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Have you met the Hickum C-17 guys?

I'm surprised that no one has given any credit to the door gunner with nerves of F'ing steel. That man's good eyesight and solid judgement are only reasons that O'Grady is alive. FF

Everyone notices it. No one actually suggests plausable solution. Therein lies the problem. FF

Don't you mean a fake bandit that your getting chased by? This is an F-16 we're talking about here, and you wanted to make it real...and for that matter, the ride would be too short to be enjoyable...unless their's a tanker involved... FF

Psuedo aviation because I've heard four out of five of these while flying on a herc. The five most dangers things in the Air Force: 5. An Airman saying, "I learned this in Basic." 4. An LT saying, "In my experience." 3. A SSgt saying, "Trust me sir." 2. A Capt saying, "I was thinking." 1. A Chief sitting back and saying, "Watch this sh!t!" FF

Urbandictionary does not have enough words to describe that kind of retardation.

Come on people! These people are obviously extremely busy supporting the the GWO...er...overseas contingency operations. If you don't have enough time to get to the gym as much as they did while you're over there, clearly your mission focus if off! Kill Me. FF

Oh yeah, If you're in Little Rock and you meet a man at All Stars drinking scotch and muttering something about "what might have been", you just met Champ Kind. FF

You'd have a better chance at getting the Air Force to get rid of reflective belts than you would getting our current government to take decisive action that might make anyone, anywhere in the world, not like us. FF

Which one? OD Greens, shorts and a T-shirt, or the bright yellow SEAL style trunks in the background? FF

Are you kidding me?! There's only one acronym in that sentence! No combat bullet!? No "My John Deere powerhouse! Built tractor in one day!" No "My #1/1 dictators--god incarnate!" Terrible exec skills! FF

Thanks Brick for getting back on target. The only thing we really have that's close to the "50 mission crush" is our desert floppy hats that is now bleeched white and our dirty name tags. If you think you've "earned" crushing your cap, then you're probably "entitled" to prop-and-wings and an army air corp patch too. If you want to crush your hat and call it heritage, fine, but don't say you've earned it. That was their generation, find your own thing. If you feel the need for validation that your existence is important...start doing your job and stop worrying about who sees you and your crushed hat. People notice a job well done. Actions speak louder than hats. Stop talking about the BS you've earned and go earn something! The defense rests. Lets get back to bring the Demotivational Poster Thread back to the top. FF

Leather jackets, asside from being an MR rite of passage, are just as important a uniform item as AF ribbons and medals.

That just sent a shiver down my spine. Dragon Ladies...as in "The Dragon Ladies": Avoid at all cost when they're out in numbers. I'll leave it to Huggy to educate us more all on that subject... FF

Do you know where the train station is!

Same team! Same team! Save the hate for the T-tail mafia! The upgrade syllabus is not being waived for anyone so far as I can tell. Neither are the 16 hours of GT associated with it. Also, as a prior C-130 AC/IP you still have to do one deployment before you upgrade. Granted that's the holdover guidance, but I don't see it changing with the new leadership. While it's rather frustrating for a prior AC/IP who already knows how to do the job, Slowmover makes a good point that it's better to go through the upgrade training again and be overly ready than to get upgraded too soon and bend metal. (gotta keep up with that lowest common denominator...) Some people would say that right now the squadron needs to upgrade guys that are ready, but with such a small instructor corp, how are the DO and CC supposed to know who's really ready? Different points of view. Both have valid pros and cons. Right now the squadron is slow rolling the upgrades and it's not going to change any time soon. That's just the way it is. Not to fan the flames...but...I was at the Sim yesterday and saw 3 majors (from T-1s and T-44s) and two Capt WOs in the pipeline training. The two WOs were headed to Ramstein (retreads I think) and the Majors were coming to the 41st. So here's my question. When are they going to start sending people to the 41st who AREN'T there for career advancement? Seriously. I heard from a reliable source that next month, we'll have more Majors than LTs. Someone please tell me I'm not alone in thinking that is completely upside down. FF

Sounds familiar. ...the uniform is: long sleeve blue shirts, a-jackets, parkas, hoods worn down... When they keep saying "back to basics," what they really mean is "back to basic." Apparently USAFA isn't the only leadership laboratory... FF

...and more. Some of the DZs and LZs we've hit over there are pretty much untouchable for other herks. That being said, it's sad just how much our focus ISN'T on tactics. Hell we don't even have a WO in the Sq right now! FF

Any word about gayness like this at OAKN?

You animated LockheedFix!!

I think I spotted M2 sporting a nicely trimmed vandyke beard in the middle there somewhere!

Buffoonery is taking this classic thread the wrong way. Reminder. Just because it's not classified doesn't mean it's not sensitive. Stop BFMing the rules to make yourself sound informed. FF

Alright. Who wants to take one for the team with me and be my spotter. It might take a while...but I think with a box of 3006, we could take care of this problem.

I've said it once, and I'll say it again. Buckle down boys. The next decade for the military has a high likelihood to be rough. Less money, more threats. That's what you can plan for. Suck it up, figure out how to do more with less. Because if we don't no one else will. SNAPS: Start learning Chinese and Russian now, we'll need you later. FF

Unfortunately that is the only kind of need that gets any kind of real support these days. FF