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This gives me anxiety lol, I hope mine won’t take that long to get stamped! Your stats look great, man! I think you have great odds of getting picked up.

UPDATE to my first post: Just got my stamped 2808 back after 2 months! Final package submitted up to SQ. 1st Lt Air Battle Manager applying for UFT for the first time: DG of UABMT 2 CENTCOM Deployments T13B3D (Evaluator upgrade as soon as I return from deployment) PCSM: 86 Pilot: 94 Civ Flight hours: 13 PT: 97 RPP Selection in 2025 Deputy CoS/CCV duties held 4/40 LTs (Should be #1 this year hopefully) Hopefully this is enough to squeeze me through! Thanks for the help everyone! Goodluck to all!

Long covid. STS.

He’ll never be held accountable…it’s too polarizing of an issue, and the left refuses to admit they were wrong on most of this nonsense. Same with illegal immigration. Same with saying boys can become girls. Same with pushing the narrative that somehow white males are the most dangerous demographic. It’s all about power and control.

Whatever occurs, I hope it is expedient. Fauci is 85 years old. He needs to be held to account for his actions before he succumbs to old age. Given the current glacial pace of things, I'm skeptical.

A pardon does not automatically force someone to testify, but it can reduce or eliminate their ability to refuse testimony based on self-incrimination for the offenses that were pardoned. Whether a particular witness can still invoke the Fifth depends on the scope of the pardon and the specific questions being asked. The complicating factors are that, like any presidential pardon, it covers only Federal crimes for conduct up to the date it was issued. In this case, that date is 20 Jan 2025 (Biden's last day in office). Fauci could still be prosecuted under state law rather than Federal law, Federal crimes outside the scope of the pardon, and future perjury or false-statement charges based on testimony given under oath. It will be up to the courts to decide whether he can invoke his Fifth Amendment rights or not. https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/silence-admission-could-fauci-be-prosecuted-bidens-pardon

His pardon now COMPELS him to tell the truth. Next is contempt and hopefully arrest.

Was anyone actually expecting this not to be a complete and utter shit show?!?

https://www.the-sun.com/news/16773163/migrants-storm-spain-enclave-border-shots/ https://redstate.com/kyle-becker/2026/07/30/spain-is-falling-migrants-overrun-border-officials-beg-socialists-to-call-national-emergency-n2204956 The left is insane.

There is a case, Brown v Walker (1896) where it is affirmed by the Supreme Court that “([I]f the witness has already received a pardon, he cannot longer set up his privilege (ie claiming the Fifth), since he stands, with respect to such offense, as if it had never been committed.). http://cdn.loc.gov/service/ll/usrep/usrep161/usrep161591/usrep161591.pdf While I agree, some liberties were taken to grandstand and make a point of embarrassing the guy, he should have answered any questions asked within the scope of his pardon. Not doing so has just guaranteed that there will be further attempts, using the above ruling, to try and enforce penalties for his refusal to answer.

Why would he answer anything? Dude has his pardon...saying ANYTHING would only jeopardize that possibly lead to perjury. This was just a dog and pony show to make media clips. Anyone believing he was gonna say anything of substance, well I have an ocean front house in Wichita to sell you.

Isn’t it amazing how F’d up our politics/government is—we can’t agree on anything substantial.

history will not treat him kindly. he belongs in prison.

SPECIAL REPORT: When Florida police act like they’re working in California - Second Amendment Foundation Something about Florida and SBRs. Sucks for this guy but it may make a decent test case, but I suspect the second it looks like the government will lose in court they'll drop the charge to moot the case. Or the tried-and-true plea bargain with the no-appeal rights deal.

There are/were people on here that want to do just that

https://program.dsausa.org/#demand-democratic-congress (The irony of their website using Cloudflare and WordPress cracks me up.)

Some aircrews may remember MARS primarily for morale phone patches, but today's MARSRADIO provides considerably more. MARSRADIO is an Air Force MARS operation authorized under DoDI 4650.02, providing HF communications support to DoD aircraft and units worldwide as an additional backup to HFGCS. Air Force aircraft are consistent users of the service, but we also routinely support Navy, Marine Corps, and Army aviation. Most of the traffic we handle is real-world operational support, not exercises or training. So far this year, MARSRADIO operators have provided nearly 14,000 man-hours guarding our calling frequencies and supporting DoD aircrews. That has included more than 330 official phone patches, 80 METAR/TAF weather requests, and nearly 2,300 radio and SELCAL checks, in addition to morale patches and other operational support. The official traffic can be as routine as passing an ETA or arranging customs, fuel, parking, maintenance, or ground transportation. At other times, crews have used us for diversions, aircraft system problems, severe weather, medical situations, command post coordination, and troubleshooting SATCOM or digital communications. The real value is having another communications path when the expected one isn't working. We have had many situations where an aircraft could not establish its normal SATCOM or data link, but an HF phone patch through MARSRADIO allowed the crew and ground personnel to troubleshoot the problem, coordinate what was needed, and continue the mission. That is where MARSRADIO fits into P.A.C.E. planning—not as a replacement for existing systems, but as another path available when needed. The net operates nearly 24/7, and there is no need to coordinate ahead of time. Crews don't need to wait until something goes wrong to use us. A routine radio check, SELCAL check, weather request, phone patch, or pre-arrival call gives the crew familiarity with MARSRADIO before the day comes when the primary communications path isn't available. For aircrews unfamiliar with MARSRADIO, information on frequencies, calling procedures, and available services is available at MARSRADIO Global.

I should have named the thread reasons to despise cops and prosecutors?

I would venture a guess that Pistol Pete is a creature of internet nonsense. In his particular world, everyone is convinced that men's testosterone levels used to be way higher (something something micro plastics and the water turning frogs gay). They also tend to take "TRT" at levels that are actually stepping into the gear range. My money says Pete's serum test levels are well above normal range. He may be a Christian nationalist, but he's also a chronically online moron.

Haha, you and I both! I haven’t heard anything from my Wing either, but I’m definitely trying to have everything ready on my end. My TBAS is scheduled for next week, and I’m planning to have my packet complete by then. From what I was advised is to give the “why” and what I can bring to aviation community. I think leadership should still be emphasized in ways it may not be captured in the LOR but I’m sure others here will have better input. Wishing you best of luck 💪🏻

Good luck! Finished mine last year and it was a rewarding yet incredibly challenging few months leading up to it!

Congratulations! I’m honestly trying to squeeze my PPL in as well but the weather has had other plans. Went 3 weeks with 0 hours, just finished the last XC and prepping for checkride now.

Completely understand then sentiment with the family. Glad your package is routed, wishing you the best of luck!

Haven’t read about a goal to disband the Senate, but have seen much about eliminating the electoral college. Both of those are fundamental to the American system of government.