Cell Phones in the Military

tpg said:
hmm, that is what I keep hearing here in academia. However I am required to conduct all my exams on paper....Go figure. :yllol:
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There is one benefit for professors to have exams conducted on paper -- it makes them easier to grade.

The running joke among law-school students is the perception that the professors seemingly take the stack of exam papers and toss them onto the hallway stairs. Some exam papers come to rest on the top of the stairs, and some come to rest at the bottom. Naturally, those exam papers that come to rest at the top of the stairs get the highest grades! Easy as pie!
 
tpg said:
hmm, that is what I keep hearing here in academia. However I am required to conduct all my exams on paper....Go figure. :yllol:
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Haha but see I'd rather have a paper exam where I can be crossing off/doing my work on paper versus having to take it by "clickers." Clickers are the remote things that use wifi to connect to mimio's/other wireless graders and I've had to take my midterms using it before. Its weird not being able to see all the questions or your answers at the same time as many of the tests are set up that way. Teachers keep telling us its the way of the future :yllol:
 
I really LIKE this push to go paperless...and the "Remember, you're saving TREES!!!"

It's a GOOD thing...

I mean, that leaves big trees to make beautiful furniture! :shake:

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
 
This "push" to go paperless has yet to hit the Puzzle Palace. First words out of EVERY GO's Exec's mouth when you call them to set up a meeting to sit down with the Boss to discuss an issue or prep them for a meeting: "Where's his / her hard copy of the brief or paper so they can take notes?"

The Pentagon: we not only direct silly uniform rules, we kill a forest in the process of getting this directive to the masses! :biggrin:

And don't for a second think that only the Navy has these silly uniform rules; just try walking around ANY AF forward location without properly wearin gyour reflective belt! :mad:
 
Bullet said:
This "push" to go paperless has yet to hit the Puzzle Palace. First words out of EVERY GO's Exec's mouth when you call them to set up a meeting to sit down with the Boss to discuss an issue or prep them for a meeting: "Where's his / her hard copy of the brief or paper so they can take notes?"

The Pentagon: we not only direct silly uniform rules, we kill a forest in the process of getting this directive to the masses! :biggrin:

And don't for a second think that only the Navy has these silly uniform rules; just try walking around ANY AF forward location without properly wearin gyour reflective belt! :mad:
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That's only because it's harder to lose paperless paper work....


"Where is that request?"

"Sir, we don't have any record of that..."

"Must has fallen in the trash somewhere."
 
Bullet said:
This "push" to go paperless has yet to hit the Puzzle Palace. First words out of EVERY GO's Exec's mouth when you call them to set up a meeting to sit down with the Boss to discuss an issue or prep them for a meeting: "Where's his / her hard copy of the brief or paper so they can take notes?"

The Pentagon: we not only direct silly uniform rules, we kill a forest in the process of getting this directive to the masses! :biggrin:

And don't for a second think that only the Navy has these silly uniform rules; just try walking around ANY AF forward location without properly wearin gyour reflective belt! :mad:
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Ah yes, the dreaded "reflective belt!"

Once upon a time, in an AOR sandbox, a long way away, I watched a senior NCO one day completely explain :rant2: to another guy why HE was such a poor example to the junior airmen, how he was creating a massive safety issue and potential incident, because he didn't put on his reflective belt when he left the gym.

The guy being "lectured to" looked so down in the mouth...almost sad... :frown:

That's when the junior officer ran out of the gym shouting: "General, you forgot your belt!" :eek:

I had to turn away...doesn't look good for a staff pogue to laugh out loud like that, especially in front of a flag officer. :yllol:

True story.

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
 
Nice one, flieger.

I have a new skill set to work on: walking and talking on the cell phone. At the same time! I just mastered walking and chewing gum at the same time. It looks like this one'll be a doozy.
 
kp2001 said:
Overseas it was always the Army NCO or Air Force COL who was yelling at me about a glow belt or saying I could only go to the gym in "official" Navy PT gear even though we don't have any for non-command directed PT.
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Why did you let the Army NCO give you sh#t?
 
flieger83 said:
Ah yes, the dreaded "reflective belt!"

Once upon a time, in an AOR sandbox, a long way away, I watched a senior NCO one day completely explain :rant2: to another guy why HE was such a poor example to the junior airmen, how he was creating a massive safety issue and potential incident, because he didn't put on his reflective belt when he left the gym.

The guy being "lectured to" looked so down in the mouth...almost sad... :frown:

That's when the junior officer ran out of the gym shouting: "General, you forgot your belt!" :eek:

I had to turn away...doesn't look good for a staff pogue to laugh out loud like that, especially in front of a flag officer. :yllol:

True story.

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
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Was the SNCO "talking" to the junior officer in this scenario? Because if so, who is the one setting the bad example by being blatently insubordinate in public?
 
sprog said:
Why did you let the Army NCO give you sh#t?
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When I was in PT gear they have no clue what rate/rank you are, they are simply trying to impart their "wisdom" of how the rules are. It wasn't a "hey, you stand at attention while I talk to you" type of deal. I would say Thank you and continue on with what I was doing. None of them were overtly rude that I ever ran into, so no need to play the rank game.
 
sprog said:
Was the SNCO "talking" to the junior officer in this scenario? Because if so, who is the one setting the bad example by being blatently insubordinate in public?
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"blatantly" not "blatently." Spring Forward fried my brain.
 
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