Will 2 hours be enough time to clear customs/immigration at ORD (Chicago O' Hare?)?
Hi I have a flight booked from Tokyo Narita scheduled to arrive at 3:17pm and then departs from Chicago to San Antonio, TX at 5:30pm. I wanted to know if that is enough time to clear all the hoopla (customs, etc) and make it to my gate. It is the spring break weekend (the Sunday before I go back to work). There is another outbound flight but it's a good 4 hours later. If I miss it, will I be able to take the next one or do I go Standby? Thanks so much.
Packing & Preparation - 3 Answers
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possible depends on airline
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watch this you tube video its for international arrivals in chicago it done for united airlines but it might help you also this one (its in japensnes subttitles but you can still get the idea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLqAiYU9VAc also this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILL4DIEVY_g
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Two hours should be fine if your original flight is close to on-time. I've never had a problem making a connection in Chicago with that much time between flights from Europe to the US.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Travelling
Travelling?
I would like to book the package below: 4 Day, 3 Night Trip(Cheapest price) San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) Departing Thu, Nov 23 - Returning Sun, Nov 26 1 Room, 3 Nights | 1 Adult Knights Inn Maingate East 2880 N POINCIANA BLVDKissimmee, FL Please show me the flight details,hotels details how to book Urgent and pls reply immediately
Orlando - 2 Answers
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Why don't you just go through a travel site? try www.kayak.com (it'll search all the other ones you might already know.) Would you really trust your vacation to bootleg travel agents?
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$607.96 which includes taxes Depart: 08:30am Arrive: 09:30am San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Ap (IAH) Continental Airlines Flight 7 operated by Continental Airlines (on Boeing 757-300) 1 Stop – change planes in Houston George Bush Intercontinental Ap (IAH) Connection Time: 1 hr 15 mins Depart: 10:45am Arrive: 02:04pm Houston George Bush Intercontinental Ap (IAH) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) Continental Airlines Flight 686 operated by Continental Airlines (on Boeing 757-300) Total Travel Time: 4 hrs 34 mins
I would like to book the package below: 4 Day, 3 Night Trip(Cheapest price) San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) Departing Thu, Nov 23 - Returning Sun, Nov 26 1 Room, 3 Nights | 1 Adult Knights Inn Maingate East 2880 N POINCIANA BLVDKissimmee, FL Please show me the flight details,hotels details how to book Urgent and pls reply immediately
Orlando - 2 Answers
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Why don't you just go through a travel site? try www.kayak.com (it'll search all the other ones you might already know.) Would you really trust your vacation to bootleg travel agents?
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$607.96 which includes taxes Depart: 08:30am Arrive: 09:30am San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Ap (IAH) Continental Airlines Flight 7 operated by Continental Airlines (on Boeing 757-300) 1 Stop – change planes in Houston George Bush Intercontinental Ap (IAH) Connection Time: 1 hr 15 mins Depart: 10:45am Arrive: 02:04pm Houston George Bush Intercontinental Ap (IAH) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) Continental Airlines Flight 686 operated by Continental Airlines (on Boeing 757-300) Total Travel Time: 4 hrs 34 mins
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Does this mean Jesus is about to Come
Does this mean Jesus is about to Come?
THE WAR Please take the time to read the essay below by Dr. Chong. It is without a doubt the most articulate and convincing writing I have read regarding the War in Iraq. If you have any doubts please open your mind to his essay and give it a fair evaluation. I had no idea who Dr. Chong is or the source of these thoughts... so when I received them, I almost deleted them - as well-written as they are. But then I did a "Google search" on the Doctor and found him to be a retired Air Force Surgeon of all things and past Commander of Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio. So he is real, is connected to Veterans affairs in California, and these are his thoughts. This WAR is for REAL! Dr. Vernon Chong, Major General, USAF, Retired Tuesday, July 12, 2005. To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. Our country is now facing the most serious threat to its existence, as we know it, that we have faced in your lifetime and mine (which includes WWII). The deadly seriousness is greatly compounded by the fact that there are very few of us who think we can possibly lose this war and even fewer who realize what losing really means. First, let's examine a few basics: 1. When did the threat to us start? Many will say September 11, 2001. The answer as far as the United States is concerned is 1979, 22 years prior to September 2001, with the following attacks on us: * Iran Embassy Hostages, 1979; * Beirut, Lebanon Embassy 1983; * Beirut, Lebanon Marine Barracks 1983; * Lockerbie, Scotland Pan-Am flight to New York 1988; * First New York World Trade Center attack 1993; * Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Khobar Towers Military complex 1996; * Nairobi, Kenya US Embassy 1998; * Dares Salaam, Tanzania US Embassy 1998; * Aden, Yemen USS Cole 2000; * New York World Trade Center 2001; * Pentagon 2001. (Note that during the period from 1981 to 2001 there were 7,581 terrorist attacks worldwide). 2. Why were we attacked? Envy of our position, our success, and our freedoms. The attacks happened during the administrations of Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush 1, Clinton and Bush 2. We cannot fault either the Republicans or Democrats as there were no provocations by any of the presidents or their immediate predecessors, Presidents Ford or Carter. 3. Who were the attackers? In each case, the attacks on the US were carried out by Muslims. 4. What is the Muslim population of the World? 25%. 5. Isn't the Muslim Religion peaceful? Hopefully, but that is really not material. There is no doubt that the predominately Christian population of Germany was peaceful, but under the dictatorial leadership of Hitler (who was also Christian), that made no difference. You either went along with the administration or you were eliminated. There were 5 to 6 million Christians killed by the Nazis for political reasons (including 7,000 Polish priests). (see http://www.nazis.testimony.co.uk/7-a.htm Thus, almost the same number of Christians were killed by the Nazis, as the six million holocaust Jews who were killed by them, and we seldom heard of anything other than the Jewish atrocities. Although Hitler kept the world focused on the Jews, he had no hesitancy about killing anyone who got in his way of exterminating the Jews or of taking over the world - German, Christian or any others. Same with the Muslim terrorists. They focus the world on the US, but kill all in the way -- their own people or the Spanish, French or anyone else. The point here is that just like the peaceful Germans were of no protection to anyone from the Nazis, no matter how many peaceful Muslims there may be, they are no protection for us from the terrorist Muslim leaders and what they are fanatically bent on doing -- by their own pronouncements -- killing all of us "infidels." I don't blame the peaceful Muslims. What would you do if the choice was shut up or die? 6. So who are we at war with? There is no way we can honestly respond that it is anyone other than the Muslim terrorists. Trying to be politically correct and avoid verbalizing this conclusion can well be fatal. There is no way to win if you don't clearly recognize and articulate who you are fighting. So with that background, now to the two major questions: 1. Can we lose this war? 2. What does losing really mean? If we are to win, we must clearly answer these two pivotal questions. We can definitely lose this war, and as anomalous as it may sound, the major reason we can lose is that so many of us simply do not fathom the answer to the second question - What does losing mean? It would appear that a great many of us think that losing the war means hanging our heads, bringing the troops home and going on about our business, like post Vietnam. This is as far from the truth as one can get. What losing really means is: We would no longer be the premier country in the world. The attacks will not subside, but rather will steadily increase. Remember, they want us dead, not just quiet. If they had just wanted us quiet, they would not have produced an increasing series of attacks against us, over the past 18 years. The plan was clearly, for terrorists to attack us, until we were neutered and submissive to them. We would of course have no future support from other nations, for fear of reprisals and for the reason that they would see, we are impotent and cannot help them. They will pick off the other non-Muslim nations, one at a time. It will be increasingly easier for them. They already hold Spain hostage. It doesn't matter whether it was right or wrong for Spain to withdraw its troops from Iraq. Spain did it because the Muslim terrorists bombed their train and told them to withdraw the troops. Anything else they want Spain to do will be done. Spain is finished. The next will probably be France. Our one hope on France is that they might see the light and realize that if we don't win, they are finished too, in that they can't resist the Muslim terrorists without us. However, it may already be too late for France. France is already 20% Muslim and fading fast! If we lose the war, our production, income, exports and way of life will all vanish as we know it. After losing, who would trade or deal with us, if they were threatened by the Muslims. If we can't stop the Muslims, how could anyone else? The Muslims fully know what is riding on this war, and therefore are completely committed to winning, at any cost. We better know it too and be likewise committed to winning at any cost. Why do I go on at such lengths about the results of losing? Simple. Until we recognize the costs of losing, we cannot unite and really put 100% of our thoughts and efforts into winning. And it is going to take that 100% effort to win. So, how can we lose the war? Again, the answer is simple. We can lose the war by "imploding." That is, defeating ourselves by refusing to recognize the enemy and their purpose, and really digging in and lending full support to the war effort. If we are united, there is no way that we can lose. If we continue to be divided, there is no way that we can win! Let me give you a few examples of how we simply don't comprehend the life and death seriousness of this situation. President Bush selects Norman Mineta as Secretary of Transportation. Although all of the terrorist attacks were committed by Muslim men between 17 and 40 years of age, Secretary Mineta refuses to allow profiling. Does that sound like we are taking this thing seriously? This is war! For the duration, we are going to have to give up some of the civil rights we have become accustomed to. We had better be prepared to lose some of our civil rights temporarily or we will most certainly lose all of them permanently. And don't worry that it is a slippery slope. We gave up plenty of civil rights during WWII, and immediately restored them after the victory and in fact added many more since then. Do I blame President Bush or President Clinton before him? No, I blame us for blithely assuming we can maintain all of our Political Correctness, and all of our civil rights during this conflict and have a clean, lawful, honorable war. None of those words apply to war. Get them out of your head. Some have gone so far in their criticism of the war and/or the Administration that it almost seems they would literally like to see us lose. I hasten to add that this isn't because they are disloyal. It is because they just don't recognize what losing means. Nevertheless, that conduct gives the impression to the enemy that we are divided and weakening. It concerns our friends, and it does great damage to our cause. Of more recent vintage, the uproar fueled by the politicians and media regarding the treatment of some prisoners of war, perhaps exemplifies best what I am saying. We have recently had an issue, involving the treatment of a few Muslim prisoners of war, by a small group of our military police. These are the type prisoners who just a few months ago were throwing their own people off buildings, cutting off their hands, cutting out their tongues and otherwise murdering their own people just for disagreeing with Saddam Hussein. And just a few years ago these same type prisoners chemically killed 400,000 of their own people for the same reason. They are also the same type of enemy fighters, who recently were burning Americans, and dragging their charred corpses through the streets of Iraq. And still more recently, the same type of enemy that was and is providing videos to all news sources internationally, of the beheading of American prisoners they held. Compare this with some of our press and politicians, who for several days have thought and talked about nothing else but the "humiliating" of some Muslim prisoners -- not burning them, not dragging their charred corpses through the streets, not beheading them, but "humiliating" them. Can this be for real? The politicians and pundits have even talked of impeachment of the Secretary of Defense. If this doesn't show the complete lack of comprehension and understanding of the seriousness of the enemy we are fighting, the life and death struggle we are in and the disastrous results of losing this war, nothing can. To bring our country to a virtual political standstill over this prisoner issue makes us look like Nero playing his fiddle as Rome burned -- totally oblivious to what is going on in the real world. Neither we, nor any other country, can survive this internal strife. Again I say, this does not mean that some of our politicians or media people are disloyal. It simply means that they are absolutely oblivious to the magnitude of the situation we are in, and into which the Muslim terrorists have been pushing us, for many years. Remember, the Muslim terrorists stated goal is to kill all infidels! That translates into ALL non-Muslims -- not just in the United States, but throughout the world. We are the last bastion of defense. We have been criticized for many years as being 'arrogant.' That charge is valid in at least one respect. We are arrogant in that we believe that we are so good, powerful and smart, that we can win the hearts and minds of all those who attack us, and that with both hands tied behind our back, we can defeat anything bad in the world! We can't! If we don't recognize this, our nation as we know it will not survive, and no other free country in the world will survive if we are defeated. And finally, name any Muslim countries throughout the world that allow freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, equal rights for anyone -- let alone everyone, equal status or any status for women, or that have been productive in one single way that contributes to the good of the world. This has been a long way of saying that we must be united on this war or we will be equated in the history books to the self-inflicted fall of the Roman Empire. If, that is, the Muslim leaders will allow history books to be written or read. If we don't win this war right now, keep a close eye on how the Muslims take over France in the next 5 years or less. They will continue to increase the Muslim population of France and continue to encroach little by little, on the established French traditions. The French will be fighting among themselves, over what should or should not be done, which will continue to weaken them and keep them from any united resolve. Doesn't that sound eerily familiar? Democracies don't have their freedoms taken away from them by some external military force. Instead, they give their freedoms away, politically correct piece by politically correct piece. And they are giving those freedoms away to those who have shown, worldwide that they abhor freedom and will not apply it to you or even to themselves, once they are in power. They have universally shown that when they have taken over, they then start brutally killing each other over who will be the few who control the masses. Will we ever stop hearing from the politically correct, about the "peaceful Muslims"? I close on a hopeful note, by repeating what I said above. If we are united, there is no way that we can lose. I hope the factions in our country will begin to focus on the critical situation we are in, and will unite to save our country. It is your future we are talking about! Do whatever you can to preserve it. After reading the above, we all must do this not only for ourselves, but our children, our grandchildren, our country and the world. Whether Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal and that includes the Politicians and media of our country and the free world! Please forward this to any you feel may want, or NEED to read it. Our "leaders" in Congress ought to read it, too. There are those that find fault with our country, but it is obvious to anyone who truly thinks through this, that we must UNITE, share our concerns and hold the blind accountable for misleading the masses! If you would like to see who this fellow is go to this Air Force web sight and look him up. http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5000
Religion & Spirituality - 12 Answers
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yah. as a matter a fact i know that Jesus is coming but when? I really don't know.
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wuz i supposed to read that?yeah right
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General Black Jack Pershing
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Your kidding, right??? In the 3 minutes it took to read that dribble I could have done something useful, like pick my nose. Thanks to you, I can't breathe right now.
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jesus ? he is always here our soul is made up from god so listen to ur inner voice war and human go together human race is not peaceful race we conqured the earth animal first then we start fighting with each other supermacy,pride, jealousy, resources, moni....etc r some causes i dnt expect war free world(utopia) u r relating it to jesus even he was crucified by the powerful/influential ppl of soceity. GOD BLESS WORLD
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wow you handled this very well this is most inforative but who is christ but a prophet to come and this to shall pass and yes i believe in resurection and i am muslimah! do this mean that prophet Jesus pbuh! is coming I don' t know really only Allah swt! knows
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It means the governments will fall, and the meek will inherit the earth...The Holy Spirit is here and always has been. In order to UNITE, we need a One World Leader, and no one wants the job...
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I'm probably the only one who actually read that whole thing. Right off the bat my B.S. detector went wild. There are grammar and punctuation errors in that "essay" as well as some tried and true cliche's. So point 2 seconds later I had turned up the whole miserable story on Google. Turns out it is an urban legend, a hoax, a sham. You've been played for a patsy dude. And by the way, no one knows when Jesus is coming back, not even Jesus. Look it up.
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It is true that the world has suffered terrorism long enough and that if we stand devided we will be conquered for devided we fall united we stand. So what is the answer cast out Muslims, burn their mosks in Northern America? Doesn't that make us just like the terrorists? Didn't we take them in because they were terrorized or was that part of the bigger plan outlined in your question. I believe the terrorists are here have intermarried with our race and are just waiting for a call to action. It may already be too late.
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its lenghty and some strong tobac,I got to digest it first,but very thought provoking.As a German I know where you coming from.
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A very interesting read. I don't know that our doom is as dark as what he makes out, but I think he has a lot of good points, and his conclusion is dead-on - America must unite. This does not mean that Jesus is returning imminently - we do not know the time or the hour when He will. Consider this. People claim that the verse "a day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day" means that when Jesus says "all these [appocalyptic events] shall come upon this generation" could mean thousands of years later, ergo in our lifetime. But if you apply that same hermaneutic to God's words to Moses "I will show mercy upon thousands of generations of those that love me," some very wild conclusions can be reached. Say Moses' generation was the only one that ever loved God, we have another 30,000 plus years that we can expect to wait for Christ's return (one generation = 40 years, x 1,000). The fact is, there have always been wars and rumors of wars, floods, earthquakes, etc, and we cannot predict Jesus' return by them. Could be today, or could be many millennia in the future. Hope this helps. Respek.
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I think that there's a possibility. From what I read here, it looks like it is going to fall into another depression-and from what the bible says...world war III IS going to be the end of the world. And...from what other people wrote...as you can see, people don't take this seriously enough to cooperate and unite. We need to do something NOW. This is some pretty important information that really should be shared around the world...we need to unite.
THE WAR Please take the time to read the essay below by Dr. Chong. It is without a doubt the most articulate and convincing writing I have read regarding the War in Iraq. If you have any doubts please open your mind to his essay and give it a fair evaluation. I had no idea who Dr. Chong is or the source of these thoughts... so when I received them, I almost deleted them - as well-written as they are. But then I did a "Google search" on the Doctor and found him to be a retired Air Force Surgeon of all things and past Commander of Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio. So he is real, is connected to Veterans affairs in California, and these are his thoughts. This WAR is for REAL! Dr. Vernon Chong, Major General, USAF, Retired Tuesday, July 12, 2005. To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. Our country is now facing the most serious threat to its existence, as we know it, that we have faced in your lifetime and mine (which includes WWII). The deadly seriousness is greatly compounded by the fact that there are very few of us who think we can possibly lose this war and even fewer who realize what losing really means. First, let's examine a few basics: 1. When did the threat to us start? Many will say September 11, 2001. The answer as far as the United States is concerned is 1979, 22 years prior to September 2001, with the following attacks on us: * Iran Embassy Hostages, 1979; * Beirut, Lebanon Embassy 1983; * Beirut, Lebanon Marine Barracks 1983; * Lockerbie, Scotland Pan-Am flight to New York 1988; * First New York World Trade Center attack 1993; * Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Khobar Towers Military complex 1996; * Nairobi, Kenya US Embassy 1998; * Dares Salaam, Tanzania US Embassy 1998; * Aden, Yemen USS Cole 2000; * New York World Trade Center 2001; * Pentagon 2001. (Note that during the period from 1981 to 2001 there were 7,581 terrorist attacks worldwide). 2. Why were we attacked? Envy of our position, our success, and our freedoms. The attacks happened during the administrations of Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush 1, Clinton and Bush 2. We cannot fault either the Republicans or Democrats as there were no provocations by any of the presidents or their immediate predecessors, Presidents Ford or Carter. 3. Who were the attackers? In each case, the attacks on the US were carried out by Muslims. 4. What is the Muslim population of the World? 25%. 5. Isn't the Muslim Religion peaceful? Hopefully, but that is really not material. There is no doubt that the predominately Christian population of Germany was peaceful, but under the dictatorial leadership of Hitler (who was also Christian), that made no difference. You either went along with the administration or you were eliminated. There were 5 to 6 million Christians killed by the Nazis for political reasons (including 7,000 Polish priests). (see http://www.nazis.testimony.co.uk/7-a.htm Thus, almost the same number of Christians were killed by the Nazis, as the six million holocaust Jews who were killed by them, and we seldom heard of anything other than the Jewish atrocities. Although Hitler kept the world focused on the Jews, he had no hesitancy about killing anyone who got in his way of exterminating the Jews or of taking over the world - German, Christian or any others. Same with the Muslim terrorists. They focus the world on the US, but kill all in the way -- their own people or the Spanish, French or anyone else. The point here is that just like the peaceful Germans were of no protection to anyone from the Nazis, no matter how many peaceful Muslims there may be, they are no protection for us from the terrorist Muslim leaders and what they are fanatically bent on doing -- by their own pronouncements -- killing all of us "infidels." I don't blame the peaceful Muslims. What would you do if the choice was shut up or die? 6. So who are we at war with? There is no way we can honestly respond that it is anyone other than the Muslim terrorists. Trying to be politically correct and avoid verbalizing this conclusion can well be fatal. There is no way to win if you don't clearly recognize and articulate who you are fighting. So with that background, now to the two major questions: 1. Can we lose this war? 2. What does losing really mean? If we are to win, we must clearly answer these two pivotal questions. We can definitely lose this war, and as anomalous as it may sound, the major reason we can lose is that so many of us simply do not fathom the answer to the second question - What does losing mean? It would appear that a great many of us think that losing the war means hanging our heads, bringing the troops home and going on about our business, like post Vietnam. This is as far from the truth as one can get. What losing really means is: We would no longer be the premier country in the world. The attacks will not subside, but rather will steadily increase. Remember, they want us dead, not just quiet. If they had just wanted us quiet, they would not have produced an increasing series of attacks against us, over the past 18 years. The plan was clearly, for terrorists to attack us, until we were neutered and submissive to them. We would of course have no future support from other nations, for fear of reprisals and for the reason that they would see, we are impotent and cannot help them. They will pick off the other non-Muslim nations, one at a time. It will be increasingly easier for them. They already hold Spain hostage. It doesn't matter whether it was right or wrong for Spain to withdraw its troops from Iraq. Spain did it because the Muslim terrorists bombed their train and told them to withdraw the troops. Anything else they want Spain to do will be done. Spain is finished. The next will probably be France. Our one hope on France is that they might see the light and realize that if we don't win, they are finished too, in that they can't resist the Muslim terrorists without us. However, it may already be too late for France. France is already 20% Muslim and fading fast! If we lose the war, our production, income, exports and way of life will all vanish as we know it. After losing, who would trade or deal with us, if they were threatened by the Muslims. If we can't stop the Muslims, how could anyone else? The Muslims fully know what is riding on this war, and therefore are completely committed to winning, at any cost. We better know it too and be likewise committed to winning at any cost. Why do I go on at such lengths about the results of losing? Simple. Until we recognize the costs of losing, we cannot unite and really put 100% of our thoughts and efforts into winning. And it is going to take that 100% effort to win. So, how can we lose the war? Again, the answer is simple. We can lose the war by "imploding." That is, defeating ourselves by refusing to recognize the enemy and their purpose, and really digging in and lending full support to the war effort. If we are united, there is no way that we can lose. If we continue to be divided, there is no way that we can win! Let me give you a few examples of how we simply don't comprehend the life and death seriousness of this situation. President Bush selects Norman Mineta as Secretary of Transportation. Although all of the terrorist attacks were committed by Muslim men between 17 and 40 years of age, Secretary Mineta refuses to allow profiling. Does that sound like we are taking this thing seriously? This is war! For the duration, we are going to have to give up some of the civil rights we have become accustomed to. We had better be prepared to lose some of our civil rights temporarily or we will most certainly lose all of them permanently. And don't worry that it is a slippery slope. We gave up plenty of civil rights during WWII, and immediately restored them after the victory and in fact added many more since then. Do I blame President Bush or President Clinton before him? No, I blame us for blithely assuming we can maintain all of our Political Correctness, and all of our civil rights during this conflict and have a clean, lawful, honorable war. None of those words apply to war. Get them out of your head. Some have gone so far in their criticism of the war and/or the Administration that it almost seems they would literally like to see us lose. I hasten to add that this isn't because they are disloyal. It is because they just don't recognize what losing means. Nevertheless, that conduct gives the impression to the enemy that we are divided and weakening. It concerns our friends, and it does great damage to our cause. Of more recent vintage, the uproar fueled by the politicians and media regarding the treatment of some prisoners of war, perhaps exemplifies best what I am saying. We have recently had an issue, involving the treatment of a few Muslim prisoners of war, by a small group of our military police. These are the type prisoners who just a few months ago were throwing their own people off buildings, cutting off their hands, cutting out their tongues and otherwise murdering their own people just for disagreeing with Saddam Hussein. And just a few years ago these same type prisoners chemically killed 400,000 of their own people for the same reason. They are also the same type of enemy fighters, who recently were burning Americans, and dragging their charred corpses through the streets of Iraq. And still more recently, the same type of enemy that was and is providing videos to all news sources internationally, of the beheading of American prisoners they held. Compare this with some of our press and politicians, who for several days have thought and talked about nothing else but the "humiliating" of some Muslim prisoners -- not burning them, not dragging their charred corpses through the streets, not beheading them, but "humiliating" them. Can this be for real? The politicians and pundits have even talked of impeachment of the Secretary of Defense. If this doesn't show the complete lack of comprehension and understanding of the seriousness of the enemy we are fighting, the life and death struggle we are in and the disastrous results of losing this war, nothing can. To bring our country to a virtual political standstill over this prisoner issue makes us look like Nero playing his fiddle as Rome burned -- totally oblivious to what is going on in the real world. Neither we, nor any other country, can survive this internal strife. Again I say, this does not mean that some of our politicians or media people are disloyal. It simply means that they are absolutely oblivious to the magnitude of the situation we are in, and into which the Muslim terrorists have been pushing us, for many years. Remember, the Muslim terrorists stated goal is to kill all infidels! That translates into ALL non-Muslims -- not just in the United States, but throughout the world. We are the last bastion of defense. We have been criticized for many years as being 'arrogant.' That charge is valid in at least one respect. We are arrogant in that we believe that we are so good, powerful and smart, that we can win the hearts and minds of all those who attack us, and that with both hands tied behind our back, we can defeat anything bad in the world! We can't! If we don't recognize this, our nation as we know it will not survive, and no other free country in the world will survive if we are defeated. And finally, name any Muslim countries throughout the world that allow freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, equal rights for anyone -- let alone everyone, equal status or any status for women, or that have been productive in one single way that contributes to the good of the world. This has been a long way of saying that we must be united on this war or we will be equated in the history books to the self-inflicted fall of the Roman Empire. If, that is, the Muslim leaders will allow history books to be written or read. If we don't win this war right now, keep a close eye on how the Muslims take over France in the next 5 years or less. They will continue to increase the Muslim population of France and continue to encroach little by little, on the established French traditions. The French will be fighting among themselves, over what should or should not be done, which will continue to weaken them and keep them from any united resolve. Doesn't that sound eerily familiar? Democracies don't have their freedoms taken away from them by some external military force. Instead, they give their freedoms away, politically correct piece by politically correct piece. And they are giving those freedoms away to those who have shown, worldwide that they abhor freedom and will not apply it to you or even to themselves, once they are in power. They have universally shown that when they have taken over, they then start brutally killing each other over who will be the few who control the masses. Will we ever stop hearing from the politically correct, about the "peaceful Muslims"? I close on a hopeful note, by repeating what I said above. If we are united, there is no way that we can lose. I hope the factions in our country will begin to focus on the critical situation we are in, and will unite to save our country. It is your future we are talking about! Do whatever you can to preserve it. After reading the above, we all must do this not only for ourselves, but our children, our grandchildren, our country and the world. Whether Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal and that includes the Politicians and media of our country and the free world! Please forward this to any you feel may want, or NEED to read it. Our "leaders" in Congress ought to read it, too. There are those that find fault with our country, but it is obvious to anyone who truly thinks through this, that we must UNITE, share our concerns and hold the blind accountable for misleading the masses! If you would like to see who this fellow is go to this Air Force web sight and look him up. http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5000
Religion & Spirituality - 12 Answers
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yah. as a matter a fact i know that Jesus is coming but when? I really don't know.
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wuz i supposed to read that?yeah right
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General Black Jack Pershing
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Your kidding, right??? In the 3 minutes it took to read that dribble I could have done something useful, like pick my nose. Thanks to you, I can't breathe right now.
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jesus ? he is always here our soul is made up from god so listen to ur inner voice war and human go together human race is not peaceful race we conqured the earth animal first then we start fighting with each other supermacy,pride, jealousy, resources, moni....etc r some causes i dnt expect war free world(utopia) u r relating it to jesus even he was crucified by the powerful/influential ppl of soceity. GOD BLESS WORLD
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wow you handled this very well this is most inforative but who is christ but a prophet to come and this to shall pass and yes i believe in resurection and i am muslimah! do this mean that prophet Jesus pbuh! is coming I don' t know really only Allah swt! knows
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It means the governments will fall, and the meek will inherit the earth...The Holy Spirit is here and always has been. In order to UNITE, we need a One World Leader, and no one wants the job...
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I'm probably the only one who actually read that whole thing. Right off the bat my B.S. detector went wild. There are grammar and punctuation errors in that "essay" as well as some tried and true cliche's. So point 2 seconds later I had turned up the whole miserable story on Google. Turns out it is an urban legend, a hoax, a sham. You've been played for a patsy dude. And by the way, no one knows when Jesus is coming back, not even Jesus. Look it up.
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It is true that the world has suffered terrorism long enough and that if we stand devided we will be conquered for devided we fall united we stand. So what is the answer cast out Muslims, burn their mosks in Northern America? Doesn't that make us just like the terrorists? Didn't we take them in because they were terrorized or was that part of the bigger plan outlined in your question. I believe the terrorists are here have intermarried with our race and are just waiting for a call to action. It may already be too late.
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its lenghty and some strong tobac,I got to digest it first,but very thought provoking.As a German I know where you coming from.
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A very interesting read. I don't know that our doom is as dark as what he makes out, but I think he has a lot of good points, and his conclusion is dead-on - America must unite. This does not mean that Jesus is returning imminently - we do not know the time or the hour when He will. Consider this. People claim that the verse "a day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day" means that when Jesus says "all these [appocalyptic events] shall come upon this generation" could mean thousands of years later, ergo in our lifetime. But if you apply that same hermaneutic to God's words to Moses "I will show mercy upon thousands of generations of those that love me," some very wild conclusions can be reached. Say Moses' generation was the only one that ever loved God, we have another 30,000 plus years that we can expect to wait for Christ's return (one generation = 40 years, x 1,000). The fact is, there have always been wars and rumors of wars, floods, earthquakes, etc, and we cannot predict Jesus' return by them. Could be today, or could be many millennia in the future. Hope this helps. Respek.
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I think that there's a possibility. From what I read here, it looks like it is going to fall into another depression-and from what the bible says...world war III IS going to be the end of the world. And...from what other people wrote...as you can see, people don't take this seriously enough to cooperate and unite. We need to do something NOW. This is some pretty important information that really should be shared around the world...we need to unite.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Will my boyfriend have any free time after Air force basic training graduation to spend with me
Will my boyfriend have any free time after Air force basic training graduation to spend with me?
My boyfriend is leaving on March 3rd for Air Force basic training. I live in southern California and we are trying to figure out if it is worth the money for me to fly to San Antonio for his graduation. We don't want to spend money for a flight to Texas only to spend 30 minutes together. We can't afford it right now. So i guess what I'm getting at is will my boyfriend be able to go off base with me at all or will he have to go to technical training immediately after graduation? If so how many days will he be allowed to go off base? Thanks everyone you were a lot of help :) I really appreciate it.
Military - 6 Answers
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There was no ceremony or time off when I completed basic and was put on a bus for tech school in Biloxi.
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Thursday Orientation Briefings (7:30am, 11:00am): Attend either of the briefings at the Reception Center. Sign-In (one time, Thursday-Sunday): Beginning on Thursday and throughout the weekend you'll need to sign-in. This will help your Airman as they will check the sign-in rosters prior to starting base liberty or town pass. PLEASE DO NOT SURPRISE YOUR AIRMAN--parents have missed their Airman an entire day because their Airman departed on pass not knowing they had visitors Airman's Run (Summer 9:00am, Winter 9:30am): Cheer the Airmen as they run by singing 'jodies' in flight formation Airman’s Coin Ceremony (1:30pm) followed immediately by Retreat – in which we pay tribute to the flag – then Honor Graduate and Top PRT ceremony conducted in the BMT Reception Center auditorium. Meet with your Airman immediately afterwards. Most Airmen are released for Base Liberty immediately following the ceremonies. (Some Airmen may have limited visitation due to training requirements.) Buffet Dinner Opportunity (2:00pm-7:30pm): At the Gateway Club, Airmen pay half price for the buffet at the Gateway Club. Visitors pay full price. Ala carte Menu also available from 4:30-8:00pm. End of Liberty (7:30pm): Airmen due back in their dormitory. Your Airman's commander or military training instructor may impose an earlier return time. Friday Orientation Briefing (7:15am): Reception Center. You do not have to attend Friday's Orientation Briefing if you have already attended an Orientation Briefing on Thursday. The same topics are discussed during Thursday's and Friday's Orientation Briefings. Transportation to Parade Ground (7:30am-8:45am): Buses depart Reception Center for easy access to the parade grounds (we recommend taking a bus due to limited parking at the parade grounds) Graduation Parade (9:00am): Watch Airmen "Pass In Review" and reaffirm their "Oath of Enlistment" at graduation parade; Airmen are released for base liberty and may take photographs by historical aircraft positioned around the parade field Return Bus (9:45am): Buses depart the parade ground for the Reception Center; Airmen may ride back with you Squadron Open House (10:00-11:00am): Visit your Airman's dormitory; parking in squadrons is prohibited Lunch Opportunity (11:00am-1:30pm): Visit the Gateway Club for a wonderful lunch buffet. Airmen pay half price while their Visitors pay full price. Airman, Spouse and Parent Orientation (12:00pm & 1:00pm): This orientation, which takes place at the BMT Reception Center Auditorium, provides information on tech training, pay, entitlements, benefits, and available services. Town Pass (2:00pm-7:30pm) Note: Airmen must remain in the San Antonio metropolitan area, but may visit Sea World, Fiesta Texas and family/friends near local military installations to include Randolph AFB. Airmen must coordinate exceptions to this limitation through their Training Squadron Leadership. Airmen are also prohibited from visiting the 'offlimits' establishments discussed during their Town Pass briefing. A listing of these establishments is also displayed on their dormitory bulletin board and is included in the Visitor’s Guide document. End of Liberty (7:30pm): Airmen are due back in their dormitory. Saturday Town Pass (9:00am): Airmen begin arriving at the Reception Center to start Town Pass. Note: Airmen must remain in the San Antonio metropolitan area, but may visit Sea World, Fiesta Texas and family/friends near local military installations to include Randolph AFB. Airmen must coordinate exceptions to this limitation through their Training Squadron Leadership. Airmen are also prohibited from visiting the 'offlimits' establishments discussed during their Town Pass briefing. A listing of these establishments is also displayed on their dormitory bulletin board and is included in the Visitor’s Guide document. 737th Training Group http://www.lackland.af.mil/ Page 3 of 3 End of TownEnd of Town Pass (7:30pm): Airmen are due back in their dormitory Sunday Religious Services (6:30am-4:00pm): If you and your Airman plan to attend religious services, you must attend your Airman's designated service for their denomination. Town Pass (9:00am-6:00pm) Note: Awarded to Top Physically Fit Airmen, members of Honor Flights, and Honor Graduates ONLY. Base Liberty (9:00am): Airmen are released from their squadrons for base liberty Sunday Brunch (9:30am-1:30pm) The Gateway Club is open to all visitors. Trainees $8.95 and family & friends of Graduating BMT’s pay $12.95. End of Liberty (6:00pm): Airmen are due back in their dorms. Your Airman's commander or military training instructor may impose an earlier return time. i know its a lot of reading but it really is worth it to see your airman
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Not sure how it works for the Air Force but in the Army you get a family day where you have a day you can spend with your family before graduation.
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Of course you will! I actually went through this with my husband in dec 2008. They might send you a letter in the mail, if he put you as a contact. But graduations are always on fridays. So on the thursday before the graduation, you get to see him run by in squadron formation, and they have the coin ceremony. after that, from about 1pm to 6:30-7p, they can hang around on base with you. They cannot leave the base on that thursday. Then friday, after the graduation, they show you their dorms, and then they have a town pass. while i was there, my husband had a town pass until 7pm, on that friday and saturday. Town pass starts at 9am on saturday and he gets to hang out off base all day. He also had a town pass on that sunday from 9am until 7pm, but i left on sunday morning. But in all, yes you will have time to spend with him. (unless he did something wrong and his TI takes his town pass, but im sure he'll behave.) And to give you a heads up, I stays from the weds before the graduation and i left that sunday morning, and i spent about $600, and another $200 once i got there for food, shopping, etc. And that was just for one person! let me know if you have any other questions... im more than willing to help :)
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Generally, yes. He will have his Airman's run and coin ceremony that Thursday. This is where he actually recieves the title of Airman, no more Trainee! Then he'll be released for base liberty. This means you guys can spend time together on Base. Friday is Parade in the morning (the actual ceremony), and then he is released for the day and must return by whatever curfew he is given. Then Saturday, most people receive a town pass. This means he can finally leave Lackland with you! Sunday is usually base lib like the other days with an earlier curfew (usually between 3-6pm). Now, there's a few things to take into consideration. This is the military, so nothing is promised or set. His TI has the power to restrict his base lib or town pass time if he or his flight screws up. Mine took 2 hours away of Sunday base lib from our flight because one of our element leaders was flirting with an Airman from our brother flight. Also, with the new 8 week schedule, there may have been some changes to the exact schedule. He will have the oppurtunity to send a Graduation schedule along with Vehicle passes for anyone visting after he arrives at BMT. This should be what you go by. Another thing to consider, he will have the opportunity to gain extra town pass time by either achieving Thunderbolt or higher on his physical fitness evaluation, or by his flight doing well and earning honors. My husband and family were fortunate enough to get lodging on Lackland. So I was happy even if we didn't get town pass because I could spend all day with them at the hotel and not stuck at the PX or bowling alley like everyone else. Also, lodging is very affordable, BUT you must call and make a reservation ahead of time, AND they usually only take reservations 3 days in advance (this was as of August last year). Soooo, it really is up to you. It feels GREAT to see the people you care about after going through basic, and while even 30 minutes with each other seems worth it after such a stressful accomplishment, if it's not financially appropriate for you, then hopefully you can arrange a visit while he is at Tech school (this also depends on his AFSC and what kind of training he is in for it to be worth it). But coming from someone who went through just the 6 week BMT, I know I would've given anything for even just a minute with my family and for them to be there to see me graduate. It is such a proud feeling. He's made a great decision to join the Air Force, wish him good luck for me. BMT is over before you know it!
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the day of graduation, you two will be able to spend the whole entire afternoon together as well as the day after/before graduation. [im pretty sure, thats what i read since my boyfriend is at Lackland AFB for basic for the Air Force too...graduating March 6th!!] you two will definitely spend more than 30 minutes together, but keep in mind that after those couple of days you spend with him he has to leave for tech school. he is allowed to have "town passes" and thats pretty much where he can leave base until a certain time then he has to report back to his barrack and you two can either be together on base, or in the san antonio area. [i heard the san antonio river walk is awesome] i hope i helped <3
My boyfriend is leaving on March 3rd for Air Force basic training. I live in southern California and we are trying to figure out if it is worth the money for me to fly to San Antonio for his graduation. We don't want to spend money for a flight to Texas only to spend 30 minutes together. We can't afford it right now. So i guess what I'm getting at is will my boyfriend be able to go off base with me at all or will he have to go to technical training immediately after graduation? If so how many days will he be allowed to go off base? Thanks everyone you were a lot of help :) I really appreciate it.
Military - 6 Answers
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There was no ceremony or time off when I completed basic and was put on a bus for tech school in Biloxi.
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Thursday Orientation Briefings (7:30am, 11:00am): Attend either of the briefings at the Reception Center. Sign-In (one time, Thursday-Sunday): Beginning on Thursday and throughout the weekend you'll need to sign-in. This will help your Airman as they will check the sign-in rosters prior to starting base liberty or town pass. PLEASE DO NOT SURPRISE YOUR AIRMAN--parents have missed their Airman an entire day because their Airman departed on pass not knowing they had visitors Airman's Run (Summer 9:00am, Winter 9:30am): Cheer the Airmen as they run by singing 'jodies' in flight formation Airman’s Coin Ceremony (1:30pm) followed immediately by Retreat – in which we pay tribute to the flag – then Honor Graduate and Top PRT ceremony conducted in the BMT Reception Center auditorium. Meet with your Airman immediately afterwards. Most Airmen are released for Base Liberty immediately following the ceremonies. (Some Airmen may have limited visitation due to training requirements.) Buffet Dinner Opportunity (2:00pm-7:30pm): At the Gateway Club, Airmen pay half price for the buffet at the Gateway Club. Visitors pay full price. Ala carte Menu also available from 4:30-8:00pm. End of Liberty (7:30pm): Airmen due back in their dormitory. Your Airman's commander or military training instructor may impose an earlier return time. Friday Orientation Briefing (7:15am): Reception Center. You do not have to attend Friday's Orientation Briefing if you have already attended an Orientation Briefing on Thursday. The same topics are discussed during Thursday's and Friday's Orientation Briefings. Transportation to Parade Ground (7:30am-8:45am): Buses depart Reception Center for easy access to the parade grounds (we recommend taking a bus due to limited parking at the parade grounds) Graduation Parade (9:00am): Watch Airmen "Pass In Review" and reaffirm their "Oath of Enlistment" at graduation parade; Airmen are released for base liberty and may take photographs by historical aircraft positioned around the parade field Return Bus (9:45am): Buses depart the parade ground for the Reception Center; Airmen may ride back with you Squadron Open House (10:00-11:00am): Visit your Airman's dormitory; parking in squadrons is prohibited Lunch Opportunity (11:00am-1:30pm): Visit the Gateway Club for a wonderful lunch buffet. Airmen pay half price while their Visitors pay full price. Airman, Spouse and Parent Orientation (12:00pm & 1:00pm): This orientation, which takes place at the BMT Reception Center Auditorium, provides information on tech training, pay, entitlements, benefits, and available services. Town Pass (2:00pm-7:30pm) Note: Airmen must remain in the San Antonio metropolitan area, but may visit Sea World, Fiesta Texas and family/friends near local military installations to include Randolph AFB. Airmen must coordinate exceptions to this limitation through their Training Squadron Leadership. Airmen are also prohibited from visiting the 'offlimits' establishments discussed during their Town Pass briefing. A listing of these establishments is also displayed on their dormitory bulletin board and is included in the Visitor’s Guide document. End of Liberty (7:30pm): Airmen are due back in their dormitory. Saturday Town Pass (9:00am): Airmen begin arriving at the Reception Center to start Town Pass. Note: Airmen must remain in the San Antonio metropolitan area, but may visit Sea World, Fiesta Texas and family/friends near local military installations to include Randolph AFB. Airmen must coordinate exceptions to this limitation through their Training Squadron Leadership. Airmen are also prohibited from visiting the 'offlimits' establishments discussed during their Town Pass briefing. A listing of these establishments is also displayed on their dormitory bulletin board and is included in the Visitor’s Guide document. 737th Training Group http://www.lackland.af.mil/ Page 3 of 3 End of TownEnd of Town Pass (7:30pm): Airmen are due back in their dormitory Sunday Religious Services (6:30am-4:00pm): If you and your Airman plan to attend religious services, you must attend your Airman's designated service for their denomination. Town Pass (9:00am-6:00pm) Note: Awarded to Top Physically Fit Airmen, members of Honor Flights, and Honor Graduates ONLY. Base Liberty (9:00am): Airmen are released from their squadrons for base liberty Sunday Brunch (9:30am-1:30pm) The Gateway Club is open to all visitors. Trainees $8.95 and family & friends of Graduating BMT’s pay $12.95. End of Liberty (6:00pm): Airmen are due back in their dorms. Your Airman's commander or military training instructor may impose an earlier return time. i know its a lot of reading but it really is worth it to see your airman
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Not sure how it works for the Air Force but in the Army you get a family day where you have a day you can spend with your family before graduation.
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Of course you will! I actually went through this with my husband in dec 2008. They might send you a letter in the mail, if he put you as a contact. But graduations are always on fridays. So on the thursday before the graduation, you get to see him run by in squadron formation, and they have the coin ceremony. after that, from about 1pm to 6:30-7p, they can hang around on base with you. They cannot leave the base on that thursday. Then friday, after the graduation, they show you their dorms, and then they have a town pass. while i was there, my husband had a town pass until 7pm, on that friday and saturday. Town pass starts at 9am on saturday and he gets to hang out off base all day. He also had a town pass on that sunday from 9am until 7pm, but i left on sunday morning. But in all, yes you will have time to spend with him. (unless he did something wrong and his TI takes his town pass, but im sure he'll behave.) And to give you a heads up, I stays from the weds before the graduation and i left that sunday morning, and i spent about $600, and another $200 once i got there for food, shopping, etc. And that was just for one person! let me know if you have any other questions... im more than willing to help :)
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Generally, yes. He will have his Airman's run and coin ceremony that Thursday. This is where he actually recieves the title of Airman, no more Trainee! Then he'll be released for base liberty. This means you guys can spend time together on Base. Friday is Parade in the morning (the actual ceremony), and then he is released for the day and must return by whatever curfew he is given. Then Saturday, most people receive a town pass. This means he can finally leave Lackland with you! Sunday is usually base lib like the other days with an earlier curfew (usually between 3-6pm). Now, there's a few things to take into consideration. This is the military, so nothing is promised or set. His TI has the power to restrict his base lib or town pass time if he or his flight screws up. Mine took 2 hours away of Sunday base lib from our flight because one of our element leaders was flirting with an Airman from our brother flight. Also, with the new 8 week schedule, there may have been some changes to the exact schedule. He will have the oppurtunity to send a Graduation schedule along with Vehicle passes for anyone visting after he arrives at BMT. This should be what you go by. Another thing to consider, he will have the opportunity to gain extra town pass time by either achieving Thunderbolt or higher on his physical fitness evaluation, or by his flight doing well and earning honors. My husband and family were fortunate enough to get lodging on Lackland. So I was happy even if we didn't get town pass because I could spend all day with them at the hotel and not stuck at the PX or bowling alley like everyone else. Also, lodging is very affordable, BUT you must call and make a reservation ahead of time, AND they usually only take reservations 3 days in advance (this was as of August last year). Soooo, it really is up to you. It feels GREAT to see the people you care about after going through basic, and while even 30 minutes with each other seems worth it after such a stressful accomplishment, if it's not financially appropriate for you, then hopefully you can arrange a visit while he is at Tech school (this also depends on his AFSC and what kind of training he is in for it to be worth it). But coming from someone who went through just the 6 week BMT, I know I would've given anything for even just a minute with my family and for them to be there to see me graduate. It is such a proud feeling. He's made a great decision to join the Air Force, wish him good luck for me. BMT is over before you know it!
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the day of graduation, you two will be able to spend the whole entire afternoon together as well as the day after/before graduation. [im pretty sure, thats what i read since my boyfriend is at Lackland AFB for basic for the Air Force too...graduating March 6th!!] you two will definitely spend more than 30 minutes together, but keep in mind that after those couple of days you spend with him he has to leave for tech school. he is allowed to have "town passes" and thats pretty much where he can leave base until a certain time then he has to report back to his barrack and you two can either be together on base, or in the san antonio area. [i heard the san antonio river walk is awesome] i hope i helped <3
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