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This is very much a good thing. The number of issues folks who suffer from gender confusion cause in the military makes absolutely no sense as to why they should be serving. They should have never been given the exception by Obama and then Biden.

Well, the coherent thought is "you fuck with us and we'll fuck you up". AQAP was actively planning, inspiring, and executing external operations against Americans...we left the Houthis alone because they weren't bothering us. In fact, Houthis and AQAP fighting each other, when it happened, was enjoyable to watch because that was less AQAP to worry about. Since the Houthis are now attacking an ally (granted, a non-treaty one, but stated as a policy position for every president since 1947), taking civilian commercial ships hostage, and threatening the economic status of the world (again...BAM is a critical chokepoint and economic security is a part of national security)...yeah, the Houthis made themselves a valid target for American street justice. In fact, you could argue they're a more valid target than Iraq in 1991 was...Houthis still aren't the recognized government in Yemen and they are a client state of Iran (state-sponsored terror and whatnot). Again...this isn't rocket surgery.

Indeed and it was the first Rafale delivered to India.

I've NEVER heard the government say Muslims are viewed as "Baddie Brown People"...just the liberals on this forum.

Jesus the things that go over you guys' heads sometimes. The entire point of saying "baddie brown people" is that is how the government views them: just the latest group of troublemaker muslims that we're going to dehumanize and bomb into oblivion.. because reasons. So much so that in the signal chat operation Pete so generously shared with us, we leveled an entire apartment building to get one guy (show me where that is on the CDE tables.) And is the irony lost on literally everyone that to debunk my claim we've been bombing the Houthis to no avail for years @GKinnear says: (paraphrasing) "actually Obama was bombing the dudes on the other side of the gang war." ... and that makes it better how? If anything that proves the strategy is even more incoherent than we thought if we're bombing both sides of a gang war separated by only a few years. Ultimately, I'm not here trying to claim the Houthis are model citizens of the world or that disrupting global shipping is okay. But I'm seeing a lot of the "rah rah rah LFG rah rah rah fuck with my boats and get ready to find out" energy that has gotten us into multiple previous middle east boondoggles, so I think it's valuable to have some pushback against that mentality to balance the conversation. Especially when so far they seem to be fucking with our boats rather effectively. I'm not sure why we seem so intent on parking our boats within "fuck with me" range, handing the Houthis and Iran massive PR wins with each hornet that goes into the drink.

Fuck Pakistan. That is all.

I have no words... Army pauses helicopter flights near DC airport after more close calls May 5, 2025, 03:42 PM The Army is pausing helicopter flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon. The commander of the 12th Aviation Battalion directed the unit to pause helicopter flight operations around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following Thursday’s close calls, two Army officials confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday. One official said the flights have been paused since Friday... (Full article at title link)

Hi all, I joined this forum a little over a year ago after making the decision to pursue a UPT slot with ANG / AFR fighter squadrons. Not only is this forum a great resource for learning about the ins and outs of military aviation; It's also been a lot of fun getting to know people here. Several of you have taken the time to personally help me on my journey, which I'm very grateful for. So far, I haven't had much success across the 11 applications I've submitted. I have attended one rush event which was a very positive experience, but have yet to be invited to an interview. It's hard to get direct and specific feedback from these UPT boards (I don't blame them, fighter squadrons are being inundated with 250 - 300 applications per board), so I wanted to solicit the opinions, experiences, and expertise of the entire forum to see if there's anything I can do to stand out from the crowd of applicants and improve my hiring chances. Here are my stats: Age: 25 M / F: Male Education: Bachelor's in Political Science, 3.4 / 4.0 GPA. I currently have offers to attend either a one-year or two-year master's program, which I'm considering given the Air Force's years-long training and hiring backlog. Military Experience: None / Civilian AFOQT: 99 Pilot, 91 CSO, 99 ABM, 93 Verbal, 90 Academic Aptitude, 75 Quantitative PCSM / TBAS: 93 Flight Experience: Student Pilot Certificate, 75 Hours (working on scheduling a PPL checkride ASAP) Extracurriculars: Grappling Sports (Judo, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), Ice Hockey, Linguistics (I speak 3 languages, working on a 4th), Photography, Music Production and Recording Accomplishments: National and Collegiate Champion in Judo, Various Accolades in Music (e.g. performing at the Newport Jazz Festival), Founder of a small business Is this a respectable applicant profile? Do members of a hiring board even care if I can, for instance, speak three languages? Is it pointless information, or potentially even seen as a negative foreign influence? I know I can't compete with the likes of an Aerobatics instructor pilot or Border Patrol helicopter pilot (both real applicants I've seen) when it comes to flight time, so I'm trying to leverage my unique strengths to demonstrate the depth and breadth of my character and ability. All constructive criticism and feedback is welcome! Thanks, blueingreen

10 of the retired KC-10s were sold via a GSA auction that closed yesterday. Opening bid of $500k, and it seems like all of them were bought at $500,100. One example: 79-0434: https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/321151 Looks like all had engines included, but booms removed. Will be interesting to see where they end up.

Due process for citizens and visitors is very similar for criminal cases. But due process for deporting illegals is vastly different. And birthright citizenship for visitors (legal or illegal) is not valid. We have to defer to the writers of the 14th amendment and what they were saying. https://americanmind.org/features/the-case-against-birthright-citizenship-2/birthright-citizenship-game-on/

Rafale shot down, might have been a PL-15 https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-pl-15-air-to-air-missile-appears-to-have-been-used-in-combat-for-first-time

Literally thought of this when I read that news

Waiting on the social media foreign policy machine to ramp up

Those things are becoming as disposable as the F-16! What is the water equivalent of a Lawn Dart?

Here's a story relayed to me:. Iranians were sent to the US for pilot training and wore red helmets for identification purposes. One day, a couple instructors grab a couple red helmets and saddle up in a T-38. They launch and return to the T-38 pattern using an Iranian-ish accent. On the first touch and go, the IP in the front seat ducks down so the RSU sees an Iranian student solo in the back seat. The RSU freaks out and queries the "solo" who responds " I will fix.". On the next pass, the IP in the back seat ducks down so the red helmet is now in the front seat. Not sure that practical joke would be appreciated today. BTW, this was at Columbus pre-Ayatollah.

You don't have any balls unless you takeoff in the front seat and land via the back.

This

Indian food is WAY better, and also my favorite. Hence, I'm pulling for India.

There’s been a lot of false info and dubious claims regarding last night’s incident. That being said, this morning it’s looking like the IAF suffered at least 2-3 losses; all the crashed aircraft appear (for now) to be on the Indian side of the border. The above claim is pretty interesting if true. I didn’t know that China had exported the PL-15. Would give the Pak’s a significant BVR capability; would also explain why all the crash sites are on the Indian side. Tough for the IAF if they were using stand-off weapons inside their airspace and were still getting picked off.

No real dog in this fight, but with all of Pakistan's hypocrisy and Intel support to terrorist organizations...them taking a few Ls would not sadden me.

Seems like they are not having a good cruise.

If the 1st amendment can have limits (and all the others), so can birthright citizenship.

Or landed mistakenly on the taxiway at Balad on NVGs. I remember that tower call when we were about to land #2. Nice job guys, just taxi straight ahead to park. Doh!

I know how it sounds as a headline. I'd win over most with details. If your commanders commanders commander has a specific combat requirement and you as a non-deploying less experienced EP take a stand against the culture change, prepare to get fired. Send it to a different thread if you want more.