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I don't know any of this thing from the inside. But it isn't hard for me to imagine that the one person telephone game through a WaPo reporter would destroy the nuance of military decision making and org charts, especially if it's influenced by the SoW saying something chest thumping and kinda douchy in response to a CDE type of inquiry (my suspicion).

What’s your point?

I can't believe it's been almost a decade. Damn I feel old 😂🤣

Duly noted. I don’t think anybody can afford to build new computers at this rate. RAM prices have gone ballistic.

From what I've read the VR2 is finicky when using it with a PC. I bought a Quest 3 instead. It works good.

Don't knock it till you try it. 😄

Back on the B-21 topic I think we should all keep in mind that we’re probably only getting 50 of these things (if we’re lucky) so the question here is how comfortable are you trusting a very limited strategic asset to a single pilot? Bomber pilots will all tell you these long duration sorties really wear you down and little mistakes creep in as the fatigue gets worse. The airlines have figured this out too and they operate with a far higher degree of automation than most military jets. I know our fighter brethren are all high SA giga-chad superheroes who can do everything themselves but with all due respect if you haven’t flown a sortie over 24 hours un-augmented, you don’t know what you’re talking about. You need two pilots on this plane unless you’re comfortable putting them into the ground on a semi regular basis.

Carnies. Small hands.

I felt similarly on my way out. Almost a decade later I'm grateful for the training that's enabled me to go out to civilian life and make more money than I ever thought was possible. Once it started to stack up, it got much easier to look back without resentment.

Well for those into nerd stats, the UFT scores are updated for FY26. Appears they combined UPT with UHT selects as there are 80 for pilot. Scores look to track with historical averages with slightly higher scores with fewer selects than last year.

I’m very grateful to have this opportunity. I’ve waited years for it, but time seems to be moving both fast and slow at the same time—if that makes sense to anyone. I’m anxiously waiting for my assignment RIP, MFS, and a farewell to my current position. November is flying by, but it feels like the notification of what’s coming is taking forever (even though it’s not; I think it’s just the excitement of wanting to start). We learned early on which paths we’re going down, so we may wait longer for the next steps, but I just want to know how I can actively use my time based on my projected departure date. It’s not the waiting—it’s the not knowing how to properly plan. Just venting to you all, because I’m sure some of you may feel the same way