bye bye

[Not A Toy]

true dat, too bad your interest doesnt lie in girls? oh i get it men un bikini bottoms. bikini bottoms is where spongebob lives!

[weirdtimes_7]

kinda figured that i would be out alot, whats the air forces policy on extra body armor for the extremeties? ie crotch, neck, and shoulder protection such as purchasing the dragon skin stuff from pinnacle armor? i know the army doesnt allow it, the marines do, but i dont know the air forces view.

lol i dont think ur gonna break somethin on ur jeep, you dont hammer it offroad from what i've seen.

if i dont make EOD my aptitude field is mechanical so i'd probably  get transferred to working on jet engines or ground equipment.

As far as the Dragon Skin goes.... the military in general isn't using it because it can only take 110 degree temps before the fiber starts to break down and become weak. Don't get me wrong, it's going to be a great thing for the military, when and if they fix the problem.

We wear DAPS... shoulder, crotch, neck, and then there is extra plating for your side's with little armor plating.... they work excelent, but when you attach everything on them plus ammo, grenade's, slap flares, and what ever else you take with you, your vest weight's any where from 55 pounds to 80.... mine right now weights about 70...

And no, the Air Force will not discharge you if you fail out of your school. Most EOD washout's get pushed into the Security Forces field of work. This is what i am in. It's not a bad career, but if i were you, work your butt off to not washout.

Good luck Dan, and hopefully i will see you and some AF base out there.

military_stang

[red]

NAT thats disgusting, you always find a way to twist what i say dont you.


an extra 55-80 pounds on the vest, i can live with that. look foreward to seein ya joe

[Not A Toy]

Its all in fun man! you goin to take that blazer with ya is that what you said? maybe you should just sell it and start fresh when you get back...when you have a better income and all?

[red]

yep i'm takin it to florida when i get shipped to EOD school. been considering that possibility peter, could probably get what i have in it but theres not much wrong with it. 4 rust holes in the floor, 3 that are fist sized, cheap/easy to replace then that one long one along the tailgate. needs a tailgate-cheap
front fenders-cheap
grill-free to cheap
then paint and a driver seat. nothing mechanically wrong with it as you've seen, takes a pounding without hesitation and drives just fine on the highway.

toss up either way, sell it to somebody while i'm in boot camp and purchase a replacement rig down in florida, or take it to florida and fix it up.

[Not A Toy]

I say sell it save a few hundred in gas to drive down there? Nothing against it but you can easily replace it or do a lil better ya know? IMO It is a going sucker tho i will give you that.

[red]

pay to drive it? either a) my dad will tow it down when he brings my sister's stuff down to her place and the air force will ship it from there or b) the air force will ship it and my stuff from my parents place in utah. only issue with b) is the motorcycle is in a seperate location and i dont think the air force will ship it because of that.

[Not A Toy]

Gotcha! what kind of bike you runnin? lets see a pic!

[red]

97 yamaha yzf1000, getting 50-65mpg depending on how i'm ridin



had to get some work done to the right side. some knocked it over in a parking lot but got word yesturday that its been all fixed up.

[Not A Toy]

holy hell man, i was totally expecting something more along the lines of a bike comparable to the blazer..  VERY NICE! Im either going to buy a bike this summer or a 4 wheeler/rhino

[red]

haha yea the bike has been my good lookin rig, blazer far from. poor blazer, look through all the offroading pics and the rigs i've been going with you see all nice-semi nice lookin rigs. built, near stock, then suddenly this ugly old blazer is right there in the mix haha

[red]

one thing of advice about riding a bike, ALWAYS figure that nobody see's or hear's you.

[93tonkatoy]

good luck to ya, red. I don't know if Florida is ready for you, but you're welcome here. maybe by the time you get thru basic and get some leave time, those of us around this area could put together a run somewhere.

My son in law is in EOD school right now, and he is doing good. Give it everything you got and you should be OK. And like everyone else said, take care of yourself once you deploy. Thanks for serving, too.

[red]

offroadin in florida!

[weirdtimes_7]

Ya, the extra weight isn't a big deal, but i have found myself getting a compressed spine because of it... went to the doc becuase i might have a compress disc near the base of my neck, don't know why it would be there....

I would sell your truck buddy, it will make getting from point A to B when moving from basic to tech school to your first base. And yes, you are right, the military will pay to have it shipped, but only to your first base.... and your right, since your bike isn't at your current household, they won't ship it. The best thing i could suggest it to sell your Blazer and drive your bike down to Texas and then to Florida for your tech school.

Good luck and have fun. REMEMBER!!!!!! don't volunteer for anything, if you get picked to do it, then do it to your best. Be carefull in the chow hall, and learn to eat fast. You won't have a problem drinking plently of water, and pay attention in your classes. Again, good luck Dan, and have fun.

military_stang

[Fearofrunner]

sell the blazer!!! Get a toyota!!! That is all

[LOL @ IFS]

sell the blazer!!! Get a toyota!!! That is all

Hell yeah, and more specifically, buy MY Taco! 

[weirdtimes_7]

See buddy, there you go... now you got options!!!!

military_stang

[Fearofrunner]

Hell yeah, and more specifically, buy MY Taco! 

I know we didn't hang out much there JI but is there something that you wanna share with us?? hahaha

[LOL @ IFS]

I know we didn't hang out much there JI but is there something that you wanna share with us?? hahaha

Yeah, actually, there is... my sweet ass dirty Taco.    Link in my sig.  BUY MY TRUCK! 

[weirdtimes_7]

Which i must remind you that i have never seen your truck in person.... when i get home, i'll prolly scour that base and find it, lol

military_stang

[LOL @ IFS]

The Taco's sitting at the lemon lot, and will 'till it's sold.  My wife drives it once a week.  When do you get back?  We're looking at mid- Mayish.

[weirdtimes_7]

The Taco's sitting at the lemon lot, and will 'till it's sold.  My wife drives it once a week.  When do you get back?  We're looking at mid- Mayish.

Shoot, you'll get home before i do.... you suck ..... j/k, but i will be back mid-June timeframe, thats if nothing goes wrong. I have been gone since Oct., when did you leave on your deployment???

military_stang

[LOL @ IFS]

I left in late late December.  When you get back, we need to go wheeling. 

[weirdtimes_7]

I left in late late December.  When you get back, we need to go wheeling. 

HA, i left in October... and i won't be home till June 16th or 17th... long ace time to be away from home....

military_stang

[Not A Toy]

is it true that when your 4 years or whatever is up the army can make you go do more? there is or will be a movie coming out about that..

[LOL @ IFS]

Not sure about the Army, but the USAF is an eight year contract.  Either four or six of that is active, and the rest is inactive reserve where they can call you back up if they need you.  The likelyhood of that is next to nil, though.

[weirdtimes_7]

is it true that when your 4 years or whatever is up the army can make you go do more? there is or will be a movie coming out about that..

Not sure about the Army, but the USAF is an eight year contract.  Either four or six of that is active, and the rest is inactive reserve where they can call you back up if they need you.  The likelyhood of that is next to nil, though.

Unless he is talking about Stop Loss... Stop Loss mean that the military can extend your contract without you signing. I had a friend that was Stop Lossed for almost two years, it all depends on how low maned the career field is and how critical the career field is.... If your in Security Forces, if your deployed and manning is down, they may Stop Loss you for the next six month's

military_stang

[Not A Toy]

yep thats what i was talking about that sucks! guess the gov does what it wants no matter what!

[weirdtimes_7]

yep thats what i was talking about that sucks! guess the gov does what it wants no matter what!

Pretty much, it doesn't matter what you have to say about it... Contract or not, there going to do what they want

military_stang