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Champ Kind has been lurking the board for more than a decade giving good advice to the young 'uns, so he has been upgraded to moderator.

Can you put the job on a 1206 for community involvement?

Wow. UFB. Just wow.

I am once again impressed by the unexpected links to knowledge that can occur here at Baseops. In the above quote, I see both astrophysics and political doctrine being displayed. Astrophysics in that, while I only attended public universities, I was sure that only celestial size bodies had the gravitas to make other things rotate around them. Here I see just one poster demanding that the world revolve around him and any points to be made written in a manner and style he deems satisfactory. Doctrinal in that not only will he help me better shape my argument - that I'm not arguing the point is beside the, er, point - but he will then qc it to make sure it fits into policially correct thinking. Is homework checker a paid gig or another volunteer thing like a mod? That, my friends, is impressive. What scores the hat trick for me is that he never ever addressed the simple, practical problem given. Instead, more great words about "we decided it was worth the effort," not only, again, equating LGBT with race, but spewing out politically correct but meaningless drivel. But a policy without thinking through the practical aspects is for the lesser folk to worry about, not the celestial mechanics. I see a great future as an OSD spokesman, er, "person." Maybe even one for the State Department. Bravo (golf clap...).

...because people don't fake injuries to get out of a PT test/event that they know they're going to fail. Give people an out, and there are always people that will take it. Will it matter? Depends on what kind of a force we want, pretty simple. That can be argued by both sides, by the way. I have no problem with people arguing the point on what the country should do with this issue based off their desires for 'equality' or our American values (even if I agree or disagree), but don't try to tell me that this change is needed to make the military operationally stronger/more efficient (cost/risk vs reward). If that is your argument, then there shouldn't be cutoff ages for UPT (I'm sure there are plenty of people in the mid 40's could make it through UPT), we shouldn't be kicking people out who continuously fail their PT test by only a minute/10 sit-ups, kicking people out of programs/the military who continuously fail academic tests by a few points, etc. Why does the AF require certain ASVAB scores/a HS diploma to serve?--I'm sure there are people who don't make the entrance criteria who would make great Airman. Why aren't we letting guys wear nail polish or earrings right now?--what does it hurt? As for tellng the CC "Iidentify with gender X"...will this need to be confirmed by medical/psych personnel at all? Will people be able to one day say they are gender X and the next day tht they are gender Y? Will there be any repercussions if it is suspected that people might say this to have different PT standards (just one example)? Will the military now pay for active duty folks to get gender realignment (or whatever it is) surgery? Who will make the call on whether the surgery is warranted/approved? What if special prescriptions are needed for hormones, etc? What if Dave says he wants to start wearing earrings tomorrow and gives the reason that he's identifying with the female gender...does he have to get a wig or is he allowed to keep his high and tight, but can also have the ear rings? Again man, it's cool if you support this idea/proposal based off your morals/ideology, just don't tell me that it's needed to make us a stronger fighting force or to make us more efficient. This is all about ideologues changing the culture of the country, and as more often than not, it starts on the large scale with the military since its done by fiat and not by the culture changing on its own. Is this a good thing--do the end justify the means? I oubt it, but i guess time will eventually tell. Oh, and a horrible argument comparing this to desegregation (see two paragraphs above). I'm not aware of black Americans needing anything special to serve (hormones, different PT standards, surgery), other than for people to get over their bigotry. Learn to make a better argument if you want to convince people who are on the fence/think differently than you do. I'm all ears if you want to make that argument by the way.

I'll just leave this here. Spot on as far as I'm concerned https://sofrep.com/38885/tortured-folks/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Park it on the lemon lot for 20% over market value. Should still be there in 4-5 months...

It could probably be worded as, "We surveil them until they are no longer useful, then we kill them."

Today several news sources are reporting that ISIS beheaded 4 Christian children for failing to convert to Islam. Waterboarding KSM 183 times is *not* "stooping" to their level. Their level is in a different universe of depravity. I'm not saying that the ends justify the means. I do believe, however, that KSM an his ilk should have been killed in combat like Bin Laden was. If we didn't get any actionable intel from these guys, then we should have just put lead in their heads and taken their laptops.

We weren't winning hearts and minds in the ME prior to 9-11...

Good ol' First Amendment. Allowing the words and ideas of even ones you don't like or agree with to be out in the world. Interesting how those on the new "correct" side of the fence forget that little aspect of life. Seems like only yesterday that your ideological group were on the other side and embraced the idea of diversity. My bad... As for "dress and grooming standards," what prevents someone with inappropriate plumbing who feels they are in the wrong body from wearing the uniform of the gender of their choice? If none, then how much time and effort will have to be devoted to rewriting, retraining, and then enforcing these new standards? And this is just one relatively minor area that will have to be addressed.

Holy BUFF, Batman!

I don't know but I do know the answers to all of the drinking questions. "I drink once or twice a month, I Never have more than two drinks, I never drink and drive and I've stopped beating my wife. Can I have my new 1042 now?"

Below is an article in the last Flightlines Newsletter (https://www.sousaffs.org/FLarchives/FL-2014Spring.pdf) from The Society of United States Air Force Flight Surgeons (SoUSAFFS). I've added some bolding for emphasis in the article body, but it is otherwise verbatim. If you want to really understand the medical concepts of BOMC discussed in these pieces, you can read it on pages 5-7 of the previous newsletter here:https://www.sousaffs.org/FLarchives/FL-2014Winter.pdf. Otherwise, all you need to know to understand the content below is that BOMC is a reimagining and re-structuring of medical resources within the Medical Group to make the servicemember's experience and the medic's duties less onerous. It is currently in the test and development phase but will hopefully be adopted AF-wide in the next few years.

i think more of us would have sided that way if the torturing actually led to anything usefull other then furthering some peoples careers running the program

"Hi sir/ma'am. My name is Chris. FYSA, I identify with X gender." "Ok, Chris. Do your job, adhere to those standards, and let me know if anyone gives you shit. Welcome to the squadron." Would you honestly tell your commander you are now identifying as a woman to take an easier PT test? GMAFB.