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Sorry, I can't argue with idiots. Some of the comments on there are so ignorant. People who have never deployed or left the service 15 years ago just have no idea how bad things really are and think we're just "complainers." Can't argue with stupid, anyone who tries to justify the level of absurdity the AF is currently engaged in is just not worth my time. Good on you for fighting the good fight.

Please share, I'm not familiar with that.

I take the test tomorrow. I also am using Shep air; waiting for you initial guys to take the test and give feedback trimmed the potential question database from 1500+ 2 weeks ago to just over 500 questions now. So thank you to the guys who took it early and gave them feedback!

As soon as you start moving around you'll realize how big the world is, and what a wide variety of hot women reside in it. There is no one woman for everyone. Dump this selfish drama chick and her mom, go have a great life flying planes and meet way hotter and more understanding women. Or continue to be a bitch and save your IPs the trouble of telling you to leave.

That is the truth. Thread drift: I was thinking something similar while I read the "advice for LTs" thread and noticed most of it focused on getting useless PME done, doing your masters etc. All true for getting promoted, but how sad when a new LT struggling to land on centerline walks into the flight/CC office and asks about SOS in-res. There seems to be an assumption amoung GOs that we are all equally good at flying and therefore the best way to judge someone is by the amount of additional shit they pile onto their SURF. Of course this diminishes the huge effort it takes to stay sharp and composed on every flight, but it's always easier to look good than to really be good. Back on topic, the day a general uses the SOF truths to guide his decision making process is the day their existance will matter at all. Good on those AFSOC units that live by them; some of us are not afforded that luxury.

I hear what you're saying about using the board to bitch. I do the same thing because you have to vent somehow and my wife doesn't want to hear it. You can say what you want about the missions leadership has given, my panties won't be twisted. But, as I said, I take issue with "old guys" hemming and hawwing about all the inexperienced guys standing up new squadrons. Dude, we're doing our best here and telling us how much we suck while we're trying to write a vol 3 isn't helping. Channel your rage at someone other than new LTs or guys new to AFSOC. We want to be here. Your advice is duely noted, unfortunatly it applies to an 0-7 not an 0-3.

WTF is up with your attitude? There are two wars going on and dudes from slicks & UPT are trying as hard as they can to get into AFSOC so they can get some of the action before we're pulled out.... and you're busy telling new guys they don't have a clue? No shit they don't have a clue, they're new! Big fucking suprise! Maybe instead of taking the "holier than thou" approach you should take a clue from CH- that dude is always reaching out to new guys who want to learn and doesn't spend time giving everyone shit for not being as old school gangsta as him. I appreciate the experience guys like you bring to most of these discussions, but to what end are you badgering the new squadrons tasked with new missions? What do you hope to accomplish by talking down to guys who have jumped into a shitty situation and are trying to make it work? AFSOC has new squadrons with new misisons and they need so many bodies that a lot of the guys are new. For the record, I haven't met a single straight out of UPT kid that isn't very excited to be in AFSOC. I heard stories about bitter 38 guys but have yet to meet one. These guys want to be part of the FIGHT, that matters. Skills can be taught and learned, attitude is what makes guys rise to the occasion. Why don't you either help with your experience or STFU and let the guys struggling to make it work struggle without your bullshit sarcasm. As to the OP, the 5th truth is obvious and many in AFSOC play it loose with the first four anyway. Just leave it be.

Standard SF bullshit. We are professional members of the USAF, not average joe yokle civilian. If you see the same guy a week later with a broken headlight, give him a ticket then... why is that hard? And if a commissioned officer can be trusted with an aircraft and ordnance and killing bad dudes and top secret shit, he (or she) can certainly be trusted to print a new card.

Ok, that is a new low for baseops barf stories. I guess it's good the stud got them out. But gross dude, gross.

How many masters classes do you need for the "+" to appear on your SURF? I just started my masters and won't even be halfway complete by my board next year.

Some people are so tactless they just need an ass kicking. Is it really like this in England? Link

I'm sure your intentions are honorable but I won't be signing your petition. There is too much change for the sake of change in the AF now, and very little mission focus outside the squadron level. I agree that of all the changes I've seen to date, this one appears to be the most worthy (honoring heros) but I just can't justify the cost and effort of renaming the handful of bases that aren't already named for someone special. Additionally, I live on Hurlburt Field (named for a pilot killed in the line of duty) and every street here is named for someone who deserves it. I'll concede that the AF could be better about honoring current heros, but there are more pressing issues at this time. Thanks for your ideas, and good luck on your quest.

Well played sir.

Bro is that the Don Carnage air-pirate mother ship of Tail Spin? If so, well played sir.

Just bought a Lewis Machine and Tool piston driven AR from gunbroker today, will try to post a review when it arrives.

It's legal to be topless, hot and armed in NH!

I can tell you the 50th is a great squadron, but expect only about half your rides in the H3, all else is E's. INDOC takes anywhere between 1 and 5 months depending on IP availablity. I got a dude done in one TDY once, but thats not the norm. Also, expect some good TDYs, things have changed and they're back to the old days of good deal TDYs 4-5 times a month. Great DO!

Just finished Jawbreaker by Gary Bernsten, lead CIA guy directing SOF and Northern Alliance against the Taliban for the frist 6 weeks of OEF. Great read, and if anyone wants to know exactly when we had the chance to kill OBL and didn't at Tora Bora, this guy has the details. Sad ending since we decided on our own to stop persuing the enemies, but great read by a real hero.

Dude, spot on. 64 pages of griping about shoes making it difficult for us to do our job or unpleasant when we aren't actively doing our job. Not a single complaint about heat, bugs, shitty showers, bugs, rats...etc. My favorite deployment memories are all places out in the weeds where I could focus on my job and no one cared if my sleeves were rolled up!

Three questions: First, what evidence of "anti-technology" in legacy herk drivers have you seen? I'd appreciate first hand experience not third hand anecdotal evidence. No one I know prefered the E to the H3. Second, what does your statement have to do with this thread about the cancellation of AMP'd legacy birds? More specifically, do you think this program died because legacy guys didn't want the plane or because AF contracting couldn't get it's shit together to make it happen?

They never talked to my parents for my TS, so don't sweat it. These things take awhile, don't worry.

Of all the truely jacked up and retarded things we experience in the Air Force, you choose what uniforms PJs wear as the appropriate place to take a stand and pitch your bitch? Foul. They can dress like friggen clowns for all I care, those dudes are operators hacking the mission and their cosmetic appearence doesn't take away from their professionalism and the awesome job they've done everytime I've been around them. Seriously bro, can't we just stick to complaining about finance (who stole 400$ from me this month) or SFS and let the dudes fighting the war get on with it unmolested?

You must be a hardcore IPA fan because that stuff is a little much for me.

I'm enjoying a bottle of Sierra Nevada Torpedo extra IPA at the moment, and as a beer snob I have to say it's pretty damn good. Also, to whoever recommended Sol, I respectfully disagree.

You're golden bro. Help people who want to be helped when you can offer that help without detriment to yourself. Don't hide anything or be fake with anyone. You have the right to want whatever you want and the duty to try your best to get it; but your classmates will feel betrayed if you say one thing and act another. Thats not just whats expected in UPT, but for your whole career.