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I am serious! And don't call me Shirley.

2 That is why the top of every forum contains a multiple post sticky from the old craniums on OPSEC. Bottom line assume anything you post on here is being read by the media (and don't talk to them). WRT info in PMs, remember you have no proof the person on the other end is who they claim to be anyway. If you feel the need to engage in anything approaching official stuff, get a .mil address, and if there's any question if it needs a SIPR email, it probably does. Reference the OPSEC thread for SIPR Baseops info.

Looks like we're already screwed since the OPFOR stole your shift key.

Hmm.. reg interpretation and rumors... Paging Finance_Guy to the BAH thread.

Lucky or STS?

Some of the frustration with CSA/ADPE/etc. is, as previous posters have brought up, the people who install the machines should be able to support them. If my new HP-6969 printer doesn't work because Windows won't install the drivers w/o admin access, letting the ADPE/CSA type have admin access wouldn't cost comm anything beyond the 15 seconds to make an entry in the accounts list.

There's an app for that:

Pcola is different than AF training bases. There are no officer dorms other than the BOQ - all the single AF/Navy/MC students that went through strike nav training with the Navy lived off base. My guess is the Navy wanted to increase occupancy of base housing and convinced the AF to make students live on base.

As of several months ago MWS navs/E-Model WSOS had to go through EWO Bridge @ Randolph to be qualified to go to Pensacola and become universally qualified CSO instructors - are they letting people go direct now?

As most of the posts in this thread have said, be completely honest. Even if they don't find it in your records, they will interview your past supervisors, etc. as well as acquaintances (at least some of which will probably know about "dude, Mr Niceguys last weekend in SK was awesome". The whole purpose of a security investigation is to determine your integrity and trustworthiness for classified. An overseas bender you will at least have a chance to explain; a lie on the form will 99% sink your application right then and there.

I have a feeling AlarmRed has a little more experience than you do. [quote name='Alarm Red' date='15 April 2010 - 01:00 AM' timestamp='1271311236' post='244170' Bottom line - NTISR can and does benefit from a sensor operator (sidebar - how many years do you have to do something before it stops being non-traditional?) Multiple radios, myriad weaponry, and an EO/IR sensor historically have not and do not drive the need for a FAC(A) to have a trunk monkey. The crux of my argument is that a WSO has not historically been required to be effective as a FAC. Any references to 'pride' are brought on by you and you alone and are not in any way constructive to the discussion.

In the Bone (only plane you can go supersonic and take a dump at the same time BTW) there is a chem toilet with a knife valve as part of the flushing procedure. One crewmember years ago got his very own warning in the -1 for forgetting to close the lid before opening the knife valve resulting in a somewhat spectacular pressure release.

From AFPC, the RIF board is

Probably: not a lot. Depends on FTU pipelines, AFSOC requirements, AFPC computers, and what the AFPC AFSOC functionals had for breakfast that morning. If you search the old nav school threads a while back someone posted a spreadsheet with the historical drops going back a few years. Bottom line, if you really want it (sts) same advice as any other program, work your ass off and let the FLT CC know what you want. Or sign on with a Guard/reserve unit (Duke, HCs out of ??, etc).

Not a tanker guy, but would some similar process to this satisfy both parties (enabling change to 8.6.3.5.1.2): 1. Boom writes down callsign and amount of fuel, etc transferred 2. ARMS or whoever maintains your refueling database periodically sends a spreadsheet to the receiver ARMS folks with callsigns/dates/etc. 3. Receiver ARMS retrieves tail #s for appropriate sorties and emails back to tanker guys 4. Receivers are happy since they don't have to pass tail numbers in the clear/go skulls down at night, bean counters are happy since they have their tail numbers, and tanker guys are happy since they didn't get billed for the fuel.

Aviation Leak is reporting on a new RFP from DTRA - giant air dropped drills to attack enemy bunkers.

Same reason as OPR/EPR inflation - you can be the first guy to try and correct the system, but then you'll put all your people at a disadvantage at the promotion boards when they see a bunch of 3 year tours with no medal. To fix it the AF would probably have to take away PCS entirely as an allowable justification which would at least force supervisors to come up with an achievement rationale for awarding the memo instead of just stitching random bullets from the last few OPRs.

Don't think this is a valid use of reconciliation though - a completely new healthcare paradigm is not exactly "fixes to previously passed budgets". It's like equating developing/acquiring a new MWS to signing off on TO -1 interim change 69.

Not impossible - there was a Navy pilot student at Pensacola who was a former AF personnel officer. The crossflow agreements generally involve coordination between BUPERS (navy AFPC), AFPC, or whatever the Army/CG equivalents are (blue to green, etc) as appropriate for whatever 2 services are involved. To bdmski, check www.airwarriors.com - the folks on there are mostly Navy/MC/CG aviators and there is a lot more info about that kind of stuff.

Depends on the airframe I think, 130s/etc BDUs should be fine but I think bags are required for ejection suit aircraft.

If you're in ACC talk to the base library - they should have applications to get free access to the online version.

Knew plenty of non-AAS guys (including myself) who got flight slots, even some who quit the candidate process. Knew AAS people who ran into the grades problem, etc and had to drop the program. Haven't read the AFROTC AFIs in 6-9 years, but I'd be willing to bet the only requirements to commission are along the lines of security, grades, medical, etc. Sure, AAS can help if you do XYZ job in it, get noticed as a hard worker, etc. Any other job will do just as well, including the guy who hardly participated in any non-mandatory activities since he was commuting, working, and studying so much. Guess what? The commander noticed he was keeping his grades up and using good priorities/time management and he ended up with a pilot slot. Bottom line, if it's a choice between AAS or possibly not commissioning, there's no question. Beyond that, you'll have to feel out your commander (sts) and see if he's the reasonable type (hopefully) or if he is hardcore about being an AAS/ROTC nerd ( disclaimer to any cool AAS members).

Will this fly (no pun intended)? Had an instructor who got legitimately interrupted in the middle of the night since he was security manager and the cops called him to deal with a vault alarm. Ruling was he didn't break crew rest since the cops didn't know about crew rest (i.e. it would only have counted if he got an official call from the squadron about something).

Yep. Also happened with some intel people - not unheard of for career fields with no initial training. You'll probably go after UPT. Or you could end up like 69% of WSOs who went through the old Navy pipeline at Pcola who never went at all.