Airdrop Requirement in the MAF

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07-10-2008 | 04:16 AM

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Lots of good insight, thanks! I didn't know what types of replies I would hear--I was surprised that airdrop was not a highly sought after qual in BIG MAC...but then again airdrop is all I've ever known.

I see lots of negatives in the C-130 world if they transitioned us to a reduced formation airdrop qual. But like it was mentioned, the requirement exists for us to be 100% airdrop qualed and I don't see any GOs working to change it.

Seems we all have our niche in life, and we work to be the best at our jobs. You C-17 toads

keep flying those TWCF missions, staying in nice hotels

around the world and leave the TAC AIR requirements to the C-130! We'll be laughing at you from our tents

as we keep the dust off our laptops....

green

07-10-2008 | 04:26 AM

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Could not agree more. Seemed like AD was for folks bitter about not flying faster aircraft. High threat, low per diem, slows down your upgrade, more check ride. The single ship random routes through the Cascades were fantastic, but you could just ask the scheduler to ride along on them instead of going through the pain of training, check rides and currency.

We could probably start a whole thread on bitter aviators and the games they play. I have always held the ARC in high esteem for the way they interact with each other. AD definately has some aviators with their panties in a wad.

07-10-2008 | 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Flounder

By AD I meant air drop, not active duty. There are wadded panties all over the place.

07-11-2008 | 12:09 PM

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By AD I meant air drop, not active duty. There are wadded panties all over the place.

I hope there are none wadded in AFRC as I start in a month or two. Looking to avoid that kind of BS.

07-11-2008 | 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Flounder

Seems we all have our niche in life, and we work to be the best at our jobs. You C-17 toads keep flying those TWCF missions, staying in nice hotels around the world and leave the TAC AIR requirements to the C-130! We'll be laughing at you from our tents as we keep the dust off our laptops....

green

Yeah, I wish it were like that all the time. Don't get me wrong, I did just get back from a nice vacation in S America. But of course, I had to pay for that with 4 months to the sand container