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Someone has to say it. https://www.fleshlight.com/build-your-own/

It's a standard certificate... So you just do ONE CBT and put the name on it as "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ", scan it, and then take the letters and photo shop everyone else in the flight's name together and re-print. What? No one else does that?

FUCK? Edit: FUCK YES! I can swear now too! That's fucking great!

An illustrated story. - ASSHOLE - The only Libs on the board. I get it! Can we please get back to the ASSHOLE!

Fair Enough. Maybe I'll just STFU and color. I was all for the non-rated UAV drivers getting their own wings, etc, etc. because they were filling up a slot not many people wanted on the rated side, and it is a good thing to motivate them to volunteer. It just chafed me, as I always thought of the FLY PAY (As seen on the LES) as my little extra kick for doing a fairly dangerous job. I guess not.

The whole story I am so glad I receive flight pay to deal with a 40+ year old airplane, preform emergency ground egresses on a regular basis, have a high potential to get shot at, spend months away from home, etc. That flight pay is nice, and makes it all worth it. Wait... You're going to give NON-RATED Pred drivers WHAT?!?!?!?!?

A letter from This Guy: Or this Guy: Or someone of their caliber would be mighty hard to ignore.

That's pretty much the best one ever. Old Crow!

"2".

I didn't say I'd rather FIGHT WWIII, but hey, at least it was a clearly defined enemy who had a clear plan for the use of their Nukes that we could anticipate and counteract. What are we going to do when something like Beslan comes to the United States? What are we going to do WHEN (Not if) those guys get a Nuke? The very instant they get one, they will set it off. There will be no "Mutually Assured Destruction". They will set it off and we'll never find the bastards that did it to answer in kind. To the counter points, I'm always willing to learn new things and points of view. I do remember that he (Charlie Wilson) advised we not pull out of there, that we needed to go in and re-build their country, in order to ensure that they remained our friends. That simply was not realistic at the time though. We had bigger fish to fry and limited amounts of money to do it, and he knew it.

Sorry, M2, I gotta disagree with ya there. Without Charlie Wilson, the Russians would have kicked their ass, and they would not have several SAM's that we are worried about every time we fly over there. (If we were even flying over there) Thanks to Charlie, they were getting all kinds of supplies, aid, and weapons. When the Russians left, the supplies dried up. The Afghan people may be backwards but they are not stupid. They quickly realized that they were being used as pawns for us to try out our new toys on the Ruskies. Oh, and the people that Charlie was helping out? Yup, that's right, the Taliban, who used their newly acquired power to overthrow the "Reasonable" (By Muslim standards) government that was in exile and take on a hard line Muslim stance. Charlie meddled where he did not belong, because he hated Commies ( to that, BTW), but even with his best intentions, he ended up making an enemy far more scary than the prospect of the Russians rolling tanks across Europe. Yes, Afghanistan broke the USSR's bank and spirit, but are we really better off with the enemy we face now? Readings that lead me to these conclusions; "Charlie Wilson's War", "Two Cups of Tea", and "The Kite Runner". I realize they are entertainment books, and not hard and fast research. Willing to take suggestions for further reading if you got 'em.

Chuck Yeager If you were to look up the words "balls-out" or "fearless" in the Great Big Encyclopedia of Ultimate Badassitude, you'd probably just see a giant picture of Chuck Yeager's scrotum. The man was the world's premier test pilot for over three decades, literally getting into giant rocket-propelled flying deathtraps with wings, embarking on the most dangerous flights ever attempted, and blasting through the stratosphere at ludicrous speeds so fast that most lesser people would have their brains blast right out the backs of their heads. The man is an aviation legend, a pioneer in the field of "going as fast as fucking possible just for the sake of being totally awesome", and a guy who made a living out of giving the Grim Reaper the finger, spitting in his eye, and/or pounding him in the balls with a two-by-four.

We've got all the time in the world, and realize all the work you put into the board. Just reporting, far from criticizing.

"2"

Ba-dum, dum CHING!

That must be heartbreaking having to sell your airplane after so many years of having one. I'm only 33, but I dread the day that time comes for me. Hopefully never. Thanks for your service, and your insight.

STS.

The shittiest day in a jet is a flame out followed by ejection, followed by watching your airplane crash into a hotel or playground where lots of people are killed. I'd take MPF officer on THAT day. But, that's why we get extra cash in our pockets and a cool uniform, right? I loved AWACS, and I love the gunship. Two TOTALLY different animals, but each has their own allure. In the end, for me, it's the people I get to work with who are the best part of the job.

Jeez. Don't get all uptight and anxious about it. EGGNOG RULES!

I'm glad someone liked Billy's rant...Too bad they changed it to Douglas.

Slacker; I agree there is nothing wrong with wanting to be a pilot and not a Nav. But, if you didn't want to be a Nav, why would you put down a #2 choice of "Nav" on your application? If you just want to be a pilot, and otherwise will not take the slot, why not just put "Pilot?" That's why the question is there, so that the huge pain of all the paperwork his poor recruiter had to do, as well as the time of the busy Col's on the selection board was not wasted. It's easy, just check the box "Pilot". Now, what this guy has done is taken a slot from someone who may have really wanted the job and done very well at it. I'm not ranting about wanting to be a pilot, I'm not ranting about being a little down about being picked up as a Nav and not realizing a dream, what I'm ranting about is being selfish; I'm ranting about taking someones slot because you wanted to look like you were "All in" when you really were not.

#1 If you would have used the search function, you would have found Congrats, you are now talking to mostly Rated Officers and people who have already started UPT/UNT and are way further down the line than you are. This isn't Air Force OTS.com anymore. #2 if you didn't want Nav, why in the F*CK would you put it down on your application? If you just got picked up on the 10-01 board, you were lucky enough to get selected on one of the toughest boards in a long time. You must have truly had an impressive application. Nice work. #3 If you applied "Just to be a Pilot" and not help everyone out there hack the mission and win this fight of our lives that is about to get a lot uglier, GET THE HELL OUT. I don't want your worthless ass in my Air Force. Turn down the slot. Fine. Just make sure you offer apologies to every one of the people who did NOT get in on this OTS board who could have really helped us out, who's slot you as a selfish, self centered piece of crap just took. #4 You picked TODAY of all days to come whining about not getting the job you wanted? REALLY? What a difference 68 years makes! You realize that today 68 years ago, guys were signing up for WHATEVER job they could get just to help out the cause? They didn't care, they just wanted to do their parts, and you pick TODAY to whine. I guess this really is the entitlement generation. "Well I deserve"... #5 Get over yourself. //Rant off// Seriously, congrats on being picked up. EDIT: Now, new and improved, more rant! Thought about this selfish posting on Dec 7th and couldn't help myself.

^ That was from the Died. So what's going on there, Disco?