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all combat vets are entitled to 5 free years of VA care after they separate. You didn't have to pay for anything at all...since VA care meets the requirements.

my memory of DS: I was 10, and remember going to a gym for basketball practice, skipping onto the court, singing "We're at waaaarrrrr, we're at waaarrrrr." Little did I know...

usually public release is 24 hrs after folks have been notified. So both are probably true.

https://www.google.com/search?q=tulsa+community+college+phone+number&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

unless he sucked at IQT, pretty sure he's been in that MDS for 2+ years now...see date of original post

DFAS doesn't usuall post W2s until later in Jan. There should be a notification on MyPay saying when W2s will be out.

check PMs.

yes to the first question, and no to the second. What I did was allocate 100% of special and bonus pays to TSP, and then when I deployed, I didn't have to change anything - I was getting way more bonus and special pay and it took care of itself. Come W2 time, all the TSP contributions during a deployed time showed up appropriately, and were definitely above the standard annual limit. The only time I had an issue was when I deployed during the last week of Dec one year and my TSP didn't kick in, since that month had already closed out in DFAS' mind and I had already maxed out my annual contribution limit in Nov.

go do a little light reading over at thepointsguy.com and you can see how flexible points can be with the right card.

thanks gents. That doc - Airport/Facilities Directory? Good to know for future ref! I spent 2 hrs at the TRACON and Twr yesterday learning/reaffirming things. Among them is that different offices of the same department (in this case the FAA) don't talk to each other. The TRACON dudes had absolutely no idea a brand new/totally redone SIAP had been released, and when bad WX rolled through on Sat, it led to a lot of heartburn and confusion. Also, the fact that the IF altitude is 300 ft below the MVA for that sector meant that many aircraft had to go missed because they couldn't get down on the glideslope. Classic case of one hand not talking to the other. Great group of controllers, tho!

Does anyone know where I can find contact info for a RAPCON? I'd like to talk to a local controller (ABQ) regarding some recent SIAP changes...my google-foo does not appear to be strong tonight, however. Don't think the ARTCC (ZAB Center) guys are the ones to talk to - since the ABQ Class C isn't in their "lane"...if anyone can help, I'd much appreciate it!

you would need to talk to the helo functional at AFPC. I'll see if I can find contact info tomorrow at work. Or you can try to navigate MyPers to the SOF/Helo page. I've been a schoolhouse brownsuiter for about a year now and haven't seen any FAGs in that time (though obviously we have tons of them in the community). Gates may be currently closed, or not. Not sure.

RC-130?

this should be merged with the same thread in the JQP forum below.

yet another media article reaffirming they have no concept of aerodynamics. https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/20/politics/air-force-gunship-lost/index.html 1. Airliners typically crab, not slip 2. The act of inverting alone does not over-g an aircraft. See: Tex Johnson.

no. Your wife's AFSC means she can go pretty much anywhere the AF owns an airfield. Which is every place there are helos. So just go helos and work the Join Spouse stuff after UPT. Rucker is 6 months long, then Kirtland is another 6-9 months...you would rack up family sep pay during that time if she can't follow you to those places while you're in UPT/FTU.

The thread you were looking for was for Brightline, try searching with that keyword.

curious if the AIB and SIB conclusions are somewhat in the same vicinity of each other...

So a friend just posted she got 20% off her ENTIRE PURCHASE for being a veteran. Apparently this is happening today and tomorrow (10-11 Nov 15). So if you've been meaning to go buy some stuff for your house, now is the time!

as I mentioned, interest comes with knowing the location. We're dancing in circles here, maybe contact your friend and see if he has a link to a job listing with details.

would probably help if you could post location...I have friends in the CV world, but they'll want to know where this mythical job is before they might be interested.

what's an autopilot?

Thanks Breckey. I'm trying to figure out if all the services who currently teach the AIM method teach it the same way. The way you describe is how I learned it via the USN at Whiting Field. Since USMC and USCG training is also conducted by the USN, that only leaves the Army.

nunya, I went to AIS in 2011. Was quite bored...I like the mac daddy of approach lighting systems! I'm building a working model just like they have at AIS to incorporate into my IRC, in fact. Back on a serious note...that FM doesn't explain HOW to figure out which sector you are in to determine your holding entry (unless I missed it somewhere). That's what I really need. Skyking, so that's how you'd teach a brand new student at IQT? I don't need snark - I know how to figure it out, using my tried and true gang signs, I want to know how others have instructed it to figure out the best way to present it to the students. Thanks for playing.

thread bump Any Army aviators lurking who can provide any gouge on what the Army teaches holding entry and HOW it's taught? I already have my hands on the Navy Instrument FTI. Trying to see what the other services teach for the AIM method of entry. The Navy way is the relationship between aircraft heading and the reciprocal of the inbound course and gang signs, curious if the Army teaches it that way too. Reason - AIS is saying the 70º method is being dropped from the next version of the 11-217.