Talk:187th Fighter Wing

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Possibly updating page[edit]

I was reading this page and noticed that the last bit of information stops at 2012. The 187th was the first Air National Guard wing to conduct a stand alone six month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and they also broke some records there as well. This information should be added to this page along with other things as well. Also I was wondering if the dates had to be the way they are in the article. To me it does not flow very good when I read 13 September 2013. I know this is a standard military date setup but as a civilain it just messes me up.--Aporter90 (talk) 03:56, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

.--Aporter90, there's probably something called MOS:DATE (let's see if that turns blue) that discusses formatting for dates; "MOS" is our "Manual of Style". It's yuge. I don't know about the US military, but 18 January 2017 is how I, as a European, would do it, and it's becoming more accepted in American English too, though it's not nearly universal (and takes some getting used to). Wikipedia will use different styles in different places--"British" articles will use "colour" and "labour", where "American" articles do "color" and "labor". I'm sure this applies to dates also. Dr Aaij (talk) 19:00, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- .--Dr Aaij, thank you! It is acceptable to do the dates either way. As a military spouse you would think this way to do the date would click with me (as it is the same way the military does the date), but it still throws me for a loop. I guess since I have never had to do it "backwards" it messes with me. This is something I can deal with and have no real issue with it besides it is making me use my brain a bit! It is also consitant through out the whole article so I not going to beat a dead horse over it. But if no one responds to me about updating this article...does this mean I can and just see if my changes are accepted? I know a bit about what I am talking about because my husband is with the 187th and deployed with them; so I am not just making some crazy things up. Please advise! --Aporter90 (talk) 03:14, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed , the MOS does call for US military articles to use this date format. If you decide to edit the article, you'll notice at the top of the page {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2012}} appears, reminding people who edit it to use that format. Please do chime in, but please try to use reliable sources to support your edits. --Lineagegeek (talk) 23:55, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

--Lineagegeek, I appreciate the pointer. I have never messed with dates, and Aporter90 is brand-new to the project, so we appreciate any help you can give us. Dr Aaij (talk) 18:47, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Aporter90, "updating"--haha. Dr Aaij (talk) 18:51, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Dr Aaig, ha I see what you did there!! --Aporter90 (talk) 17:07, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]