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If I am ever interviewing for a job where I will be dismissed out of hand simply for having a tattoo, I don't want to work there. Good leaders don't become leaders by passing judgment on people solely based on the decisions or mistakes they've made in the past. They (should) become leaders by being able to evaluate how a person overcomes their mistakes and what they learn from them. That being said, I agree that a large amount of forethought, a pause, and then more consideration should precede any kind of permanent expression such as tattoos and piercings. Most kids don't think that far ahead (I rarely did, did you?). That's why why parents and elders are supposed to be raising kids with discipline and knowledge (which rarely happens). Wanna know why people have goofy tattoos? Look at their parents first. Past that...well, people do irrational things, that doesn't make them bad people. FF

Don't you basically live in San Fran? Just say'in.

Anyone here at the symposium? We're planning on a KC push Thursday night. The more the merrier! FF

Confirmed roughly 4 on 8 off in the herk world. Some more, some less. Great mission that keeps you engaged.

Him...Him.

Hey admins, can we get the title to this thread changed to a nice bright reflective-belt yellow or green color? Having now attained truly epic proportions, it would be a safety hazard for it to not be highly visable. FF

They must have known you weren't wearing a reflective belt. Tisk tisk.

TF. Touchy Feely about someone else doing something remotely like your job? We get it. No one does TF like T2s. But you can still miss rocks by seeing them with the M1 eyeball too. FF

Don't you mean uncrear, incollect, rambring?

Wow. I was 3. And I now have a 2 year old. Not sure why, but I felt compelled to point that out.

Nope, he's probably out back with the NCO inspecting goat durability.

Most of those people fly the C-17.

exhibit class checklist complete.

This thread shall not die.

So you're saying that I deploy forward in order to facilitate the defense of federal, state, and city employees who willing stomp on the national pride of their students in order to facilitate the celebration of ANOTHER COUNTRY'S HOLIDAY! This is what I'm sacrificing my Christmases, Thanksgivings, children's birthdays, and my own wedding anniverseries for?! SERIOUSLY!? To defend spineless pukes that can't even stand up for their own country in front of kids that they are in charge of educating?! This makes me sick.

edit: tac airlifter says it better. FF

Seriously?

First: Never think that your request doesn't count. Some of the best assignments I've heard of dudes getting happened simply because they asked for them. Second: If you are a single LT with few attachments here in the states, go ANYWHERE overseas (to include KOrea). You won't regret it. The only people that bad mouth it are the people that haven't been. FF

"...everyone grab a beer and throttle back." Internet forum. Ad hominem ill advised. FF

Thanks for keeping honest on the semantics. You'll make a good exec some day. Yay for lawyer skills.

My favorite OKAS Tower story. We're returning from a base just inside Iraq so we're still on nogs and it's a clear night with zero traffic so we call the field in sight and Moholab switches us to tower nearly 20 miles out. US: Crome 23 with you 20 miles northwest direct x-ray Tower: Copy Crome 23, direct x-ray, decend 3000 ft, call field in sight. US: Crome 23 direct x-ray, down to 3000 ft, we have the field in sight. Tower: No No No No. You do not have field in sight, do not lie! I tell you when you have field in sight! US: Copy, down the 3000, direct x-ray, no lies. Tower: Crome 25 LIIIIIIIINE up and hold. FF

Anyone with a knowledge of health analysis will tell you that BMI is useless. It's a nice neat chart that makes no allowance for actual body composition. The answer for the airlines is much simpler. Just like they have a 'your bag must fit in this wire frame' container sitting at the check-in, they should have one that mirrors the standard allotted seat space. If you don't fit, you pay extra. FF

Haven't you heard? Integrity and mission execution take second seat to picking up trash on your days off. Doing the mission well is NOT how you get recognized in todays Air Force. At least there's one more person who can look himself in the mirror at the end of the day...

I just threw up a little...

It does. That's a great squadron. You'll have fun. FF