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I just stopped by Pops today. They are still working on the location. No time frame yet. I'll see if I can get more info soon. Update to what's going on. They are still planning to put a store in the area. They said that they want it close to base so ktown it out. Just working on the German permits to open the store and have people come over to work. It is planned to be just a retail store. If you want some custom work it will be atleast a 15 day turn around. They did tell me that if it goes well and they can expand they might bring a few of thier backshop workers over to do custom work or make some stuff. The current time frame would be summer at the earliest.

The crew of the Challenger had their final go for launch 29 years ago.

Not trying to be a total smart ass, but did you tell him that we have to do at least a Take off, instrument approach, and landing each month to be current?

We use unblock-us.com. It's 5 bucks a month and it allows you to stream Netflix, Hulu, amazon, pandora, all the network apps work just fine. All you do is just change the DNS settings, the only down side is you can only use it on one device. But you can change the settings in your home router and you can use multiple devices once they are connected to the router. They have easy to follow directions.

Well it looks like AFPC had time to recruit new members for this years TIB reduced tour. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140418/OFFDUTY02/304180048/Tops-Blue-returns-gets-visit-from-Sinbad

Like most have said get your iphones (the ones with sim cards not the verizon ones) unlocked before you get here. We have the Tmoblie flat three pay as you go and it's good. Plus some providers don't work out in some villages which is good and bad if you have a work phone. I know they just switched from Tmobile to vodaphone on the blackberries and it doesn't work out in mine. Some folks just get new ones on base at the mobile store. As for Internet if you can get a village or town with Kabel Deutschland then your set. It vast cable and doesn't take for ever to get it hooked up. But there are other options for Internet if your in a small village. But like some have said there can be a limited number or ports in the village. If you end up going with a realitor they can and should help you out if you rent one of the properties they are listing.

No there is a apply through dates button when you are editing your entitlements. Just click the calendar and make it go through your return date. Then put the amount in as you are good. The calendar is in the top left part once you are editing your entitlements. Sorry if its not clear but I'm not sitting in front of dts, however I am drinking a German beir in my lazy boy.

Panch don't worry. That's required reading as well for one of the ACSC OLMP captains courses. If I remember it was in a leadership class.

An interesting read from avweb about the new ATP and the proposed costs of the required training. https://www.avweb.com/news/features/The-New-ATPA-Brief-Window-Before-the-Sky-Falls221453-1.html I was already thinking that I better have my written done before the end of July so I can still get in under the current ATP PTS. After reading this it really puts some things into prospective about getting it now under the restricted type.

They must have put it in during the later CSO rewrites

I will say this about life at etar. Our ops is busy with the continuing turmoil that is going on it Africa. I would expect to fly about twice a week on average with AMD lines as well. Plus the alerts that we are sitting even with the stateside help. But overall life is good here in Germany. PM me if you want some more info. Edit for spelling, me no spell good once I've been drinking all that good German Bier.

I agree that Gander Mountain's prices are high, but they will price match other places (if they have it in stock). I was able get them to price match Academy when I bought my XDs due to trading in an old handgun that helped make the price worth it. Sad to see all that good stuff being dumped into the Gulf.

I came across this little gem while doing some research for one of my masters papers on the Air Force crimes website. https://blogs.militar...to-white-house/ . Some of the comments are interesting to read.

Wow that should buff right out. I would call that one more than a hard landing.

Yes if you drive one and your wife drives the other will will get pcs mileage for both of them. Every time I have pcs'd we have either driven both cars while towing a third or had the third shipped. The part that sucks is the pcs mileage is half of what you would get if you went tdy. Which with gas prices it could barely cover gas some times.

I know when I was at SOS in 13B the commandant was pushing hard for correspondence to be only open once you have passed your eligibility window had passed that way they don't have to have so many people on staff to cover both in res and correspondence folks. Sounded like the AU commander was backing it as well. Lets just hope that it really happens soon though.

I saw that and it is sure is a WTF moment. Plus I wouldn't call a couple of old farts hipsters. But who would want to live in CLU's for a house if you didn't really have to?

The sad thing about that is nobody will call you out personally. They just see the violations and command by email to the respective schools to have them try and fix the infractions. Come on people just man up and call the person out directly not by email.

Nope, not at all.

I wi try to answer your ?'s as I just got here a month ago. Granted I haven't flown yet, due to semiannuals are a premium right now with our ops tempo. Deployments are different over here as to what the rest of AMC does but they are deployments. They were hoping to join the guys in the desert some but that's not going to happen any time soon. For the TDY's just look at a map of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East and you can bet at some point the BTF's have been there or goin there. Day to day for a new co standard like every where else you do your ground job when your not flying. Lifestyle for the family is overall great. As long as your wife just doesn't sit and home and bitch. You live in Germany so get out and travel.

It's 69" diagonally so it should be big enough. So why don't you go buy one and let us know if it works out?

Yes his sq did partially f him, but the 130 schoolhouse is well over 20 weeks. The J school house is long enough to make it a full up PCS, and the legacy is over 4 months as well depending on what course your going through. But talking to the guys in the 714th who had to write all those prf's for these Lt's said its hard when all you have is training reports and pt scores to use and only a couple had actuall opr's. I think these boards are a joke.

I got one back in July and I love it. It replaced my bersa 380 for my summer gun and would probably be my winter gun as well if I didn't already have my xd45. I carry it in a MTAC holster and don't even know its there most of the time. I did run a mag of corbon 185 +p and it wasn't bad but would agree that a steady diet of those at the range wouldn't be to fun on the hand. Had no problem shooting out the center of the target or head shots at 3.5-5 yards. Maybe after my PCS to Germany I will add the 7 rounders to my xds and a new mag carrier.

That would be great to hear most of them speak. Also recommend Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Great read on the whole Misty FAC mission.

By far the best quote in this thread. That right there is proof that it is now safe for all aircrew to use on a daily basis.