spyderpancake

As some of you may know, I recently graduated college and am going to be joining the Air Force in the near future. I will be going into OTS as an officer candidate, and there are two paths that I can take. The first is non-rated, which is made up of a variety of different MOS's, such as Finance, Missile and Munitions Maintenance, and Security(which is what I am interested in.) I would be signing up for 4 years. The other route is rated. I have taken the preliminary tests, and have a very strong chance of being selected for a pilot slot. Pilots sign on for a minimum of 10 years. So this is my dilemma-which should I go for? I just got married, and I am somewhat hesitant to commit my next 10 years to active duty. However, I know that it would be an amazing opportunity to be a pilot. I just don't know at this point that I want to make the Air Force my career. I originally started looking into it because I have always felt a desire to serve and my wife and I are both attracted to the lifestyle-for a few years. After we want to start a family, I'm not so sure. The rated officer selection board meets in October, and the non-rated in February, so I need to make my decision soon so I can submit my packet. Any advice?

dRed Ninja in!!!

I for one am happy to see him back. Not that he is my favorite player or anything, but he was an exciting quarterback to watch and it will be interesting to see where he ends up. By the way, in my opinion, the whole sentencing was not about dog fighting. The IRS knew he was making money and didn't have any way of getting their hands into it, so they nailed him for tax evasion and knew the media would do the rest with the dog fighting. I do not think that what he did was right in any way, but IMHO the authorities were worried about more than the well-being of some dogs

That is awesome! What part of Romania are you going to? My brother-in-law moved over from Romania 2 years ago

.260 is a great round for deer hunting and some longer-range shooting as well-nice looking rifle!

Harvick is a really nice guy-I have had the privilige of talking to him several times and each time he was very down-to-earth and approachable-which can be hard when you are having a season like he is having!

I like Mikey, you can always count on him to provide some laughs in front of a camera-especially when he tries to drive a race car! He will be a much better owner than driver.

Truex will do better at MWR than DEI, hands down. He is a very talented driver and Mikey has put together a very good group of people over there, along with an outstanding facility. Mikey has never the same level of driver as Truex-Reutimann and Ambrose have both impressed me this year.

count Spidey in-I like the way Yahoo runs their leagues

The trucks have a whole covered bed that acts as a huge wing for downforce. If the COT did not have the wing on the back with all the front bite that the splitter provides, there is no way they could get the cars to handle decently. I don't necessarily like the way the COT looks, but it has stood up admirably to some horrific crashes since its inception, so I'm for it. And I really don't think the racing has been bad with it-this year there has been a lot of side-by-side racing. And I give NASCAR huge props for the double-file restarts-it is the best rule change under Bill France Jr. in my opinion. Back to the subject of Danica-I would like to see her in NASCAR, I think it would bring new storylines to the sport, attract new sponsors, generate interest...but that being said, she needs at least 1 full year in ARCA and the Nationwide series first. It would be a huge mistake to put her straight into the Cup series. No matter how good of a driver you are, you must first learn the basics. And in stock cars, it is a whole lot more than learning how to drive your car fast-it is learning how to relay information back to your crew chief to make a bad car good-constantly. That is why Jimmie Johnson is such a good driver-even though I am definitely not a fan, he and Knaus are able to keep up with the changes that need to be made to the car throughout the race. And I think that is Jr's biggest problem. We all know that when he gets a fast car, he is as talented as any of them. But where he falls short is when they show up to the track with a middle-of-the-pack car...because that's usually where it stays. Sorry for the long post, just got a little carried away!

I'm sure most of you have seen this, but it bears reposting-Congressman Peter King telling it like it is... http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6dngVeyZ7Y

Just one of the many reasons I don't waste my time in front of a TV!!!

Thanks everybody!!! I'm living in Grand Rapids for the time being, still trying to find a temporary job. I'm applying for a pilot spot in September, I just finished with my testing and physicals, now I have to wait around for the next Officer Board to convene. I'm really excited about the wedding Saturday, we are getting married in her parents' back yard-praying for good weather! We will be travelling down to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge for the honeymoon. Here are a few of the engagement shots...

Hey guys, most of you probably don't remember me, but I used to hang out here on the Realtree forums all the time. I just wandered back, and it is really cool to see that a lot of you are still here. A lot has happened since I was on here last, I graduated college in May, moved to Michigan, am getting married this Saturday, and am joining the Air Force in the fall. Anyway, just thought I'd say howdy, and I'm looking forward to getting aquainted with everyone again!

That's awesome-i have wondered why they can't do something like that before. I wonder how hard it is to turn?