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Giggety is a saying from Family Guy. Quagmire likes to say it when talking about women, especially attractive women. I am assuming Hoss (and the rest of Baseops) is wondering if you are attractive first and foremost, and why you are trying to meet "friends" in Riyadh. Especially with the wink and smily faces, and excessive punctuation. It all seems very flirtatious. You probably haven't noticed, but baseops does not have many female contributors, maybe 3 or 4. It might be due to the fact that every female that joins is at some point asked to post pictures of herself (for the members to decide her attractiveness). If not that, many of them are offended by the sexual avatars and crude humor found on this site. Just a heads up for things to come...so to speak. Welcome to Baseops.

As gay as this is, it is not something that is being pushed for at the "operator" level. Trust me, I can't stand the fact that space operators wear leather jackets, scarves, and the same flightsuits as aircrew. There are a lot of other folks that share my opinion. However, it is not something we asked for, it is something a General (and pilot) pushed to show how forward of a thinker he was. Seriously, it's like we are the community college kids who are the state school's biggest fans. Always trying to copy and gain acceptance from our cooler peers. It's freaking gay. I think it is perfectly reasonable to disagree with these fake wings, and everything else, but you need to blame the decision makers, and not label the folks that do what they're told. Back when we had blue flightsuits, we were nerds, but at least we weren't nerds trying to be fliers. Cyber and Space have some cool shit going on, and there's a lot to be proud of in doing this job. The last thing we need is to try to copy the flying world and look like a bunch of wannabe pukes that worship pilots. Nobody wants that. In conclusion, cyber and space are very much part of today's fight, but we should have our own identity and let the aircrew keep their heritage and traditions in tact.

I don't know anything about unmanned crap or SERE, however, the new Evasion and Conduct After Capture (ECAC) course being taught to all non-rated CGO types before or after ASBC might be the option they are "fixing." Eventually, every non-rated Airman will attend this course which is essentially a 3 day completely worthless version of SERE. I heard that UAV operators will be included in this group. These are just rumors for now, but it seems to make more sense than sending folks to SERE just for launch/recovery ops.

Now, I think we can all drink to that. But walk home of course.

I agree with you that many states have laws that are way over the top. You should not be able to be charged with "Driving" Under the Influence unless you are actually engaged in driving a vehicle. I too have heard stories of folks getting DUIs for sleeping in their car while drunk, and I disagree with that. That said, if you do get in the car drunk and start driving, you no longer have civil liberties, because now you are infringing on my and my family's safety and well being, and at that point you have failed as a human being. So I guess I have two recommendations. One, stop giving DUIs for stupid crap, and two the Air Force should have very clear and very harsh punishments for folks caught DRIVING under the influence. One standard, for all Airmen, that is clear and absolute. I personally believe that the harsher the consequence is, the better deterrent it will be.

I absolutely agree with you here, in this case. Just thinking to the future though, the system we have in place is clearly not a strong enough deterrent. The goal shouldn't be to say, ok as long as nobody dies, your DUI is not that bad. It should not be left up to luck in that you get to skate if you don't kill or hurt anyone. Maybe we need to have stated consequences in place that are much harsher than the "punishment" we have now. Honestly, how often do people get busted their very first time they drove drunk...not very often. Our weak ass stance on this issue fosters an attitude that you can survive a DUI. Fuck that, too many innocent people are killed every year because of drunk drivers. I say we make it very blunt, a DUI results in immediate separation and loss of all pay and benefits; in addition to the normal course of civilian law that will be carried out. I have friends that have gotten DUIs, and a lot of them don't really give a shit because the outcome really wasn't all that bad. Well...let's make the outcome that bad, and see if people actually start caring.

Two Sprint employees that were on break, were fired for helping a security guard catch a suspected Apple Store shoplifter. Now this is some bullshit. Article

...and so it begins. Social Networking Update From the article: So, Airmen need to see status updates and find some gay shit on a farm to conduct business??

Do you really think it will take that long to develop an unmanned tanker?

Apparently USAA needs our help. This seems like it could be very gay. New Legislation

Haha, dude you're old. We have been Schriever since 1998! Hey don't worry, google maps still lists it as Falcon as well.

I don't think the Coast Guard is an option. Direct commission is the only option for folks already commissioned, and these are the requirements. Qualifications and Application Procedures: * Must be a graduate of a U.S. military flight training program * Have full-time military or civilian flight experience within two years of the published application deadline * Have a Baccalaureate Degree or have completed 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) at an accredited college or university * Have served a minimum of two years as either a Warrant Officer in the Army or a Commissioned Officer in any of the Armed Forces * Rotary-wing applicants must present evidence of being a military rotary-wing designated aviator with a minimum of 500 rotary wing flight hours (not including flight training hours). Fixed-wing applicants must possess evidence of being a military fixed-wing designated aviator with a minimum of 500 hours in a fixed-wing aircraft. Waivers are not authorized for minimum flight hours requirement * Present current Class I flight physical (with results of chest x-ray and Coast Guard anthropometric standards)

Dude, Vandenberg is not that great. Santa Maria and Lompoc have nothing to do. The nearest entertainment is in Santa Barbara or SLO, about an hour away. The only thing I liked about being stationed at Vandenberg was In-N-Out. As a force support person you can go anywhere in the world, and like everyone else I would recommend trying to go overseas.

That's interesting considering the FM briefing from AFPC mentioned DORs having a better opportunity at being reclassed than failures... I guess time will tell.

I met her/talked with her when she was the WG/CC at Macdill, and she made a great impression. She was really easy going, very friendly, and seemed like she genuinely cared about her people. She also had some pretty good jokes. I don't know anything about working for her, but just evaluating her as a human being, I would say she is the kind of General the Air Force could use more of.

My wife got orders to ASBC 4 months before our already planned, booked, paid for wedding and honeymoon....they would not change her dates. We ended up having to move everything a month earlier. We had to change the location of the rehearsal dinner, and change our honeymoon, but everything worked out. EDIT: Just remembered about a guy at my base that got his dates changed because his wife was due to give birth during ASBC, and she was going to accompany him. So it is possible in some situations, I have just seen a whole lot more no than yes.

Yeah the JAGs at Schriever tell you to go to the DMV to fill out an affidavit and you wont have to register in Colorado. Then when you get to the DMV they tell you the affidavit is for registering your vehicle in CO. Freaking lame either way. By the way, if you go to the DMV right next to Pete, they have a military in uniform line that moves pretty quickly, so make sure you don't change before you go there. Also, you have to get a VIN verification done at the Pete visitors center, as well as bring a copy of your orders.

Appleby, FYI, colorado springs is a little confused on how all of this works (ironic since there are 50,000 AD military in this city). I went to fill out the out of state affidavit, and was shown in writing that military members in Colorado must register their vehicles in this state within like 90 days or something. Driver's license does not have to change, but plates and registration must change. Obviously this is contrary to everywhere else, and what the JAG office tells you. I was told by several folks at the DMV and on the phone that if I didn't register my vehicles here, I was breaking the law. Just something to keep in mind. I actually ended up registering both vehicles here just because it is about $50 cheaper than if I renewed my GA plates. EDIT: From the DMV site... U.S. Military: * Colorado Driver License - Exemption Active duty U.S. military personnel and their spouses are exempt from obtaining a Colorado driver license when they have a valid driver license issued by another state. Military personnel on active duty in Colorado and who claim another state as their home state of residence shall register their vehicle(s) in Colorado. * Specific Ownership Tax - Exemption Active duty military personnel must be the owner or co-owner of the vehicle and complete form DR 2667 in order to obtain exemption from paying the Specific Ownership Tax. The affidavit must be completed each year at time of renewal or with the application for registration of a newly purchased vehicle. These individuals are in Colorado because they are required to be here by their branch of service Link

To give a different perspective: My wife and I are both active duty and stationed together, but it took some work, and we both gave up flying to make it happen. I commissioned in May 08 and went to Columbus, she commissioned December 09 and was also going to head to Columbus. Our plan all along was to fly, and try for the join-spouse flying assignment. When I got to Columbus I started talking to some of the IPs there about what they had seen in previous units and what our best opportunities would be. The general consensus was that you can definitely "make it work", your quality of life just wasn't necessarily going to be that great. I wanted to be a pilot most of my life, and got my PPL and Instrument when I was 18. I was pretty set on being a military pilot, but I realized that nothing is more important to me than family. My parents were always at every sports game I had, every birthday, and every holiday, and that's exactly what I want for my kids. I also really enjoy coming home every night and seeing my wife. We probably could have made it work, but it would have meant a lot of time apart, especially since we both wanted heavies. We were apart for two years while dating, and only together about 3 weeks out of the year we were engaged, so I know what it is like to be apart, and it sucks. I also didn't want to be a burden on whatever unit I went to. Trying to get deployments together, and trips at the same time, it's just a pain in the ass and can be unfair to everyone else. Like others have said, it's much easier to work it out if one of you is a support career field and the other is a pilot. However, my wife has a degree in Aerospace Engineering and there was no way in hell she was going to be a Force Suppression Officer and watch me fly. Similarly, there was no way in hell I was going to do a support job and watch her fly. So after a lot of soul searching, advice, and counseling from friends and family, I decided to DOR, and she gave up her pilot slot. The Air Force works really hard to work join-spouse assignments, and it's even easier in non-flying jobs. I got a nice space operations job that I really enjoy, and she is doing engineering, which she also loves. I am completely satisfied with my decision, but that is only because I can sleep at night knowing I wont ever get to fly for the Air Force. For a lot of people, there is nothing more important than flying, and that is perfectly fine, I just have different priorities. So, bottom line, I am not telling you guys to give up your pilot slots. I am just saying that if your heart is not absolutely set on flying, there are definitely other opportunities out there that are a lot more friendly to join-souse couples. Good luck! EDIT: In regards to possibly going Intel (or any other non-flying job), that can be really tricky since you commission first. You will be at your base a good year at least before your husband to be even graduates UPT. Also, and very importantly, being engaged doesn't mean crap to the Air Force. If you want join-spouse you need to be married. Most people just do the courthouse deal, and have a ceremony later.

I've got like 8 pages, but these are the ones I use most frequently. Also if you don't yet have google voice you need to get it. It's amazing, and if you work in a place you can't have a phone, it allows you to send and receive texts, calls, and voicemails. Military have priority on invites, just go here to get started. Utility: Bump (Bump is a must have, it's seriously the most useful app I have) DirecTV Golfshot GPS (cost like $20 but works better than a $200 sky caddy IMO) Sportacular Shazam Translator Urbanspoon AeroWeather USAA Showtimes First Aid USA Manual (Really useful for political discussions) USA Forces Weather Channel Pandora Chipotle (Awesome for skipping lines during the lunch rush) IMDb (I'm always looking up movies, actors, etc so this is very handy) Games: FlightControl Fieldrunners (Seriously addicting) Lux Touch (Risk) Tap Tap 1 and 2 Labyrinth Mr. Aahh!! Rock Band

Sweet, thanks for the clarification!

Hey Who?, on those DLAB scores, are those adjusted or raw? I have two different scores on my results and I'm trying to gauge them.

Those are some good ones. The one that drives me nuts every time I hear it is "I could care less." The correct statement is I couldn't care less. If you could care less, do it, and stop freaking complaining.

By the way, military folks can get priority invites to google voice by going here. Google voice is probably the coolest thing from google out there right now. For people that can't have their phones at work (my entire base), being able to send and receive calls, texts and voicemails at work is awesome! Military get invites within 24 hours, compared to about a month for civilians. I highly recommend everyone checking it out.

Absolutely agree with everything you have said. I can't stand Apple, I despise iTunes, and I love my iPhone. The only thing better about blackberry is that email is received instantly like a text. It's definitely not a deal breaker for me, and I would not consider going to Droid or Blackberry (at the moment).