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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:00 PM
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Ask me questions about the Air Force

With 21 years under my belt, I should know something

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m-jean03

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Fri May-21-04 06:01 PM
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1. Do you still fly?

Thanks for your service, sir. :-)

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:03 PM
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3. I fly a desk

Never been shot down

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m-jean03

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Fri May-21-04 06:14 PM
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9. Do you find Snoopy a fairly good representation of Air Force pilots ?

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:19 PM
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11. Air Force pilots fly INSIDE of their planes

Not on top of them

Otherwise, they're mirror images of each other

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m-jean03

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Fri May-21-04 06:22 PM
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15. Ha! That's funny.

I love that little guy.

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DoBotherMe

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Fri May-21-04 06:02 PM
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2. Sir, thank you

for your service, sir! Dana ; )

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Book Lover

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Fri May-21-04 06:05 PM
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4. Is the Air Force

a pathway to the space program and astronauthood?

Who gets to be a test pilot?

Do pilots get "assigned" to a particular aircraft, or is it like that scene in "Black Sheep Squadron" where the mechanic calls all the planes his? (No, not a favorite show; it used to be on after "In Search Of...")

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:12 PM
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6. Members of any service can vie for Astronaut service

John Glenn was a Marine, fer instance
Civilians can too.

Test pilot is a special duty. Pilots have to apply to be accepted.

Officers are selected for a particular platform well before their assignment.
The kicker is that they must be physically, practically and academically able to fly whatever plane that they are destined for.

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Book Lover

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Fri May-21-04 06:19 PM
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12. Thanks!

I forgot that John Glenn was a Marine... some space buff I turned out to be :-)

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Steven_S

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Fri May-21-04 06:07 PM
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5. Were you ever in the Sembach AB or Ramstein area?

I lived in Otterbach for 2 years a long time ago. 601st SPS 78-80.

A great assignment.

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:13 PM
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8. I was at Spangdahlem 94-98

Been to Ramstein plenty of times. Sembach was alreadly closed.

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Momof1

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Fri May-21-04 06:12 PM
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7. I got a friend in S. Korea right now

He has been in AF for 12 yrs now. He is planning on retiring. My question is... The other day I read that the AF was going to try to transfer some of there troops to the Army, because the AF has to many troops and the Army doesn't have enough. They wouldn't try to transfer someone with 12 yrs in would they?

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:16 PM
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10. That transfer rumor is bullshit

Edited on Fri May-21-04 06:22 PM by MrScorpio

You enlist for a particular service, they can't make you change.

You can get out and reenlist for a another service.

The Army is going to have to find its own cannon fodder, they won't get it from the USAF

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Momof1

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Fri May-21-04 06:20 PM
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13. Cool Thanks

I didn't want to piss him off by asking him. I figured it was BS. He is stationed in NJ when he is stateside. My brother retired from the Navy after 18 yrs.

I just want to thank you also for your service, and for all you do to keep us safe. :)

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Earth_First

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Fri May-21-04 06:21 PM
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14. Were you ever hazed at the equator?

n/t

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:24 PM
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16. Never crossed the equator

The closest I came was the Phillipines. Which, BTW is still in the Northern Hemisphere.

The Navy does that shit, though.

They can keep it.

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arwalden

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Fri May-21-04 06:27 PM
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17. Why Do Presidents Fly In And Out Of Andrews Instead Of Bolling?

Bolling is closer to DC, so it makes more sense to use that base. Doesn't it.

Also, what happened to TAC? Why was it deactivated? (if that's the correct term)

-- Allen <-- also closer to Bolling than Andrews.

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:34 PM
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19. Bolling has no airfield

Planes can't land there.

The Air Force was reorganized and TAC and SAC became the Air Combat Command, HQ'd at Langley AFB VA

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Taverner

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Fri May-21-04 06:27 PM
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18. Is the Air Force the Navy?

Sorry I couldn't resist :)

I had a cousin in the USAF who said the first class they were taught was what the Air Force was and wasn't - and the whole thing was bulleted THE AIR FORCE IS NOT THE ARMY...NOT THE NAVY...NOT THE MARINES...etc

Someone here posted a What is the Army thread a while back that was pretty similar, so I'm guessing everyone in the service gets this class.

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:36 PM
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20. Ha Ha, very funny

Besides, we're a lot smarter than any of those other guys

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Steven_S

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Fri May-21-04 06:49 PM
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23. It was that way in 75 also...

Test scores had to be higher to get in the USAF.

I was at Castle AFB 75-78. Were you ever there? Is it still there?

We were called SAC-trained killers. Tongue firmly in cheek, of course.

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:52 PM
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24. Never did Castle

The furthest out west I was ever stationed was Bergstrom in TX

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arwalden

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Fri May-21-04 06:41 PM
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21. What Made You Choose The Air Force ?

Family legacy? Family pressure? Friends? Careful research? Liked the uniforms? Wanted to fly cool jets?

-- Allen

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 06:42 PM
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22. The Navy recruiter was out to lunch

True story

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Bunny

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Fri May-21-04 07:09 PM
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25. Ever spend any time at Minot AFB?

I have a brother who spent 20 years there.

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MrScorpio

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Fri May-21-04 08:58 PM
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26. Never did the Northern Tier

Thank God

I'm sorry about your brother

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