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Offline Rat Boy

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New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« on: October 08, 2004, 10:49:19 am »
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2004, 10:57:50 am »
Interesting.  I would think more as a Starfleet homage though.

Whatever the reason.  It looks awesome.
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2004, 02:01:11 pm »
That or someone grew up playing "Space Wars" in the arcade....
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2004, 02:16:53 pm »
Space and Missle specialist. Maybe they are on to something bigger then a Badge.

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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2004, 03:30:43 pm »
Yeah thatd be nice. Maybe I'll get one, someday.
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2004, 03:37:40 pm »
Quote from: Iceman on October 08, 2004, 03:30:43 pm
Yeah thatd be nice. Maybe I'll get one, someday.

Work for it Ice, and you'll get what you want.

I would even consider betraying the better angles of my nature and going Air Force, if they launch something big enough to need a Security Police contingent in my lifetime. ;)
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2004, 04:15:48 pm »
Quote from: J. Carney on October 08, 2004, 03:37:40 pm
Quote from: Iceman on October 08, 2004, 03:30:43 pm
Yeah thatd be nice. Maybe I'll get one, someday.

Work for it Ice, and you'll get what you want.

I would even consider betraying the better angles of my nature and going Air Force, if they launch something big enough to need a Security Police contingent in my lifetime. ;)

Putting in your transfer to MACO?  :D
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2004, 07:53:36 pm »
Hmmmm Maybe Old Gene was right about the future ;)  so when will ww3 take place?


The badge does look good
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2004, 08:52:46 pm »
Quote from: Gambler on October 08, 2004, 04:15:48 pm
Quote from: J. Carney on October 08, 2004, 03:37:40 pm
Quote from: Iceman on October 08, 2004, 03:30:43 pm
Yeah thatd be nice. Maybe I'll get one, someday.

Work for it Ice, and you'll get what you want.

I would even consider betraying the better angles of my nature and going Air Force, if they launch something big enough to need a Security Police contingent in my lifetime. ;)

Putting in your transfer to MACO?  :D

MACO? Don't know what it is... but yeah, I'll switch services for the chance to put to Space.
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2004, 08:55:17 pm »
The starfleet triangle also appeared on the NORAD livery if I'm not mistaken.
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2004, 09:00:03 pm »
MACO stands for Military Assault Command Operation - They were the Marines on the last season of Enterprise.  Most of the time they kicked ass.
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2004, 09:22:43 pm »
Quote from: Gambler on October 08, 2004, 09:00:03 pm
MACO stands for Military Assault Command Operation - They were the Marines on the last season of Enterprise.  Most of the time they kicked ass.

LOL... nah, just a Police Petty Officer. Plenty good enough for me, until I get promoted to Master at Arms.
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2004, 10:06:02 pm »
I'm going to bed a pilot, well, so says ROTC exams. So we'll see. What are those wings for anyways?
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2004, 12:00:37 am »
Quote from: Mentat Jon on October 08, 2004, 07:53:36 pm
Hmmmm Maybe Old Gene was right about the future ;)  so when will ww3 take place?


The badge does look good

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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2004, 06:55:29 am »
according to first contact we will and a few other thing that i cant remember right now

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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #15 on: October 09, 2004, 11:10:57 am »
Quote from: Iceman on October 08, 2004, 10:06:02 pm
I'm going to bed a pilot, well, so says ROTC exams. So we'll see. What are those wings for anyways?

WOOT!  I didn't know the ROTC exams tell you who you are going to take to bed!  At least they didn't when I took the tests . . .  :( :o

AND you get to mess with a pilot no less.   
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #16 on: October 09, 2004, 11:53:07 am »
Quote from: AlienLXIX on October 09, 2004, 11:10:57 am
Quote from: Iceman on October 08, 2004, 10:06:02 pm
I'm going to bed a pilot, well, so says ROTC exams. So we'll see. What are those wings for anyways?

WOOT!  I didn't know the ROTC exams tell you who you are going to take to bed!  At least they didn't when I took the tests . . .  :( :o

AND you get to mess with a pilot no less.   
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Of course its you who picks up on that. On top of that I was unclear. The exam simply qualifies you to be a pilot/navigator. I needed 30 pilot and 20 Nav to qualify for pilot training, I got 64 and 60. Sooo 124/50,  yeah I'm qualified. I think I'm going to frame the results. 


BTW alien, there was a rather cute Ssgt taking the test with us. Wouldn't mind that!
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Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
« Reply #17 on: October 09, 2004, 09:07:31 pm »
Quote from: Iceman on October 09, 2004, 11:53:07 am
Quote from: AlienLXIX on October 09, 2004, 11:10:57 am
Quote from: Iceman on October 08, 2004, 10:06:02 pm
I'm going to bed a pilot, well, so says ROTC exams. So we'll see. What are those wings for anyways?

WOOT!  I didn't know the ROTC exams tell you who you are going to take to bed!  At least they didn't when I took the tests . . .  :( :o

AND you get to mess with a pilot no less.   
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Of course its you who picks up on that. On top of that I was unclear. The exam simply qualifies you to be a pilot/navigator. I needed 30 pilot and 20 Nav to qualify for pilot training, I got 64 and 60. Sooo 124/50,  yeah I'm qualified. I think I'm going to frame the results. 


BTW alien, there was a rather cute Ssgt taking the test with us. Wouldn't mind that!

Hey, hey... leave the girls in the ranks alone!!! There is a shortace of cute enlisted girls... we need all that we can get! ;D

Stay with your own kind :P !!!

Congrats on qualifing for Pilot training. Now all you got to remember is to have the same number of landings as you have of take-offs!
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