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Pretty good...other than the 2 term feces. If we elect that numbnuts for 2 terms, America really is FUBAR.

"He's puttin' out flares like a mofo, .... it won't stay locked" Classic.

Yes, it was legal for 18 year olds to drink on base through the '80s (even after they increased the general population age to 21 in ~1983). I don't remember when the legal age for military members to drink on base got changed to match civil law, but I think if you are willing to serve and potentially die in service for your country you should be able to drink.

I'll add one of my stories of getting jumped by 2 F-111s when returning to England from a short TDY to Denmark back in 1990. I was flying the KC-135 and as soon as the controllers passed us off to British control I asked for clearance down to a lower level (we were at about 4K feet at the time we crossed the Danish coast) and was immediately cleared pilots discretion to the surface. English controllers were awesome back then (might still be) and pretty much gave any thing you asked for as long as they felt it safe. So we descended down to about 300 feet and accelerated to 300 knots. My nav was a little concerned but the rest of the crew was psyched. So anyway we saw an oil platform coming up so I went on down to about 100 feet and flew by just off the edge of it. About that time a streak went by my window and I saw an F-111 in full burner blow by the left side of my airplane. A couple seconds later his wingman blew by the co-'s side even closer to us (probably 20 feet from the co-s window). My boom got a picture of the second jet once he was out in front of us a little bit (he grabbed the camera after the first jet went by and had it at the ready). We were approaching the coast and went ahead and started climbing at that point and then got a 1000' VFR tour of the cliffs of Dover. Like I said, the British controllers back then were awesome. As Rainman said different times and you could get away with more and if you got busted, it was handled by your commander usually and not elevated to the point where someone felt required to crucify you.

About 50% pilot error and the other 50% are attributed to other factors such as mechanical error, bird strikes, weather, sabotage, etc. But really I'd guess that there is usually a combination of factors that cause an actual crash to happen. There are lots of sources out there to investigate reasons accidents happen. The FAA and NTSB also keep stats of different type accidents and their probable cause. https://planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_accidents_and_incidents https://www.aviation-law-news.com/html/causes.html

Well said general. Craniums up though ... the homo lovers with popcorn are going to be "disappointed in you and your intolerance".

Frogs, I hate frogs. Those fags wouldn't even let us fly through their airspace on the way back to England to get home after Gulf War I.

Thankfully it doesn't matter what you "see" or don't see as to what the 2nd amendment grants (actually I would argue it just confirms a right we have/had already). "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Exactly what part of "shall not be infringed" do people not get??

M2, Well, you weren't exaggerating about the XDs. I finally got around to going out to the farm and shooting a couple of hundred rounds with my "new" XD9 (mini/carry). I've had it for a few months but hadn't shot it yet so was glad to finally get out and enjoy it. My mitts are fairly large so without the extended magazine I didn't care for the feel but with the extra length of the extended magazine that is a great feeling gun. Sweet trigger pull and accurate right out of the box. I planned to use it for my primary carry and it is perfect for that.

Fud, I think Loyd was indicating that only a turd burglar would say "gross" about a poster of a pretty woman in a bathing suit.

Awesome job dad. You should be proud of what your daughter has accomplished and what she is doing in service to her country.

I don't think the USO does anything with auto sales. AAFES has some buying services and many of the European car makers (Audi, Volvo, BMW, MB, etc) offer military sales programs (sometimes at good discounts). Shop around and price them. I know BMW and Mercedes european delivery gives a 5 to 8% discount on cars. You pick it up in Germany drive it around for a few days and then drop it off at the airport on your way back to the USA. https://www.mein-mercedes-benz.de/content/germany/retailer-6/niederlassung_frankfurt/de/home/passenger_cars/home/new_cars/our_services/rep_military_sales/rep_military_sales_faq.html https://www.bavarianmotorcars.com/bmw/?gclid=CJXIwL32-aQCFYrt7QodCVn3gQ For American cars search for military sales and you'll find some websites that cater to US manufacturers cars.

Nah, they just painted a big rooster with gloves on. In google earth you can see it as well as the batman emblem. The rooster is further South along the flight-line (the rooster is light colored, so a little more difficult to see).

I can imagine there are some differences but the FAA groups them all together. My type rating has B707/B720. Of course avionics as well as the boom etc make them different in appearance and I'm sure like many Boeing aircraft there were different lengths in different model series, etc but the -135 is the same smaller size in length as the B720 at around 136 feet. I'd guess there is tons of info on any aircraft out on the web in various places but didn't bother to look up all of the details. So, I'm going on memory from flying it years ago.

Probably an oversight ... but I'd definitely include the bombers in your list ... B52, B1, and B2

Why does the AF want to see your member from all 360 degrees??

Maybe, but they are pretty much idiots who happen to do the right thing every once in a while, as opposed to nonpolitical motivated defense of the constitution per se.

Porkchop, A thanks to all of you guys who are doing the job and making the best of it. I hurt for any of you who were non-volunteered to UAVs and salute those who volunteered. I can't imagine how pissed I would have been to have done well through UPT and end up flying a UAV. I really hope that the AF gives a real aircraft to the guys who want one, after their UAV tour is up.

+2 on that one.

A quick search found this website. https://www.usarmyaviation.com/lounge.html I'm sure there is tons of info out there, just search a little.

I'm biased but I'd definitely choose an International location. Japan (Okinawa specifically if you like hot and humid), Korea, Italy, Germany, England, Australia and Spain would top my list. I grew up in Asia (5yo to 18yo in Pakistan and Taiwan) but have lived for short periods of time in both Germany and England (just under a year each). There is a completely different culture in each country listed and each would have unique pluses and minuses but, I would guess any of them would be great for a 2 to 3 year tour. If you want to try different without having a huge language barrier go for England or Australia. Language can still be an obstacle at times for Americans in those 2 countries but we share more similarities than differences.

It was almost a tie. They are both Generals now. Maggie was a -135 A/C at Plattsburgh with me while Dan was flying the FB. I can see how she made rank, she was good with people (peers as well as bosses). Back in the day she wasn't too worried about PC crap and could hang with us on alert watching Dr Strangelove and talking feces with the best of us (and didn't make a stink about the occasional "hydraulic training" film that showed in the alert theater). I haven't seen her in years so no idea how much koolaid she drank but given that you have to drink some to make rank, I would imagine she has fallen in line with at least some of the AF way. I hope she has kept some degree of crewdog attitude but have no real knowledge one way or the other.

Godspeed

Good stuff. One of my good memories was a cross country T-38 trip to Beale AFB back in 1985 out of Willie. We were taking off right at sunset on one of our legs to get in some night work and a SR-71 was ready to launch. I was sitting at the approach end (still on the taxiway) waiting for clearance when the -71 was cleared for takeoff. They used a special taxiway that was at a slight offset from the runway and once they were ready they obviously had priority. Both of our canopies were still up when he started his roll and as I was lowering the canopy he was rolling right in front of my jet in full burner. The flames were at least 100 feet long (maybe longer) and you could see the distinctive rings of the AB stages. But, the cool look was secondary to the incredible sound. Even after we had our canopies down and locked the sound was deafening. I tried to cover my ears but the helmet was in the way. It took both of us in the jet (me and the IP) 3 or 4 minutes after his launch to have our hearing back enough to tell tower that we could now hear them and were ready to go. They said they had called us 2 or 3 times since the -71 had been cleared for take off. It was incredible to see that launch while waiting number 1. It was an amazing jet.

Zing!