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It may not be that “sinister” of motivation. She’s pissed that finance fucked up…again…for the 69th million time. Among the list of daily fuckups by FM world, incorrect classification of something on an LES is basically still a 95% success rate by their standards. I don’t blame her for the politically motivated hacks in the MSM taking something and making a gigantic lie out of it - it’s their MO.

My understanding is that she is claiming stuff like Hazardous Duty Pay and CZTE weren’t paid out. But, the Air Force is saying yes they were, but showed up incorrectly on the LES. I suspect she’s upset with the administration and thinks that this is a way to throw mud on their face by making these claims. 100% understand and am saddened by her husband’s death.. don’t know that this is the best way to honor his memory.

So easy to confirm things now days.... The Reality and Government Correction Following public frustration and media scrutiny, the US Air Force formally corrected the issue: [1] The Explanation: Military officials acknowledged they had initially provided inaccurate information to the family. [1, 2] The Resolution: The Pentagon clarified that Major Klinner's final paycheck did indeed include combat-related hazard pay and tax breaks. The issue was a pay-processing and communication error—the combat pay (which amounts to an additional $225 per month) had been included but was incorrectly itemized on the statement. [1, 2] Policy Confirmation: The US military reiterated that combat-related benefits are not conditioned on a formal declaration of war by Congress. They apply to any service member operating in an area of physical danger or hostile fire. [1, 2] While standard federal active-duty death benefits—such as the tax-free $100,000 Death Gratuity, ongoing monthly Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), and Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities—remain fully intact for military families, this specific case exposed deep frustrations regarding how the Pentagon processes and classifies injuries and casualties during the ongoing conflict. [1, 2, 3]

Likely more to the story here…by that logic no family who had a loved one die since WW2 would have received a payout since there has technically been no declaration of war since then. But yes, the families should get paid and the Pentagon should unfuck this. Likely a tragic victim of the admin BS we are all so familiar with in the military.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/06/pentagon-refused-payout-soldiers-died-in-iran-war/ If true, thats fucked up. Ya Trump, go Pete.

I think Michigan boosters paid FSU for the power outage. We get buyout money. No one speaks about Michigan on Saturday. Only FSU today.

Not aviation related, but an interesting interview about China transitioning (governance structure) from dynasty to socialism and ultimately to communism. A minuscule number of numbnuts, backed by Russia, “led” millions of people into full retard mode. Then proceeded to kill millions of them (war, starvation, and government purges) during the move to full authoritarian communism.

Hail! You motherfuckers. Hail! You big cock suckers. Hail! Michigan, the cesspool of the world.

It was a good article. What stood out to me is the tone suggests the Navy is somehow more serious in their approach to their training problem than the USAF is. Of course that could just by my cynical view of the Air Force at this point. With that said, it always struck me that "primary" in the Navy was lower quality than SUPT, insofar as the execution seemed very lackadaisical in their timeline execution. There was surprisingly informal nature to their training program where the timeline was just this open-ended "we'll get you there, eventually." Not surprising that they now find themselves with a production problem, that is similar - at least in nature - to ours. The one part that's always missing from these service-centric pieces, though, is the discussion over compensation. There are plenty of articles that cover the difference in airline pay vs military service, but the DOD never seems to want to tackle that part head on. It's even worse when you look at how much aviation-related bonuses and 'pays' have been inflated away over the years. That part is never talked about or acknowledged.

It wasn't. Spartan fans claim there is another clock which had 0:00.00.00.00.01 seconds on it or something insane like that; but we all know it's the booking services that couldn't let Western Michigan win. I can't stand Michigan fans and all their "Hail to the Victors!" bullshit. Fucking annoying! I hope they get their clocks cleaned during the season! It will be one of the rare times I root for Oklahoma or Ohio State, but I think most of the nation hates Michigan now because of this idiocy!

Concur. From the article: McCoy also drew a firm line on culture. He does not want to outsource large parts of the training enterprise. Naval aviation is not a generic air force, and flying from ships imposes requirements a contracted model does not capture on its own. That’s leadership, they are using contractors for some of their training but the majority remains in house, for now we are too but I fear we will be mostly contractor eventually. I’ve thrown out a lot of ideas on this thread but opening a 4th regular UPT base (Sheppard is its own thing), primarily manned by the ARC and primarily for ARC bound graduates with their own syllabus and iron will alleviate the pressure. Give the state and wing that takes this mission confidence the rug won’t be pulled out from under them by making sending ARC bound students there as the normal paradigm. Steady business, steady program support from the Bobs. Keep it reasonable, PC-21 and KA-90 training aircraft, 150 hour syllabus.

Oklahoma is going to whoop them next week.

https://www.twz.com/air/our-best-look-at-chinas-new-y-15-turboprop-airlifter

How bout their fans storming the field by defeating WMU from the MAC after needing a do over play? UFB. Embarrassing

"There's no situation a cop can't make worse"

That was a good read, thanks for sharing.

The Western Michigan vs Michigan game was insane. I’m not saying putting 1 second back on the clock was/wasn’t the correct call, but rather it just doesn’t sit well with me.

Breaking DefenseFixing the machine: Inside the Navy's race to rebuild its...An in-depth discussion with the service's chief of Naval Air Training Command.

And, my LGS just announced they are selling suppressors to GOA members with only a 4473, no Form 4!! I am going to pull the trigger on a YHM Turbo-K RB and maybe one for my .22s next week. Gotta strike while the iron is hot!!

As mentioned, I have a nice leather shoulder holster I picked up nearly 30 years ago from Brass Alley in Sarajevo...

Creech for the FTU and ops afaik

Get yourself a nice leather over the shoulder holster and you'll be set for the boardwalk

Definitely looks better than the last one I carried lol.

Well, after years of wanting one, I finally found an Italian-made Beretta 92FS at a decent price! Full disclosure, I was never really a fan of this pistol when I had to carry it on active duty. I always found the grip to be too large, and preferred the Glock (and later XD) or a 1911 over it. It wasn't until I got a Walther P1 a year or so ago, and a bud of mine was showing me the 92FS he was carrying a few weeks ago, that I got the bug to grab one. I wanted an Italian one over a US made version, and a FS over a F. A coworker mentioned having one, and I told them to let me know if they felt like selling it. They offered it at a good price ($500) and as it looks like it had a very low round count, there was no way I could pass on it. I am searching for a third mag (again, prefer an Italian-made one) as my shoulder holster from Sarajevo holds two extra mags. I may have a lead on one; but if anyone has an extra they're willing to part with let me know. I also have to admit handling it does bring back some fond memories. The manual of arms is still intuitive despite it being over two decades since I shot one. Some things you just don't forget!