uflymike.com] before throwing down on the $869 and up ANR sets.

Perfect segue, who's got experience with an 80% lower? Any lessons learned?

Valid. I’m trying to learn how to stay away from my phone while boozing. It’s a work in progress. Edited for spelling.

Negative. Who is "we"? Navs in the fighter community are WSOs. Each man, front or back seat, carries his own helmet. Everyone asking questions about another community probably shouldn't get advice from someone outside said community.

Coolest thing I've seen was a dude give his to his son on retirement. His wife and daughter got the standard flowers and gifts. He said "I don't have flowers for you. But I do have this." Assuming kids are part of the equation of course.

You're starting travel from lhr, so it going to infer that you're talking to CTOs with British accents. Stop. like others have said, LIC clears you to self procure. Talk to Finance when you file the voucher. If you want defense in depth, put in the remarks (you're probably doing your own orders in DTS) that self procurement and LIC are approved per your commander. Just be sure and book on an American flagged carrier. I've seen dudes get refused reimbursement when they booked on Virgin, etc. City pairs are your friend, and back me up with the JTR. I left the Heath about 3 years ago.

Code one Coronas on a Friday used to be a thing, regardless of the 0800 takeoffs. Night go being in the bar when the AM go showed for rally was also a common occurrence. Shit, was this really that long ago?

Why don't you guys just get a high res picture and zap it to someone in Korea? Lots patchy patchy real quick.

Worth it.

The only name and affiliation not (inaudible) is the guy asking the transsexual question? Who's apparently a noted LGBT advocate? WTFO? I know the secretary is a political post, but for shit's sake. "I came here to say thank you". Bullshit.

Fix it.

Holy crap HiFlyer. Tell me you're writing this down somewhere, or at least just rolling around to different squadrons telling stories for beers.

So we've got 2 POVs we're going to ship back to CONUS here in a few months. Suffice to say all the people moving right now have put me off of using the company the gubment's contracted with. I've dug through the JFTR, but just looking to see if I can double up with a personally contracted company and be reimbursed for the cost of the single car. Similar to personal procurement of tickets. Thanks.

Speaking of Speyside scotch, Aberlour's A'bunadh is spectacular. Not sure what it's bringing in the states, but in the UK it's £35. If you can find it, Glenmorrangie has a run called Quinta Ruban that's also reasonable and great. An Irish and more expensive but should be under $100: Yellow Spot. The Green Spot was mentioned earlier in the thread. Google it and go find it. You're welcome.

Thanking you, Huggy

Do you have a source? Pm me if required for a .mil address.

I think that's the first correct, concise, SA enhancing comm you've added to the forum in a while. -And since you're not rated, SA = situational awareness.

Hush. Line of the AF would do with at least a look to who is included in that definition. Edited to add, I can only speak from my experience and outlook, but if senior leadership can: 1. Quantify combat capability (for purposes of measurement, we can discuss the extent of said capability later..I get that some points could go past unclass but still) and 2. Prove the manning (personning? Did a kitten just get assaulted?) and culture decisions improved that capability, we'll all shut up and either color or get out.

Don't shit on him for that. While it may be an anomaly, it exists. You can't blame a man for appreciating what he has/had and trying to show others that hope is still alive. I've never written my own OPR and my flight at SOS couldn't believe it. But I wasn't ball walking.

Easy. My bad for not being clear, I had no intention of recommending running to public health/mental health/ MFLAC/resiliency coordinator/whatever they're calling it now. I meant next time you're in the bar with the bros, mention it. Shit dude, watching the tape a few times has helped folks so if YouTube is it, do that. Just hug your kids and don't let it ###### you up is what I meant. What the ######? I can't say ######? I'm going to talk to someone.

Welcome home. Talk to somebody about it. Seriously.

I don't want to take anything away from your grandpa or your contribution, but in where in the wild world of ###### can you log both RAP and a sortie counting for an Air Medal?

Herbs arguing over MR? Continue. Hilarious.

Need a big pot? Snag one of those kegs laying around base, take a grinder with a cutting wheel to it and cut the top out. Done. Just be sure and grind down the sharp edges and wash the hell out of it.

No shit. Chow hall. Nothing "dining" about a TCN in a beard net behind the grill.