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Thanks to all who have spent the holiday in a far away place.

Given that we're a "total force" now, I've always said they should move AETC to the ARC. While some wouldn't care to teach UPT/FTU, many would. It's a ANG dream, no deployments, no chem gear, much easier job to maintain as a part timer...it's a no brainer from that perspective. You'd have no problem filling squadrons and keeping great experience around to teach the young studs. Free up all those AD IP's to fill the spots in AD squadrons. Rotate a small number of AD pilots through to keep a fresh look/perspective, but that will naturally happen as we hire AD pilots anyway. If we had something like that, I'd probably still be in.

The FAA reps at the initial pitch meeting:

Makes me wonder how many on here actually ate these (besides myself!) And the grease on the bottom of the cardboard carton is very telling!!

Don't worry. The T-1 sim is going away. They'll go straight to the FTUs from T-6s. ...leave it to the AF to "save money" by getting rid of the T-1, so people can do their training in the (oh, so much cheaper) C-17, KC-135, etc... I knew the AF had problems, then I got assigned to AETC...

Sounds fancy.

Hope everyone is having a good Thanksgiving. Remembering those that can't be home.

Temp MOAs annoy the FAA for some reason. They'd prefer permanent. But those are harder to establish due to NEPA. And the hippies will always complain. So the trick is to make a temp MOA, use it alot until the FAA gets pissy and offers to make it permanent. Profit.

You do have to watch out if it’s around zero degrees or colder using max defrost and possibly cracking a windshield due to the almost instant heat in cold weather. I like to run the climate control to warm up the cabin then later defrost.

Fair enough and understood all too well about the Borg Cube that is any part of the federal government pre DOGE, post DOGE might be different… Imagining it and trying to be semi realistic, I see this as a Reserve idea and probably not involving the Guard. Not that the Guard could not do it but if the AF wanted to really push this, it would be simpler legally and maybe a bit politically

I get it (DFW based) but reasonable driving distance is probably outside the Bravo or under it’s outer and tallest shelf. Most in base dudes I fly with seem to live around 30+ miles from the AA mothership, I’m guessing the other airline crew dawgs are similarly around their airline base. Besides you’ve got a lot of other choices besides the big bases I rattled off there, major cities that are smaller domiciles for some carriers (BNA, BAL, MSP, MCO, etc…) or cities which used to be domiciles (STL, MCI for instance) that are easy commutes and would likely support a viable training location

She effectively has grifted the taxpayer. I hope she gets out and incurs a half mil in debt - sucks to suck.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14087049/amp/space-force-commanders-dei-training-military-biden-harris-agenda.html Wonder if Lohmeier will end up being on the “task force” or if he’ll get an appointment to DoD or DAF. Either way, it’ll be amusing if he ends up firing the people that fired him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Based on the picture they chose, it looks like Navy Times is not a fan. If Navy Times is anything like AF Times, that might be a good sign.

What's the issue? Civilian led military. He's not even the 6th person in the last 70 years (very weird metric) to fill this role.

Let her out, DFAS will send her a big bill to pay for that aero degree.

The syllabus was expanded at KABQ for MC/HC-J training, especially on the sim side, compared to what it looked like in the legacy. Main reason being students in the legacy airframe used to go to KLRF for Phase 1&2 training (which typically took about 5-6 months) before they came through Kirtland, which then generally took another 5-6 months. For the J model students now come straight to Albuquerque from UPT/UCT/Tech school. So overall the FTU pipeline estimated duration has stayed about the same. Kirtland on the flightline has almost always trended behind in the 21 years I’ve been involved with the program, as both a student, FTU IP, and now sim CI. The reasons vary, but weather during the winter is a factor, manning on the AD has been a challenge lately (see the new airline thread) and since it’s AETC Kirtland is the last priority for parts. MX usually has manning issues, and the personnel here tend to be on the younger side. There’s also a lot of tactical incompletes given on sorties nowadays due to the decreased training guys/gals are getting in UPT (more on that below); this gives guys/gals additional rides to make up for the lack of initial training they’re not getting in UPT. Add in unforeseen events like 100% of your contractor workforce getting laid off for a month this year and you can see how they’re constantly digging themselves out of a hole. AFSOC (really just old Tony B) in its infinite wisdom decided the fix for all this is to just cut the syllabus by 47% and push a large number of tactical events down to be taught by the line units. The product we’re getting from UPT is much less polished (students coming through the pipeline now are T-1 sim only; the last time they flew an airplane was T-6s). The line units aren’t manned appropriately to pickup the slack and the IPs in the line units are getting younger/more inexperienced because we’re upgrading them quicker out of necessity. It’s a real problem that hopefully won’t manifest in a series of Class As. So far ACC hasn’t cut their FTU syllabus, which in my opinion is a good thing.

And they were taking ~11 months to get a new co-pilot through the syllabus. Unsat.

My daily driver is a 2022 Tesla Model 3 Performance. I drive 48 miles round trip to the base I work at and it costs .60 cents to charge. I love it; it's been one of the best vehicles I've ever owned. Just hit 30,000 miles on it and had no issues other than the shit paint that Tesla uses. Things that I would recommend: Don't buy Full-Self Driving (FSD). You can get it for a month for a $99 subscription for long road trips (if you want). Get a Level 2 charger installed in your garage. If you live in a colder climate (I live in Denver), make sure to precondition the car (battery and climate control turn on). The range won't be affected so much by cold weather. The insurance for EVs is absolutely ridiculous due to the cost to repair them and the fact if the battery is damaged in a crash, the vehicle is most likely to be totaled. Just like an airplane, autopilot is cool when it's engaged, but you still have to monitor it and it'll do weird shit and you'll have to take control. Sunglasses will fool the camera inside the car and you won't get as many "pay attention" alerts from the car when autopilot is on. EVs are very heavy compared to similar ICE vehicles; you'll go through tires faster. Most tire manufacturers make "EV only" versions of their tires that have stiffer sidewalls (like BQs Mom). The Tesla Supercharger network is great, however with more EVs now using Tesla's adapter as the industry standard, expect to see longer wait times. If you're buying a Tesla, get a CCS adapter so you can charge at Non-Tesla fast chargers. YouTube TV works in the YouTube app for Tesla. Sentry Mode pays for itself with the fact it's always recording from all the cameras all the time (if you have at least 20% of battery life). Model 3 Only: Get the Performance over the Long Range. Both are AWD, however, the Performance has Sport Mode which is insanely fast and the range difference between the two models is negligible. Don't listen to anyone who doesn't have an EV about how it is to own an EV. They're usually dipshit and spout off some propaganda they learned on the internet. If you miss an ICE vehicle, just get a fun one. I also own a 2024 Z51 Corvette Stingray.

HC-130J FTU is following this model at Kirtland now.

And by a substantial margin

Damn genius Gump If you could move or remission the existing Wings to easy driving distance to major domiciles, CLT-ATL-MIA-DFW-DEN-PHX, boom manning problems solved Like Bluto’s grade point average, about the same chance as happening Split the work, basic skills in one or two bases, studs get PPL INSTM and ME done there, move on two two or more bases to do the MIL flying (one training aircraft my suggestion is to move to a PC-21) and get winged. IFF for some, pre AMC, AFSOC, AFGSC, Heavy ACC for everyone else, Rotary to Mother Rucker Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Concur but she’s gotta write a check for that education Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was gonna say the better comparison would be the jackasses stateside telling us that war over there wasn’t our problem and what Germany was doing wasn’t really that bad. Luckily some of our grandfathers didn’t gargle Reddit level stupid coming out of a coordinated IA campaign. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

It seems primarily like her problem with serving is the Israel-Hamas conflcit... If your opposition to war is based on objections to a particular war, congratulations! You aren't a conscientious objector. Just another idiot who eats up Russian information warfare. Here's an idea - if you ever notice that the cause/belief/conspiracy you've recently decided to follow is something that would get an FSB officer promoted for spreading, reconsider your cause/belief/conspiracy. I'm also not impressed by anyone who sees what our enemies choose to do to those who cross them, and decides, "Yes, I will give those bad people a monopoly of violence against myself and my loved ones."

She had a change in heart during her education period. It happens. Cut bait and call it a day, you whiners. We waste FAR more money as a country on FAR more pits. Besides, would you want her on your wing? NO, OF COURSE NOT! Just let her go and thank her for her service. Next!

He’s not even going to pretend to acknowledge all the “mystery fires” and sabotage or the no kidding Russians that have been arrested carrying out actions in Europe. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Let her go but give her a student loan for the education at the zoo, no veterans benefits. If you don’t want to serve because of your conscience fine but you can’t expect mercy on one hand and then no consequences on the other. Everything has a price.

MSNBC admitted it was "unaware" that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign paid $500,000 to Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network nonprofit ahead of a friendly interview with the Democratic nominee ahead of Election Day.

This seems very simple. You want conscientious objector status? No. What's the next crisis?

Sounds good Joy, please take a trip to Gaza and let us know how it turns out!

Whatever you choose for home defense I hope you practice with that weapon or "those weapons." I keep all of my weapons secure so for immediate reaction I can roll out of bed on the floor and put either hand on a biometeric gun case. I keep two pistols in there, a Beretta M9 (I know I know....but I can drive nails with the M9 and shot expert everytime). I also have a Glock 19 with a couple of 30 round mags. I picked the Glock because the 30 round mags are compatible with the Ruger PC charger which is 12 steps away in a closet safe. I also have the A300 and if the safe and if there is time I would prefer the A300 running slugs and 00 Buck. The A300 holds 8, I have another 7 on the gun and I keep a giant bandolier attached to the side of the safe that I can throw over my neck. On the range the A300 with 00 Buck is devastating out to 75', with slugs 300' is not out of the question but would not be my first choice for mid to long range. If there is no time the PC Charger is in the stowed position so I can move fast, almost as fast as a pistol. I keep several mags with the Charger and have them situated so I can grab them in the dark. If I have time to take a side step the brace on the Charger folds out quick and it drives nails. If I make it to my office and the big safe I have several choices but will likely grab one of several ARs with lights and red dots. Have a .44 Mag for dramatic effect and post fight taunting.

WTF Harley. Nobody wants to see that picture on the feed every time you log in. Huge foul.