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I was thinking the second form the right is a dude.

Yeah, that's right -- except you forgot to snicker about the fact he killed two really good dudes and then blamed the mission CC because the guy should have known he sucked.

So I checked my UMPR doc (has not changed for years) and saw "Orderly Room" as a heading with a several posiitons listed under it. At least in my unit there has been and continues to be an orderly room.

Great memorial service today at 145th AW. RIP brothers.

That was MASS (Modular Aerial Spray System) not MAFFS (Modular Airborne Firefighting System). Different system & mission flown by different units. Target altitude for MAFFS is 150' AGL. This allows the retardant to stop forward travel prior to impact while minimizing drift and spread.

If you tilt your screen just right it looks like she's wearing velvet.

Really? What about these? **Heinously Foul Image Removed** Sorry

Well deserved on Memorial Day? I don't get it - were they dead? People seem to be confusing Memorial Day with Veterans' Day.

Cobras, Hogs, Hercs, Silver Star, husband, father, grandfather, friend & patriot - see you on the other side brother. "Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils." - John Stark

Come on dude. Posting vids of fat chicks is sorta wtf funny, but that's a foul. Not a cool post.

Pattaya Beach - reach deep in your heart and find a way and then you will become one with all that is good

They got rid of TIB? Awesome!

Sweet Millenium Falcon

In my squadron I expect every single person on flight status who shows up to be prepared to fly. We wear flight suits every day, inlcuding Mondays. I may require you on a moment's notice to go out to the flightline because it's your J.O.B. You better be dressed appropriately, and no I will not wait for you to go to the locker room and change.

I disagree. 1. If you fly single seat fighters and you are "a terrible pilot", I believe that does indeed make you unfit to be a commander (at least of that type fighter squadron). Being a decent leader, and being a decent leader in a particular position/culture are not necessarily synonymous. This culture historically requires credibility in the jet to lead with credibility as the CC. I can think of no examples of dudes (or chicks) who suck at flying yet are great squadron commanders. Bottom line - it matters. 2. I don't doubt you can be "a terrible pilot" and be a good congressional leader. I bet almost all (with a very few notable exceptions) of the great congressional leaders in history suck at flying. The difference in this case is she is using the idea that she didn't suck at flying as a campaign issue. In that case, fight's on and all the critiques are legit arguing points.

Where'd some of you get the idea it's illegal for the government to offer more when someone pays more for something? Are you a socialist or something? I pay the US Postal service more to deliver my package overnite. I pay extra to have my passport processed faster when I realize it is about to expire before my "business" trip to Thailand. You mean like this... https://www.coloradod...v-express-lanes

Here's what you're missing - these folks are were hired and trained (some of them pretty extensively - SMSgt on the guitar) by tax payers to do a military job not play in a band. I don't care if the song is the best in the history of the world or the message is so amazing it makes me cum in my pants, it's still a waste of resources intended (and appropriated) for a different purpose. There are plenty of civilian bands who can and do create great music (to inlcude great military support messages), and it's the commercial artists who should be doing it -- not the military.

Nah - I think those are both dudes.

I'm not sure you can actually seperate NGB from politicians. The working reality is that pretty much 100% of the O-6 and above bubbas at NGB are political lobbyists. Although not tied as closely to state political leadership, AFRC units have political advocates that also will have say (e.g., Niagara and Hillary last time around). Me too, but I believe I'll see it. I think Llyod's point is that this is likely not the final list. Emotion and sense of justice aside, I think he's probably correct. If this list were left intact it would likely be the first time that BRAC type decisions sailed through without political influence resulting in changes.

While I agree this board consists of mainly [potential] future leaders, I can confirm this particular thread has been seen by some current leaders at a pretty high level. Word gets out. Keep hope alive.

This used to be SOP back in the day. When I was a tyke my dad's (F-4 pilot) first command was a maintenance squadron. They used to like having ops cycle in. Currently it's not completely uncommon in the ANG. I know a couple pilot MXG/CCs. These were basically dudes who got promoted to O-6 but the ops side was plugged up. When I was in AFSOC long ago we did some down-sizing, and a coupe navs went to mx. I think it's a good option if you're looking to not fly.

No shit. What is with all this pansy ass hinting around and stories about how you know a guy who knew a guy who thought he heard her say XYZ when she was in FVCKING HIGH SCHOOL! Either throw down the the goods or close the topic.

SOP for my unit. If a dude wants to walk I never say a thing. It's not that common, but it's usually mutually beneficial. They usually fall into a category of 1) too many civilian job commitments 2) wife's a bitch 3) balls are too small and they get scared. Regardless of the category, why would I want to force a guy to do what he doesn't want to and a 100 guys out there who would cut off an arm to take his place? If you think it's wasting millions of tax payer money consider the cost of putting the iron into the ground because you've lost your will to stay aloft.

US Embassy Bangkok. They got an AF billet there you can fill (as well as a lot of other stuff to fill).

Am I reading her bio right? She has NEVER been a commander. I didn't know there were career fields out there where you could make O-6 (not to mention 4 star) having never been a CC of any kind. Wow. I wonder if her first command will be a MAJCOM. Good for her I guess - I'm just surprised it's an option.