tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2211134251253461513..comments2024-03-29T07:51:11.714-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Now What?OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18700742745853271252018-08-15T10:58:44.254-07:002018-08-15T10:58:44.254-07:00Retirees coming back to work as a consultant. Nice...Retirees coming back to work as a consultant. Nice gig if you can get it.<br /><br />We have a few where I work.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53583238924467947742018-08-15T10:34:45.877-07:002018-08-15T10:34:45.877-07:00Remember, consultation fees start at $250 an hour ...Remember, consultation fees start at $250 an hour for consultation service, plus travel, lodging and per diem.<br /><br />I actually did that to a job that fired me. Made them pay and pay and pay...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72331572650743088792018-08-15T07:19:56.323-07:002018-08-15T07:19:56.323-07:00I've read something similar about the A-10.
A...I've read something similar about the A-10.<br /><br />As to th F-4 thing, yeah, that would be an adventure.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81521598294941883812018-08-15T06:59:18.154-07:002018-08-15T06:59:18.154-07:00Oh and by the way 18,000 rounds per minute coming ...Oh and by the way 18,000 rounds per minute coming out of that bad boy. Course the Nose gun carried 640 rounds and each SUU-23 had 1200 for a total of 3040. So you only had about 10 seconds worth of death and destruction to work with. In that book I've been touting (Beans, you ready to copy?), <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Check-Six-Thunderbolt-Pilots-Pacific-ebook/dp/B0108SGZP2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1534341400&sr=8-4&keywords=Jim+curran" rel="nofollow">Check Six: A Thunderbolt Pilots Story about the War in the South Pacific</a>, the author talks about the P-47 losing airspeed if it fired all 8 50 cal. I wonder what the effect would have been on the F-4, especially if one of the outboard guns didn't fire. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11375848643647698342018-08-15T05:56:48.551-07:002018-08-15T05:56:48.551-07:00So you basically hold all the cards in either scen...So you basically hold all the cards in either scenario is how I read this.<br /><br />Good position to be in.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28586022836467995202018-08-15T05:54:50.923-07:002018-08-15T05:54:50.923-07:00Juvat - No surprise there.Juvat - No surprise there.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75796750521684581782018-08-15T05:26:10.661-07:002018-08-15T05:26:10.661-07:00I love the slogan!I love the slogan!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90606754682218994532018-08-15T05:22:42.025-07:002018-08-15T05:22:42.025-07:00Beans, Either option is available. I could retire...Beans, Either option is available. I could retire right now if I wanted. But that would leave my team in a lurch. I plan my last day to be the end of December and use up the leave to officially retire in June. But "they" have to approve that. If they don't, I'll retire in December and cash in the leave. But...If I do that, TRS rules say I can't work in any capacity for the district for 6 months, so if they have questions or need help, they're SOL. It's up to them.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16791925305988814112018-08-14T17:05:01.173-07:002018-08-14T17:05:01.173-07:00Well, yes, we need to update your, uh, employee pr...Well, yes, we need to update your, uh, employee profile here at the Chant.<br /><br />Sigh. Yes, I'm nosy too.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91594568098137167882018-08-14T17:03:29.312-07:002018-08-14T17:03:29.312-07:00Thanks Aaron.
I love that painting!Thanks Aaron.<br /><br />I love that painting!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10550621201039041432018-08-14T16:52:20.439-07:002018-08-14T16:52:20.439-07:00So, juvat, can you take the vacation days as a cas...So, juvat, can you take the vacation days as a cash payoff or are you taking lots of leave between here and then? Inquiring and nosy minds want to know...<br /><br />Is this a hard retirement or when you can retire?Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37950060964071629602018-08-14T16:34:39.518-07:002018-08-14T16:34:39.518-07:00Serendipity. I was reading a story I hadn’t seen b...Serendipity. I was reading a story I hadn’t seen before about the other aerial star of Vietnam today, then this post came up. Now I have more books in the To Read list. Maybe if I live to 120, I’ll read all of them. <br /><br />Hope your eyes get better, Sarge.<br /><br />(Oh, and if anyone’s curious, the other post was one about the 366th operating an F-4E with two gunpods and Rockeyes.)<br />https://www.366fighterassociation.net/chico-the-gunfighter.html<br />Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939258752953586017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22204549515458508902018-08-14T15:22:31.710-07:002018-08-14T15:22:31.710-07:00Ah, I like the concept.Ah, I like the concept.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32671975938309884452018-08-14T15:21:19.692-07:002018-08-14T15:21:19.692-07:00Beans, on your last - Roger that. Happens far more...Beans, on your last - Roger that. Happens far more often than I care for.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57242019614111540322018-08-14T15:20:32.129-07:002018-08-14T15:20:32.129-07:00Juvat - Seriously? Less than a year? I've got ...Juvat - Seriously? Less than a year? I've got a year and a half, theoretically. Not jealous, not jealous...<br /><br />Okay, maybe a little.<br /><br />Technology, everyone wants it, assumes that it just happens automagically and then gets pissed when it doesn't happen. Sounds like Suppo (Supply Officer) screwed the pooch! And you!<br /><br />Grrr...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31369065380111802182018-08-14T15:16:17.070-07:002018-08-14T15:16:17.070-07:00Beans - That's not a bad idea, but I think I h...Beans - That's not a bad idea, but I think I have a couple of links laying around (somewhere) which explain a lot of the jargon we sometimes lapse into here. (We don't want you confused and uninformed, Heaven forfend, you might start voting "green" or something!)<br /><br />I'll find those sometime in the next few days. No, really, I promise...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82168767876000334642018-08-14T14:54:18.081-07:002018-08-14T14:54:18.081-07:00Oooo.. Do I sense that your current office chair ...Oooo.. Do I sense that your current office chair is made by Martin-Baker and you're considering using the deluxe features?<br /><br />It's always nice to be blamed for someone else's fire-truck-up.<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23404154964500863922018-08-14T14:33:03.957-07:002018-08-14T14:33:03.957-07:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74646417673550788932018-08-14T14:32:49.445-07:002018-08-14T14:32:49.445-07:00Not a drop. 3.5 million dollars worth of Technolo...Not a drop. 3.5 million dollars worth of Technology which couldn't be ordered until July 1 and didn't get delivered until July 31. 330 computers, 975 Laptops, 231 projectors and interactive boards to install, 6 people in the department. School started Monday. Today someone called the School Board and bitched about technology not being ready for school start. <br /><br />Lord, I love this job! Bless me Father, for I have Sinned! I told a lie.<br /><br />185 School days until retirement. Oh and I have 108 days of leave. Fire Truckers!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9152881770677998972018-08-14T13:49:52.645-07:002018-08-14T13:49:52.645-07:00Okay, so for those of us not in the know, is there...Okay, so for those of us not in the know, is there some codified list of all things militarily nicknamed so we can understand your random trips into some foreign language that googletranslate doesn't understand? Maybe one of you military types can generate a page like the Acronym page so we in the outside world can play along.<br /><br />Unless it's some plot to keep us confused and uninformed, which then I must report said plot is working quite well.<br /><br />Hey, juvat. How's school going? Any sanity left?<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49862770476751079722018-08-14T13:43:31.816-07:002018-08-14T13:43:31.816-07:00MDs tend to focus on the problem. DOs tend to foc...MDs tend to focus on the problem. DOs tend to focus on the cause.<br /><br />Got a weird funny issue with your finger? MD will look at the finger. DO will look at what causes weird funny issues with the finger.<br /><br />A generalization, but a good example. A lot of DOs are found at places like the Mayo Clinics.<br /><br />The other Director of Ops could also be the Head of Surgery?Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42486674173038352712018-08-14T13:39:42.742-07:002018-08-14T13:39:42.742-07:00Maybe...Maybe...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86823224852733804262018-08-14T12:35:42.104-07:002018-08-14T12:35:42.104-07:00Dang, didn't know they had those. (Though at f...Dang, didn't know they had those. (Though at first I read that as DO meaning Director of Ops, like "Cool, the doc is from the CIA...")OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16198912987311739862018-08-14T12:34:06.941-07:002018-08-14T12:34:06.941-07:00Ooh, drama!
(This is payback innit!?!?)Ooh, drama!<br /><br />(This is payback innit!?!?)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65830098181383734852018-08-14T12:33:09.530-07:002018-08-14T12:33:09.530-07:00Ha. Now I've done it. Okay everyone, get you...Ha. Now I've done it. Okay everyone, get your requests in before I start sifting, yet again, through the deep dark bowels of this blog.<br /><br />Already doing this for some nefarious reason (muhahahahhahaha - cough, sputter, hack - damn gnats!) that once I catch up to where I need to I'll be able to reveal...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com