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    Shoot down over Alaska and Canada

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    5 hours ago, Clayton Bigsby said:

    Ghosts big enough to have a heat signature for an IR missile to track on, apparently. 

    It’s an IMAGING IR missile. 
    it doesn’t have to be hot to track…. It just has to be different than the blue sky background. And everything is different than blue sky (generally) even a white balloon with zero additional heat source. 

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    Retirement / Separation Considerations

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    1 hour ago, mcbush said:

    Got a stupid question for the group. I flew C-17s on AD for ten years, separated in 2022, and am now a non-flying reservist and airline guy. I still haven't taken the time to go through the VA medical process, partially because there's honestly just nothing really wrong with me (at least medically). The only thing I can think of is that I probably tore/pulled a muscle in my shoulder at SERE ages ago, but it doesn't affect my range of motion, mobility, or strength in any way. I used to only feel it when forced to position that shoulder one particular way for extended periods, i.e. during long contacts in AR, but now I go months at a time without noticing it at all. In fact, I don't think I've thought about it once since separating. The shoulder thing isn't anywhere in my medical records because I was, of course, a 22 year old that wanted to go fly and spend as little time at the clinic as possible.

    I also don't have tinnitus and I'm not going to tell them I do, my hearing is somehow better than most teenagers, my joints are fine, no PTSD, no sleep apnea, etc. 

    I guess my question is: should I still reach out and go through this process in hopes that they "find" something wrong with me? Or should I just accept that I was one of the lucky ones who came out unscathed?

     

    You should. 
     

    stuff that isn’t bothering you now or an issue at all may get worse later. 
     

    establishing that it’s service connected, even if it’s rated at 0%, is a lot easier now than it will be later. 
     

    For example…I broke a big toe on AD. Fully healed. Zero issues. But it’s documented and service connected at 0%. If, some time in the future, that joint decides to be the epicenter of arthritis, or fuses up, or starts growing horns…or some other such bullshit … getting it treated will be a lot easier. 
     

    same with the neck/back. Fine today. But if I can’t move it in my 60s me and the va May have to chat. 

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    Average Assignment Length?

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    Lots of things are possible, but that doesn’t make them likely. 
     

    if you end up in fighters, expect to PCS every 3 years +/- 3-6 months … usually on the minus side.  You will move more often right after UPT for various training … long TDYs or full PCS’s.
     

    AFPC likes to shuffle the manning holes around. 

    if you’re looking to homestead somewhere, consider the guard/reserves 

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    Regret leaving

    in Squadron Bar

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    1 hour ago, XC- said:

    Maybe there’s already a thread on here that someone can point me to, but those who left for the airlines/other jobs…do you regret leaving?

    I miss the flying. 
    I miss the camaraderie (but it’s easy to keep in touch with the bros).

    I don’t miss the AF  

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    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

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    3 hours ago, viperdriver1313 said:

    Anyone at Delta have any better insight than me on this WOM? My buddy at Delta said his buddy at Delta (member of the union team) said their next proposed contract has a 59% pay increase. 
    💵 💰 

    Deltas wholly owned subsidiary, endeavor, has reached an AIP. That’s the 50-60% raises. 

    The WOKE Thread (Merged from WTF?)

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    29 minutes ago, Biff_T said:

    I was there 2 years ago and saw a homeless man walking around near the Transamerica Pyramid with dried shit on his ass.  Not a just a small peice, but it was a full shit that he took in his pants, let it dry in said pants and proceeded to sag pants as well.  It was a dried pancake of terd stuck to his ass.  He proceeded to wipe his ass bear style on the side of bank that was open (people walking in and out approximately 3-5 feet away).  All the while,  people in the city walked by like it was no big deal.   It was lunchtime.  The only reason I noticed was when the homeless man walked by me,  I smelt shit.   No one else seemed to care.  

    Be careful not to step in sidewalk shit. It’s everywhere. 

    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by HossHarris

    The 1500 hours is an FAA min for an unrestricted ATP.  So “airline conversion factors” aren’t a factor in your total for that. But some sim time does count. So get smart on the FAA rules and whether or not the sims you’ve been in count for FAA times. 
     

    don’t forget your UPT time counts towards your 1500 hours. That’s usually about 200 hours or so. 
     

    That being said, another 200 hours would be easy to get in a UPT/IFF tour … maybe a viable backup if you can get all your shit in a sock to get to a regional before you officially separate.  And it would give you time to better plan your exit.  Doing it as a reserve/ang dude would be even better. 

    but would delay your line number a bit vs coa2
     

     

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