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To your point, if the "market place" dictates, BO will become like the OP wishes. Or, more likely, and how I will vote with my eyeballs and mouse clicks, is to go with the "GTFO" advice for those that don't like the place. I suspect the "market" likes the give and take (sts) of a wider, yet related, community than the "only current pilots can play here" mentality.

I don't smoke the substance legal in some states now, but reading this now-modified thread must be similar to the after-effects. "Wait, what?!"

Another "exclude" to make it better thread. Amazing this thought have never been thunk before. Guess that's what comes from being "current." Everything is new and, therefore, brilliant. In operational TTPs, I can see it. In military, specifically Air Force, culture and problems, not so much.

More old school nonsense - S&W Model 36 "Chief's Special" with 3 inch barrel (not my photo) Soooo, the wife carries a S&W Model 642 Airweight .38 special snubbie. At only 15 and some change ounces, it is a great carry piece. Light, simple to operate, going to go 'bang' when needed. But a real b1tch to shoot. For her or for me. After 5 rounds of practice, she's more than done. In fact, the 'dread' factor becomes apparent when I propose some practice time. Even for me, 10 or so rounds and I've had enough 'fun' with the little bastard and am ready to switch to something else. The original S&W snubbie, the Model 36, is all steel and has more mass to soak up recoil. Since I had the 642 snubbie, I didn't want another since it wouldn't be a carry gun, but I did want one to allow some non-apprehensive practice time. And the longer barrel just looks better. I found on-line a LNIB Model 35 with the 3" barrel. At 1.4lbs on the home scale, it is heavier and after testing it yesterday, it does the trick in making it fun to shoot and not painful. Before shooting it, however, I had to replace the original wood grips as pictured above with something I could actually hold. The skinny 1960s style detective-style grips might be good for concealed carry, but anyone with hands bigger than a 10-year-olds will want after-markets. I put a Pachmyer on it and solved my problem. Although not very attractive, at least I can actually grip the revolver and not have to hold it like a dainty tea cup. To enhance the grip and keep the old-school blued steel and wood look that I like, I have ordered some custom after market wood grips, but those are several months from delivery. I put 50 rounds of 158gr. semi-wadcutter through it yesterday at 7 yards. Using a bull's-eye target, all but one went into the 10 ring. The one fly-away went way high and right when I tried the double-action. Damn, that was stiff and took some 'oomph.' Single-action was incredible. No idea what a gauge would call it, but the trigger broke very lightly and very crisply. No staging, slack or anything. Conflating a very analog gun with digital terminology, the single-action trigger was either 1 or 0. I haven't verified the manufacture date yet with Smith & Wesson, but I'm guessing this was a 1980s gun. (Edited to add: I just called S&W to see what the date of manufacture is - between 1957 and 1962! This thing is in GREAT shape.) It is not marked "+P" so I have no intention of trying those out. Although our 642 is, that power rating is just too much for my wife, so 124gr JHP from Buffalo Bore will have to suffice. Again, my rationale for this acquisition was a practice gun for my wife. Therefore, she and I are gonna have to practice the double-action use of this one. Although I said "rationale" as a justification to her (which she is not buying for a second), the truth is I just wanted it. Compared to either of my S&W .44's this is like a 2/3 scale trainer. But it looks good and is fun as hell to shoot. I would not feel out-gunned with it in a nightstand or as a carry weapon. But, in my opinion, there are much better options available which why I have other guns for those uses, but if you are handed down one of these from a relative or find a good deal on one, don't be quick to pass it by.

Soooo, dropping to knees by an Eagle guy (unorginial, I know) at a nationally televised event followed by widespread media coverage somehow makes this a "private" matter? That's convenient. But for the record, I gave her a "Damn!" Twice. So she can't get offended at me.

Damn! (re her). As for him, sleeves pushed up, zipper too low, knife pocket removed. Fail. (kidding) Damn! (re her).

Big Green says, "No degree for you!" https://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2014/10/10/john-walsh-plagiarism-war-college-degree/

Hopefully, the military contacts because he's a former four-star have moved on and his relevance and ability to schmooze/score business for his company falls flat quickly. That and the fact that warfare itself has moved on should find him, once again, spending more time with his family, painting his mailbox brown.

You can decline once selected. Did it, got the t-shirt. You can separate once selected and even after pinning on. Years required in grade to retire at the new rank fluctuate with Big Blue's needs. (sorry, if I win the Capt Obvious award here.) You also cease being considered "involuntary separation" and no cash for you if you decline. Any remaining ADSC can then still hold you in as I also found out. Worth it to bail from AD (at the time - late '90s).

Popularity of the idea and amount of support is scaring Spain with its Catalan state. Rumors of EU not admitting Scotland or at least slow-rolling it. Same for NATO. Not a done deal that Scotland gets in. In fact, a "yes" could be the wedge for the EU to start to break up. (Not that there's anything wrong with that...). I'm sure there are other county-sized wannabe's that think being "independent" will be all that. If Scotland does it, their finances will be in the sh1tter. Oil revenue compared to the lose of economic advantage of buying in bulk as part of UK will soon run them out of their socialist ideals. I think the final verdict will "no" with lots of Braveheart-like "we are free" chanting ever after.

Didn't see this posted and assumed this would be the logical place for it be, so here goes: https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/sons-guns-star-william-hayden-charged-child-rape-article-1.1918473 It is innocent until proven guilty and I have actually seen the scenario Hayden is claiming - ex-girlfriend has young daughter cry "molestation" against an Air Force dude. He was court-martialed, found innocent, but Big Blue had shunned him upon the first accusation, so he was toast. He got out and made a mint as a consultant. So, Hayden could be innocent. But the show is a mort (no loss really, but it was a good try for a few shows at the beginning). Red Jacket Firearms also was quick to distance itself from Hayden.

Been a bad week to be Senator Walsh: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/25/us/politics/plagiarism-raises-ethical-alarm-at-military-school.html?_r=0 Not only is Army War College investigating, but now so is Big Army: https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-walsh-plagiarism-20140729-story.html Several Montana papers are calling for him to resign in time for another candidate to run in the Democratic primary: https://missoulian.com/news/opinion/mailbag/sen-walsh-plagiarism-choose-resignation-and-retirement/article_7b6d7728-17fc-11e4-8ad7-001a4bcf887a.html Sometimes, you wonder about the things that can come back from the past to bite you in the ass...

"Worked up?" My reasoning for starting the thread was to show how the standard way to get through PME bit this guy in the ass because he got caught. Others weren't thrilled about the douche trying to blame PTSD when he got caught after the fact. That it comes out during the election is just gravy. As to Obama, if the press didn't cover his plagerism, then it didn't happen as far as they are concerned. Hence, my pointing out Biden's track record wasn't even brought up during the 2008/2012 cycles. Obama's elections are over. Can't unfcuk 'em now. This guy can be a deserved political plagerism scalp if it's covered. Since the NY Times dimed out a fellow liberal by reporting this story, ergo, they don't want him to win or are trying to sell papers ginning up a controversy (gasp...shock, horror...).

Our illustrous current Vice-President got caught lifting passages from a Brit leader's speeches when he ran for President in 1988. Biden dropped out of the race. Didn't even get raised as an issue in his 2008 and 2012 runs. Walsh is running behind his GOP opponent even before this. This is just piling on and will finish him off. Not that it's a bad thing...

Didn't see this elsewhere, so here goes... https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/us/politics/montana-senator-john-walsh-plagiarized-thesis.html?_r=0 Dang, I hate when that happens (and you get caught)...

Or one could simply disagree with the position and points made in the referenced post. Much like I do with this one. The reference to a crappy show on a cable channel that I don't pay for, much less watch, seemed to not be relevant. One can write in an older, more formal style freely. Not my problem if you don't like it. So perhaps you, or even you as noted above, can differentiate between "quitters." The post I disliked did not. Blanket statements draw blanket condemnation.

One might state the obvious with a "you first." But one is retired and thus a "quitter" because the giveash1t meter pegged simultaneously with the OLC to the tilting at windmills award.

So the apparent answer to the question "Is a DUI recoverable?" is 'it depends.' Be a fast burner with top cover, and, maybe. How public was the fcuk-up, who knows about it, etc, etc. Be in the 80%, and I think not. That was my observation during my career.

So the current CSAF is one missile field fcuk-up away from being a member of multiple corporate boards and the generations below him down to at least the wing level were raised, and most rewarded by, the system that demanded a master's degree to show your eagerness to follow in their shoes (pun intended). Many of you currently wearing the uniform have seen this scenario once already and it wasn't pretty. ORFs have seen multiple re-makes of the movie. Don't get a master's if you don't want to. But make an educated, informed risk calculation when deciding.

More old school semi-auto nonsense: S&W Model 69 (that's right, they said it)06: For whatever reason, I have developed a liking for Smith & Wesson older semi-autos. While I have full-size M&Ps in 9mm (nightstand gun) and .45, and a M&P9c (trying to get wife to use this instead of .38), they do nothing for me. They are utterly reliable, functional tools. But there is no character to them. The second (Model 439) and third (Model 3913NL) generation guns I've acquired fairly recently (and posted about in this thread) do have that certain 'something.' Yesterday, I found and impulsed-bought another third generation S&W, the Model 6906. It is a double stack version of the 3913. With the exception of a fatter grip to hold the 12 vice 8 rounds of 9mm, this and the 3913 are identical. Like the skinner version, the pinky extension on the magazine is necessary for me for a full grip. Some specs on this one: Weight: 25.6 oz (unloaded) Length: just shy of 7" Took the new to me 6906 to the range this morning and put 100 rounds of 115gr. FMJ and it ran flawlessly. It also was just dead accurate. I shot everything at only 7 yards. I was pleasantly surprised by the sights being absolutely centered. The trigger pull in double action is stout; it's not going to go off accidentally. You will have to apply sustained pressure to make it operate. But it wasn't horrible like the Model 642 .38 mentioned above, or the Walther PPK/S. The single action trigger pull is crisp and light. No slack, no travel, smooth in fact. Like the 3913, the hammer on this bobbed, so it has to be carried in double action mode. You could rack the slide and carry it with the hammer back, but the safety is also a decocker so it lowers the hammer. This 6906 is a bit thicker at the grip to hold the additional rounds, but it is not that much more than a single stack anything else - 1911, SiG, etc. Honestly, it isn't quite as thin or comfortable to carry IWB or even to shoot as the 3913 which has become my favorite. At least for now. But for a daily carry gun, it would definitely work well. You gain four more rounds for a fraction of an inch in girth. Standard dilemma for a carry gun - bulk vs. capacity. So, I didn't need this gun. Will have to tap dance a bit when the bill hits and CinCSpouse sees the damage, but I'm not sorry I bought it. ("But honey, it's more practical than hookers and blow...") Fun little semi to shoot. Would happily carry it once I've put several hundred more rounds through it personally. It might become her carry gun once she shoots it. That is TBD. I guess an old guy is returning to the old ways. I like this better than I do the polymer guns. I have those. I carry one of those - XDS - but they are boring. This one is not. Photo is not mine nor is it of my pistol.

I am well past it now. Just the ORF who, when not yelling at damn kids to get off my lawn, realizes that politicians, for the most part and especially in this Administration, don't give a rat's ass about folks in uniform. Great props for showing how tough they are when a crisis erupts; or for paying lip service to on two holidays a year; but mostly alien and unfathomable. Hence this Bergdahl episode blew up in this Administration's face. I actually believe they wish they'd never done it now. But it did get the VA buffoonery off the front pages, so there's that.

Distinction without a difference. Pick up a weapon against our guys and you are the bad guy. I am assuming you agree? Released Gitmo vacationers were held for more than a decade. Pretty severe disagreements within even this Administration about releasing them. The Marine is still in a Mexican jail. Not very effective if an 'ally' won't listen, so yeah, 'not a word. Especially a Rose Garden event, on a Saturday, when someone has been getting hammered for executive buffoonery for weeks on end. Captain Phillips and Ms. Buchanan were civilians that military forces were used to rescue. Kinda the job and good on 'em for doing it. Bergdahl is a solder yet, according to press reports, military forces were not used to rescue him because of the risk involved to the units and the cause for his captivity. And I don't blame the military. The Taliban didn't "grab him." He walked to them. He may have had second thoughts later, but that's a bit late after voluntarily leaving the wire without telling anyone. Prisoner exchanges during war in the military context have been 1) for like - a soldier for a soldier and 2) usually for some sort of humanitarian reason - severe injury will keep the exchanged out of any future fights so what's the harm? and nearly always were a 1 for 1. Got it. You like the deal. You want Gitmo closed. Congratulations, it appears you are getting your wish. I'd hate to be one of the dudes still scheduled to be in Afghanistan after the 'war' is over.

Bergdahl walked off post. The bad guys were captured. Bergdahl is a soldier wearing the uniform of his country. The bad guys are terrorists not wearing uniforms and not following the Laws of War, the Geneva Convention, or any recognized ROE. Therefore they aren't POWs. The 'enemy combatant' status was invented to fit the situation. Not civilian criminals who can be tried in civil court, but not military subject to, traditionally, military tribunals. The conflict/war is not over, therefore talk of exchanging of prisoner/enemy combatants are premature. The Administration has been getting hammered, even by the usually tame press on the left, by a loooong sequence of buffoonery - Ukraine/Crimea, VA scandal, etc, etc, etc. Gitmo's closure was the very first Executive Order issued by the current Administration. Opportunity for a 'feel good' while showing decisive executive action to, finally, accomplish that EO. Surprise - BOOM. Not a word from this Administration regarding the Marine with rifles and a wrong turn in Mexico. Or the civilian contractor (possibly CIA) imprisoned in Cuba for some years now. We do have more than a few convicted spies of Cuba's - including Americans convicted of such. Or the now three Americans being held in North Korea. I hear the little fat one likes food and oil, yet nary a peep for any sort of deal there. Sadly, we kid ourselves if we think the higher echelons of the USG won't write off a GI for their greater good - themselves. The bro network within the military won't, but those at the top of the slippery pyramid have and will.

Current Administration's first order, the very first, signed the day after the 2009 Inauguration, was an EO to close Gitmo. Six years later, it still hums along because Congress - House/Senate/Republican/Democrat - said "hell no!" Last week, more rumblings about closing Gitmo. Coincidence? Of course, I'm just a tad cynical...

As American history vividly illustrates; good luck with that belief.