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  • #1

    Military budget cuts

    Coming back to Carswell.

    http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/02/16/3741946/air-force-plan-would-remove-transport.html



    I'm the DCC for the plane in the middle, 85-1365.

    You remember the stories John use to tell us about the the three chinamen playing Fantan? This guy runs up to them and says, "Hey, the world's coming to an end!" and the first one says, "Well, I best go to the mission and pray," and the second one says, "Well, hell, I'm gonna go and buy me a case of Mezcal and six whores," and the third one says "Well, I'm gonna finish the game." I shall finish the game, Doc.
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    Shitty. The C-130s for my unit would still be there (Marines down the flight line from yall) for now but damn, you guys have more leeway in operating in the US for humanitarian missions than we do. Doesn't the state contribute some of ya'lls budget since ya'll are National Guard units?

    Maybe start some letter writing to Austin to try to pick up the slack on the budget. Though it could be that they want to move the planes specifically to get more surveillance aircraft in the inventory.
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    • #3
      That sux. Does this mean you're forced to move Chris? I hope not dude.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Downs View Post
        Doesn't the state contribute some of ya'lls budget since ya'll are National Guard units?.
        Only if the the Governor activates us for a state emergency.

        Originally posted by Chas_svo View Post
        That sux. Does this mean you're forced to move Chris? I hope not dude.
        No, we're ANG not Active duty. I'm a full time Guard Technician, federal employee during the week. They can't make us move, even if they brac us, that would break my contract and i would be out unless i wanted to relocate.
        You remember the stories John use to tell us about the the three chinamen playing Fantan? This guy runs up to them and says, "Hey, the world's coming to an end!" and the first one says, "Well, I best go to the mission and pray," and the second one says, "Well, hell, I'm gonna go and buy me a case of Mezcal and six whores," and the third one says "Well, I'm gonna finish the game." I shall finish the game, Doc.

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        • #5
          Downs, you with 234? What's your MOS?

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            Originally posted by DieselSmoke View Post
            No, we're ANG not Active duty. I'm a full time Guard Technician, federal employee during the week. They can't make us move, even if they brac us, that would break my contract and i would be out unless i wanted to relocate.
            That's good. I still have the sticker if we can meet at Keith's or ???
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            17 F150 Supercrew - totaled Dec 12, 2018
            13 DIB Premium GT, M6, Track Pack, Glass Roof, Nav, Recaros - Sold
            86 SVO - Sold
            '03 F150 Supercrew - Sold
            01 TJ - new toy - Sold
            65 F100 (460 + C6) - Sold

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Danny46 View Post
              Downs, you with 234? What's your MOS?
              Flight equipment 6048. I'm a lat mover did the 6123 MOS for 5 years working at MALS26 and 29 on T-64 Gas Turbines out of CH-53 helicopters.
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              • #8
                What's AR spots looking like at the Mag if either of y'all know? Finances might force me to look at going back in.

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                • #9
                  It sucks but it's just a sign of the times. We can't even get paper for our printers in the squadron.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by SlowLX View Post
                    What's AR spots looking like at the Mag if either of y'all know? Finances might force me to look at going back in.
                    Not sure. I know the AR isn't down sizing (im in the AR). And the new higher tenure and retirement rules for the AD guys don't apply to us.

                    If you want I can give you the number to our career retention guy who has that info if you'd like.


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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Downs View Post
                      Not sure. I know the AR isn't down sizing (im in the AR). And the new higher tenure and retirement rules for the AD guys don't apply to us.

                      If you want I can give you the number to our career retention guy who has that info if you'd like.


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                      Ya, pm it to me if you don't mind. I'd like to avoid going back to 14th if I do end up re-upping. Do you know a guy named Coate? Think he's at MALS

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                      • #12
                        I'll fire off a PM too ya Wednesday when we go back to work with his number.

                        Name sounds familiar but I don't know him personally.
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                        • #13
                          I think we're going to see a lot more articles that us pro-military people are not going to like to see.

                          I will say there does not ever seem to be a middle ground with these military budgets. I remember when I was enlisted under Clinton, we made it but were not technically mission capable. Parts were not easy to get or fast...so on and so forth. However, when the purse was loosened, there was not much oversight.

                          I know it's going to suck for awhile for military personnel/leadership. When they do these things, they do it in a retarded manner. I also suspect they'll reduce/eliminate yearly pay increases as well.

                          Anyway, I don't think anyone will disagree we need to reduce spending. We KNOW it'll happen to the military, but that is not enough. Others need to tighten up quick too. However, reducing military spending will look good for the election year - even though it is not enough in the grand scheme of things.
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                          U defend him who use's racial slurs like hes drinking water.

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                          • #14
                            When wars end, spending decreases. All it will take is a conflict in some other shit hole on the other side of the planet to get things going again.

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                            • #15
                              I drill with the 73rd APS at carswell, that's right, an aerial port squadron attached to a fighter wing with no cargo function. Go figure

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