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Originally posted by Zewad dude.. we'd never get anything done... ha

as long as you could be as cool as my current sup who took me to go drinking w/ the po-lease

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Originally posted by tubularbills as long as you could be as cool as my current sup who took me to go drinking w/ the po-lease

that would be the norm...

side note of a random buddy of mine though just got out as a CPT in Army and just heard word that he'll be in OCS for the coast guard for the next 17 weeks... im like WTF seroiusly...

dude.. maybe the AF or Navy is calling my name next...

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Originally posted by Zewad that would be the norm... side note of a random buddy of mine though just got out as a CPT in Army and just heard word that he'll be in OCS for the coast guard for the next 17 weeks... im like WTF seroiusly... dude.. maybe the AF or Navy is calling my name next...

lol, you'd get stationed @ Altus AFB in Oklahoma

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Originally posted by tubularbills lol, you'd get stationed @ Altus AFB in Oklahoma

or better yet.. shepard afb in witchita falls, tx...

but if i cross into the blue can i get a free t-shirt!!! oh oh!!

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Originally posted by Zewad or better yet.. shepard afb in witchita falls, tx... but if i cross into the blue can i get a free t-shirt!!! oh oh!!

fuck i hate shephard so much. their weather shop is a pain in the ass

i'd like to get stationed @ Patrick out in Cocoa Beach, Florida. either that or Germany.

then again, i put germany, hawaii, and alaska as my top three places for my first assignment...and look @ where i'm at now. LOL.

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Originally posted by tubularbills then again, i put germany, hawaii, and alaska as my top three places for my first assignment...and look @ where i'm at now. LOL.

ha ha.. sounds vaguely familiar... i think i know somebody that happened to...

oh wait! .. that was me!! those **** fobbers... drat those nit dingers

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Originally posted by Zewad ha ha.. sounds vaguely familiar... i think i know somebody that happened to... oh wait! .. that was me!! those **** fobbers... drat those nit dingers

lol. so here's a question for the old and wise one: was your deployment worth it? like it? hate it? thoughts.

i'm kind of stuck here, just because of my job - our squadron isn't deployable, and as an LT here, i'm just in upgrade training and lead training and shit. so at my next assignment, then the "fun" starts (even tho i'm having fun now).

its still super early to even be thinking about it, because i've still got 2-3 years left on station, but a good chance is that my next ass. will be an army one (af wx does army support). and any army ass will get deployed.

right now, and i guess i've always been, i'm not really wanting to "raise my hand" to deploy. i mean, if i had to, i'd do it - but i'm not necessarily wanting to volunteer for it. i dunno.

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Originally posted by tubularbills lol. so here's a question for the old and wise one: was your deployment worth it? like it? hate it? thoughts. i'm kind of stuck here, just because of my job - our squadron isn't deployable, and as an LT here, i'm just in upgrade training and lead training and shit. so at my next assignment, then the "fun" starts (even tho i'm having fun now). its still super early to even be thinking about it, because i've still got 2-3 years left on station, but a good chance is that my next ass. will be an army one (af wx does army support). and any army ass will get deployed. right now, and i guess i've always been, i'm not really wanting to "raise my hand" to deploy. i mean, if i had to, i'd do it - but i'm not necessarily wanting to volunteer for it. i dunno.

in 2-3 years Iraq wont be the issue... we'll be in the midst of the downsizing then...

but to your question... it amazes me how different our careers turned out, and how miserable mine ended... and not b/c of Ft. Sill, but b/c of my fuckin mind numbing POS brigade i was in....

i actually miss being in a deployable status... but again back to your question.... I hated every second of it, but looking back on it i think i would now appreceiate being over there more and know whats going on and not be ashamed to dive into shit... meaning im not a brand new 2LT not trying to screw shit up kinda way...

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Originally posted by Zewad meaning im not a brand new 2LT not trying to screw shit up kinda way...

i think that's one of the main reasons why they don't send us...and honestly, right now, even after being in for a year, i'd be kinda worried about screwing up something bad. weather is so fucking hard sometimes, because in a high OPS tempo deployment, your weather forecasts can totally make or break an operation. and if you fuck up hard....well....can we say, Operation Eagle Claw?

shit, even here @ my squadron...i mean, if you fuck up a tornado or a hail forecast and people die because of it? or aircraft is damaged? man, i'll pass on that.

i've issued only one tornado warning, and the cell ended up dying right before it got to Salina, KS. it was one of the most nervewracking things i've ever done.

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Originally posted by Zewad in 2-3 years Iraq wont be the issue... we'll be in the midst of the downsizing then... but to your question... it amazes me how different our careers turned out, and how miserable mine ended... and not b/c of Ft. Sill, but b/c of my fuckin mind numbing POS brigade i was in.... i actually miss being in a deployable status... but again back to your question.... I hated every second of it, but looking back on it i think i would now appreceiate being over there more and know whats going on and not be ashamed to dive into shit... meaning im not a brand new 2LT not trying to screw shit up kinda way...

not to say anything bad... but i hate LTs. especially 2LTs. Man every one i met tried to micro manage everything i did. I always had to let them screw everything up then give my classic quote that i was known for , "Would you like me to do it the right way now?"

Hopefully you guys were not like that. OOOOOhhh what i hated even more then 2LT was cadets. I remember when i was a SPC there was one that came to my unit to train. I passed by her and she got all pissed off cuz i didn't salute. I said i was sorry then i saluted her...except i did it with only my middle finger

She got all ticked off and went to tell my 1SG. He told my CPT in which both them came up with a solution. From that point on I, actually my entire company, had to refer to her as "cadidiot". Stupid West point douche trying to make me salute her. HA!

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Originally posted by tubularbills i think that's one of the main reasons why they don't send us...and honestly, right now, even after being in for a year, i'd be kinda worried about screwing up something bad. weather is so fucking hard sometimes, because in a high OPS tempo deployment, your weather forecasts can totally make or break an operation. and if you fuck up hard....well....can we say, Operation Eagle Claw? shit, even here @ my squadron...i mean, if you fuck up a tornado or a hail forecast and people die because of it? or aircraft is damaged? man, i'll pass on that. i've issued only one tornado warning, and the cell ended up dying right before it got to Salina, KS. it was one of the most nervewracking things i've ever done.

so you are the ******.. who made my sirens go off when i lived in Lawton!!?? but whatever it was 1800 and i was awake and outside on teh phone with back home going "oh my god the world is going to end kinda weather... this is soo cool" but of course it barely rained.

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Originally posted by Orbital32 not to say anything bad... but i hate LTs. especially 2LTs. Man every one i met tried to micro manage everything i did. I always had to let them screw everything up then give my classic quote that i was known for , "Would you like me to do it the right way now?" Hopefully you guys were not like that. OOOOOhhh what i hated even more then 2LT was cadets. I remember when i was a SPC there was one that came to my unit to train. I passed by her and she got all pissed off cuz i didn't salute. I said i was sorry then i saluted her...except i did it with only my middle finger She got all ticked off and went to tell my 1SG. He told my CPT in which both them came up with a solution. From that point on I, actually my entire company, had to refer to her as "cadidiot". Stupid West point douche trying to make me salute her. HA!

FYI...

we had cadets from west point in my unit less than a month ago... by rule you are required to call them sir/ma'am... saluting is optional to them..

you too could have been a LT making double what you did, but you didnt...

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