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Pete will likely intervene and end said review. Yahoo NewsNavy's Blue Angels investigate after video shows low flyo...The Blue Angels said an aircraft "flew lower than standard profiles, resulting in a disturbance on the beach that affected civilian chairs and umbrellas."

Depending on the audience, it's pretty simple and fun to say when asked about anything: "I don't know shit about fuck." Then smile and walk away. :)

Yep. The vast majority of those complaining about being tested (like you said, not forced to take anything) are largely the same people who: 1) Supported forcing members to take an unproven and unnecessary vaccine or be disciplined 2) Supported needing “extremism” training because somehow the military is full of white supremacists 3) Believe that boys can suddenly become girls, and that’s it’s ok to have these people with serious mental health issues serve in the military and be told they’re just fine and normal Oh, and one of the first things I asked my civilian PCP after I retired was for a lab test to check my testosterone levels, in addition to many other lab tests the military doesn’t seem to normally do.

Swing and a miss. Zero people are forced to do TRT. It’s screening/informational only, with any follow up TRT being 100% voluntary. Also FWIW, TRT is very mainstream and not some far out in left field thing. Not saying you or anyone else should want to do it, but screening for it and docs recommending TRT is common these days. So no , this whole thing is not remotely as big of a deal the media is making it out to be (which some on here are apparently buying).

That's a legit wall. Is the release the same as the Walther? Tried one of those a couple days ago and it just felt all sorts of wrong. I guess James Bond never had to reload, so the mag release doesn't really matter to him....

Good to see we're fully to the point of 'if group A is doing something, it's terrible' we're fucked. We need Ratners prediction sooner rather than later

Ya think they're testing for data points? They're not doing diagnostic genomics either, which is a better path to help figure out root causes of issues. Nope. All you Gens, Cols, and Chiefs, here's your mandatory prescription, start popping man pills.

I thought Pete was against gender affirming care?

I'm not understanding the outrage over this. Its pretty funny. How can you spin this into a negative? Getting extra info on annual blood labs is bad? Maybe finding an actual diagnosis for a myriad of symptoms you might be experiencing that have been blown off before? I don't get it. Whats bad about making dudes more capable? The transgender uproar is comical. Not a giant fan of Pete but he just joins the long list of shitty SECDEFs over the years.

“These are not the drones you’re looking for” or something like that. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EaNMY2KWX/?mibextid=wwXIfr

AP NewsHegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testo...Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops.Some of you are in big trouble...Unlike me. Seriously Pete has to go.

I know, I was making a joke, not a real life suggestion. Commandant should be nicknamed "Invertebrate" because he didn't even have the spine or guts to address the Col in person.

I did two exchange tour with the Marines and have close friends around what happened...this has NOTHING to do with his visit to VMX-1 and EVERYTHING to do with optics and questions the Commandant had to answer. Complete toolbag...he was previously rebuked by a military appeals court for his “personal interest” and bias in overseeing a hazing court-martial. How he got promoted to this role is another unanswered mystery.

From an October 2024 article: The cynic in me suspects that Smith didn't like something about what he saw during his visit to Del Pizzo's unit (VMX-1), and the F-35 crash was the most expeditious way to get rid of him. Some GO's are petty and vindictive like that. Hope Del Pizzo goes on to greater things.

As it turns out, Infantry officers should not be in command of aviators. Who knew?!?

I’m also curious about active-duty HC-130 gouge if anyone can provide.

If you actually watch the video or read the story you'll know the Commandant would not even give him the courtesy of a meeting...he asked. By all counts an excellent dude and if you watch the video and listen to all his saw and sensed as he made his decision to eject, hard to imagine anyone one of us not doing the exact same thing...F the REMF Commandant.

Dude should have told his commandant, "I made an F35 disappear... I think I could Houdini a man." "Abracadabra!" Also, if his callsign wasn't the word above, huge miss.

fat tony and slife should have been fired LONG ago. the damage they caused is immense.

You knew Fat Tony wasn't going to leave without going scorched earth one last time, truly a sorry excuse for a human. And, a FULL payout of his contract so it is not for cause....it is simply for pushing back on Blubber Bauernfeind. Air Force removes athletic director Nathan Pine over clash with superintendent

The rest of the story... He was cleared and went on to assume senior command as an O-6 only to have the Commandant (a non-pilot), change his mind and remove him from command months later. Sickening but our F'd up system.

While probably not a large % of the pilot pool, the public has no idea how many of these 60+ CAs are way past their prime and it’s the FO that is the saving grace getting them to their destination safely. The trapped errors by the FO “mafia” (while anecdotal for me and my airline friends), is very alarming. Yet, nothing happens, the company won’t do shit, and these boomer pilots will continue to argue their “experience” is necessary. Concur with the GA guys, actually never had a bad older CA who was into outside flying.

Rog, just another idea from moi, I’m not adamant about it per se but in this particular case I see a reason for it. I argue for it as I see it along with a revitalized training fleet as part of what I call strong pilot culture. Just from the outside, it seems to be eroding a bit.