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Beat the science out of her!

https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/bearded-man-smashes-womens-weightlighting-record-held-by-trans-lifter/news-story/f7e925cde26ffb394e0aed56db0cf42a Good on this dude showcasing how absurd the argument is. Crushes the record that was previously held by a tranny, who had previously crushed the record held by an actual woman. Then the tranny has the balls to cry about how unfair it was. Next you're going to have Olympic athletes going back to their high school to crush the high school records because they identify as a 17 year old.

Trannies on the attack at SFSU. Collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines was speaking about the unfair advantage that male swimmers (athletes) enjoy in swimming and most other athletic events when competing against women. She was actually hit twice by a trannie and chased into a room by the mob and was barricaded in the room for an hour or more before enough police officers arrived to facilitate her escape. Of course no charges and SFSU faculty and staff are saying it was a peaceful protest.

They're still there lol

Sadly, in terms of Russian history, they call that a warm-up.

If this was done by a Catholic Bishop or the Pope, or a leader in the Baptist church, you wouldn’t hear the end of it from the majority of the media.

Jon Stewart nailed it in this interview. Hick's performance was so bad it's hit her Wikipedia profile: "On April 6, 2023, Kathleen Hicks and comedian and veteran advocate Jon Stewart spoke at the University of Chicago on the human impact of military service.[18] Many of the clips from this interview went viral due to her unable to maintain her composure."

I don't know what to tell you guys, you're all looking for some virtuous moral north star in a game completely devoid of morals. You're absolutely right, it's capricious, targeted, and almost certainly strategically timed for maximum election impact. But if you don't like it, don't give them an opening. Be smarter than them. Because you can bet the left will try to capitalize on any indiscretion just as I would expect the right to do if the roles were reversed. Trump is the epitome of the phrase "play stupid games, win stupid prizes." It's also pretty funny that you mention perception. Because a majority of Americans support the indictment. This is not playing as some horrific travesty of justice anywhere other than very right wing circles. And this next point doesn't speak to the validity of the case, but since you mentioned perception.. it appears the majority perception in America is that trump has existed almost entirely outside the rule of law, so people don't seem to have qualms about the book finally being thrown at him. Trump being held accountable for something.. literally anything.. is a far cry from Maoist/Stalinist political persecution. But you keep trying to sell that one through 2024 and see how far it gets you.

It absofuckinglutely blows my mind that women, and even more crazy, some women athletes, are actually okay with biological men pretending to be women competing against them and ultimately beat them. This is not some gray area of personal beliefs. It’s absolutely solid science that men have an athletic advantage over women. I could give two fucks if some dude wants to cut his dick off, or wear dresses, or take pills to pump estrogen in his body. It’s a free country, do whatever you want. But it wasn’t that long ago women couldn’t even compete in sports. And now we’re going to piss all of that away to appease a fraction of a percent of the society.

Truth. There's still a possible showdown betwinxt us in Pensacola or Chorpus Christi I can't remember. filthy_liar vs Biff_T. but what he said there is true. The human mind is very very small when it comes to explaining things. Back to our scheduled events. filthy vs Biff in Death Valley

So an actual woman attacked by a man.

All of the above, but from my limited viewpoint they finished their sentences. When ATIS and I were at the CAOC (we got there around Oct 2021) there was a dude there who was on a 365 to AFG. CENTCOM pulled him back to the Died and if I recall he volunteered to help out the CoS with some projects. I think he could have gone home but he figured he was already there… I also know from my time working with the ECEG that a bunch of the firefighters that we deployed from the Died out to the garden spots across the AOR had come from HKIA and they finished their tours o/a Jan ‘22 (I remember this because it was a huge goatrope getting them home in time to quarantine and make their redeployment date since most were reservists. Those guys dealt with a lot of shit. Other guys got sent to Shaw to finish out their tours. That was true of “run of the mill” CAOC dudes as well…lots of transition in those post AFG months. Same thing happened when they closed Al Jaber, a few CE from my base was there and they just pulled them back to the ECEG at the Died until it was time to go home. Some probably got cut loose early, but for the most part by the time the dust settled I feel like they just recapitalized the manpower they already had in theater until the swapout in January 22 and those dudes didn’t get replaced. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

They were pulling T-54's and T-44s out of museums

Best use of my tax dollars I've ever seen!

The pendulum swings hard left followed immediately by hard right. For a while O-6's had to volunteer to be considered for command...that resulted in a shortage of "HiPos" seeking command. A Corona discussion followed..."we aren't people volunteering for command? The reason as it turns out, people were freaking tired...I can't imagine why? As is the norm CSAF responded by making all O-6's "all in" whether they like it or not for the next command screening cycle. I don't know what it looks like now but in 2014 they had a SERB for O-6s, two years later they asked O-6's to come back from retirement to fill certain staff roles. Also, as I recall in 2020 or 2021 AFSOC lost almost 60 O-6's, that is a lot of experience walking out the door to escape some caustic leadership. Regardless of what they say your best interest is NOT in Big Blue's crosscheck. You are just another number in the system.

You would be surprised at what they teach at "Colonel Charm School." They start by sending you a document attached to a congratulations note. Paraphrasing the document but mostly verbatim: 1. Don't ask to be stationed near your parents because they are ill, all Colonels have older parents and we can not accommodate. 2. Don't ask for an extension in one location so your kid can finish high school, all Colonels have kids in high school. 3. Expect to move a lot, the average Colonel moved every 18 months. The needs of the service were never more true than now that you are a Colonel. 4. Again, don't ask for the above, if you don't like these rules, thanks for your service, bye Felicia. I went through both the Group Commander Course and the Wing Commander Course prior to taking command and both were centered on "here are the things that gets Colonels in trouble: 1. The car - I shit you not...long discussions about the rules for using your White Top. The car went away after my command so I guess it was even more sensitive. 2. Money - Be careful and be sure about how you and those in your command spend govt funds...trust but verify. 3. Your dick - I forget the percentage but as I recall almost half of all instances of being removed from command were caused by misplacing your dick. There was a small section about being a dick...for a brief time the AF was actually going to stop caustic leaders but we all know that was just lip service.

So it’s your opinion that the Democrats are using the judicial system to intentionally affect the outcome of a future election? Does this bother you at all?

1 - We, the officers of the USAF who choose to post on BODN, aren’t defeating anyone. Our country, the one you swore allegiance to, has collectively chosen to stand up to a strategic enemy as they fail. You should support that if your allegiance is to the USA rather than to some failed politician. 2 - the results of AFG and Iraq don’t rest on our shoulders. Bush, Obama and their secretaries aren’t posting here. You know damn well that if we had a say the policies involved in prosecuting those wars would have been different. 3 - Everything you argue for amounts to appeasement. Read a Fvcking book about the first half of the 20th century. Educate yourself.

Top guy in my Class was a Poly-Sci major. Your college Major means nothing. Pilot math is easy.

I prefer manually pinging G2 and the scheduling Lt to improve my schedule. Much more interactive that way.

Never flown American huh? Good, me either.

“2”. For work, I intentionally steer away from United at all costs. I fly frequently on all major airlines as a pax. My personal experience with UAL has been abysmal, from sitting domestic coach to Polaris lie-flat across the pond. I honestly don’t understand the culture difference between UAL and all others. When I read that a UAL backenders coarse attitude has resulted in an animal death, I’m not surprised in the least.

Do my best to get everything. The way scoring works is based off of standard deviations and Z-scores. Now please bear in mind I am not a math major so I may confuse some terms. In essence the MASS (some black magi formula) finds the standard deviation of a class and creates a bell curve. From that bell curve it assigns scores based on how far above/below the center of the curve you are. Now How it determines the point value of each persons score is unknown to me (meaning 75 pts is not the "max", it varies class to class and I have no clue why). So for example, a class whose average score is 96 may have a person with a score of 99% get the highest points (call it 69) and the lowest score of 93% will get the lowest at 30. Everyone else gets something in the middle based on their distance from the center of the bell curve. Same process applies to daily rides and check ride scores. U/F/G/E grades. So individual grades, i.e. how well was a landing or specific maneuver, are graded based on CTS (course training standard) which is found in the syllabus. It defines ranges and parameters that a student must meet in order to receive a G (good). A pattern for example is to be flown -0/+10 kts or airspeed. If the student does this they get a G, if they do really well they get an E, if assistance is required they get a F, if unsafe/unable it's a U. Overall grades however are up to IP discretion. Therefore if your IP thinks that for where you are in the program that you did really well then you might get graded an E. If you suck, enjoy your taco salad (U). What this means is you can have a grade sheet of mostly U's (say it's your second ride) but you seem to be picking things up and are pretty sharp, then your IP may give you an overall E. Yes individual grades have points associated with them (1-5 if I recall correctly, 1 being a NG and 5 being an E). They all get compiled at the end and run through the MASS. Just like your academics it's based off of standard deviations and Z-scores. Only difference is that there is no penalty for attempting/not attempting a maneuver as it averages out your gradesheets. For example, you do a pattern only where 20 items are graded. Those 20 items are worth up to 100 total points (20*5=100). You average out to mostly Fairs (3 pts) for a grand total of 60 points or 60% of available points. Your bro goes out and does MOA work and has 40 items graded, but averages a Fair rating for most of them earning 120/200 points, also 60%. So in the end it's really points earned/points attempted, then run through the computer (black magic). At UPT (Vance, Laughlin, Columbus), Phase 1 and 2 scores affect your Track Select. Phase 3 is separate. At Sheppard (I think) they all factor into the overall drop. Flt/CC's have a 20% say in someones final score. It's referred to as Flt/CC ranking and is a way for them to help out someone who has been a solid bro and maybe bump someone down who has been a jack wagon. So yes, working hard and being a bro does help you out, your IP's WILL notice. As for experience, like all good answers it depends. Ive taught a kid who had 4700hrs when he showed up and he made UPT his b**ch, but he was super humble and a great kid, everyone loved flying with him. Had another student with 1300hrs who everyone hated. And when IP's sit down they do take experience into account. But in all honesty once people hit instruments it evens out, and if someone has a lot of experience, formation evens them out. I wouldn't worry if you have some high time guy in your class. They will not be the reason you don't get what you want, you and your attitude will make/break you. The last question, I don't know. That's more of a phase 3 question (I taught T-6's). Hope this helps. In the end enjoy UPT man, getting all wrapped around tiny shit like the MASS and individual grades will just take your focus off flying. Relax and have fun, it was one of the worst/best years of my life. You will have some amazing experiences and some serious bad days, don't lose sight of the prize, it's all worth it.

One other thing about boldface. Learning them with all the punctuation and spelling, being able to regurgitate them at will, dream them in your sleep, etc. are obviously a requirement. At some point prior to actually hitting the flight line, I recommend being able to actually accomplish them. Perhaps that sounds obvious, but trust me... there is a very big difference between being able to write them or recite them verbally while at attention in a stand up brace and actually putting in control inputs and actuating switches. Paper trainer, cockpit mock-up, sim.... whatever is available. Drill them as hard as you do learning to write them properly. Nothing has to be done at lightning speed. Slower (and correct) is usually 'mo better. It's okay to walk down the hill and fck them all. But, when you need to do them in the sim or the aircraft for real, you will be far more effective if you've actually reached in the right part of the cockpit and actuated the appropriate controls as often as you write them out.

You will end up completely finishing systems in about 2 weeks during Phase I. It goes fast. Like really fast. You won’t be expected to know boldface/ops limits until you hit Phase II (T-6 flightline) around a month into UPT. You can try to find the most up to date T-6 Boldface/Ops Limits before you get down there, but outside of that, there’s really no amount of studying that’s gonna help or get you ahead. Definitely know them cold, verbatim, commas and all by Phase II/Day 1 and make sure the rest of your class does too. It will get you out of blues and into flight suits. Once you get your pubs, you can start making your way through the contact portion of the 11-248 and keep your nose in the -1. I would also focus on the 11-2T-6 v3, especially Laughlin’s Sup to the v3. Be prepared to feel overwhelmed, but just keep taking bites out of the elephant. Focused studying is way better than just sitting down and trying to read the entirety of the mountain of pubs. Let me know if you have any questions! Best of luck!

Bold Face/ops limits, do millions until your brain hurts. -1 if you feel like you are at level to understand it. If you have some IFR knowledge you can read some of the AF IFR pubs. Don't be a douche, everyone wants to be the next triple ace f-22 driver, not everyone and their mom needs to know it 5 times a day. Stay in the books, help your bros, don't suck. Profit.

You'll be fine, Im sure of it. I second the note taking during debriefs...buy a small notebook just for this purpose. I would also write down the things I did right so that I could keep doing those things, but more importantly, the things I jacked up. Before each flight or when chair flying the night prior, I would bust that notebook out & review it. If I screwed it up again on my next sortie, I would write it down again...until I got it right. It's great now looking back in the notebook to see all my rookie mistakes. Also, definitely don't underestimate the power of sleep. You'll have to decide when you need to study a little more versus when to shut the books & sleep. I usually chose the latter, which was worth it for me.

C130 Driver, sounds like you'll be fine. Chairfly, study, and MAKE SURE YOU GET ENOUGH SLEEP. Chairfly means sitting in a chair and going through the entire sorty. Say every radio call, get one of those giant T-6 cockpit printouts and touch every switch at the right point in the checklist. When you get to a maneuver whether it be a loop or pulling closed in the pattern, recite the parameters to yourself. Study: Know the boldface and ops limits cold before you start academics and you'll be ahead of the game. Once you get that giant stack of pubs, put together the In Flight Guide and then memorize the VFR pattern for both runways and the auxiliary airfield. The first part of your training is very landing pattern centered. I forget the title of the pub, but there is one with all the parameters for everything and techniques as well. This book is your friend. Always take notes during debrief. It shows respect to the IP, and white paper remembers better than gray matter (especially after your second event of the day). It always shocked me to see guys sitting there in front of the desk with nothing to write on. You'll learn less and look like a jackass, so don't be that guy. According to our base historian, the washout rate for UPT has held steady at around 6%. My class of about 30 lost 3, which was a little high. 1 Medical DQ not related to flying and 1 each in T-6s and T-1s for not being able to land the airplane. So stay in that top 94% and you'll probably be fine. Good luck.

Boldface and ops limits is enough imo. You'll get everything else there. I saw a dude who washed out who gave 70% I'd say but had a lot of basic aircraft control /SA problems and he had over 10 different instructors to see which matched up best. Point is do your best, help your clasmates, and things will fall into place.

The EFMP system can be a maddening mess. My son had chronic ear infections which resulted in a slight speech delay. The pediatrician and state of Florida prescribed a year of speech therapy just as I was finishing command. My assignment from NW Florida to National War College was TURNED OFF by the medical system, they invoked the EFMP clause saying they could not confirm my son would receive appropriate speech therapy care in WASHINGTON DC! I tried to inject some common sense into the system for 10 days before my boss who was the Air Warfare Center Commander stepped in. He was like me speechless and went VFR direct to the Surgeon General of the Air Force. The SG called me personally to say it was all worked out and yes there was speech therapy in the Nation's Capital, but also told me "the system is just trying to protect you and your family."

I hear what you are saying and don't think we should cut off or cut down on the amount of aid now but.... there might be a point where the Ukrainians are willing to fight further using our money, weapons, support, etc... and it may be that we have done enough, they have done enough and just declaring a ceasefire and entering decades of a tense standoff may be the best for us, the whole team and I would include free and on the path to reform Western Ukraine. Would this reward Russia? No, the fact they would still hold some of Ukraine they wrongly seized is just a fact of life which is a four letter word and we have to accept it. This time is not now but I could see it in about 6-12 months, keep the aid and support flowing but behind the scenes begin to think about what and where a Western Ukraine would be acceptable. If this happens, China and other aggressors will see a greatly diminished Russia, a Western coalition that held firm and likely a price paid for some territory that was not worth it.

Well one is potentially a crime, and the other is a strategic decision about when to prosecute that potential crime. Seems like a pretty simple distinction to me. And I'm not saying trying to influence an election is bad. That's literally what running for office is. That's why people raise money, and run attack ads, and try to win debates. But the common thread here is: don't be an idiot. If you have skeletons that will hurt your election chances and are going to pay people off, be smart about it and don't get caught. Because you can bet the other team is going to have a field day if they figure out what you did. Im not really interested in making value judgments either way. You all know my opinions on trump but on the flip side of the coin, I don't think the Dems are on some morally virtuous crusade. They're making hay while the sun is shining. That's it.