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    Academy informant program

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    Not quite. The AF does not get pilots from any other source than UPT. The only way we make a pilot is UPT, there is no other functioning cheaper method that produces them at the end of the year.

    That doesn't mean it couldn't be easily done. Put out a contract. Someone will figure out how to produce a pilot for less money than the Air Force does. It may not be a better pilot, but who really cares right. Piloting ability matters no more.

    Academy informant program

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    I see where you are coming from, but the fallacy goes both ways. The same thing can be said about about pilot training. There are other avenues of training a pilot that are much cheaper than pilot than UPT. But the Air Force has control over the product. While there are outliers, the Air Force has much more control over the Academy product than an ROTC product. I'm not saying it's better or not, but they have more control and they like that.

    And there aren't thousands of colleges out there academically as good as the Academy. Still burn it down.

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    Academy informant program

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    So what exactly is your argument? We should keep the academies because the produce a lot of Rhodes scholars? Would those students not be able to achieve that at some other university? Plus, we should keep the academies so the CEO of some PRIVATE company can hire ring knockers? Yep, sounds like a valid reason to keep them around. So tell me again how the service academies increase our warfighter capability?

    Stop being a retard. The number of Rhodes Scholars is an indication of the quality of the education. One indication. I hated the fucking place, but I received an excellent education there.

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    Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)

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    When you were a Captain, you'd give no-notice ground evals to your fellow Captains? Are you fucking kidding me? I'm sure you didn't do that Majors and Lt Cols. And who cares about LTs. That leaves fellow Captains...your fucking peer group. I would have laughed at you. I actually laugh at you now. The Air Force is fucked. Glad it got rid of me!

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    AF Light Air Support Aircraft

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    Yep, he's a troll. We at Spang must have had our 1C give the Capes Brief because that's about his level of understanding of the Hog.

    And your gun is still physically bolted to your airframe. Adding lots of servos adds lots of error, even if it's corrected by a computer. There is nothing more effective against a wide range of targets than a bore sighted GAU-8 with the proper type of rounds.

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    AF Light Air Support Aircraft

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    Statistics. I can kill a BMP with a 10 round burst from 1500-1700 meters and expect 5 of those rounds to hit the front glasis. Fixed gun iron sights vs a turret with a weapons processor and constant laser range, it's technology man. I'm more accurate than any of my Rotory wing competition either.

    I've been to Spangdalem and got the brief on how you shoot.... That line up the symbology buddy marking crap.... I'd go to jail if I did that.

    I'm confused. Are the saying the A-10 has fixed gun iron sights?

    Stop Loss Cometh

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    Posted · Edited by Vetter

    Just curious, is there anyone here that is unconditionally leaving AD at the first available opportunity?

    Yep, I did. I turned down continuation and left "involuntarily" without a dime from the .mil. I'm slightly scared shitless, but one of the first things I am going to do is ditch my horribly negative attitude. Not being in the AF will help drastically. Good luck to y'all.

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    Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)

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    American Eagle is picking up 600+ this year.

    Won't happen. There is a massive shortage of qualified pilots that have ATP mins (willing to work for regional wages). Back in March, the Captain in charge of hiring at American Eagle said they had 5, yes 5, qualified applicants on file.

    I predict that hiring at every major and most LCCs will be in full swing by Spring 2014. Now's a good time to get out.

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