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I've heard these numbers stations a few times while messing around on HF. Most recently while over A-stan and the signal was LOUD.

Nothing beats hanging out with the locals at the Sonic though.

I have a Gerber Cornea. Good for walkarounds and a dark jet when the powercart takes a dump. Fits nice in the leg knife pocket which is handy. Cheap too. 22 bones on Amazon.

That or one of the spark plugs was fowled up. The pilot really goosed the landing though.

DEL is closed for a while apparently. Fox Sports or something is building a new bar for us. Now only if there was some booze to fill said bar...

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The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life. -THEODORE ROOSEVELT

I can't help but to think of the pictures from WWII and 'Nam of all the folks on the front lines and at firebases. Hell, even Desert Storm. How on earth did they fight a war. A FRIGGIN WAR! with all those uniform violations?

I would be asking them why they want to SIE. Let's face it, some folks just weren't meant to be aviators and there's nothing wrong with that. Guy in my class SIE'd and the main reason was he realized he wasn't going to have as much time with his kids and family as a flyer. That was a good reason to me. Make sure your bro's talk to their family and FLT/CC about this decision. They will often provide a different perspective. Now on the other hand, if they want to get out because they don't think they can master the flying thing or for another goofy reason, have them take a step back and look at the big picture. The IPs will decide if they can't be a pilot. UPT is not real flying. UPT is a one time shot. Once you SIE, there is no second chance. If they can live just fine their next 60 years not regretting SIEing, then maybe it is a good decision. If being an AF pilot is something they have wanted since they were a little kid, shoving the SIE off the option table is a good idea. Take it from someone who contemplated the SIE due to a bunch of personal/family issues that resulted shitty performance for a few months in UPT. It's probably not a good idea. I got my #1 choice at #1 location and am living the American Dream. I cannot imagine what it would be like if I had gotten out... Anyone reading this thinking about SIEing, feel free to PM me about it. Can give you my story and a those of a few bros who got out. You will think twice.

Guy I knew SIE'd in part due to a woman. Now, a few years later they are no longer together and he is not flying Air Force planes. Trust me, giving up a lifelong dream to be with a woman is not a smart move. You will be wondering "what if's" for the rest of your life.

It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

He's got the bitter beer face in that picture. Awesome story though. Neat to hear that there are still a few Vietnam vets serving.

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DETROIT SUCKS!

If you live in the dorms at UPT, you can put your furniture in the room. They will just take all the AF supplied furniture out of there. As for storage, it depends on if you DITY or not. DITY, the AF will reimburse you up to 90 days I think for putting stuff in storage. If you have the AF move your stuff, they will store it for a little longer if you opt for that. You won't really have access to it though, so that sucks. If you have more stuff that will fit in the dorm room, get a storage place off base until you can move off base.

When velocity or closure rate is referred to as smash and doing something crazy is a hiyaka.

Darn Air Force screws everything up!

Found this cartoon interesting.

You cannot keep your firearms in the dorm. You can't carry on base. You can (at all the bases i've been at) keep your firearms in base housing(not dorms), but they need to be registered with SF. The only time you can transport your gun on base is/to from your on base housing to the gate or to the trap range/range if they have one. They want to you declare that you have a firearm in your vehicle if doing this. Does everyone do this when they go through the gate? No, but I guarantee your day will get more complicated if they do a random search of your vehicle and they find your 870 in the trunk. UPT studs have a few options. 1. Find a buddy in town and store your stuff there. 2. Get one of those big safes and rent a storage unit off base. 3. Put your guns at the SF armory. Can't store more than 50 rds from the bases i've been at which is a limiting factor if you like to buy crates of ammo. Plus as already mentioned, it's a huge pain to check them in and out. 4. Talk to the local reputable gun shop and see if you can work out a deal to store you gun there. I lived in the dorms at UPT and just rented a storage unit and put my safe in there. I drilled holes in the concrete floor and mounted the safe to the floor with big ass bolts. Was handy for the large quantity of ammo etc that I had. Be sure to have a good record of your stuff and that it's insured if you go this route.

Leaked picture of the flyby.

Vance was spared last night, but there was a tornado that did some damage in the north part of Enid.

Personally, I like the plain-clothes Stan Eval midget. The jean shorts, sweet glasses, and gomer pyle hat are also a plus.

Vance Drop 09-08 Class Video

I like this picture for the 9mm vs .45 argument.