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Went non-current on green dot and left CAC in computer before chasing down the guy who stole his phone.

Whatever path you choose, steer well clear of VA Claims Insider.

Massif jackets are 428 at GSA pricing. I’ve already got 4 Massif jackets in my house...not trying to make the gubment buy me another. If I can wear an ABU print jacket with a flight suit, not sure why I couldn’t wear a multi cam print.

How do you know what people can and can’t afford? You erroneously assume that people who finanace expensive items can’t pay cash for them. It might just be they have more financial discipline and elect to take a 0 or low interest rate loan to smartly invest elsewhere. I think the question was answered already. NFCU gives the best auto loan rates for new purchases. If you can wait until the year end clearance events, go for a a manufacturer 0% financing deal on an 18 model.

Dude, it’s not about the ability to purchase with cash. This is about the decision to finance because it’s more financially sound to “make that money work for us” elsewhere. Live within your means...agree 100%. To say that people shouldn’t buy new cars or enjoy luxury items is asinine though...especially if they have the disposable income to do so. I assume you don’t have a watercraft or airplane and subsequently assume you never will. Have an extreme net worth doesn’t mean fvck all if you didn’t get to enjoy it along the way.

What base or community?

You say that as if only people in the military buy new things because they have steady income.

Exactly. Which is why it makes no damn sense to pay cash for something when I can take a 1.49% loan on a car and pay down a mortgage quicker or put that cash to work in a different investment vehicle.

I hope this is sarcasm.

So when am I going to be allowed to wear my multi cam Massif with a green flight suit?

Misleading post — fvcking clickbait on BO...damn shame.

Sure does. I’d love to fly a T-6 equipped as such but why not just give more money to Boeing and get the TX faster with said additions?

Like never passing up the opportunity to just STFU?

LMAO! Piss off troll.

Cheapen the UPT experience for students.

Quite possible, but not what I was thinking. I won’t start the rumor mill...

About to be more awkward.

To piggyback this thought: professional pilots should be able to ID their weak areas and brush up on them. At some point every UPT student has met MIF on the basics and if they lack, then nobody is to blame but that subpar individual.

You certainly do live up to your name, don’t you?

It hasn’t been dumped into squadrons hands. AETC has allocated funds for technological innovation and senior captains with innovative ideas have taken the reigns and started sprinting. Old hats with a chip on their shoulder regarding the current state of pilot training are shit-talking because it doesn’t smell like the UPT of the early 90s. I honestly don’t get this forum anymore. People frequently talk about not having the clout to change shit until it’s too late and praise former AF rebels yet publicly continue to suck on the moms teet. Don’t take things so literally. If a MAJCOM is willing to carte blanche allocate funds for “innovative” ideas, how can you possibly construe that negatively? Big Wig Boss: “Here is a metric shit ton of money...make things better.” Officer with decent idea: “Thanks sir!” Everybody else: “Millenial SNAPs are fvcking horrible. The Air Force is reluctant to change. VR is hoakey bullshit...you’re not a real pilot unless you flew ELPs. Who cares that the senior captains and mid majors have more operational experience than any other recent batch of aviators — their opinions are worth less than dogshit. When will the AF ever listen to the actual mission hackers AKA the dudes who don’t give two hoots about anything other than airline apps?”

He and Rainman are now in the annals of BaseOps history.

Lots of words to say you are resistant to change. What the fock is an “operational training” squadron by the way? Telling people to put on a VR headset and watch maneuvers/patterns isn’t rocket science...no need to be dramatic.

No, it’s about leveraging tech to train smarter in a digital world. Why would I chairfly in front of a cockpit poster when I could interact with something virtual that provides enhanced learning? You can’t have unlimited flight training available, just not possible...so why not capitalize on better, cheaper alternatives?

Dude you’re smoking crack.

You’re joking, right? You could probably buy 300 fully rigged VR stations for the cost of one of the WST projectors.