HossHarris
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13 hours ago, Sua Sponte said:
As a current GS that’s a retarded idea. Of course he wants to fire federal employees and privatize it, those government contracts are guaranteed money. I think the country would be served better if the most worthless federal employees known as Congress pass and actual budget and fix social security, which is their job to do.
I don’t think they want to privatize what no loss govt employees are (not) doing.
i think just just want to get rid of them outright. No replacement. No shift to privatization. Just trim a bunch of useless bodies off the payroll.
they want to fix the glitch.
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13 hours ago, lloyd christmas said:
A lot of officer perspective here. I’m not in any way excusing the behavior of out of control SNCOs. I can’t stand it either and I have to work constantly to squash it in my orbit.
I would add context though. SNCOs are stuck in the middle. On one hand, they have to deal with immature, hard to communicate with, uneducated and honestly weird junior airmen. They are doing their best to motivate them, lead them and accomplish the mission. Correcting the small stuff is often necessary to keep younger troops in line. If you don’t, they will take advantage of you. It’s like parenting. It is extremely challenging. On the other hand, they must answer to officers. Some officers have fun getting under the skin of SNCOs. See @HossHarris post above. That is literally the worst advice I’ve ever read in dealing with a SNCO. Especially, a competent one. Relationships are built on trust and respect. It goes both ways.
If you want to have success dealing with someone who is correcting your socks or asking where your reflective belt is, then sit down privately and talk to them. Ask them why they perceive whatever they’re doing as a priority. You may be surprised by their answer. And you’ll be able to speak to your perspective as well. You’ll probably find there was no reason to “not be afraid to be an officer” or “pretend you didn’t know a rule existed”. You just didn’t have the complete story. If you find that a NCO or SNCO was directed to prioritize something ridiculous, then chase that lead down and have a convo with commanders or other senior leaders to get their perspective. That is how blind spots are exposed allowing them to be corrected.
Just the thoughts of an old crusty SNCO.
The competent SNCOs are never the ones being a pain in the dick …
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Remember, they’re enlisted and you’re an officer.
every time they speak to you, task them with some trivial bullshit. Bring me the results of the last dorm inspection? How many CE Tickets are still open on the ops building? How about the dorms? I think the track is a few meters short, go measure it. Get me the names of every crew chief that grew up in Texas. The more tedious and vaguely personnel related the better.
they’ll leave you the fuck alone when they realize every interaction comes with homework.
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Thanks for the PTSD flashbacks ….
I love you, you love me.
I love you, you lov/I love you ….(Barney)
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13 hours ago, wikz said:
has anyone ever been an IP for fighter B-courses and want to share their 0.02 cents?
It’s wonderful. I’ve done both.
it’s like UPT in that you get to make the light bulb come on and that’s deeply rewarding.
it’s also like UPT in that after a while it’s like groundhogs day on a 6 month cycle….”here’s what you’re going to fuck up on this ride and how not to” and they still make the exact same errors.
but fighters! And other fighter pilots! And highly motivated students! And jalapeño corn! And FNITFJB! And namings! And roll calls!
sometimes you’ll get a bit of that atmosphere in a UPT squadron…but very timeline and commander dependent.
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Watching / causing the light bulb to go on above some kids cranium is absolutely worth it. Very rewarding.
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When all else fails, go talk to tmo and file a claim with base legal office.
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Two teenagers …. 19 and 18.
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On 8/22/2024 at 1:13 PM, kaputt said:
I don’t understand why the Republican Party always caters so much to the religious sect of the party. That group of people have proven since 2016 that they will overwhelmingly vote for the least religious person you could probably have as a candidate.
(Mr. Krabs Money! Meme)
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7 hours ago, Random Guy said:
That counts spending on US purchases for the US as Ukraine aid. IOW, it doubles counts: if I give you an apple, and I buy a pear to replenish my fruit stand, I haven't supported you with 2 pieces of fruit. The footnotes in the CFR piece admit this double counting, just FYI.
Unless you buy the pear from me as well
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Will you morons just get a room already … for fucks sake
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2 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
I know some will find this shocking (Not), but Cat Five ALREADY has an IG complaint at USAFA. As the story has been told to me, just days after taking over he decided to make an impromptu visit to the Field House. The football team had just completed practice when he walked in. He held everyone at attention for 20 minutes while he bloviated and threatened (his standard MO). The team was in standing at attention in various states of dress, with many of the cadets butt ass naked...he held them there at attention likely meat gazing the entire time. Well done USAF...well done, nothing but the best for our future leaders.
Heard the same.
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6 hours ago, ctimms said:
Anyone have suggestions for the best "bang-for-your-buck" aviators watch? I've looked at quite a few options, but can't decide which features I desire in a watch. For those with E6B watches, do you ever actually use the E6B? I think at the least I want something with local and Zulu time. I found some nice watches by Torgoen, but there are cheaper aviator watches by Casio for less than $100. All suggestions are welcome!
If you’re heavy/airline … I’ve got a citizen satellite wave that I’ve been very happy with. Sapphire crystal. Hacks itself off the gps signal. Can set time zone off gps if you wake up on a desert island. Solar powered. It’s been flawless.
Recommend.
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3 hours ago, tac airlifter said:
I thought the same thing, unless you're a trained sniper with the right equipment headshots are inadvisable.
speaking of head shots, the shooter is looking good here. Appears to be an entry wound above left eye and exit behind right ear. Well done to USSS team who shacked this one.
Based on the geometry, I think the only frontage he presented to the snipers above trump was his dome ….
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49 minutes ago, Boomer6 said:
Yes.
At the danger of talking past each other, I am not in disagreement with anything you wrote. My opinion, and yours for that matter, on this not being IAW Article IV is irrelevant. The only opinion that matters legally is the court's.
The point I was trying, and obviously failing, to make is that the city passed a law specifically to empower officers to do what we see in the video.
It's easy to say they should have just refused. They're officers that are trying to clean up their city and were given approval to execute per the new law. Pardon me for not immediately damning them to hell for doing what they're told. If leadership directs a subordinate to do something unlawful, I'd prefer to hold leadership accountable. Even moreso when leadership just passed a law making it "legal."
So the concentration camp guards “just following orders” is valid defense/excuse for you?
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9 hours ago, McJay Pilot said:
She was there for all of us before, she’ll be there for all of us in the future. BQZip’s Mom 2024!
A candidate we can ALL get behind !
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Flyin hemmet?
motorcycle hemmet?
short bus hemmet?
what are we dealing with…
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Crushing pussy is admin … married or single. Should take very little of your time and attention to do well.
or maybe you aren’t cut out to fly fighters ….
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Cool! Now do Miami….
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And pass along some cat-5 stories. My boy’s at the zoo and I’m sure he’d enjoy a craniums up on the incoming supt
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7 minutes ago, gearhog said:
She’s a pretty shitty chief diversity officer if she(?) doesn’t list her pronouns in her signature block ….
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2 hours ago, FourFans said:
Move to Florida. Seriously. I've seen multiple CZ's at my local indoor range. And that's saying I've also seen guns that simply shouldn't be at my local indoor range. For real, the guys here don't care WHAT you shoot so long as you're professional about HOW you shoot. I haven't hit the less-than-local outdoor range yet...but it's 1000+m long. I'd imagine @ClearedHot could definitely say more to shooting around here.
Yup. Nobody gives a shit here. Indoor. Outdoor. Private land. Public land. Offshore.
Just don’t be a dumbass. And even that is a low bar in florida.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
in General Discussion
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Tell us you’re old …..
(I got the reference, fuck I’m old too)