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If you're an air weapons controller, then the odds are quite good.  I think there are about 30 weapons controllers in GK right now. We're very lucky in that we have a lot of OUTCAN postings, both NATO and USAF. Of course, NATO postings are second tour postings, but you can be posted to USAF...

That's not necessarily true.  I'm weapons, and I'll always be weapons.  I think if you want to do the conversion course, that's a different story.  But it's not mandatory, and if you're content doing what you're doing (especially if you're ATC) then you're pretty much going to stay there.

I don't believe the bottleneck has been fixed, Aerospaced. Students are pegged as either weapons or ATC before they go to Cornwall, and do their DL accordingly.  How do they know if they're going to be a successful weapons controller based on a bunch of written tests? We've decreased the...

Apparently it was 65% civilian. 

I think this is genius.  There are far more similarities between air weapons controllers and air navs, than with ATC.  I'm a weapons controller, and I find it a bit silly that we did our training with the ATCs.  I  spent two months learning ATC stuff that I'll never use again.  Besides talking...

Aviator, what are you going for here? Trying to prove that your job is so much cooler than ours?  That it's a good thing you're QC'ing the PAR Controller, because sometimes he's too busy picking his noses to point out traffic, and then you jump in and save the day? Ok great, you win. ...

Neat video from the start of the 1/2.  I didn't hear any of that commentary, as I was about three minutes back from the starting line. What an amazing, incredible day.  To say it was emotional would be an understatement.

I don't think it'd be that high for flying AECs. Out of 220ish AECs, we have approx: Tinker: 10ish Alaska: 2 or 3 Germany: 10ish France: 1

What an awesome, awesome day.  My heart was filled with pride during the entire race.  :cdn: I did the 1/2, and there were so many people running with shirts 'In Memory Of', or running for their sons & daughters overseas.  It was amazing, and I went up to every single one of them that I passed...

My unit is paying for me to go. I had planned to go anyway, and pay for it on my own.  I decided to submit a memo to my CO just to see what he'd say.  The worst he could say is no, right? But now I get to run in the race, and have my TD paid for.  Pretty sweet.

Why wouldn't you be allowed?

Apparently the MND, the CDS and Hillier are running the race! I'm signed up for the 1/2.  Really looking forward to it.

Don't forget about the E3-F, Gazoo.  One lucky controller gets to spend a tour in France.

Oui, je sais que ça va changer.  J'ai deux amis (OJT à 425) qui habitent sur la base, et qui vont partir pour la formation en fév, je crois.

Ou est-ce que tu demeures maintenant? Si tu veux demeurer dans un appartement, il va falloir que tu paies pour le demenagement de tes meubles toi-meme.  Je te suggeres les 'shacks' aussi - c'est moins cher, et presque toute les OJTs de 425 habitent la-dedans.  C'est plus facile, c'est moins...

I'm AEC - weapons.  There have been a couple discussions on general AEC info, so you could do a search to find some more info. Otherwise, feel free to PM me.

Finished reading today.  I really, really, enjoyed it, and it moved me in many parts.  Reading it on the plane, with tears streaming down my cheeks.  A couple things I didn't like - her lack of use of rank in certain places annoyed me, and I found her writing style hard to follow in certain...

I got both of these books from amazon the other day.  Can't wait to start reading.

I know that guy. 

Any news? I'm AEC myself, and at our last career manager briefing, we're only 22% short now.