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Originally Posted by ct63084 (Post 111399)

Edit: Ok, I saw that line about pulling 12 gs in an F-16. Bad bluff man. Maybe you were hoping no other AF guys would show up, but Vipers just can't pull that kind of G-force. ;[ Sorry.

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Originally Posted by ct63084

I'm not bluffing this is what the crew chief told me the next day, he said we pulled that much G when the pilot did a freaking high speed turn i was almost passing out lol. I'm a supply guy so I believe him.

Did you help him pull panels for that massive over-g?

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Originally Posted by ct63084 (Post 110529)

I'm in the Airforce also enlisted E-5 been in for 6 years, I don't make us much money but i like going home and not think about other stuff. Here's the deal about the Military anyone can be an officer if you dedicate yourself into it, most people think being an officer is easy and you make money. But i say this to all of my troops that comes in enlisted and wants to be an officer "Being an officer is not about how you get there cause that's easy, the question you gotta ask yourself is can you handle the responsiblity" Also depends on your AFSC but being a Supply troop i had a chance to be in Maintenance for 2 years, Civil Engineering for a year and Logistic Squadrons 3 years.

The amount of BS officers go through is incredible you gotta babysit at least 100-300 people, if someone gets in trouble you gotta be there with your troop in front of the wing commander in full service dress and trust me this happens almost every week then combine that with your daily task to accomplish the Mission, if someone fails a PT test then you will get an earful and the list goes on. This is not counting your actual daily task to make sure mission operation goes smoothly. Most enlisted people don't see this espcially airmans and bec this usually happens in closed doors, but i've been in enough staff meetings, maintenance meetings and occasional run ins with my troops getting in trouble. You are their leader and what ever happens to them your responsible, i've seen so many officers get out because of this reasons. But if your the leader kind of guy and your dedicated to take care of your people and sacrificing some on and off duty time then i say go for it, because being in the military is the best thing that ever happened to me.

This is coming from my experience with working with diff officers in diff squadrons I can't vouch for other squadrons i didn't mention above.

Well its a whole lot different in the Marines...Everything you mentioned above as Officer duties are taken care of by Marine NCO's and SNCO's...Our officers at least in the Airwing are mostly piolts, and there main objective is to fly to get quals, train and/or complete the mission.

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Originally Posted by BillyGoatGag (Post 111126)

Effin' Army. I'm AF too, and I'm out in Iraq supporting an Army unit. Of course, they fail to notice the obvious help I'm providing on behalf of another department and continue to crack bad jokes about other branches that I've heard at least a dozen times.

Will the Army ever catch on?

Edit: Ok, I saw that line about pulling 12 gs in an F-16. Bad bluff man. Maybe you were hoping no other AF guys would show up, but Vipers just can't pull that kind of G-force. ;[ Sorry.

obviously there are some douchebags in the army, but im a medic so i'm not all big and stuff and talk crap but you're one to speak you just said "effin army" where everyone can read it, i was just making a small comment that i thought would be fun. im not the guy out there making bad jokes and a good buddy of mine is air force, and i'm sorry if somehow what i said was offensive, i wasn't bringing down the air force or anything, its just a saying we have, but i appreciate your friendly reply

I didn't mean anything negative by, "effin' Army." It's a term of endearment, my brother. If I have rubbed your Army fur the wrong way in any fashion, please allow me to right my wrong with this German beer. :tup:

-Clay

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Originally Posted by RCGsupra (Post 111615)

Did you help him pull panels for that massive over-g?

:iagree:

F-16 = 9G aircraft.

Yeah, I think that crew chief was pulling your chain. I've never heard of any incentive flights that pulled over 8 gs, and in general the plane's top speed and acceleration properties don't go that high.

-Clay

Never been on an incentive flight on a fighter, plenty of heavies though. Laying down next to the boomer on the KC-135 was probably my best experience.

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Originally Posted by molamann (Post 111894)

Never been on an incentive flight on a fighter, plenty of heavies though. Laying down next to the boomer on the KC-135 was probably my best experience.

I did that too. Once over PHX with the F117s and once in northern Japan with the F16s.

Good times. The closest thing I received to an incentive flight was a photo shoot in a restored B-25. It was definitely very cool. The plane was all crickety, noisy and smokey. To get to the rear gunner during mid-flight, you had to climb on top of the bomb bay through this narrow opening. Out of the back it was a little disappointing without the machine gun, but very badass nonetheless!

-Clay

ahh, you're good

i just get sick of hearing how great the army's infantry think of themsleves and how a lot of people think the whole army is that way. when i joined the army, i had a few friends join the marines just to show me up, its just how some guys are i guess