Bergman

Our base compiled a list of our contributions to various missions since our last ORI, forwarded it to the AMC/IG and a few months later they came back with a pretty flattering letter saying, "you guys have busted your ass...ORI is now 4 hours, etc etc". This whole process was brought up during a recent AMC/CC visit where he asked, "Didn't you get ORI credit for your ONE/OIF/OEF/OND/OUP work?". So we asked for credit and got it.

Amazing...Ft. Smith loses their jets and the next week a AFRC unit shows up in the same state...

Well crap, guess there is more than one former guard -135 guy flying T-6s with the reserves at CBM then.

Tell Josh I said hello!

Our (AMC) ORI is in March and we just received almost 100% credit for it based on our real world contributions since our last ORI in 08. What was a fly-away ORE this month and a fly-away ORI in March has been turned into a 4 hour ATSO Rodeo with <100 players base wide. Talked with the CV last week about it, and he estimated over $2 mil in savings. Winning!

Good intel? Hope?

Our squadron had a houseboat. Does that count? Marina fees and upkeep got too high so it had to go.

You guys can make it to .48?

Rog, copy all. Spoo, nice avatar!

True. Should be a good litmus test to determine whether your wing leadership "gets it" (sts)

I hate to jump on the bandwagon, but Rainman is right again. Interacting with flight medicine is a great time to be courteous, STFU, and when you have to speak give as little information as possible. Details and past history will typically not help you. There are few, if any, people who can screw your entire flying career with one stroke of a pen.

My first thought after reading, "Me fail enlish? That's unpossible!" As to the actual content, I always had good luck responding with, "Great! Would you mind giving me the name and phone number of your OIC? Thanks." That will usually get them in gear, and if not you will have a good opportunity to interact with the non-rated officers on base.

Agreed. FWIW we had a USAFA glider guru (1000 hours or some such) and he finished dead last in my UPT class. Five years later, he was happy to go from his E-8 assignment to UAVs. Great guy, but couldn't think fast enough for powered flight apparently.

I was wondering about that. We refueled the Tyndall guys last Friday; lead was a one star patch wearer and his wingman was a full bird patch. Third guy (separate flight but singleton) was also a full bird. I'm guessing the outgoing WG/CC was the one star?

WTF? You slam the guard as "weekend warriors" then the very next sentence say, "no offense to the Guard". If you really believe that the guard is still one weekend a month, two weeks a year, I suggest you choke yourself.

De-nutted, yes. Disbanded, No. I keed, I keed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/89th_Airlift_Squadron

First off, a foul on you for hanging out in the Fox Bar in the first place. Everyone knows that the Kasbah has better drinks, music that is somewhat quieter than a B-1 in max burner, and usually not as crowded. Second, I challenge you to come up with a better swing shift patch than this one. Your buddy Tulsa Todd, the resident Mormon, designated driver after the Kas kicked us out, and all-around great guy, had them made for us. You, sir, need to calm the fuck down. I have known Scooter since his very first day in the Air Force, been stationed with him for 5 years, been crewed with him more times than I can count, and been friends with him and his family for going on two decades....so I feel well qualified to say that you are just a bit off the mark on your assessment of him. Arguing that because someone wants to drink their beers and be left alone - after a 12+ hour day/8+ hour flight no less - somehow makes them a poor leader or officer is idiotic. There is such a thing as "time off" even at Al Udeid. You will probably lose your mind when I say this, but sometimes it just isn't my problem, or it isn't the time for me to be worrying about every junior enlisted troop at the Bra or Kas. That is the exact mentality that leads to every SSgt on the base walking laps just trying to find someone with a uniform out of regs, just so they can leap into action and correct them. Give it a rest! There is a time and place for everything...and not everyone has to be part of the solution all the time! They wouldn't need it if they weren't acting like jackasses! Wearing bootie shorts and a bra in the CC doesn't pass the common sense check. Foul on them. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that, while that may be true, I suspect Scooter probably did better in 5th grade English class than you.

I thought you were posting his picture in reference to Rainman's "10 ways to spot a sociopath" link. I think Timmah's sociopath-o-meter goes to 11.

My first response was, "NFW!" but after reading the rest of the discussion, apparently this is legit. I honestly can't believe it! Dare I say that common sense is finally making a return to the USAF? I wasn't aware we were having trouble with recruiting/retention (yet).

Haha! Good catch. To that I have two smart ass responses: 1. Unlikely to be a Q3 in the Guard. Doubtful an EP could make a Q3 stick over an extra space! 2. I'm just lucky I didn't say "Start levers" instead of "Throttles" (as found in the E-model)

Why would any of them want to?

I am sure that he isn't saying or doing anything different than previous CSAFs, but he always manages to come across as sincere...which is something the majority of leaders these days fail to do. I for one am glad he is in charge.

It would be humbling to be in the same room as (most of) those guys. American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day was a good read. Highly recommend, especially for those of you who are unfamiliar with Bud Day and/or the Mistys. https://www.amazon.com/American-Patriot-Life-Wars-Colonel/dp/0316067393

I will add that it is likely the only way to even get an interview, let alone a slot.

Pictures or it didn't happen.