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Good funny/not funny article. For the institution, I can actually agree with it. However, my point/reason for even being on this thread is related: As the meat servos continue to get younger and more inexperienced by the day as already gained/paid for experience flows out the exit and have to operate equipment that gets older and more worn out on every one of those same days, the number of fireballs on Day/Nights 1 and 2 are going to mimic a pretty good 4th of July event. And we won't have the time or industrial capability, most likely, to refill those losses and the subsequent peace talks are likely to be a tad uncomfortable for our side. Therefore, keeping the experience IS a thing for combat capability. But, JCS truly doesn't care.* *I know, buzzkill for the intended humor...

And who is in charge of those bolded? Which was/is my point. CSAF orders them to get on board or they're gone. Yet they don't. So who's ultimately to blame? I say he is. All the things you listed, while helping, are small ball. And completely undone in importance when things like this stealth ADSC effort are rolled out. Trust in the institution is the biggest thing lacking. Sneaky involuntary servitude doesn't help regain it.

If the Air Force is not just bleeding pilots, but spurting (sts) them from a femoral artery, then CSAF's direction, and more importantly, follow up, should be to identify every impediment to aviator retention, implement near and mid-term solutions, and come clean to everyone - up and down the chain - on the very real problem. A tourniquet now followed by surgery within the next year. Not either be unaware or ignore such a band-aid fix as this mosquito-bite irritant of stealth ADSC increases which will have the opposite effect of driving more out rather than rat-fcuk-catching a few. It is his job and he's failing at it. How long has he been in the saddle and what significant changes have been made, and instituted/honored, by the beast between CSAF and Capt O'Donuts?

Hmmm...not sure a stout would have a market...

You didn't build that.

Facts can be inconvenient admittedly without being personal: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/05/10/irs-apology-conservative-groups-2012-election/2149939/ WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for subjecting Tea Party groups to additional scrutiny during the 2012 election, but denied any political motive https://www.npr.org/2017/10/27/560308997/irs-apologizes-for-aggressive-scrutiny-of-conservative-groups In a legal settlement that still awaits a federal judge's approval, the IRS "expresses its sincere apology" for mistreating a conservative organization called Linchpins of Liberty — along with 40 other conservative groups — in their applications for tax-exempt status. And in a second case, NorCal Tea Party Patriots and 427 other groups suing the IRS also reached a "substantial financial settlement" with the government. (Please note that I used left-friendly sources so the facts should be the focus not the venue) Yes, the original Patriot Act was signed by President Bush. Written and passed on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis. And renewed several times since then on a bipartisan basis. Unfortunately. It's not something I liked then or now. Bush was a big-government president. He did much to accelerate the growth of big government and the diminishing of individual liberty in the wake of 9/11. Barry took that start and ran with it, consolidating executive branch power immensely. With the Democrats' in Congress concurrence. (I still can't believe Harry Reid went along when Barry made a recess appointment despite the Senate being in session. The Supreme Court later tossed those appointments as being unconstitutional, but Reid didn't challenge the appointments). If Obama's policies/actions were so 'very centrist,' he could've gotten buy-in with Congress albeit with compromises as is the nature of politics. But once he lost his super-majority in the Senate, he went full-on "pen and a phone." Which makes it easy to undo as is happening presently. Think for just a minute - Why did Trump beat 16 conventional GOP candidates and a conventional Democrat like Hillary? Why did/does a GOP-led Congress put up with a special prosecutor investigating this President? Threaten the status quo beast and it's gravy train and the reaction is swift.

Steven Hatfill is better qualified to answer this question than I.

Oct 2008 - "We are five days away from fundamentally transforming America." Weaponized the IRS. Obamacare passed on a Democrat party line basis. Sign two 'treaties' without Senate ratification - Iran nuclear and Paris Climate - both seriously disadvantaged the U.S. Killed an American citizen without trial. Unmasked hundreds of American citizens surveilled without any legal warrants. To point out just a few areas where our definitions of "very centrist" differ widely.

Why, they're almost...deplorable... Or there's this: https://www.businessinsider.com/dnc-tom-perez-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democratic-socialist-future-2018-7 The Democratic National Committee chair, Tom Perez, on Tuesday wholeheartedly embraced Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , the 28-year-old progressive insurgent who stunned the political world last week when she unseated a 10-term incumbent New York Democrat, calling the democratic socialist "the future of our party."

Investigations against one side are simply partisan witch hunts. Investigations against the other side are in pursuit of truth, justice, and the American way. Unless, of course, it's the exact same investigator conducting both investigations. Then it gets a little tricky...

No breathless, dominant the news cycle, CNN/NBC/WaPo/NYT, porn star lawyer trumpeting "This will bring him down?" Gross domestic product grew at a solid 4.1 percent pace in the second quarter, its best pace since 2014, boosting hopes that the economy is ready to break out of its decade-long slumber. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/27/us-gdp-q2-2018.html

"Wait until after the election and I'll, ha ha, have more room to maneuver." "The 1980s called, they want their foreign policy back." "Using chemical weapons would be a redline for me." Reset. Administration in office with awareness of Russian shenanigans? Deliberate set up of homemade server complete with multiple examples of classified on it. 50,000 texts degenerating only one candidate by the same investigator responsible for looking at both major candidates. Or Confirmed Supreme Court Justice. About to be two. Most district and circuit court justices confirmed to date. Economy doing well. Out of unratified treaties with Iran and climate change scammers. One clown show of a press conference. Everything is reported as "this will be his end." And yet Hillary is the one in a housecoat extolling the virtues of illegal immigrants. Ask yourself "Why?"

Somewhere a 3-star just fell off the HPO track. And wonders why.

Don't forget that 99.69% of those providing 'continuity' have (ret) somewhere in their records. So for those, it's no different than the uniforms making decisions you don't like. Not to mention that all those civilians answer to a uniform somewhere up their food chain. So who ultimately is responsible?

2 on LFA being legit. I don't FB so no help there.

I think a better example would be a USAF O-6 would be an excellent manager of a Radio Shack...

https://www.philly.com/philly/news/vote-fraud-election-seniors-pennsylvania-20171103.html https://nsjonline.com/article/2016/10/voter-fraud-complaints-issued-in-hoke-county/ https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/16491-two-sentenced-in-massachusetts-vote-fraud-case Indeed, noted. And these were, literally, just the first three google results found out of multiple pages of such.

Comey/McCabe/Strzyck (sp?), et al tarnished the reputation of the FBI so it's no wonder folks, including me, are skeptical about their actions. DOJ ditto even under a Trump Administration who are, indeed, the ones who made this deal. One has to wonder why this guy, after having access to 40+ Democrat congresscritters' IT systems/accounts, possessed USG laptops in his home, etc, etc, etc, was granted such a sweetheart deal. Flynn gets lying to the FBI and this guy gets a loan application fraud deal? Hmmm....

Some recent funnies (to me anyway): For the recent elected avowed Socialist congresswomen from da Bronx = She Guevera For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg = shovel ready Voter fraud? https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2018/06/26/judge-tosses-kleberg-county-justice-peace-votes-orders-new-election/730354002/ 2016 election interference? https://www.yahoo.com/news/stand-obama-team-blew-response-russian-meddling-100024634.html If she who lost bigly despite being a lock, had won, not a peep of Russkie interference would've been uttered as it would've tainted her crowning (no pun intended). Notice not much is/has been made of the IT scandal within many of the Democrat congressional delegations. Guy (Pakistani national) accessed terrabytes of Congressional info, was picked up by the FBI with large dollars in his pocket at Dulles, his wife did manage to get out, his employer Debbie Wasserman-Shultz was frantic to keep her laptop and this issue out of the hands of law enforcement, etc, etc, etc. Guy pled guilty yesterday to one count of loan application falsification. Hmmm....

I believe a wise man (and political party) made much ado about the phrase, "You didn't build that." That and a current series of beer ad seem to make a lot of noise about "it's not where you came from but what you're made of." Never mind that large helping of "illegal" in the composition stew...

The US is a nation of immigrants. There isn't a qualifier of "illegal." If you come here without our permission, you aren't an immigrant. You are illegal present in this country. We should get to decide who we want to let in; you don't cross the velvet rope just because you want to. To grant any sort of preference to someone sneaking in absolutely nullifies our status as a nation of laws. It also give a huge middle finger to all those who have gone through the lengthy process of immigrating here legally. A system, however cumbersome (it is government, after all), that is designed to ensure some basic assimilation characteristics - grasp of English, knowledge of US history, etc. One designed to give at least a modicum of a level playing field so that the new legal citizen can try to take advantage of the American Dream. Those who came here legally worked to make it happen. They get it; work and you help make your own luck. Those coming in illegally have decided they are more important and are aided and abetted by those who enable them. Starting your stay in the US illegally should not be rewarded. On a personal level, I don't blame 'em. I'd want a better life as well. But if me and however many millions of my friends sneak in, we begin to make large areas of this country just like that from which we fled.

Except A) only one campaign manager is being confined and B) an NSC staffer was providing senior defense personnel information to a campaign manager. If/when a current Administration person does similar shenanigans (and they will), will you be as tolerant and accepting? I'm not a liberal (current meaning = progressive). I don't support most liberal causes. One rule of law for all is supposed to be a classic liberal cause which is one I support Misusing the federal government for partisan gain is, or should be, non-partisan. I assure you, if it's not considered so and people aren't punished for shady actions, it will get worse with both sides misusing the powers. All fun and political games until it's used against you.

And you forgot to mention the Senate's advise and consent role in this process. Which is not my point. Regardless of political leanings, one's eyebrow should at least raise when finding evidence of a NSC staffer contacting the campaign manager of a candidate, never mind about sensitive senior personnel matters.

In reading Real Clear Defense today, there was an article about some more fall out from the Fat Leonard scandal. From that, there was a link to this article from April of this year. https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/report-fat-leonard-corruption-probe-helped-derail-pentagon-s-pick-to-lead-joint-chiefs-1.519972 It, too, is mostly about the Fat Leonard scandal, but this little throwaway line caught my attention: Then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter had settled on a short list of Locklear and three other finalists, according to a March 30, 2015, email from a White House official that was made public by WikiLeaks. The email was sent by Christopher Kirchhoff, a National Security Council official, to John Podesta, the chairman of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Closest one I could find to illustrate the point... https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=11b+it+guy&&view=detail&mid=05518DA3DF0C927C965F05518DA3DF0C927C965F&&FORM=VRDGAR