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Talked to one of the last dudes to get F-16s here at Sheppard (08-08?) and he just got his IFF and RTU dates. He starts IFF in September and then RTU shortly after that. I think only 1 or 2 guys Air Force wide got Vipers after him. So he pretty much is one of the last guys on the BIT list for 16 RTU. He talked to AFPC about the status with Vipers and UPT drops and they told him starting FY 10, we would start seeing Viper drops again, but only about 50 or so per year AF wide. No clue on the A-10s, but if F-15Cs and F-15Es don't get overloaded and Vipers come back online, FY10 might be a decent year for fighters and UPT. This is of course all dependent on AFPC, so who knows. Hope this helps!

R-Dub has it right. If you take care of things in that order it shows the cadre that, you want to fly, you have the academic aptitude to fly and that you are willing to put forth the money to fly. Then you do what you need to do in ROTC and you end up having a good commander's ranking. Don't sacrifice grades for your face time.

I would be willing to put money on her not lasting till commissioning. I have seen this way to many times. We had a couple in my class that were probably in the top of the class... and then grades were released and so were they. These things have a way of working themselves out.

Completely agree. That was the first time in my life I ever saw my retired Marine father tear up. The second time was holding his granddaughter. No CINC could ever top that.

I know Enwei personally and she is actually a conservative. Being sworn in by the president is an honor, regardless of their political party.

If only Gates would have been behind this!

Well... he can do the things he can't control as well I guess, there is just more of a chance of them screaming rape.

Just decide to stick with it and do the things that you can controll (STS) and everything will be fine.

Over the course of 4 years, we had 124 cadets in our class. Out of those we had 18 commission.

Sheppard had a moment of silence today as well as posting a plaque in their honor in the entrance to the ENJJPT building. Praying for your families!

If they had to pay for it, it would bankrupt their whole country.

Wow... thats a 180 from what the two of them have been preaching ever since they got a chance at the wheel. Where are the Mitchells and LeMays of this Air Force? None of them can get promoted.

Famous Daves...

And how is this a good deal??? I guess maybe if you think UPT drops are going to get better in 2 years maybe, otherwise I would think everyone would want to get out of ROTC ASAP. How about instead of trying to recruit minorities to boast our numbers we just look for PEOPLE, regardless of their heritage or the color of their skin, as long as they are top notch individuals who aren't looking to become the next shoe clerk to make everybody elses lives suck.

I wonder how long the judge spent "in his chambers."

45 of the 58 states, I have been told.

ENJJPT 09-03 AD ONLY 2 F-15C 1 F-15E 1 T-6 FAIP 1 B-52 1 NSA 1 U-28 5 UAV On a side note, one international got a Eurofighter.

Praying for your family!

Just remember when you don't know the answer... make it up!

I figured the first thing we would do is get rid of every change HE made that we could.

Blues would look so much better if everyone wore crew neck t-shirts. This seems like the most obvious thing to change, but it never gets changed! Has the V-neck always been USAF policy?

Unless we nuke them and then just start over. (kidding)

Thanks for the reply Vertigo. So the Shirt really shouldn't be saying anything to Officers in the first place huh?

Haven't had a whole lot of experiences with Shirts, but the first one I ever had was awesome. Doesn't the Shirt pretty much speak for the commander though? I mean if the Shirt says something, is it just like it is coming from the Commander himself 99% of the time? (Serious questions, no sarcasm intended)

Your right Sir, 100 million isn't really an alternative to the F-35 or the 22. Plus with the way we contract, we would order 900 of them but only end up buying around 50, driving the cost up to $300 million a copy.