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    The WOKE Thread (Merged from WTF?)

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Lol Reddit'd political subs are all super liberal. It's notoriously well known right now. They chased all of the conservatives off about 5-7 years ago and Reddits policies were particularly favorable to liberal subs. 
    However, since you mentioned it, something you should know is that Reddit has more bot accounts (actual bots not reddit bots) than probably any other social media platform. There is an enormous bot army of posters and upvoters/downvoters that are state sponsored and promote specific content on the platform.
    For example r/antiwork is notorious for posting fake stories of employee abuse DAILY. The sub's moderators are associated with the US communist party and have admitted before that they will not allow content that doesn't ultimately benefit revolution or progress the effort to put the means of production in workers hands. 
    Another example of reddit policies was default subs (removed in 2018). Reddit used to have default subs every user was automatically subscribed too when creating new accounts. The default subs were all super liberal subs as well. For example extreme 3rd wave feminism sub r/TwoXChromosones was a default sub and as a result has 1.2 million users now. This exposed more people to see their content but also artificially inflated their popularity leading people to believe post there were more mainstream to the public discord than they actually are. 
    That's like everything you need to know about politics on Reddit. It's a huge echo chamber of some Uber hippies posting things to get upvotes from bots because most people dont realize they aren't real people, and it inflates their ego. 

    Yeah, +1 to all of this. Reddit is just another echo chamber. Trash.


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    Promotion and PRF Information

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    WIC grads in exec positions is definitely NOT the standard in the CAF. Seems like a phenomenon only in the MAF.

     

    Could it possibly be true that the old FWIC concept was unnecessarily watered-down by the “everyone gets a trophy” mentality when operators of every MDS got a seat at the table?

     

    I mean, if your wing/MDS can spare target arms for non-W prefix work, doesn’t that make them superfluous?

     

    (Yeah yeah, burn the witch...I know...)

     

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    What's wrong with the Air Force?

    in General Discussion

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    20 hours ago, Jaded said:

    I always wondered what would happen if people stopped jumping through their asses to get orders. Just do nothing, and when your DEROS is up or whatever and you don't have orders, you stay an extra week while the FSS gets fucked by some O6s. 

     

    20 hours ago, brabus said:

    I wish I had done that, at least once.  But I think it would only work in theory, you'd still get fucked over somehow...forced out of your rental house/paying for a hotel out of your pocket, all of your shit not getting picked up on time out of said rental house, etc.  I think it'd be a great play for a single guy, probably not so much with wife/kids in tow.

    I see this happen all the time with members of the MXG here in Korea.  Usually the FSS just extends their DEROS, and the MXG middle management (junior NCOs) in charge of those young airmen don't mind, because they keep their "bodies" around.

    I saw a guy PCS 3 months after his original DEROS, and only after a high-speed Top-3 buddy of mine overheard his story and started advocating for him.  Then we got to watch everyone act all surprised:  "WHAT???  THAT'S HAPPENING HERE???"  GMAFB.

    When overseas on a remote, playing chicken with the FSS doesn't end well.  It **SHOULD** result in people getting fired, but leadership on that side of the flightline has been broken for so long, you can't expect much.

    More Uniform Changes!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Any better when it is 6.9 degrees out?

    About 36.9% better.

    There’s a “one car per household” rule here, so the majority of accompanied pilots I know are forced to moto/scoot to work so CINCHOUSE can shuttle kids around.

    #pilotshortage

    More Uniform Changes!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Osan just got a huge batch (some without the chest hole for combat edge, which is useless anyway) and all pilots are wearing them.

    They’re fukkin great. Also got the matching pants, which helps because I motorcycle to work when it’s 3.6 degrees out.

    F-16 Students skip Phase III

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 11/24/2017 at 1:38 AM, ViperStud said:

    Challenge accepted. Where’d you hear this?  Tucson guys heard the rumor it’s a Kelly thing. I think we may all be getting ahead of ourselves here. 

    Yeah, it might be Kelly.  I'm not sure...all I knew was it definitely wasn't Luke or Holloman.

    F-16 Students skip Phase III

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Here's my take:  AETC wants to evaluate whether or not UPT in its current form can withstand a change when it comes to CAF-bound pilots.  Maybe it'll be a paradigm shift.

    Data points:
    - The T-38 replacement decision was recently delayed by at least one year

    - Pilot shortage

    - Changes in how fighter aviation is going to look in the future (think: how the F-35/F-22 are employed vice traditional "VMS 2/4-ships")

    - Budget constraints

     

    I wouldn't be surprised if they're hoping to go to a one-airframe UPT that's bolstered by sims to transition CAF inbounds to "fast jet" flying.

     

    I don't think it's a good idea, but we shall see.

     

    Hopefully the IPs for the "test case" students (4 Tucson F-16 B-coursers, from what I hear) will HOOK THE SHIT OUT OF THEM and this will end.

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    What's wrong with the Air Force?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Those Growler bros who drew the sky dick messed up in their message.

    Right away, it should have been a post on their social media:  "To show solidarity with the Movember movement, we did our part to raise awareness for men's health."

    BOOM - it's a movement.  Use the social welfare BS when it suits you.  At trial:  "WHAT?  YOU'RE AGAINST MEN'S HEALTH???  GENDERIST!!!"

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    Track Selects and Assignment Nights

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'll play devil's advocate - what should they do, send the MAF dudes to a Viper and the inexperienced dudes to the 35?  That buys two TX courses instead of one. 
    AFPC is in flail mode. There simply aren't enough Capt/Maj IP types to fill up the aggressors AND CAF squadrons (still need ADOs there), because assholes like me keep getting out. So, they are making lemonade out lemons. 
    I don't disagree with anything you're saying necessarily, it's just that the problem doesn't have an easy solution. 

    That's my whole point: AFPC thinks this is a "smart move" because they get to net-gain a few CAF pilots, while forgetting about the trust relationship that they have been trying to repair.

    CAF wide, all the young CGOs watching this are taking notes and wondering if the Porch and A1 actually mean it when saying "guys...we know we've fvcked up...and we promise things will be different from now on."

    Empty words? You be the judge.


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    Track Selects and Assignment Nights

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Ram

    This is not about a dick measuring contest. My beef is that the porch is sending inexperienced wingmen to the Eielson aggressors because they supposedly have no choice.

    Worse still, these wingmen are coming off only one year in Korea. A remote assignment they went to with the PROMISE of a follow on regular tour. Going to the aggressors essentially freezes their development as fighter pilots. It's not a problem to go as a senior 4FL or an IP, but it is a death blow to a young fighter pilot's development. A terrible breech of trust.

    So AFPC breaks that promise and sends them to the 18AGRS. Fine...we "have no choice" and have a problem absorbing all the wingmen in the CAF. Needs of the Air Force and all that. Yes sir, service before self...got it.

    Then, THE VERY SAME WEEK these guys are learning about the breaking of the promise, these wingmen are hearing about this crossflow. I'd be livid.

    Worse still, if it were me, my mind about staying one day past my commitment would be made up. No fvcking way.

    How many other young wingmen are watching???

    AFPC's justification, btw, is some bullshit about a net gain of fighter pilots via this crossflow. Of course, they're not factoring the 36 CAF wingmen that just watched this happen.

    YGBSM.


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