new AF ribbon, suitable for adding to lace on skivvies
Duke of URL
recognize members' support of air expeditionary force deployments. The
ribbon will be awarded to active-duty, Reserve and Guard members who
completed a contingency deployment after Oct 1 1999.
"Deployed status is defined as either deployment on contingency,
exercise, deployment orders or members sourced in direct support, in
theater or out, of expeditionary operations with an overnight stay
away from home station," said Tech Sgt Simmons, awards and decorations
superintendent at the AF Personnel Center. To qualify, individuals
must have deployed for 45 consecutive days or 90 nonconsecutive days.
There is no time limit to accumulate the 90 nonconsecutive days. "Any
deployment qualifies regardless of the duty, destination or location
of the temporary duty, including those within the continental United
States," Simmons said.
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So, if a flyboy has to be away from Momma overnight, he gets a
ribbon...
Isn't that thweet?
Next, they will get one for shoelace-tying and one for being forced to
stay in a Motel 6 instead of the usual Hilton...
Mark Test
you "had" to go TAD "overnight"? I've seen it all now.
Actually, the first part of the quote sounds simliar to our
sea service ribbon, BUT allowing them to add up all their
TAD trips towards the ribbon is wimpish IMHO.
It's like getting the sea service ribbon without ever going to sea.
Mark
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Christopher Horner
> It's like getting the sea service ribbon without ever going to sea.
Hehe. Go work with the VP community sometime. My friend Doug is an AECS
and has been VP/VXE6 most of his career. His counter is 0y0m0d, but he's
got a silver star on his sea service ribbon. He's by no means unusual in
that community.
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Mark Test
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But they draw flight pay even when on shore duty.
Chris, I did a tour at PATWING Ten. VP guys do go on deployment for 6
months and
deserve the ribbon. Which is why I guess it's called sea service /
deployment ribbon.
Of course, all of our days have to be consecutive, and once you return to
home port
the counter stops.
Just the fact they're letting AF guys add up their TAD trips throughout
their whole
career strikes me as too easy a ribbon to get.
Mark
Christopher Horner
> "Christopher Horner" <hor...@earthlinkES.ADnet> wrote in message
> news:oprwi1qk...@news.west.earthlink.net...
>> On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:49:03 -0500, Mark Test <mgt...@the-i.net> wrote:
>>
>> > It's like getting the sea service ribbon without ever going to sea.
>>
>> Hehe. Go work with the VP community sometime. My friend Doug is an
>> AECS
>> and has been VP/VXE6 most of his career. His counter is 0y0m0d, but
>> he's
>> got a silver star on his sea service ribbon. He's by no means unusual
>> in
>> that community.
>> --
>> Christopher Horner
>
> But they draw flight pay even when on shore duty.
>
> Chris, I did a tour at PATWING Ten. VP guys do go on deployment for 6
> months and
> deserve the ribbon. Which is why I guess it's called sea service /
> deployment ribbon.
> Of course, all of our days have to be consecutive, and once you return to
> home port
> the counter stops.
>
Ah, come on, I like my rate and community which makes it fun to ping on
the other guys ;-) If anyone thinks I'm putting down the VP guys, well,
they're wrong.
I work next to VP65 and I can testify that they do work their asses off,
but being TAR, their deployment schedule is different than what I'm used
to.
> Just the fact they're letting AF guys add up their TAD trips throughout
> their whole
> career strikes me as too easy a ribbon to get.
>
I saw that in the original post and dismissed it as tongue-in-cheek. It
was from the Duke; source of many humorous (and almost true-sounding)
postings.
> Mark
>
>
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Christopher Horner
Duke of URL
Eh? What? aHEM... Tongue-in-cheek, inDEED! Cheeky young rascal. Here
now, you, Horner, just pop round to the stables and have the saddler
thrash you soundly.
Ekshully, that article is 100% valid - taken right from the Air
Farce's news release.
Christopher Horner
wrote:
> "Christopher Horner" <hor...@earthlinkES.ADnet> wrote in message
> news:oprwnbu9...@news.west.earthlink.net
>> On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 18:36:33 -0500, Mark Test <mgt...@the-i.net>
> wrote:
>>> "Christopher Horner" <hor...@earthlinkES.ADnet> wrote in message
>>> news:oprwi1qk...@news.west.earthlink.net...
>>>> On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:49:03 -0500, Mark Test <mgt...@the-i.net>
> wrote:
>>> Just the fact they're letting AF guys add up their TAD trips
> throughout
>>> their whole
>>> career strikes me as too easy a ribbon to get.
>>
>> I saw that in the original post and dismissed it as tongue-in-cheek.
> It
>> was from the Duke; source of many humorous (and almost
> true-sounding)
>> postings.
>
> Eh? What? aHEM... Tongue-in-cheek, inDEED! Cheeky young rascal. Here
> now, you, Horner, just pop round to the stables and have the saddler
> thrash you soundly.
Hmmm...there'll be nae thrashing today; packing for TAD. How 'bout your
choice of lethal hand tools at dawn a few weeks hence ;-)
> Ekshully, that article is 100% valid - taken right from the Air
> Farce's news release.
>
Boy, I knew there was something wrong with those guys.
--
Christopher Horner
Duke of URL
>
>> Ekshully, that article is 100% valid - taken right from the Air
>> Farce's news release.
>
> Boy, I knew there was something wrong with those guys.
I've already heard from one zoomie friend - the way they're doing that
award embarrasses him.
Christopher Horner
wrote:
It was PacNorWest, but I'm back early, thankfully.
>>
>>> Ekshully, that article is 100% valid - taken right from the Air
>>> Farce's news release.
>>
>> Boy, I knew there was something wrong with those guys.
>
> I've already heard from one zoomie friend - the way they're doing that
> award embarrasses him.
>
The appropriate feeling in this situation; good on him.
--
Christopher Horner
Scott
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Horner I have no idea what you mean by "almost true-sounding." It wouldn't
be funny if he made the shit up!
-Scott
Duke of URL
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> "Christopher Horner" <hor...@earthlinkES.ADnet> wrote in message
> news:oprwnbu9...@news.west.earthlink.net...
>> On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 18:36:33 -0500, Mark Test <mgt...@the-i.net>
>> wrote:
>>> "Christopher Horner" <hor...@earthlinkES.ADnet> wrote in message
>>> news:oprwi1qk...@news.west.earthlink.net...
>>>> On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:49:03 -0500, Mark Test <mgt...@the-i.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's like getting the sea service ribbon without ever going to
>>>>> sea.
>>>>
>>>> Hehe. Go work with the VP community sometime. My friend Doug
>>>> is an AECS
>>>> and has been VP/VXE6 most of his career. His counter is 0y0m0d,
>>>> but he's
>>>> got a silver star on his sea service ribbon. He's by no means
>>>> unusual in that community.
>>>
>>> Chris, I did a tour at PATWING Ten. VP guys do go on deployment
>>> for 6 months and
>>> deserve the ribbon. Which is why I guess it's called sea service
>>> / deployment ribbon.
>>> Of course, all of our days have to be consecutive, and once you
>>> return to home port the counter stops.
>>
>> Ah, come on, I like my rate and community which makes it fun to
>> ping on the other guys ;-) If anyone thinks I'm putting down the
>> VP guys, well, they're wrong.
>> I work next to VP65 and I can testify that they do work their
>> asses off, but being TAR, their deployment schedule is different
>> than what I'm used to.
>>
>>> Just the fact they're letting AF guys add up their TAD trips
>>> throughout their whole
>>> career strikes me as too easy a ribbon to get.
>>
>> I saw that in the original post and dismissed it as
>> tongue-in-cheek. It was from the Duke; source of many humorous
>> (and almost true-sounding) postings.
>
> wouldn't be funny if he made the shit up!
Hey! I think I've been insulted!
Chris, whattayamean "almost true"??? Is you insinerating that I might
be posting ANYthing other than abslute pure truths?
And Scott - You sound like you think I COULDN'T make up good stuff.
Hmph.
Christopher Horner
wrote:
Ok, perhaps I should change my statement to "...Duke; source of postings
that I wish were fake, because the alternative is too painful to
consider."
--
Christopher Horner
Duke of URL
I know what you mean!
Brace yourself before you read the one I'm just about to post...