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This is going to happen in every job, everywhere, forever. Especially with men their early and mid twenties, but by no means limited to it. We will always fight it, and most of us will behave, but biologically adult women (post-pubescence) are always going to get biologically adult men to act in accordance with a few million years of biological pressures.

Problem is after that Ferguson "hands up don't shoot" incident, I would imagine the overall quality of police recruits had to have dropped. The job never paid that great, much of the public hates you just because, and even if you do everything right you still run the risk of pilloried and left to hang by political prosecutors looking to make a name for themselves or to appease the mob. Throw in a higher turnover rate and being undermanned, under trained, and under funded and it is honestly surprising things like this are not happening more often.

Years ago the OCSO let high school kids, including girls, do ride alongs on the night shift. Guess what happened? And not just one deputy.

Cheers everyone. I think I’ll go ahead and try my luck for a spot. Side note, do you find time to go on vacations and travel? I think that’s one part that I like about my current job and would like to keep. Though most of you are probably airline pilots and just want to be home most times. I think I read somewhere that you have to check in with your unit and so long you are not going to Moscow you should be good.

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After the 10+ time of telling CO I have not been a resident for 10 years and to take me off their registered voter list (and they promised me they would), my in-laws received yet another mail-in ballot for me. The election machine is well oiled in this country, nothing to see here!

I bid reserve most of the year and drop days so as to only be available on 1 or 2 days stretches. It's just getting harder to drop days and the trips are generally shit as of late. So when I know I'll be used a lot on reserve (summer), I'd rather just pick my poison, or have the option to dump my trips and pick up broken up trips that are way better than bid packet trips. If you're talking when I was WB, I was junior 10% and got used quite a bit on reserve. I actually have less TAFB and more nights in my own bed on a NB than I did as a WB guy.

After 4000 hours of military flying and 14,000(?) hours of commercial flying stretched over 39 years, I'm still not bored and wondering what I'm going to do when I finally grow up and have to get a real job.

Possibly the best exchange on BO ever! OP, medicine is a noble calling and I salute you for pursuing it. However, the first time you kill someone who deserves it (while flying) you’ll realize the deep truth in Danger’s post. My advice: fly. If you have the itch you’ll forever regret not scratching it. 7000 hours mil flying & 2000 civ flying; I'm not bored at all!

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airliners.net/photo/USA-Air-Force/McDonnell-Douglas-KC-10A-Extender-DC-10-30CF/7547367/L See the caption. Are KC-10s sometimes referred to as "Big Sexy," or is the photographer just a fan of Shoresy?

Might should've put this in the history thread but I'm drunk so I'll put it here. No doubt the Herk made it's mark in Viet Nam.

Ah, okay. Well quit medicine then. Sounds gay.

there's definitely SOMETHING there. the SW capt found out when the FAA called him and asked for details. i think the real question is was it said 25 year old UA FO or her husband.

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+1 to what everyone else said; especially with your attitude to what the life presents. Traveling to the Middle East on my own dime is not super high on my list, but getting paid to take an all expenses paid trip to do so and carrying some cool stuff with great people, makes it pretty awesome. And sometimes that trip is to Hawaii… Does it entail some queep that is less than optimal at times? Yeah. But, it’s all part of the cost of the ride. You can easily make both careers work; it’s even easier with that type of schedule. Signed, A guy with a similar civilian schedule that has thoroughly enjoyed the last 5+ years of playing Air Force part(ish)-time.

We had a Dr in my ANG unit that was a pilot. She never had a problem being proficient at both. It’s very doable if you want it. A few years after retirement from the ANG, she obviously remained a Dr, but she missed flying. So she now flys for AA, and does her Dr thing on off days. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Cops need to understand the the risk of death is not a hazard of the job to be mitigated at all costs. Sometimes death is the job. The military has understood this forever, it's the entire concept of "service." At some point the combination of bad training, low staffing, and low resources created a mindset that cops should be held to the same standard as the rest of the population. I think that's silly. If a cop sees someone with a gun, there's no acceptable excuse for killing that person unless they are actively using that weapon against the officers or bystanders. Just holding one isn't enough. Neither is waving it around, if the cops are the only ones at risk. And if somebody is in their own home, and there's no evidence that they are already committing a violent crime, cops shouldn't even have their hands on their guns. The entire paradigm needs to change.

Worried that I might not be able to balance both. Working in healthcare is nice in that schedule is very flexible, you can work 10s,12, 24 hour shifts, 7 days on 7 days off, you name it. But being proficient in both medicine and flying would be rough. At the very least I feel studying would consume all my free time. Then again when I get free time, I think about going flying, might as well get paid for it. Cheers for the insight !

Very stoic. Thank you sir, I'll try to apply that to my life.

Except out of Niger, we are getting out of Niger very fast. The US military will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger

I’ll be there for the full week, working.

He was a really good dude who was loved by all and the AFSOC community is justifiably upset. Being a cop is not easy, daily life or death decisions, and as in this case you will be judged for the rest of your life by the choices you make. That being said, training and leadership set the tone and this department is floundering at best. As mentioned above this is the same department that mag dumped a police cruiser with a handcuffed person in the back because a freaking Acorn fell and hit the roof. This community has crime but nothing like other areas of the country. In the history of Okaloosa County the department has lost five officers to gunfire, four of those were domestic violence situations, the last one happened 2.5 years ago. Everything about this call is odd and to some degree the officer was led down a very bad path. HE certainly had poor training and I beleive in most other areas of the country domestic calls get two officers. They won't say who called, but the lady who meets the cop MUST be investigated. She guides the officer to Fortson's apartment then says she heard "something that sounded like domestic violence TWO WEEKS AGO." That is NOT exigent circumstances, there is no warrant, there is only hearsay, no probable cause, but the cop starts pounding away and ordering the door to be opened...a complete fail. Roger has zero duty to open that door and to be clear the courts have ruled that repeated official commands to open a door without a warrant probable cause invoke the 4th amendment. As far as punishment, Roger did not deserve to die, but he was one of the few that stepped forward and swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, I would hope all of us would honor his service and allow for the officer to enjoy the protections offered by that document. He deserves due process and if he is found guilty he should be held accountable, but should not be purposely thrown into the general population for "extra" justice. Rest easy Roger and thank you for your service.