Or, USAF = U Sure Are F’d.
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I LOVE the comradery between branches here. Pick on me all you want about my Beloved Army Air Corps, Brother. I will laugh all the while.
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I enjoy reading the friendly jabs at one another. On the flip side, having not served, I hesitate to give a thumbs up on the jokes. It just feels wrong.
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I for one always felt better with air cover, who you going to call?
Especially, love to see the A-10 Warthogs / Fairchild’s Thunderbolt II loitering aloft.
Like the smell of napalm in the morning, it’s reassuring to the grunts.
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I welcome the jabs only if they are original and funny. The same ones over and over again show me their asvab score 
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We never did warning shots with small arms, only the m240b with shots across. But still, trained on it nonetheless. Was just making a comparison is all. Either way, warning shots are never the move especially in the civilian world
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I appreciate your hesitation to hit the 
on the jokes between branches, Brother. It shows your high level of respect for other members of the forum. It puts my respect for you higher.
I can take an elbow to the ribs, so to speak, from a member of another branch, but I will not accept it from a civilian. Most active duty/veterans won’t.
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We called them “Zoomies”
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I wasn’t blessed enough to work on the A-10. I spent my career working on the F-111 and during our missions into Iraq, we specifically flew the EF-111 which was the electronic warfare aircraft lovingly referred to as the “Spark Vark.” It had the capability to jam enemy radar and hide entire squadrons of advancing US aircraft. Many times if that aircraft was not in theater, no one else would fly.
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That’s slang for fighter jocks, who are somewhat contemptuous of A-10 jocks.
But, as Zoomies implies they can zoom by at high speed, A-10 were designed to hang over the battlefield and disperse their damage to the enemy while doing so.
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First, Thank You Very Very Much for throwing a blanket over my son in law and his buddies. Many of them are home now because of you guys.
we worked around A10’s when I was in, got to see them on the range. They are scary Mo Fo’s.
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IDK. In war, if it occurs in rural areas, I can understand its value.
Urban areas, I’m afraid of background innocents getting hurt from a warning shot.
In non war zones, IDK. Are there any formal training classes who advocate warning shots. Not sure what camp I’m in. Some tell me I better know, in advance.
Some training told me don’t draw unless I plan pull that trigger.
But this makes me think about the sound and motion of racking a slide or even just pulling the hammer back like on a revolver – as having similar affect as a warning shot.
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About the warning shot.
Gun are for saving innocent lives. I think that is the reason for no warning shots. I don’t think it is a responsible way to use a gun. Same with racking a slid on a shotgun. If a person is an imminent threat shoot them. No warnings, they can only get you in trouble. If one is not sure if someone is a imminent threat they should give a verbal warning.
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The only “warning shots” I’m willing to use are forceful verbal commands to STOP!, DROP YOUR WEAPON!, DON’T MOVE!, and the ever-popular multi-purpose NO!
When I need to send a message I use words; my deadly weapon is for stopping an imminent deadly threat.
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Hollywood made people believe it works 
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Interesting brother. Think I’ve also heard that mentioned in some of the trainings.
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Racking the slide of a shotgun does two things. First, it lets the bad guy know EXACTLY where you are. Second, it lets the bad guy know you have just opened a can of whoop a**.
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