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Sure do. https://www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/index...showtopic=14852

I'm sure most Herk guys have some resentment for the gucci C-17's simply from the QOL. When the Herk guys are doing 6-stoppers in the box and its 120 on the ground, 140 in the plane because the A/C doesn't work below 10k in the E-models (with service ceilings below transition altitudes!) and the plane you're flying flew combat missions in Vietnam....its easy to get the "we fly REAL missions" mentality simply because some parts of it suck alot more. That moment came for me when I realized the C-17's had working A/C on the ground. Last rote our tactics guys kept trying to do buddy rides with the C-17's and vice versa, but the leadership was WAY against the idea. I thought it'd be cool if we got to see the other side for a day.

I'm at OKAS now- still no commercial wireless in the dorm rooms, you just have to step outside to get signal. I heard they're working on getting free wifi hotspots at the Oasis and the FLEX, and extending the commercial wifi to inside the dorms...which would be sweet. The food is the worst in the AOR, everyone knows that. The LSA is still the best place to get food. The movie selection at the theater is getting better. They actually have Quantum of Solace playing tonight...last year it was all terrible B-movies. Dorms aren't bad at all- 3 to a room, private bathrooms. Laundry machines down the hall. Everything is within 10 min walking distance. No beer, but I'd rather be here than the Deid. There's alot less queep here.

Crackadamia cookies...mmmm.... Honestly, its as easy to lose weight as it is to save money over there. When its 120 every day, you lose weight just walking to the chow hall. Skip the side dishes and the short order lines and just eat a main dish (chicken breasts!) and the salad bar (lots of guys add tuna). Like mentioned, stay away from the ice cream. Throw in 30 min of bike/run when you go to the gym every other day, and the pounds will drop.

Absolutely! A magazine for the Evaluator to read during the flight (nudity preferable), and a bottle of his/her choice afterwards.

No rituals...just eat a solid breakfast right after brief so I don't get sick on the low level. Worked today, Q1.

You got that right!

I thought it was wonderful to shoot! Single action without a thumb safety...ya can't screw it up when you really need it.

There was a gun show in Abilene this weekend as well:

Annnnnd you went there.

E's were gone for a bit of the summer in the hot months (because we were approaching 13,000ft service ceilings with full fuel/cargo) but they're back now (unfortunately!).

Manda Bay, for instance. Our outboards were trimming hedges.

WTFO? Who gives a flying fvck? Almost makes me glad I'm in a tenant unit and don't have to deal with a Wing full of idiots...

Its not that bad of a place to be. I'm just finishing my first 120 here. The dorms have everything you need. The food gets repetitive and is known to be one of the lesser chow halls in theater, but the LSA is down the road if you have wheels and there is a Subway/Taco Bell/Pizza joint on the Rock. The weather is getting really nice too- only 105 during the day, 70's at night. I think the Services-to-Ops personnel ratio is like 4-1, though. Coming here to fly?

We ran a 4-day exercise off-station in the spring, and half the squadron bought and wore custom patches for the duration of it. Our LtCol DO was all for it. Small victories. "Flying Through Midnight" should be required reading for this kind of crap as well.

ASAB is pretty good right now about things like this. I've only seen uniform remarks twice- once from a black roped Airman in the chow hall and once from a full bird for my E's being sanitized on the hill. Its pretty low-threat here.

Doesn't seem like the Herk community does the "official" callsign thing, exception being the WIC guys, whose callsign originations are only known between 3 other people and God (hence, no fun). Any ideas why?

Shack. I'll tell you how the finance system works when you're able to tell me how SCNS works.

Wow. Just....wow. Not using the urinal? Sure, if we're on the ground I might wait until we take off to use it so I don't create a puddle for the MX guys to step over, but give me a f'ing break! Should have done it. Hey, "crew duties" require me to not wear my seatbelt... I would want to see the reaction of the WG/CC when he hears that the Herks can't turn sorties because of a lack of qualified AC's. I'm still a young guy...where do crewdogs lose their sense of reality? Is it the O4 lobotomy? These idiots just kill morale in their effort to look good for the next board...WTFO?

The current 317th AG/CC is a nav (who seems to do a decent amount of flying with us) and the new 40th AS/CC will be a nav.

Churches and teenage pregnancies. FWIW, we bought a house in November and were told that they landscaper would not insure the installation of grass unless it is laid down in May. I've heard varying things regarding different types of grass for different seasons, as well. Maybe a call to the local Lowe's or garden store could help.

Even as the new guy to the squadron, you DO have something to prove. Those that have been deploying look at you as the green new guy that doesn't know anything, and it will remain that way until proven otherwise. That being said, until you have MWS experience, you will probably continue to be treated like you don't know anything (because you don't). But once you're finished the FTU... Like said above, shut up and never, even whine. Its really annoying to listen to someone in our field go on and on about how much their job sucks. Study, study, study. Being the best copilot/wingman you can be will earn you alot of ground and get your name around the squadron. Don't ever tell anyone how good you are/were. If you really are, they'll know.

Got a freakin' phone number for this program?? I'm way, way interested.

Sounds like Wynne needs to grow a pair.