slacker

I think the hurtful words were definitely spoken into both ears.

She sounds like a bitch, but I agree with hacker. She might be an completely inept leader, but that doesn't seem to be the issue. It sounds like her boat just filed a Hurt Feelings Report. Example #783 of the pussification of the armed services.

Reserved for a future picture of a young female, with obvious self-esteem/ moral issues, cupping her bare breasts to hide her exposed nipples in order to keep it BOps legal. Known here as the baseops thread save.

so what the heck is her name?

Reserved to comment on Gearpig's future comment.

Air Force Reserve pulls commercial that aired during Super Bowl Air Force Reserve pulls commercial that aired during Super Bowl By THOMAS L. DAY The U.S. Air Force Reserve will not continue to use a commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, according to a news release posted on its Web site Wednesday. The advertisement featured a song that The White Stripes believe was an unauthorized re-recording of its 2002 hit “Fell in Love With a Girl.” “As soon as we realized there was a question about our ad, we immediately pulled it and have no plan to reuse it,” said Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt, a U.S. Air Force Reserve Command spokeswoman. The advertisement is no longer posted on any Air Force Web site. The Air Force Reserve Command is based at Robins Air Force Base. Pratt said production of the commercial was contracted through an advertising agency, which then hired Fast Forward Music, a production company based in Utah, to provide the score. A Fast Forward Music spokesman told Entertainment Weekly the company hired a musician to provide the music and did not notice any similarities to The White Stripes’ song. “We had no intention to use existing music from The White Stripes or any other performer,” Pratt said. “Any similarity to them or other artists was certainly not intentional.” The White Stripes responded to the commercial by immediately posting a statement on their Web site condemning the advertisement. “The White Stripes take strong insult and objection to the Air Force Reserves presenting this advertisement with the implication that we ... encourage recruitment during a war that we do not support.” The statement added that the band “support(s) this nation’s military” but “we simply don’t want to be a cog in the wheel of the current conflict.”

I thought he was good in Forest Gump.

PME is required for the Reserves too. I've had friends press-to-test on not completing ACSC, guess how that turned out? The masters requirement it coming, not as strong as active duty. So in the reserves, you're supposed to have a full-time civilian job, pretty much another full-time job with the reserves, and be a full-time student. It's great.

I had a much more detailed post- but this billeting internet sucks and lost it twice. 1st- wear your bag. 2nd bring your OPRs and Form 8s. Also put together a resume. 3rd ask what your expected participation level is. The reserves have changed and you might want to know what they expect. Its kinda active duty light without the pay or benefits. Questions Ive seen asked to guys in your position name someone who hates you and why? What was your crappiest additional duty and how did you dominate it? When have you knowingly violated a reg and why? The key is- you want to seem like someone who you could deploy with, but someone who could be a kick-ass awards and decs guy too. The crew dogs want to hire the beer drinking, good pilot. The boss wants to hire a kick ass exec. You need everyones vote.

Slacker is the only one not slacking on this thread. Hot chicks and guns, two of Baseops' staples. edit- dang, M2- beat me to it. Maybe too much?

Why? That was quality info.

It's all "fly by wire," big, thick wire stretched between pulleys and bellcranks with hydraulic booster packs. Power levers are "fly by wire," little wire, conducting electricity or what I call, "magic."

try it in the sim. I know guys who said they used to do this on assaults back in 'Nam all the time.

Here's a typical year, filled with typical months. I couldn't resist.

The nose slams to the ground and the copilot buys beer for the crew.

Do not start bumming thinking you'll have enough orders to stay on tricare, because one day, you won't.

My advice, make sure she gets a job with benefits (i.e. health insurance). It will make bumming easier.

Pisser froze solid and started to overflow. 4 hrs to St John's with 45 pax on board, no where to go. That was worse than getting shot at or flying thru a hurricane.

too skinny can be fixed with a few sandwiches, fat, on the other hand...

I've been to many Saints' games in the Superdome, Heck, I've even been to the Superbowl there. Never, have my seats been this good. If she did the touchdown signal, it would have looked like Bourbon Street. Who dat?

You might want to check that. On IDT, you get basic pay AND flight pay. No BAH/BAS.

Great write up. I only had to bum for a year in a very different Air Force Reserve. RPA money was thick and the World Trade Center was still standing. I got my ART job the day before the day. Sept 10, 2001. You couldn't give an ART job away. It was going to be temporary, I would be with Delta shortly. Those were the days, the airline dream is dead and I quickly heading down the career ART path. The only thing I would change is the MPA money. In the days of RPA budgets shrinking faster than boners exposed to Nancy Pelosi, MPA money is your friend. In the C-130, JA/ATTs come with MPA money and your ass should be on everyone you can scam. Don't get on the scheduler's bad side and above all else, don't whine.

So far, it has been blind luck. I've heard that they're bringing back engineers for the J model because it could fly __________ mission. [/joke]

The C-130J 403d folks were my peeps. I'm glad they're coming back so I can fly again (still attached). Great squadron, it doesn't suprise my that they kicked ass.

My advice, never count on a C-5 as your space A solution. SMS is a good tool to find a ride. Have a pocket full of cash, and a few extra days.