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1 hour ago, Sua Sponte said:
A large part of your theory is someone using some abstract interpretation of intent. I guess the next time you’re caught speeding the cop can just arrest you, and the DA charge you, for attempted murder since there was no reason for you to speed. You were also speeding in a vehicle weighing thousands of pounds and you could’ve killed someone had you hit them.
There is no abstract interpretation of intent. The two examples I cited were quite specific regarding that notion.
You probably think Snowden did the right thing too, huh?
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1 hour ago, Prozac said:
Yes. Murder is worse than mishandling classified. Are you suggesting they’re equivalent offenses? Should we execute or imprison for life every airman or soldier who misplaces a document? That’s a bit over the top, no? Even if you do think that kind of punishment is appropriate, I think you might also find the DOJ and every court in the land disagrees with your assertion. Yikes man. Hope you’re not in charge of anyone. 😬
Being negligent with confidential isn’t the same as selling/leaking national treasures in the form of nuclear material or HUMINT case officers. If some shitbag decided to sell our plans for an operational NGAD (if it existed…right?) to the Chinese, where does that rank against some crackhead who stabbed another crackhead for a poncho?
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1 hour ago, Sua Sponte said:
What planet do you live on where someone intentionally ending someone's life and mishandling classified information are weighted the same in the eyes of federal law?
The world where classified isn’t just an ATO with standard load outs in a permissive environment dubbed the worlds largest live fire range. The world where US case officers have been executed as a result of leaked classified. In this scenario, you are essentially saying that the person who hired the hitman is less culpable than the person who actually committed the act.
If you don’t understand, there isn’t much more I can say to convince you otherwise. Providing the name and location of a member of our intelligence community is equivalent to a death sentence in certain parts of the world…yet this somehow isn’t equivalent?
Edit…the difference between murder and being a hero just depends on the side of the fence you stand behind. I’m quite certain AQ feels we murdered Bin Laden. Americans likely feel differently.
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35 minutes ago, Prozac said:
There’s a statute of limitations with different timelines for different crimes for a reason. Murder is really bad. Mishandling classified is also bad, but less so. Kinda makes sense dontcha think?
Lmao. So you are saying that mishandling classified is a lesser offense than murder? If I released the names of case officers who were subsequently murdered…where does that fall in your spectrum of justice? If a critical capability was leaked to an adversary and then resulted in the deaths of thousands of service members…how does that compare to a single murder?
I realize you probably didn’t mean that leaks of “just secret material” is not equivalent to murder. That being said, I’m also sure you don’t mean that equitable levels of scrutiny and punishment be applied to all offenders. Hypocrites everywhere these days.
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My brother sent me this…which one of you RIOs is this?
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12 hours ago, Seriously said:
also in the H.R 7900:
(c) SPECIAL AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY AND BONUS 10 AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICERS.—Section 334(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$35,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’.
Odds that they are going to grandfather us faithful servants into the new $ amount…0.00.
Edit: instead of just sport bitching, I emailed my congressman. I’d encourage other suckers like myself to lobby for a heavier wallet.
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I’m more concerned that LiquidSky only cited the child molesters and sex traffickers. Chill out Dexter.
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54 minutes ago, BashiChuni said:
You lose the “good dude back then” credit the second you pin on O6.
after those eagles come on it’s “fuck him” until proven otherwise.
seen way too many “good dudes” become toxic fucks once they make rank.
I’ll remember your comments when you pin on O-6 MS69.
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10 minutes ago, BashiChuni said:
Sorry Taylor stay home and stay safe!!!
Stop being insensitive Bashi. The rest of the world needs to suffer so that the .0000000000033% (repeating) of the population can not be inconvenienced with their personal problems. Also, please remember that high risk medical conditions did not exist before March-ish of 2020…and thus personal accountability for said high risk conditions was not required.
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10 hours ago, nsplayr said:
💯💯
Giving a brand new pilot & young CSO a 16,000 lb trail dragger armed to the freaking teeth with 6-9 different weapons, all to fly lower than snake-shit to land blacked out on a dirt road on NVGs sounds great, unless you have a risk averse senior leader who punished predictable mistakes and mishaps with diapers for all. Hope it works out!
That sounds like the perfect mission profile a newly-minted Lt (with no mutual support) who just went through a gutted UPT syllabus…what could go wrong?
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1 hour ago, LookieRookie said:
So does the 19 AF/CC grounding pilots that aren’t shot up count as adverse action?
Tinfoil hat: do we think it’s a coincidence that the recent fleet issues crop up immediately after the injunction update?
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I was looking at mil comp and didn’t see 767 type rating for KC-46. Do you get one during IQT?
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People like this are allowed to vote…
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58 minutes ago, MCO said:
My guess is some Capt WO had this as an idea for a deployment situation and wanted to try it now instead of when shit kicks off. Instead of just killing it, Mini said well let’s try this out of the box thinking and see if it’s feasible. I also assume they went into it knowing the answer may end up being no. However instead of just killing the idea he empowered the people to try it in a controlled environment, the stuff most of us want. But the memo leaked and we lost our minds because we all made assumptions about why the memo was created, the long term intent, and the classic “that’s not how we’ve always done it”. People read way too much into this. Maybe I’m just looking at this with my glass half full.
But but but but but…the airlines don’t do it this way, the FAA says we can’t, and I need someone to tell me how to properly report lasing accidents while I fly around lights on in Meg!
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Sign me up. Just because we’ve gainfully employed folks in the right seat on large aircraft, doesn’t mean they are necessary for safe and effective operation. God forbid the PF actually manipulates an FMS, or makes his own radio call. Bring on the downvotes.
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1 hour ago, DirkDiggler said:
Soooo…where can I get some of these? Google Translate says the flavor is “Chinese Gas Pedal”.
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Speaking of homosexuality and world views: https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/gay-football-fans-death-sex-qatar-world-cup-20220621.amp.html
Anybody that has spent time in the ME is laughing at the public messaging hypocrisy…not surprising though. Someone should send them our diversity training, and a recent copy of the Tongue and Quill for pronoun etiquette in electronic mail.
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As queepy as it sounds, I had to complete an aviation instructor CBT from the ADLS portal before my first IPUG. It mirrored a lot of the FAA instructor handbook and had some good stuff in it. Surprise, surprise…coach/athlete is more effective than continually shitting on your future wingman/co-pilot.
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Why does the 24 year old Spirit F/O get to use the known crew member access point, yet DoD pilots entrusted with weapons of war have to battle airport security checkpoints? I’ve gone through four separate concourses in one day, each of which required me to remove my laptop/belt/shoes while some neckbeard harasses the mom of an infant about “excessive” amounts of breast milk in the diaper bag. Thanks Bin Laden.
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She isn’t cheap to fill up, but can’t beat almost 1100 ft/lb of torque and the long legs for road tripping.
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4 hours ago, LumberjackAxe said:
For a point of reference with respect to Teslas and USAA:
I financed through USAA, since they offered a .5% lower rate if you checked the box for "auto pay" and I also have insurance through them. I live in the Sierra Nevada, have a $500 deductible, and pay $144 per month ($867 for six months).
We have a unique driving situation and put on a ton of miles per month, so we had to get a Tesla for the range. Since we're in the mountains, we needed AWD, but the Model 3 uses an electrical resistance heater so we paid a little more for the Model Y, which uses a far more efficient heat pump.
I cannot believe how amazing an electric car is, not to mention we're actually saving money by driving this instead of paying for gas, even including my loan payment.
If you're just looking for a daily commuter and don't need 300 miles of range, then there are better cars out there. Autopilot is cool but I'd be totally fine driving a cheaper car without it.
Those $ figures mentioned were only for your Tesla? Or your other vehicles as well?
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1 hour ago, Boomer6 said:
Yeah, I know of some Wg/CCs not allowing ppl to go TDY unless they’re up-to-date (vaccinated plus booster within 6mo). Just curious what other bases have the same policies.
No BS, that needs to be reported.
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6 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
I don't think you are soapboxing, I think Danger41 summed it butter than I could. Steve as a journalist operating under the freedom of the Constitution and the 1st amendment, told the story, bravo. I am assuming you are not saying Steve can't report what he finds as a journalist. I agree that folks with classified knowledge have no business discussing things with the press or anyone not read in period dot.
When I say Doc's story deserved to be told, perhaps I should caveat, I mean to his family. There is probably some middle ground but DoD never seems to find it. The family deserved some details and instead of "your loved one died in a crash, sorry", I would have handled it like this - "Unfortunately Doc passed away in the crash of a classified aircraft. It happened when he attempted to land but there was an issue with said classified aircraft and Doc was forced to initiate a very dangerous go around that ultimately saved the life of his backseater. Doc attempted to eject but his seat failed and he perished."
We’re on the same page, and your assumptions are correct.
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CH: I’m not trying to soapbox, but you know full well that there are heroic Americans who died in great service to our nation. The greater society will likely never know what/where/why it happened anytime soon. I don’t see Doc’s story being any different. By all accounts, a true patriot. Does that mean his story should be told at the possible expense of national security?
I have no clue if his wife was partly read-in or given a closed door debrief about the accident. If she wasn’t…absolutely foul. That is something I think the family is owed. Anything more, particularly to the rest of the world…not so much.
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WTF? (**NSFW**)
in Squadron Bar
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https://www.foxnews.com/health/new-york-stores-begin-enforcing-ban-sale-whipped-cream-canisters-those-under-21
Assault Whipped Cream Ban of 2022.