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There is no way she has that little self-respect.

Hey you guys should get together and talk about how straight you are!! The only thing gayer than being gay is having to tell people how not gay you are...

I'm just pissed that little homo Ryan Secrest said "well the Air Force couldn't cut it, now let's bring in the big guns." I know it was the writers, but still, what the gay? Oh well, I don't know what I was expecting with that show, I thought she did well. At least she still has the best job in the world!

Reminds me of what I see every year when hundreds of inner-city Atlanta JROTC cadets come to our detachment. Many of the girls wear huge hoop earrings, huge fake nails, and have pink hair. The guys usually walk around with their PTU pant leg pulled up and their pants around their knees. Obviously these kids aren't Airmen, but they should still be held to some sort of standard. Freaking JROTC...makes me want to vomit.

Not sure how many of you watch American Idol, but tonight might be a good time to tune in. A Captain by the name of Lyndsey Goodman will be on tonight. She grew up right down the road from me, went to the USAFA, and now flies the C-17. You can hear some of her music and read more about her at her myspace page.

You have to wear glasses. You only wear them during the tests, unless you want to wear them other times. Some tests you will do with and without your glasses. They will let you know.

If you don't get the glasses, they will give you corrective frames to wear at Brooks. Your eyes need to be the exact same for several of the eye tests they give at Brooks (especially DP). Several of the people that were at Brooks with me had to get corrective lenses to pass the DP test due to inconsistency between their eyes. Remember, if you ever have trouble passing the DP tests, learn to do magic eyes. It is basically the same principle and works like a charm. I was initially DQ for pilot because of DP. I learned how to see Magic Eyes, got PPQ, and breezed through Brooks with no problems. Good luck!

M2, you must have missed the lieutenants spoof thread... or

I like the guard/reserve lifestyle. Very close knit community within squadrons, civilian paycheck, sweet missions, stable location. Had I known about it when I graduated high school, I would have enlisted and never done ROTC.

I am in my final year of ROTC, have a pilot slot, and will find out if this process works by the end of next week. I am in the process of getting approval to commission into the guard/reserves from HQ AFROTC. I applied to a few units, had a couple of interviews, and now I'm awaiting AFROTC's decision. I will post the response I get when I get it, sts.

He was one hell of a patriot, and one hell of a writer. God bless him and his family. Thanks for posting that link, one of the best war blogs I have read!

Send the mom to Iraq, and let the girl keep the tickets.

Good idea...here's mine (sts) or

You mean this one... Not surprisingly, this is what comes up when you type "gay chevy" into google images. Actually, they aveo comes up too. (sts)

Dig Dug, those links are hilarious!! I don't know about the Wrangler and the 3 series though for the gay cars. I would replace them with a Scion xB, Honda Element, or Chevy Aveo. If you drive one of those cars, not only are you a flaming homosexual but you are really lame. (imho) On the topic of Wranglers, I would like to get a hold of an old CJ-7.

Ok, here's what I did...probably not the best way, but it worked. I first went to a civilian optometrist and failed a couple of DP tests. From that point, it became very clear to me that I would not be able to pass a depth perception test without some practice. The best way, in my opinion, to pass a DP test is to learn to see Magic Eyes. https://www.magiceye.com/faq_example.htm For my entire life, I thought the Magic Eye thing was an elaborate hoax, and everyone who claimed to see them was lying. Well, they actually work. I spent a couple of weeks mastering Magic Eye, and then went to talk to my NCOs about how I could change my status. They told me that it wasn't possible. After that, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I went to Dobbins ARB and told them I needed a DP test. I printed out the eye exam sheet from the DoDMERB website and brought it with me to look official. I looked into the machine and none of the circles jumped out at me. Then I started doing the Magic Eye thing, and went line by line. Eventually, I made it through every line and passed. I had the doctor sign the form, and I mailed it to DoDMERB with a paragraph stating that I was rebutting the original test. They sent me a letter back telling me that they wanted a test done by an Air Force doctor. So, I called up Robins AFB, and scheduled a DP test. When I got there, they had me do the same test I had done at Dobbins, and I used the Magic Eye method again. I mailed in those results, and about 3 weeks later, my NCOs got a letter saying I was PPQ. They were kind of mad because I had done all of this without them knowing, but they told me it couldn't be done, so I had no other option. A few years passed, I got a pilot slot, and headed to Brooks for my Initial Flying Class 1. Sure enough, it was the same test I had taken so many times before, so I had no problems. A lot of the other people there that passed originally were having a lot of trouble. So in the end, I think all of my practice really paid off. Remember, the answer will never be #1 or #5, and use the Magic Eye method! Good Luck! EDIT: If you don't already have access to DoDMERB, you need to create an account so you can view all of your information. This is the DoDMERB web address. https://dodmerb.tricare.osd.mil/default.asp This is the address for the eye exam form that you will need. https://dodmerb.tricare.osd.mil/MiscMenuItems/forms.asp

I completely missed this entire thread, but I did read the first few posts. Anyways I have a question for all of the actual Air Force officers out there. A while back I looked into going to law school, and was surprised to see that if you are a pilot and want to become a JAG, you must indefinitely forfeit your rated status. Meaning, you can never again fly for the Air Force. Does anyone know any exceptions to this? Is it different for Guard/Reserve folks? I was just curious since this d bag claimed he was both a pilot and lawyer, which to my understanding is not just unlikely, but impossible.

The most important thing to remember here Brabus is that the Air Force Honor Guard actually has a purpose, and is not affiliated with the Tops in Blue. I think we can all find common ground in saying that the Tops are by far the most worthless and homosexual organization in existence. The Honor Guard entertains and impresses thousands of people all over the world, and is an outstanding display of patriotism and professionalism. The Tops on the other hand make people all over the world vomit and have nightmares. Just something to consider.

The FAA has a ton of sweet airframes used for flight checks. When I used to work on Gulfstreams, we had N1 (a G4) stop by. Those guys fly the international flight checks. They have several Gulfstreams, a few Challengers, some CRJs, a Global Express or 2, some Citations, and maybe even a couple 737s IIRC. The dudes that were flying seemed to love it. You can browse the FAA inventory by searching for tail numbers N1-N99.

The first question is whether she was on scholarship or not. If she was not on scholarship, she is most likely out. If she was on scholarship, she might have a shot, but people don't get that opportunity very often. I have heard of a few people getting waivers for failing the PFT at FT and returning the following summer, but they were all on scholarship, and had strong support from their cadre. As for the extra year commitment...that is definitely bull. People have to leave FT all the time and return the following year, and none of them incur an extra commitment of any kind. It is possible, but she will need a really convincing letter from her commander. Playing a varsity sport should help.

I have no value to add about the currency thing, but I have seen that Phantom a few times doing heritage flights. I had no idea that it was still actively used at Tyndall. Nice pics though.

Those ass holes, how dare they conduct training at their base! They even had the audacity to fly around in loud mode making all kinds of noise. I sure hope that at my funeral people aren't up in the air defending our freedom, that would piss me off.

I think this thread needs to be posted in every ROTC Detachment in the country. Being surrounded by a bunch of cocky cadets, and commanded by inexperienced pencil pushers really doesn't shed much light on reality, or present the opportunity to evaluate your own decisions. Thanks to everyone that has posted, these are some great perspectives!

If your AAS squadron sucks, it probably doesn't matter. If it seems like every cadet in your det that gets a pilot slot is in AAS, there might be a correlation. AAS is so vastly different across Dets that outside opinions on this matter are worthless.