Talk:United States Air Force Pararescue

message: Sorry for posting this here but I'm a real newb to wikis. I noticed that in the WWII section, there is a link to headhunter. The page that it links to talks about headhunters in the bounty hunter sense, while the context seems to indicate the headhunter in the tribal sense: headhunting. I'm not sure how to make this internal link while maintaining the current link heading, headhunter.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.23.66.70 (talk) 19:25, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link needs changing 

message: I noticed under the "Pararescue teams and structure" section that it is predominantly in the second person, but stylistically shouldn't it be in the third person for an encyclopedic article?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tonytnnt (talk • contribs) 10:19, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Style/Second Person 

message: I've also heard PJ being short for 'Pararescue Journeyman'.  Anybody else?
-Lordraydens 20:00, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  PJs 

message: I would like to initiate comms with the chief editor of this page.. Are you a PJ? I am currently assigned to the 306th RQS in Tucson... I would like to discuss the addition of a link to your PJ page. I am new to this. Forgive me for placing my link prematurely on the site... Lets chat..
Out..Checky
pjcountry@gmail.com —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.231.143.22 (talk) 02:38, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a link to your blog under External links.  It appears to provide a unique resource and I contacted the previous editors who had removed it recommending that it remain.  No guarantees but I think it adds value to this article.  This is the correct method for posting a link to your own website - place an entry in the talk page and let another editor add it.  Good luck to you guys! Calltech 00:59, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The only thing the link 'adds' is the notion that the authors are both Pararescuers. I don't think there is anyway to confirm this and it doesn't make this link any more appealing anyhow. You notice the Aviator article's external links is not littered with blog links from pilots. Blogs are not reliable sources (WP:RS) and unless there is a specific post that reveals some specific, encyclopedic, and verifiable information that can't be found anywhere else, it shouldn't be in the externals links section. Please, read WP:EL, WP:NOT, and WP:RS for policies on all of this before adding or re-adding blogs to articles as external links. JoeSmack Talk 01:36, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

text: this seems to be in violation of WP:OR also it is a blog so see also WP:NOT under "Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought", it doesnt matter if it's accurate as we can't tell that by any objective means, hope this helps DanielT5 05:02, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Checky, you want to help out? Why not add some info to the organization and structure section. I can barely keep up with how my unit is organized; I have no hope of understanding Pararescue! I gather you're not too familiar with Wikipedia, so don't worry too much about the formatting; just click the 'Edit' tab on the section and put some stuff in. Someone will make it pretty later. NetSerfer 02:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Appreciated! And if you talk to George Miller or Bill Preble, tell them "Hi from CadetStuff". NetSerfer 23:44, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  pjcountry.blogspot.com 

message: Are Pararescuemen also pilots?
Absolutely not.. Your're kidding right?
PJ's are not pilots, although there have been a few old-timers who may have unofficial stick time. Also several PJ's have gotten their pilot rating, but on their own, or after they received a commission and became military pilots.
Heavydpj (talk) 16:31, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question 

message: Pararescuemen? Seems a bit sexist to me. If that's what they're really called, fine, but aren't there any women at all? Seems like that's not NPOV.
There are no women PJs so i don't see how pararescuemen could be considered sexist.
It isn't sexist.
Pararescuemen are trained in first aid and rescue but are also elite soliders as well. Sence the US Millitary doesn't have female soilders it is not sexiest
The term "Pararescuemen" is not sexist, as there are currently no females permitted in the career field at this time. Heavydpj (talk) 16:30, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Men? 

message: Net Surfer or whoever it may concern
I have added some material which was researched and written by a veteran PJ as well as our unofficial PJ historian.. Let me know if you want the references and how I should get them to you.. 
Checky  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.211.146.110 (talk) 22:51, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding material 

message: I removed this becuase thy were not PJ's they were Delta Force  
 Two pararescuemen took part in the rescue of Army Rangers and aircrewmen wounded and killed in a helicopter crash during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia, with their actions depicted in the movie Black Hawk Down.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Feickus (talk • contribs) 07:41, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: FWIW, according to (the admittedly simplified Discovery show) Surviving the Cut, they were mainly Pararescumen. Autocorrelation (talk) 19:57, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shugart & Gordon reference 

message: Indoc length is 9 Weeks (1 admin/8 training) as of the last fiscal year my source is:
http://www.specialtactics.com/pjclassdates.shtmlAaron mcd (talk) 00:04, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  indoc length 

message: PJs are now part of an Air Force Weapon System called Guardian Angel (GA).  GA includes CROs and SERE.  
GA are primilarly owned by Air Combat Command and chopped over to AFSOC.  Therefore your text should put ACC first and then AFSOC.
The "That Others May Live" motto is an Air Force motto not just AFRCC.  There is also a charity called That Others May Live Foundation (TOML)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.14.178.125 (talk) 06:21, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some facts you may consider  

message: Two things.
1. Why is a CCT listed here? Not to lesten Chapmans heroism, but he was a Combat Controler, not a Pararescueman, and as such does not belong on this page.
2. Why was Tim Wilkinsen removed from the list?
It's been fixed Heavydpj (talk) 20:17, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable Pararescuemen. 

message: Missing the 56th Rescue Squadron, Previously stationed at NAS Keflavik, and currently at RAF Lakenheath as per this Wiki Entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Rescue_Squadron
68.229.4.37 (talk) 02:37, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing 56RQS 

message: Paragraph five under "World War Two" states: "Early operations were comical, but in early 1943 May sent two volunteers..."
It seems that using the word comical to describe the initial efforts of those men is somewhat disrespectful. One could describe their work as crude or ineffective but comical implies laughable, laughing at their attempts to perform the dangerous work required to save others.  138.32.11.245 (talk) 16:02, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Usage of the word "comical" 

message: Someone keeps adding the following text under "notable PJ's"
* Senior Airman Joseph R. Weeks was awarded the Silver Star for his heroic actions under fire during Classified Operation in Nicaraguan when the Sandinista National Liberation Front took power in 1979 and Anastasio Somoza Debayle fled the country and eventually ended up in Paraguay . The details of this operation are still Classified to this day.
There is not, and never has been a PJ named Joseph R. Weeks, let alone one who was awarded a Silver Star for a purported mission in Nicaragua."
If anyone happens to see that reappear before I do, please assume that you have the blessings of the PJ community and the PJ Association to remove the reference in it's entirety. 
Heavydpj (talk) 20:22, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poser keeps putting in his fake stuff 

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