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Title: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: Rat Boy on October 08, 2004, 10:49:19 am
From Space.com (http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html)


Darned if it isn't...


(http://www.space.com/images/h_airforce_badge_02.jpg)
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: Gambler on October 08, 2004, 10:57:50 am
Interesting.  I would think more as a Starfleet homage though.

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

Stephen crosses fingers.
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: Iceman on October 08, 2004, 03:30:43 pm
Yeah thatd be nice. Maybe I'll get one, someday.
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: J. Carney on October 08, 2004, 03:37:40 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. ;)
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: Gambler on October 08, 2004, 04:15:48 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
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: 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
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: J. Carney on October 08, 2004, 08:52:46 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.
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on October 08, 2004, 08:55:17 pm
The starfleet triangle also appeared on the NORAD livery if I'm not mistaken.
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: J. Carney on October 08, 2004, 09:22:43 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.
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: 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?
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: GDA-S'Cipio on October 09, 2004, 12:00:37 am
Hmmmm Maybe Old Gene was right about the future ;)  so when will ww3 take place?


The badge does look good

According to Spock in real Trek, we won't have WWIII.  According to Q in new Trek, we will.  <shrug>
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: Core 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

and BTW grate badge
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: AlienLXIX on October 09, 2004, 11:10:57 am
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.   
:dance:
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: Iceman on October 09, 2004, 11:53:07 am
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.   
:dance:


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!
Title: Re: New Air Force badge = Starfleet precursor?
Post by: J. Carney on October 09, 2004, 09:07:31 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.   
:dance:


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!