Probably because you don’t see a lot of really elderly folks. What’s the baseline life expectancy in a third world shithole?
also fairly hard to linger on with serious underlying conditions (co-morbidities for you epidemiologists at home) in a third world shithole.
If you have any interest in Delta, they’re program guarantees your app gets pulled and scored ... and has been pretty successful for folks
Chet Kreske is a strike eagle bubba and runs MIL2ATP. One stop shop. Check it out
You can start fairly early out .... and the VA will work your stuff through their wickets. But you get zero feedback until the day you turn into a mister. Then poof, it’s 75% through its steps.
start early.
expect the VA and your base dude that helps put your package together (sts) to fuck it away early and often.
It’s more of a high G lifestyle....
you can’t control your height.
but you can control your muscle mass and resting blood pressure. Lots of ways to reach the goal.
nicotine, bacon, whiskey, and coffee works really really well. Not the best for longevity. But can get you a 7g resting tolerance. 9+ from there is easy.
Find your state’s veterans affairs department (either where you are now or where you’re going when you retire).
reach out to them now, make contacts, and explain your situation.
the state folks are usually pretty good (and pretty aggressive) working your issues with the federal VA.
our base guy was good at getting the ball rolling ... but missed a lot and it required a lot of work/coord after I retired.
ive got florida contacts if you want them.
Re: fighters touching down short of the captains bars/glideslope ...
most fighter vol 3’s say to touch down 500-1000’ down the runway. In a 38 you can’t do that unless you’re starting your flare well short in the underrun.
Runway length is almost always a factor, especially with EPs. When a few hundred feet might matter, it’s good to have the practiced ability to land on brick 1.
I am of the other camp on pistol calibers....bigger holes are bigger.
a lot of the “kick” has to do with the weight of the pistol. A super lightweight “lady” gun (lady smith revolver in 357 for example) has a sharp angry kick. An all metal 1911 does not .... and as an added bonus can be used as a blunt implement if you’re out of ammo