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  1. Yep, FL is 50/50 regardless from 3 bros I knew who got a divorce there. It was well worth it to them... They're much happier now. As for kids, they didn't have them, but I was the child of divorced parents and we recognize REAL QUICK who the bad parent is. I still can't get my "good parent" to say a negative thing about my "bad parent", but ask any of my siblings who they prefer and they'll laugh because it's a joke... we're all 18+ and holiday visits to the "bad parent" are minimal at best. Looks like your oldest daughter already knows... Just don't EVER let them see you show negative emotions towards her... Your wife seems like she's doing a great job ruining everything for herself so far, but (and this might sound counter-intuitive) be the adult and help her out... the kids will pick up on that as well.

    Sucks to hear, man. But I doubt very seriously that she's not going to be in full regret mode once all is said and done. Here's to wife #2 wherever she may be! :beer:

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  2. 23 minutes ago, brabus said:

    Agreed, but it is near term if said stud goes to a SE aircraft. There's a lot of young guys flying the viper and lightning who either wasted a lot of time in FTU learning something they should have in UPT or worse, never really did well at it (but got pushed along in FTU) and are an engine failure away from killing themselves and/or destroying a multi-million $ asset. Obviously a problem for U-28s as well, but I'm hoping there's an AC in there who knows how to do an engine out landing (until 5 years from now like you mentioned, then that is out the window)

    As it's been explained to me, this is the exact reason they took it out of the T-6 syllabus. They're trying to push studs through T-6 as fast as possible, and ELPs can be pushed to phase III (or further) to make that happen. I don't have wings, so I don't worry my nugget with deciding whether or not I agree... But that's what we're being told.

  3. On 8/17/2018 at 11:17 AM, Vertigo said:

    I expect the day will come that Mattis speaks out against Trump over something and all the MAGA heads start denigrating him over it.

    It will be almost as funny as when the liberal media went after Mattis for saying it was fun to shoot terrorists who treat their wives like shit. Turns out Americans don't think it's insensitive to enjoy killing bad guys... A win's a win. I truly believe the only reason they haven't asked him if he thinks Trump "colluded with the Russians" is because they know they won't like his answer, and he'll make them look silly by asking for trivial things like "evidence" and "motive." Keep attacking/spellchecking his mean tweets... that's the left's bread and butter right now.

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  4. 9 hours ago, Vertigo said:

    The central point of the memo was that the FBI didn't tell the FISA court about Steele's political motives, when in fact the footnote disclosing Steele’s possible bias takes up more than a full page in the applications, so there is literally no way the FISA Court could have missed it.

    More than a full page out of 412 pages... "Steele's possible bias"... Yeah, no intent to mislead there... But I actually don't know and don't plan on reading it.

    Carter Page seems like a worm, but it's not illegal to have a strange love obsession with Putin (well Maybe in Russia if you're a dude). That's what separates us from actual fascists... Charge him with a crime or stop violating his right to privacy... I'm gonna go ahead and predict that he comes out as Putin's gay lover. At least then I can watch all my lib friends tear themselves in half trying to decide whether they want to (1) support him for coming out or (2) burn him for being pro-Putin. It'll be like Comey 2.0

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  5. 15 minutes ago, dream big said:

    The Donald may be on the verge of one of the biggest peace breakthroughs in recent history and people are getting wrapped around the axel regarding Trump (returning) a salute to a NK General.  We really are in trouble. People focus more on optics than the actual issue. (For the record I thought it was stupid regarding people getting spun up about Obama bowing.)  Plenty of material to criticize any President on, this is not one of them.

    Yeah but did you see that raccoon climb the building?

  6. Can't speak for the other bases, but Columbus just announced that classes will be split in half and will now start every 2 weeks as opposed to every 3 weeks. Also, instead of having the class remain together throughout training, the class will be split up into groups of about 2 and put into flights. The intent is to allow fast/slow swimmers to have someone on their skill level if needed (formation checks were used as an example), instead of making fast swimmers wait or washing out those that are behind.

    The tenets are the same: Control what you can control, work your ass off, and find time for fun/family.

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  7. On 5/17/2018 at 8:41 AM, Azimuth said:

    Kenn Starr was appointed to investigate the Clinton’s in August of 1994 and didn’t release his report until September of 1998. 

    I’d say Mueller has some time.

    Zero evidence? Then why was Manafort and Gates indicted?

    https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/387837-judge-rejects-manafort-motion-to-dismiss-russia-probe-charges%3famp

     

    You're talking about very different time periods with respect to how quickly information can be gathered. I can only dream of a world where Twitter was around during Bill Clinton's Presidency...

  8. 38 minutes ago, Sit On Acorns said:

    I know of someone selected in 2017 that did OTS > FC1/MFS > UPT. It's definitely circumventing the normal process and I'm not exactly sure how they did it, but it is possible if your unit and recruiter are willing to put in the extra work to not do things the normal way (mine was adamantly NOT when I mentioned it to them). However, this also puts the unit at risk of having an officer that can't fly because they aren't medically qualified to do so, which I have also heard has happened to the same unit that does this.

    Guard or Reserve?

  9. On ‎5‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 12:46 PM, PilotPitts said:

    A question to the masses... has anyone been able to get OTS dates (as in a date assigned) prior to having your FC1 stamped off? Or is it a mandatory that it needs to be approved prior to NGB handing out OTS/UPT dates?

    You can have all your paperwork sent to NGB without the FC1, but (to my knowledge) NGB approval is not possible without successfully passing the FC1. So no OTS dates until NGB approval, and no NGB approval until FC1 stamped.

    26 minutes ago, cowdog said:

    After we go to MEPS and swear in, can we start drilling with the unit while we wait a year for everything else to fall into place? 

    Like AlphaPapa said, talk to student flight (since that's what you will fall under) when you go to swear in. They will work it up the chain of command and get approval to attend/miss drill, and who you should report to.

  10. 31 minutes ago, BobisBell said:

    Ah lmao y'all think I'm hopeful. I'm just trying to call it as I see it.

    Not trying to be a dick, but unless you've flown both heavies and fighters, you haven't seen shit...  Neither have I (yet), so I'll exercise my right to STFU until I've earned the right to comment on mil flying

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  11. 47 minutes ago, Lets Get Down To Business said:

    What are your scores? 

    People might not be comfortable sharing their scores. As a rule of thumb, 90's across the board are good point to shoot for. If you're below that, it doesn't mean you shouldn't apply. If you have a higher scores than everyone rushing, it doesn't guarantee you an interview.

  12. 29 minutes ago, HossHarris said:

    Unless something changed recently, Adair Lts know their follow on .... usually a raptor. 

    They may screw themselves (washout of b course) but I havent Heard of any institutional screwing. 

    Longterm career effects similar to faiping id imagine .... but yet to be seen. 

    Plus Danger said it might try to kill your mom

  13. On ‎4‎/‎18‎/‎2018 at 10:32 AM, Vertigo said:

    It's no more sickening than publicly warning of missile strikes against Syria, waiting a week for Assad to empty out and evacuate facilities, and then proclaim "Mission Accomplished" for spending $90+ million to move some fucking rubble around.

    Or firing your second National Security Advisor after he publicly expressed a hard stance against Russia.

    Or firing your Secretary of State after he publicly expressed a hard stance against Russia.

    Or shelving the Russia sanctions passed by Congress with near-unanimous support.

    Or saying our UN ambassador was "confused" when she announced the US was thinking about additional sanctions against Russia for the Syrian chem attacks.

    Or personally leaking critical intel from our allies to Putin's ambassador during a WH meeting, and also burning our source for said intel in the process.

    Or firing the FBI director, and then publicly and openly admitting in an interview that he fired him over "the Russian thing".

    Or repeatedly getting caught in lies about dozens of campaign contacts with Russians who have ties to the Kremlin.

    Or having campaign personnel and your first National Security Advisor plead guilty for lying to the FBI over their Russian contacts.

    At this point I don't know what it'll take for Trump's supporters to just acknowledge that this man is compromised, is a present and clear threat to the nation, and needs to be removed. It isn't a partisan matter. Pence is the successor and there isn't a single liberal who wants to see that hyper-religious zealot in the Oval Office. But it's better him than a possible traitor.

    I thought the point of the strikes was to destroy the manufacturing facilities while minimizing human casualties... I'd call that mission accomplished. 

    The Cold War is over. The 1980s called... they want their foreign policy back. (couldn't resist)

    Nobody can have a rational debate with you if you honestly believe that Trump being (1) compromised and (2) a clear and present threat to the nation who needs to be removed "isn't a partisan matter."

  14. 25 minutes ago, Stoker said:

    Any speculation on the calculus of Assad actually using the weapons? Seems like he's contained the rebel groups quite well, and has the upper hand in the conflict. Why do something that risks inviting more direct US involvement? We've already made clear that we're more or less OK with him killing people, as long as it's with conventional weapons. So why use chemical weapons to achieve what appears to be a marginal military advantage?

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  15. On ‎4‎/‎9‎/‎2018 at 8:24 PM, drewpey said:

    You have only provided evidence of someone with a political opinion.  You then make the assumption that they are then compromised without facts to back it up.  There is no evidence this compromised his ability to be on the investigation team.  Regardless, Mueller removed him to eliminate any doubts...but that doesn't stop the (R) propaganda machine.  Can you only be investigated by someone who views you favorably?  Do drug dealers, murderers and sexual assaulters deserve a prosecutor that doesn't view them or their actions negatively?  It blows my mind that Republicans think they are entitled to have a red-hatter investigate Trump and Co.  Are YOU compromised from doing your job because of your opinions?  Am I?  Probably not.  Just because people have political opinions doesn't suddenly make us incapable of doing the jobs we've taken an oath to do.

    Bad comparison... Dealing drugs, murder, and sexual assault are all crimes. Being the Republican candidate for President is not. Strzok wasn't removed because of his political opinions or the mighty Fox propaganda machine (talk about hypocrisy), he was removed because of his personal opinion of Trump as an individual. I think a lot of Bernie's political ideals are crap, but I don't necessarily think he's a bad person... I work around people who I don't agree with politically, but still get along very well with, and I have a positive personal view of them. I can separate my distaste for someone's views from my distaste for a person... Something people on both sides have trouble with. Strzok said some pretty nasty things about Trump and his family, things I would never say about Bernie or other people I know, despite thinking they have stupid political views.

    19 hours ago, Vertigo said:

    I'm a huge fan of all the amendments. The presumption of innocence doesn't mean police shouldn't investigate crimes when evidence shows crimes may have been committed. When a detective finds child porn images on a suspect's computer, his/her impartiality towards the type of person the suspect is gets tainted. The judge and jury are the only ones required to be impartial at that point on. 

    The presumption of innocence isn't meant to protect a person who has kiddie porn, it's meant to protect a person who doesn't have kiddie porn from having their rights violated. But fair enough, who are the judge and jury? Who are the accusers? What is the accusation/crime? And what are the consequences of intentional false accusation? If a guy's ex-wife accuses him of having child porn in an attempt to get full custody of their kids (knowing that he doesn't have child porn anywhere), and they search his residence and find an unpaid parking ticket, can't the wife be charged with making false accusations?

  16. 36 minutes ago, Azimuth said:

    Referencing a post about politics while someone in said post quotes Article 88, which only applies to Officers, and can also apply to retirees, but doesn’t apply to those who separated and had IRR (i.e. me).

    I think you had an off day.

    Just seemed weird that you'd be bragging about being out to a dude who did/does cool shit in the military, simply because he had the audacity to give a craniums up on ways to avoid getting in trouble just in case it applied to you. I vehemently disagree with nsplayr on a bunch of political shit, but I respect his opinion and take his advice on other stuff when its offered...

    Anyways, back to the text messages from left-leaning sources...

    Anti-Trump (CNN): https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/12/politics/peter-strzok-texts-released/index.html
    Not as many, but it's CNN so...

    Pro-Obamas: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/the-fbis-principal-loyalty-is-to-the-bureau-itself/552686/

  17. 1 hour ago, Vertigo said:

    Just as impartial as any other cop is towards a murder suspect when they've seen the evidence.

    You're really not a huge fan of any even-numbered amendment... 0/3 so far

    31 minutes ago, Azimuth said:

    You’re right, he’s a rich fucking moron.  And being rich allows him to be a bigger fucking moron.  Of course this is the same guy who wants to sit down and be deposed by the Mueller team. Not normally a wise thing to do when your personal counsel is telling you otherwise, but who gives a shit right? #MAGA

    Speaking of other fucking morons, there’s Nunes. Of course he’s such a fucking moron no attorney would ever probably call him for testimony because of being annhilated by the opposing counsel.

    https://www.lawfareblog.com/irony-nunes-memo

    Alright I had the displeasure of reading that whole thing. I honestly don't know enough about Nunes to care one way or the other... So Nunes is upset that the Steele dossier was used in the FISA application because Steele is biased. The FISA courts knew Steele was biased, but there was no mention of his connection with Clinton/DNC (same thing, right?). They also knew about Carter Page's pro-Putin "tendencies" so the courts used the Steele dossier, which they "took with a grain of salt" to unmask Carter Page. Carter Page has yet to be accused of or charged with a crime. So Nunes questions the Steele dossier's relevance to the FISA application and the author makes the claim that it wasn't relevant but it was used anyways, so Nunes is an asshole? I'm seeing circular logic...

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