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I qualify as a retard, that does that mean I can be cool too? Wouldn't it be great if we all had the money to hand to a top-notch coach like Max Cohn and be able to say "Make me good."

I just bought another pair of freefly pants from Firefly. Sherry measured me at Rantoul this time around and the pants fit great. I did a good job measuring myself the first time around with my two piece suit. I love both of my suits and will keep buying them if I need more. The customer service is second to none and my pants arrived exactly as promised. They look great and get many compliments on them. Thanks Firefly!

Hey all. I just bought a new Z1 EVO in size large. The XL was too big and the L feels tight Has anyone ever heard of fitting an EVO using heat similar to a Bonehead? Any help would rock.

I just bought a Safire2 in with RBL/WHT colors scheme and I love it. If I can take some pictures tommorrow I'll get them in this thread.

What kind of parent would I be if I didn't take care of my children's needs

Thanks be to Ankie Berry for hooking me up with my third child.

I don't think that too many people wash out of flight school. In the Army (to the best of my knowledge) you'll end up flying either an attack (think Apache), assault (think Blackhawk), cargo (think Chinook), or observation (think Kiowa) and it takes better skills to fly certain ones. The biggest hurdle most guys I know faced was getting through Warrant Officer Candidate School. It's six weeks of hazing boot camp for Warrant Officers. Most of the guys who ended up getting dropped that I know of were sent back to the unit.....so if you don't make it (which shouldn't be an option) then I'm not sure what would happen to a civilian. You may or may not end up with some sort of enlistment obligation. The best bet is to contact the poc on the web link I put in my previous post. Click on the civilian applicant link and get all the info you can before doing anything. The other thing I forgot to mention was the requirement to be able to obtain a Secret Security Clearance to attend the WOCS school. So if you had law troubles, financial difficulties, foreign contacts, etc., you could have a long wait. I'm married to a woman from Poland, I wasn't always the respectable citizen that I am now, and I left a lucrative systems adminstrator job to enlist in the Army after 9/11. Heck, I'm a skydiver. We all know what financial difficulties can arise from this hobby (though I wouldn't change a thing) Needless to say, that's why I'm not already in that program. Still waiting on a clearance for a year and a half You know what's funny though? The second we go back to Iraq they can grant me one on the spot. Thanks Uncle Sam.

My uncle is a senior civilian flight instructor down in Fort Rucker, AL. He has been trying to get me to go to that school for some time now (I am an active duty SGT). In order to fly helicopters in the Army, you must be a Warrant Officer, or a Commissioned Officer. Commissioned Officers have 4 year degrees, while Warrants do not. A civilian can go to Warrant Officer Candidate School in Fort Rucker straight off of the street, but competition for WOCS is tough as applicant from the Army and all other branches of service on active duy are eligible to become a pilot. In order to be accepted he will need to take a physical, fill out the appropriate application forms, and take the AFAST (Alternate Flight Aptitude Skills Test) or something close to that affect. Tell him to visit this site: [http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant/] There is a questionairre that will get someone to contact him via email or phone from the warrant officer recruiting branch. He can go talk to a recruiter, however, I believe that they will try to convince him to enlist first WHICH I DO NOT recommend. Warrant Officers have the best job in the Army and are not generally messed with, especially aviators. And yes, he can stay a reserve pilot. Most likely he will see an Iraq deployment as pilots are highly in demand, but also that means that right now is the best time to become a Warrant. Hope this helps.

Wow, small world. I met her at Tullahoma.

Got a friend with a plane, so Georgia is not far at all!

Greetings. I've been visiting this site for quite some time now and finally decided to become a member. I'm very impressed with all the information and knowledgeable people I've seen on this site. I started jumping again early this year after returning from Iraq. I took an AFF course back in 1995 and never finished due to finances, etc. I earned my 'A' license at Skydive Paris in TN. The dropzone had to cease operations for a while and I spent a little time at Tullahoma until Chris Martin had his terrible accident. Since then I have been jumping at Russellville, KY. Although it is is not a USPA affiliated dropzone, I have met some great people there. What I would like to know....is there anyone here from the Fort Campbell, Nashville, etc., area that is a member here? I would imagine so, but would like to meet up with the local jumpers around here at Russellville or anywhere else local jumpers have been going. Peace.