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Who's saying the airlines want you to have it? Not a rhetorical question... Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Interesting, I've been looking at doing that for a little while now. What Cat loans do you usually pick up? Any defaults? Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

That's what it sounds like, but these cuts are cyclical. 3 years from now the AF might be hurting for, say, space cadets and missile officers. The only way to guarantee that you won't have a commitment without a pilot slot is to graduate and try the OTS route. It worked for me...there's some skill and a lot more luck involved. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Jughead: Thanks. Most people get the car rental from the airport and keep it for the TDY. However, it was much cheaper to rent the car locally for 3 months than it would have been from the airport, so I had to go that route. Luckily, I love writing MFRs... Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

This one has been beat to death, with several different answers: I went TDY Enroute before arriving to my PDS. My training base was about 100 miles from the intl airport, so I rented a one way rental for about $130 incl gas (taxi would have been over $200). Of course finance says one way rentals are not allowed. Do I: A: Claim no receipt and get $75 B: Fight it and get $130 Any success with B? Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Spot on: One thing to consider, if you go ROTC, you may end up earning your commission but not a pilot slot, so you won't be flying. With OTS, you're guaranteed a pilot slot IF you get selected. ROTC is probably the easier route, since there's no way to know if OTS will even be around in 3 years, but OTS is the only way you can know before you're committed that you'll be going to UPT. ROTC grads, if I messed this up let me know. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

1. Don't enlist. 2. What he said - speed up your college progression if possible. If you want to fly, then keep working on your ratings. If you're a Commercial and/or CFI by the time you graduate, and can do well on the AFOQT, you'll be very competitive. Is ROTC an option at your school or any nearby? If so it might e worth checking out. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Some do it because they want to spend two years of their life shaping a mission and helping out their Airmen along the way. Others do it because they think they're smarter than the last guy (can do it better), crave being the "boss," and/or don't want to retire as a Lt Col. I've had both. Doesn't really shock me that plenty of people are looking for it. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Bought my MacBook Pro and iPad on Amazon used. Both were about 4-6 months old and had 2-3 years of AppleCare ($250ish value) remaining. Both were about 30% cheaper than they would have been new. If you can find one with AppleCare, it's pretty much risk free. Ive owned 3 PCs and will never, ever buy a Windows product again. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Do not enlist. Period. As competitive as OTS is for you, it'll be much more competitive when you're competing with other enlisted Airmen. I'm AD and I love it, but apparently I'm in the minority based on much of what I read here. I've had good luck I guess. Source: 4.5 years of college, then OTS. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

When I lived in Germany I'd just take them to the German thrift store. For some reason the locals loved our uniforms... Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

My name tag/wings are on Velcro...I must be special. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App! I remember the day at SOS where they made a last second change to the schedule that resulted in our flight being the only flight in FDU/ABUs in Polifka. Several processes were implemented immediately to prevent such an atrocity from ever occurring again. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App! Edit to add: I don't read good.

This enrages you? Then reach under and hold it up for him while he finishes his duty. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

We kind of do...it's why we go out of our way to never ever have to wear that thick, mouthbreathing, egg shaped man dress. Given the choice I choose Blues over ABUs Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

1. Get orders ASAP 2. Ship your car ASAP Good to go. We shipped our Accord and sold my truck. If I could do it over again I'd ship the truck and sell the Accord. You can buy a Bimmer over there for $3K-40K depending on what you want. American cars are not made for the Autobahn (Corvettes are the exception). Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Then go talk to a recruiter. They're the same, officer vs enlisted. They'll put the work in if they think you're worth it, and no amount of advice on this forum will change that. PM me of you want. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

It's been years but mine looked something like 99:98:88:83:93. Based on what you wrote above, I felt the same way. I've always tested better than average, but I don't remember walking out thinking I killed it. Looking forward to seeing how you did... I do remember only running out of time on one section and having to guess at 5-6 questions. ARI's tips for success: 1. Study/memorize the Gleim PPL written and you'll ace the pilot section (guaranteed 99). 2. Practice tests will help on Nav and block sections. 3. For math/vocab use your time wisely. Whatever your average time per question is don't exceed it. That way you spend the most time on the questions you should get right, and guess on the hardest ones. Hopefully that makes sense. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App! I was also hungover and on 2 hours of sleep/my third red bull or so when I took it. YMMV Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Thankfully once football starts again in 3 weeks, we can give NASCAR the respect it deserves. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

Great solution, unless: A: your base finance office doesn't have a help desk and only communicates via email. B: your voucher can only be corrected by your losing base, while you're one ocean and 7 time zones away. But still, get the Lt Cols involved. That'll fix the glitch. Edit: I spell you're wrong because I retard. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

You're a racist. You're fired. Is it bad for my career that the first image I thought of when I read your comment was Starvin Marvin from South Park? Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

This might deserve its own thread... Not sure the aircrew could have prevented this, if the child was really as "well hidden" as the article would make you believe. I'm not a 130 driver though...thoughts are w/the aircrew.

Did you already do academics at Doss? If not, I'd buy a study aid for the PPL written, that'll help you pass the written test. The flying will be a piece of cake, much easier in a FBO environment as long as you apply yourself like your career depends on it. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

First of all, the 3 or 4 articles of yours I read we're all conjecture...not exactly the results of a scientific study. Googling "famous people who plagiarized" is not research. Saying that Ambrose plagiarized because he didn't put quotes around a particular paragraph, for exams, is pretty queepy. And I've never swung off of anything of his. Second, If you believe the article (did you even read it?), Obama didn't plagiarize anyone else's work...he just had somebody write the book for him. That happens all the time. Being angry over that will do about as much good as worrying about his birth certificate at this point. Finally, the book didn't make him president. His public speaking, promise of free stuff (healthcare/phones/etc), and his race made him president. Being the democrat option after Bush didn't hurt either. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

A win for you and a bigger win for that FBO. I would have creamed my pants when I was a CFI at the thought of getting a government contract for what, 100 hours of flight/ground instruction? Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

The problem, of course, is that aircrew generally like staying off base, and the finance/lodging folks know it and hate us for it. 1. According to the JFTR, if they can't give you availability for your entire stay, that's considered "non-a," which you can either get them to certify, or you can yourself if the refuse. In the second case you're right, but expect some pushback when filling out the voucher. 2. According to the AFI, you should stay in lodging for the first few days, and then move (and stay) off base...or vise versa. You should be able to convince them of that by citing their own reg, which also instructs lodging managers to maximize their occupancy rates by "encouraging" members to stay on base. Either way, you have a valid case for not moving back on base after one day, which would be stupid. The only thing you want to consider is how hard it will be to get your reasoning past your unit's DTS shop. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!