zrooster99

Chicks with dicks?

Exactly, I would submit that hiding the fact that you're a Christian, so as not to offend, is SNAPish. Christians love tits, and I for one, am proud of that fact.

Just make sure that if her "weapon system" is dripping "hydraulic fluid" out of her "receptical" you abort the mission. I'm pretty sure the MEL states that if THAT system is "red" home station "launch" is prohibited.

Woof!

Can I treat her (Amn Snuffy) like I treat the jet?

Well, I haven't figured out who you are yet, but I think I know which SQ you're in now. Looks like we'll get the chance to have that beer after all...

I don't know about your SQs, but I can vouch for that at Hanger 2 (or whatever it's called). Hell, I was a maintainer at the time, and still went every Friday and got fucked-up, sang, cussed, and (at a minimum) got the Vice's attention...he even pulled me off the stage a few times. I'm pretty disappointed in my current SQ bar. I tried a few times to get people to have a drink on Friday (there's always a Keg on tap) and it was like pulling teeth. I think most of the ones that would have a drink were kicking it up in Seattle or on missions... Might be different now, I haven't been back there in a while. By the way, this is the best thread we've had in a while. I'd much rather bullshit about the state of the SQ bar then see yet another thread where people are having a pissing contest about politics. Lets have more threads about flying, fighting, drinking, fucking and maybe guns...cars and bikes are good too...

That sounds familiar...I guess some things never change.

I'll second that! A good history and a great read. He has another book about his experiences called Secret Commandos which is also a great read. Here's to COL Howard

I'll take being anonymous and comfortable any day. I changed in BWI last year when I got off the rotator and I'll do it this time too...in about 3 weeks, in fact!

Right or wrong, I go ahead and carry in plain sight when I arm up...I know I'm not fooling anyone and there's at least a slightly better chance I can get to it in time...

Shack. We, as officers, need to be able to exercise judgment and not just blindly follow the regs. That's one difference between an officer and an NCO, supposedly. The problem is that some NCO's don't understand that there's a difference. It is an NCO's place to ADVISE an officer on a COA. If the officer chooses to ignore the NCO's ADVICE then it's his ass. Napoleon, I'm not trying to take a shot at you or start a flame war, but just illustrate a point: Have you ever walked up to an intersection late a night, with no traffic, and crossed against the signal? Was it against the law? Yes. Was it good judgment? I would argue, also, yes. You could have stood there for 10 minutes waiting for the light to change, obeyed the law, and been safe. But, to what end. We as officers are paid to THINK. I'm not saying we should ignore AFIs, but there's a difference between not wearing your reflective belt and not following -1 guidance that could be dangerous. This bullshit of "if you can't follow the simple regs. how can I trust you to do the important stuff" is the same as a bullshit moral equivalency argument. Then you have the people that say, "well, you're setting a bad example for the troops". Sorry, I've got to throw the bullshit flag on that one too. A good NCO can explain to the troops that an officer is paid to exercise judgment. An A1C is not paid to do so, or is to a lesser degree. That's why the consequences for failure are higher for officers. Furthermore, I learned from my maintenance days, that a lot of the troops recognize and appreciate it when you take a stand against bullshit queep. The inability to think critically on the part of SOME NCOs is not a good reason to relieve me of my ability to exercise judgment as an officer.

OK. Might be an OTBH specific thing, then. I've been doing it for years (for short distances) when I have my hands full. Fortunately, I've only had a couple 1 or 2 night RONs at the Deid so far.

If you're asking if it's prohibited to wear them over your eyes like you normally would outside in the sun, I don't think there's any prohibition.

Funny how an assignment in AFSOC will do that. I was a maintainer in AFSOC and it definitely had a positive influence on my attitude toward mission accomplishment. That's one big reason why I have little patience for this reflective belt and shirt tucking silliness and why I've been trying to get back to the command since I became a flier.

I guess: Somone who doesn't understand the strategic application of airpower..

I'm betting you're right.

I only say it when I'm deliberately trying to piss someone off. That is, I'm being dismissive because they're being an ass...

I think zos is talking about a stabilator vs. stab trim which is what you're talking about.

You ever flown a Cherokee? The buff and the tanker have the marks. I'm pretty sure the 17 doesn't...you wouldn't be able to see them if it did. Many large jets have a trimable stab and an elevater. The 17 has stab trim, elevator trim and (obviously) elevators. Pitch changes are made via the elevators. Our stab trim is just that, trim.

Others have already said it, but this is a great post and hits the nail squarely on the head. Sometimes I second guess myself because I don't think like "them", then I realize that's exactly what I want.

Her husband's probably a DD and wouldn't feed her unless she wore it. Edit: punctuation

You ever upgrade to AC, IP or EP and then work to maintain that knowledge base... You ever read a 1700 page dash 1? That takes a lot of continuous study "on top of all the other crap that everyone else in the AF has to do" AND you still get to deploy. I'm not trying to start a pissing contest here, it's just that having to go back to school is not that bad of a fate and it's definitely not worse than having to deploy all the time. There are plenty of positions that any AFSC could fill in the AOR and acquisitions could help take some of the load off the rest of us by helping to fill them. Edit: for clarity

As bfargin said, all this sounds familiar...it could be our fate too.

Exactly! Everyone likes a little real life drama, and quite frankly, I won't have a life or anything better to do for the next 47 days. I won't use the beer icon because I won't be having one for...47 days as it turns out.