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If you're talking about the 28 Feb class, I'll be there.

Saw "The Grey" last night. As long as you don't think it's going to be Liam Nesson fighting wolves the entire time, you should enjoy it for a decent survival movie. Oh, and be sure to stay past the credits for a "resolution" scene, if you can call it that.

If you have Lasik or PRK before the Initial FC1, then you have to wait up to a year. If you are already rated, then I believe you only go DNIF for 3-6 months, as stated above.

Bitch Slap. Getting the popcorn.

Regardless if she can use it or not, she's only guaranteed 60 working days per year (July-June). Methinks she will probably not be going to UPT with you if she wants to keep her job.

tlr, Sorry to hear that. Real class act from your company. I'd say it sounds like you definitely have grounds for a lawsuit if you choose to go that route. If they want you to come in sign paperwork, I'd make sure you state your case to HR that you feel like you are being discriminated against due to your employment with the Guard, and you plan to seek legal recourse against the company. (Just be sure if you go that route, what you said above - "never received any verbal or written warnings, and like I said, I have been told several times recently that I am doing a great job" is actually the truth and not something you are telling yourself since this hit you out of "left field".) That being said, I had some issues I felt with my company due to my Guard employment. I felt that I was being unfairly passed over for promotion because they knew I was going to be leaving for UPT and training for an extended time period. I took my case to my manager and HR and let them know that I felt I was being discrimnated against due to my employment with the Guard. I eventually got promoted after that, but I made sure that when I called the company out on something, I had data to back up my claims that I wasn't a shit-bag employee. I hope this works out for you man. At the end of the day, it's a bad situation, but you still get to leave and fly planes for the USAF whatever the outcome of this is. Good luck man.

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Just finished this read while on vacation with the family. It's definitely worth the read if you liked "Black Hawk Down." It gives the SEAL perspective of how things operated in Somalia.

OTS dates should be here: https://www.au.af.mil/au/holmcenter/OTS/Classdates.asp

When I went, the van was only available to AFA Cadets. Therefore, we had to rely on the base shuttle to take us over to area B if you didn't have a rental car. As for where you are staying, if you call the Wright-Patt Inn (phone # is on the Wright-Patt website), they should be able to verify if you are on or "off" base.

Definitely get a rental. If for nothing else, just the ability to get away from billeting after you are done for the day is well worth the money.

I know it's a day late, but a great read about the First Wave at Omaha Beach

Well.... a reflective warrior.

Funny shit. bin Laden's Burial at Sea

Out of the Prior Service guys, we ranged from Flight Suits, ABU's, and PT clothes. The civilian guys wore jeans and t-shirts / polos or pt gear. Nobody said one way or the other. I'd recommend wearing PT gear, especially the first day. Definitely makes it more comfortable when you are doing the EKG, Anthropomorphic measurements, etc.

The White House has finally made it official: bin Laden death photos I really don't care that they aren't going to release the photos, but I do have an issue with the rationale behind their reasoning for not releasing the photos. "Mr. Obama said he concluded that images of Bin Laden, bloodied by gunshots, would do nothing to persuade skeptics, but could inflame tensions in the Muslim world and pose problems for America’s nationnal security." IMO, I really don't care if tensions were inflamed in the Muslim world. I know of quite a few people who were inflamed when several U.S. citizens were videotaped having their heads sawed off with a butcher knife by al-Qaeda or people adhering to jihad. Why, oh why, do we have to pussify ourselves and make sure that we aren't offending anybody in the entire world? Just say you aren't going to release the photos, period.

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No, they will retest your eyes at the FCI to make sure you are correctable to 20/20. As long as you have an approved commission physical, you should be able to get the FCI. Just be sure to bring your glasses with you when you go to Wright-Patt so you can test with them.

I just got back from my FCI yesterday and wanted to give a few pointers to anyone heading out there in the future. First, rent a car if at all possible. A taxi from the airport will be anywhere between $50 - $70 depending on how much the cabbie wants to screw with you. There is a base shuttle that runs for $38 per person for one way, or $18 per person if 2 or more people are using it. However, there is no base shuttle, so unless you like going back to your room and sitting by yourself until the following day, I'd suggest getting a rental car. The building that you will be in for the physical portion is: Medical Flight Standards Branch, 2947 5th St, Bldg 840, Area B, Wright-Patt AFB. If you are at the Wright-Patt Inn, you are in Area A, and will need to either drive to Area B, or take the bus that comes in the morning to take you to Area B. If you did not rent a car, the bus you need to take is the USAFSAM bus. It is a big Blue bus and will arrive in front of the Wright Patt Inn at 0700. It drops you off at Bldg 840, but again, it would be nice to have a rental car so you weren't dependent on the bus. As for the exams, it was a pretty intense couple of days. We were lucky and finished in 2 days, but normally it will be 3 days at a minimum. It's pretty much everything that has been discussed here before plus a ton of "Hurry up and wait" time. Overall, a good experience. The flight surgeon told me it would be about 2-4 weeks before I heard back on the FCI results. Seems to be a little quicker than before the transition. Hope this helps anyone with questions, or getting ready to go.

Undergraduate Navigator Training. Google is my Friend

US Military Plane Crashes in Germany Anyone have any more information than the 1 liner on Fox News?

8 dudes in 9 sentences? West Coaster or a die hard fan of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY6o5313UhQ?

I have, but it is set for April 25th. I am Guard, so I don't know if this made any difference.

So is it both you and John waiting on NGB and FCI dates? And it definitely seems like we are going to be in the pipeline at the same time. I'm telling you, this shut down has really messed the timing up. At least after the FCI is done, you should be able to start getting rides in the back seat of the D model.

I don't think that's an option H-10. I've tried to go through every avenue due to my FCI date in April. Having it in April, means I won't be able to do AMS until the following Fiscal Year since they only have a handful of classes for Guard, so my unit has been trying everything to get it pushed forward, but it doesn't look good at this point. I figure we are all going to get a first class lesson in "Hurry Up and Wait."