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Gotta make sure that H model Herk gets out!

disaster seems like a strong word. at the end of the day it's just UPT. things could always be worse. first step is to immediately stop the bolded part from happening. stop the heavy drinking. start working out more. hang with the bros vs isolating. don't let professional frustrations derail your personal life. second step is to not quit. if air force flying is what you want, go get it. you'll be thankful you did later in life.

Those are just mostly peaceful protests!

Don’t quit, shit sucks sometimes but usually gets better. This is 24 years of AF service from a 50 year old realistic optimist. I had some tough times at UPT too, but quitting is likely to lead to later in life regrets you can’t quantum leap back and fix. It also closes the door on what could be an awesome career. My assignment out of UPT was Grand Forks, not my first choice mind you but I just got off the phone with a bud I’ve been friends with now for 24 years, we flew tankers together and I still have friends from all my AD assignments I keep in touch with. The professional & personal satisfaction you’ll share with the guys you fly with and the camaraderie is something you can’t find anywhere else, I’m on year 3 at a legacy, I like my job but it’s not the same, not even close. My first assignment was my best even though it was damn near bottom of the list. I got to fly multiple aircraft, deploy and be part of historical events in some way and be part of an overall great organization. I was down at some points too but I tell you, your career in the flying business is like the stock market, if you consistently invest in it over time the trend is upwards. Finishing UPT is the best investment you can make in your aviation career in my opinion.

And where did both fatal 737 MAX accidents take place? It was an absolutely stupid software update for the trim to do that and Boeing was dump and culpable, but I don't think its a coincidence that both accidents happened in non-Western airlines despite the fact that the west was likely flying far more Max flights.

Two thoughts, equally important: What the Air Force is doing to you and, by extension, to the country, is a travesty, and the generals responsible should be fired publicly and shamed as examples of pathetic and impotent hubris for the remaining days of our nation's existence. Also Suck it up. You don't get to pick the path, only the destination, and sometimes not even that. If this mockery is how you become an Air Force pilot, so be it.

Shout out to the herbs: NKAWTG

Honest take: I understand you omitted a fair amount of information to protect your identity (smart) which may change my take.. but from what you wrote, you sound selfish as hell. If you’re willing to quit on this, go ahead. It sounds like a future airline career is driving your decision making; my opinion, that shouldn’t even be in the equation. All I ever wanted to do, was fly AF fighters growing up, I can’t imagine throwing that chance away because of UPT reindeer games (I’ll obviously concede these aren’t minor games). I went through UPT when one or two guys got fighters and a large portion were sent to RPAs. It would’ve been easy to be down and depressed, but most guys and gals weren’t, they kept positive attitudes, ate the shit sandwiches, and pressed. It’s cliche, but I think there should be a little bit of Service Before Self.. I got lucky, although I didn’t get -38s, I still got to fly some incredible missions to interesting places that made differences in peoples lives—not all the time certainly, and often only at the tactical/operational level, but a handful of strategic impacts as well. I would not think of quitting over UPT syllabus and timeline shenanigans.

Iran's CJCS reportedly taken out.

Make UPT Great Again! MUGA What on Earth have they done to UPT? It worked pretty good for several decades.

Confirmed Mossad assassinations on the ground in addition to the IAF targeted political and IRGC leadership. Its morning there now but there are additional waves overhead. The Iranian govt has to be shitting their pants as to what comes next both from Israel and the Iranian people. Still have yet to see video of Iranian air defense going out. Saw some Mig-29s taking off but zero ground to air defense. There are bunches of video of F-35s overhead Iranian cities.

UPDATE - Israel is reported to have eliminated the entire Iranian general Staff!

I wish I was that rich 😂😅

Expected you to say “dibs”

If the Bobs are hell bent on divesting the T-6 with no military primary trainer (bad idea) and having only 141 school time prior to T-7 I think most of us here see disaster written all over it. When it becomes apparent that an intermediate program is needed (if they won’t go and procure a mil intermediate trainer), is it financially possible to contract out an intermediate trainer without the problems of the non-standardized / directly supervised 141 schools? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just a thought from left field but a manned AWACS and unmanned might work just as the fighter + CCA concept being developed Russian concept AWACS UAS Could you modify a biz jet for ejection seats and ACE to austere fields without spending 6.9 billion?

Surely you mean “mostly peaceful protest” my good sir.

We should. We’ve been invaded.