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I can tell you that no notifications at all have gone out yet since our Ops are split right now from a delay in getting people back from a TDY to Europe. I'm expecting to send out everything tomorrow. @BadGuySplash, PM me your youtube link. I personally watched every video and read every application, so if one fell through the cracks I want to know about it. It could be that youtube just hasn't updated the ticker in realtime, though.

Good for him, he’s got a smokin’ hot wife and two adorable kids. He deserves to live the rest of his life doing whatever he wants and enjoying his family. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

C’mon, everyone knows this cannot be proven or disproven 100% and I don’t think the dems overall objective was ever to really assure he would not get appointed. They are trying to get the emotion going for females into the mid terms by painting the GOP as rich white males who don’t care about women. That’s what makes this whole thing political. If the tables were turned, the dems would be defending their nominee and republicans conjuring up Bill Clinton 2. That’s why this issue is polarized along party lines. The people who think he’s guilty “surprise” have a leftist political agenda. It doesn’t help that in 2018, 96.9% of women fit the definition of an assault or rape survivor but the dems need that victim hood to get people to vote. It’s why they preach to every minority group etc that they are victims of the evil GOP. In reality they are just pawns being used by the dems. I consider myself independent but the dems truly disgust me. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

i don’t care if they are mother Fukin green, I want the best as my wingman, quit playing silly pigment games.

With over 100 applicants, figures they would've been bogged down. @BadgersUPT In any event, thanks for the heads up, always appreciated! Best wishes to all of us who applied!

AD sucks, still the best job ever. You cannot do in civilian life what you do as an 11F, you can in a C-5. Enjoy the ride while you are doing it, if you don't, you are doing it wrong.

@KingKid Don't know if its my place to say anything, but I'll do it anyway... Worrying is not going to add anything more than grey hair to you (if you don't already have some 😅). As far as personalities are concerned, from the fighter pilots (and pilots I've met in general) there is no cookie cutter type out there... just a bunch that loves flying and worked their tails off to make their dreams come true (again just from my experience). Just be yourself and really if it's meant to be, you'll find a home, even if it's not with a fighter squadron... life isn't over if you fly heavies (you're still flying AND serving your country ), they love what they fly as much as the fighter guys. **Steps off soapbox**

Hear, hear 🍺

As they should (actually should've done it last week - "sorry, you sat on your accusations for months, Sen Feinstein. Denied." Maybe her PRC spy for an aide kept it from her?) But I refer the right honorable gentleman from left field to the stated positions of, to name just a few, Democrat senators who have publicly decided their vote prior to the next installment of the clown show: Hirono - "this isn't a court of law. He isn't presumed innocent." "Men should just shut up and step up." Gillibrand "She shouldn't have to testify in this sham hearing." "Women will die if Kavenaugh is confirmed." Harris Booker (I'm Spartacus) Schumer Haskill. In fact, with the exception of Manchin, whoever the gal from ND is, and, maybe, Donnelly from IN, all of whom are in very tight races, every Democrat has already announced they will vote no. So can we concede that politics works both ways and it's not just those nasty ol' GOP senators? Murkowski from AK is now calling for the FBI to investigate so that will give Flake the cover he needs to give a big middle finger to Trump on his way out the door. Just like McCain did for the repeal of Obamacare (He campaigned hard on doing away with it, then voted to keep it because he was pissed at Trump. So much for country over hard feelings. Good riddance). I hope to see Flake run for President in 2020.

The Russians will have more to worry about than the Israelis.

That’s not exactly true. By definition flight time for the FAA “commences when an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing.” However, most civilians in small pistons log what the Hobbs meter says, and Hobbs meters are triggered in various ways, the most common of which is based on oil pressure or the master switch on. Airline pilots typically log block out to block in (based on certain criteria, generally brake release after the door is shut and the last brake set prior to the door opening). Technically speaking, until a motor’s fired up and the airplane is moving, the flight time clock isn’t supposed to be started in FAA logging. I don’t think anyone cares about that technicality, but for people converting their mil time to civ time it’s good to at least know the correct way. Better, just use whatever conversion factor the particular airline you’re applying to says to use.

Only if you are in a location that serves, otherwise best go make friends with TF

Lakota doesn't have the speed, endurance, or payload required. Requirement was to carry 9 troops for 3.0 hours with X speed. The Lakota doesn't even perform the FLAT IRON mission at Rucker well (it can't pick up a TH-1 crew in one lift), much less then COOP/COG/Nuke mission.

Because you only drink 1-2 times a month with 3 or less drinks?

Unfortunately, no one at the staff has the balls to talk to the general and tell him the coordination is failing.

Come on man, I'm not Trump lover and voted for a few Dem's in the last election, but you're stretching here. 1) Besides her therapist...who? I've seen nothing else in the news about ANYONE else she told even close to temporaneously. 2) That's not evidence of anything. You love it when jihadi's and white supremacists wear masks to remain anonymous too? 3) Is she...finally? How long did that take, and how far does the Senate judiciary committee need to bend over to get this "poor poor victim" to bend over to share her story. 4) A professor, from CA taking on big bad Republican Supreme Court nominee who's going to tear out women's uteruses personally? She's got a shit ton to gain. WTF are you talking about. Between the book, interview and movie money. There's the fact she's in a extremely liberal start, in a highly liberal profession. I'll put real money on her getting some NOW award at the end of the year, and this probably helping her move up the ivory tower further. 30 years...of living in CA, in academia and NOW is the time she comes forward. Not during Obama's time when the college's were kicking out dudes over text-messages and not-really-rape-but-she-said-it-was-after-you-didn't-reply-back-fast-enough. Plus the new accusations are so fucking ridiculous...hope you never had a drinking game where someone's pants came off. You're accessory to sexual assault. This shit stinks of the gulag courts...which seems about right for where they want us headed. I guess K will throw himself on the mercy of the committee and beg for forgiveness for contradicting the always right "victim."

What does she gain by coming forward now? Undue influence on a Constitutional process with, it appears, a massive case "he did me wrong in jr. high and I'll show him." Supposedly it's a "he said/she said" thing. Except "he said, and another he said, and another named witness said" they don't even remember the party. Never mind some teenage horseplay that has become attempted rape because she said so. By raising allegations in the political arena - nothing via filing charges that is known and no civil case brought - but a victim letter now gets her a real opportunity to screw with this nomination. She gets to influence the political process a lot more than any other citizen is allowed to. I can call my senators and express my opinions. She gets to try to derail the whole thing. If or whatever happened between these two, it's convenient that she wrote her letter now (and "remembered the incident in therapy in 2012." Which is when candidate Romney had Kavenaugh on a list of his potential Supreme Court picks). It reflects poorly on the Democrats by holding the letter since July. If they want justice for the victim, why not raise it immediately or go to law enforcement then? If Ford wanted anonymity, she shouldn't have signed her name. If this actually works, and the de facto standard becomes guilty because she said so, then we are fcuked. If she testifies on Thursday, I expect her on the talk show circuit on Friday, with a book out by next week, followed by a pilot for a talk show. Then utterly forgotten by the Democrats and history. The GOP has been nearly completely rolled on this one. I give the Democrats props for designing and executing the strategy well. The ultimate goal is to defeat Trump and his pick. Didn't matter who it was. Mid-term elections is the goal line. Secondary goal is to delay beyond 30 Sep since tradition has it that a new justice doesn't join a Supreme Court session already in progress. Interesting to know what cases are on the next docket. As noted earlier, if RBG kicks the bucket, and/or Sotomayor succumbs to her diabetes/high blood pressure/whatever, those nominees' reputations will likewise be tarnished merely by some heinous allegation. //signed// The Duke Lacrose Team

Jesus Christ....

deployment #1= “this is awesome!” deployment #2= “cool, I got this” deployment #3 = “I’m the old pro now” deployment #4 = “well, here I am again” deployment #5+ = “ok WTF are we doing here!?”

Starts early. I'm 8 years old, just attended my first airshow and I'm bitter AF.

Have a healthy cynicism and keep your eyes open .... but don’t have a chip on your shoulder until you’ve earned it. You may be the unicorn ... the af may do right by you. It might be awesome with great leadership and bountiful opportunities to pursue a life of religious fulfillment all along the way. I’d hate to miss out on it because of the ramblings of bitter assholes on the Internet. (It probably won’t ever happen ... but it could. You could be the one!) (Maybe.) (But probably not.)

For your first point, if I’m paraphrasing correctly- “he’s saying something dumb but he has to, otherwise he’ll be dismissed” is illogical. He should say the truth, and if the truth gets him dismissed then get dismissed. Am I misinterpreting you chuck? You usually say smart things, but excusing senior leaders for saying dumb shit by reasoning that ‘they have to’ is intellectual rubbish and enabling bankrupt leadership. To your second point, that we must diversify thought and experience, I will disagree he was talking about ideological diversity. He mentioned there are too many white males so he was obviously wanting to diversify me out of the squadron. But I’m also curious why diversity is so sought after as an objective and why you think we need to diversify. Is there some proof that more diverse militaries are more lethal and more prone to success? I missed the ‘diversity as a decisive advantage’ chapters in Sun Tzu and Clausewitz. If diversity of skin color = battlefield success I’m interested in the evidence.

What an incredibly stupid thing to say as a general officer. “Needs to reflect” and “must change” are insane statements. Diversity for diversity’s sake gives zero benefit

They really are this stupid.

Ah, a life of meaning and purpose, felt so strongly by C-130 pilots dropping off and picking up the same pallets of water around the AOR for 4 months in a row, or by a fighter pilot starting their 4th hour of orbiting supporting a JTAR that the army forgot existed 9 months ago, or by the major spending 365 days away from his family building powerpoint slides that people glance at for seconds at a time, or the captain right in the middle of the IPUG who spent a weekend finishing up OPRs on his guys that don't even end up going in front of a board. This whole thread is a testament to the meaning and purpose the Air Force provides.

And I used to think this thread was about airline stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

not a whole lot evidently

He brought the same ex-student (she was admin separated) around the squadron when he was out-processing after his jail sentence. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I did exactly what Hoss said. Same exact situation (VPS vs. PNS). I don't remember the exact disparity in prices the RA was looking for, but bottom line took a car service there and back...cost the government $150 more in the end. The wasted time was worth it to see his reaction when he realized I had fucked the system, but there was nothing he could do as it was a legally reimbursable expense. I don't think such shenanigans happened again, at least that I'm aware of.

I like this discussion. I feel like love and sexual relationships are a personal issue. Serving in the military is a professional thing. It is unfair to punish someone for their actions in their personal life. Just because people are married doesn't mean they love each other. Not all men can stay in love with one woman for the rest of their life. As long as their personal relationships are not affecting their military competency, I think military personnel should not be punished. But what do I know?