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I did bring it up. I also brought up Reno and Nashville. I wasnt only talking about Ft Smith. We can agree that "politicians making basing decisions based on money and votes is also sickening". That is why the proposed closures/realignments will change. You have the last word.

Why do you have such a hard on for this Ft Smith case? I am not and was not arguing the Ft Smith case exclusively. The Ft Smith deal was fucked up. That is a fact. They literally bought themselves a few more years. I am simply saying that this is far from over as the politicians have not had their say in it yet and the list will probably change.

Thanks for proving my point. I never said I was hanging onto "our politicians will protect us from people making the best resource decisions" dream. I'm just saying the list will change when politicians get involved.

Actually, in some instances it did work. There were numerous examples of Guard units that were set to close as a result of BRAC 2005 that did not close. Fort Smith, Nashville and Reno are a few examples. Fort Smith actually grew in size. Point is, the list of proposed changes are not final. The list will change once the politicians get involved.

Everything I have read and heard says it is done. We will see what Congress says though. Our 4 AMPd airplanes are currently in a flyable storage status. They havent flown in a couple weeks.

Maybe that it how they plan on filling the jobs at the new reserve squadron that is standing up at Little Rock.

The more I look at that pic, it is very clear that those are some sort of AF wings. This guys is a fraud. I'm with CH, release the Hounds!

The dude in question is wearing wings with a wreath around a star. I'm pretty sure the Marines dont have a star or wreath above jump wings to signify experience or a certain amount of jumps. I could be wrong though.

Looks to me like it may have been a formation landing judging by the other viper in the background.

Good ole Scoobs. It is hard to believe you have been around here since 2004! Good on ya. You actually didnt have "one last question". You had two. The answer to your first question depends on the 1000 variables that make up someone's personal situation. The answer to your second question is about the same. Guard/Reserve squadrons have hired people with over 15 years before and some will in the future. Again, it depends on about a 1000 variables that the squadron takes into account. Everybody's situation is different.

Does the AF only use time in the AOR to determine the amount of reconstitution leave or do they use all time spent away from your home of record? I am deployed as guest help with another unit. I will have over 90 days deployed and will get another week of reconstitution if they consider time spent at the other unit (which is out of my State) as well as travel time getting to the AOR and back. Our Log Plans guy back home is telling me that they only use time in the AOR to calculate the leave while the unit I am with says they count all time away from home. Which is it and can someone point me to a specific reg?

I'll lend my opinion in a week or so when I go back to good ole Trashcanistan.

Great read and very true.

Hell yeah I was being serious. I want to be so bright and reflective that bus drivers, the enemy, chiefs or a fucking satellite can see me. Day or night. Isnt that the only way to stay safe?

Anybody else notice those sweet lightsuits the dancers had on in yesterdays Super Bowl halftime show? I bet those are a required deployment item within 5 years.

https://airforcemedicine.afms.mil/sg_newswire/apr_04/LeadStoryAPRIL.htm "During vehicle maneuvers in the midst of the firefight, Parsons' elbow was dislocated and he sustained bruises to his ribs and hip." There is the purple heart and bronze star with valor.

I printed a copy of the letter written by the E-9 for our section. It is now properly displayed under the glass of the biggest table in our section. It is there to remind us of how rediculous this so called leadership has become in todays Air Force. Hopefully this letter will serve as a reminder of how not to treat your people.

and then I simple say "I am not sure if you are really an Airmen if you do not know how to wear your uniform properly." Now they are bragging about treating people like fucking children. Could this douchebag be any more condescending? This is why the average hard working dude in the AF hates the current leadership errrr people in charge.

Infuckingcredible. There is a huge difference in a chief and a E-9. Welcome to the party E-9 whoever you are.

Is that why every active duty person here at Little Rock is wearing reflective belts?

I am a member of an AETC unit so I have no deployment requirements. With that said, I am working this process right now for the 5th time. I have found it best to get permission from the boss to contact other units to see if they need help. If you are in Guard unit you can find out which units are in the AEF bucket for the time you want to be gone through your logistics plans office. Call the units directly once you have that info. They will use your help, just remember that there are alot of folks making the same phone calls right now because there are no man days out there other than deployments.

That really is too bad. He was funny as hell in Airplane and the Naked Gun movies.

I have to put a positive story out there. Our Wing Commander is the complete opposite. He is easily one of the best aircraft commanders I have ever flown with. Rank doesn't mean much to him on the airplane. He just wants to fly. As a matter of fact, I can't count the times I have been on a weekend trip with him hauling trash somewhere. He is a guy who is approaching the 10K hour mark in military aircraft. He is old school and very respected. They are out there but I realize they are not the norm anymore.

Cant speak directly for tanker guys. Our 130 unit says there are days for rotations to the AOR. I would ask you Log Plans office for clarification.

The word I got from our Log Plans folks is that there are days for rotations supporting the war effort. There are not days supporting channel missions, exercises, student training, etc...