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I totally believe he's subject to retributional career discrimination, and I hope he weighed the pros/cons of talking to the media before proceeding the way he did. If he thought the DoD would pat him on the back and buy him a beer for airing dirty laundry on the news, he's the most naive man in the world. In all fairness, comments like "one of my top wingmen" are not exactly sterling remarks on an OPR. Putting "premier tactician" on an OPR is just another way to fill white space. Let this be a cautionary tale to the rest of us. Sometimes talking to the media will seem like your only option, but don't forget that it comes at a severe opportunity cost. Fence in before you make that decision, and be ready for what happens next.

Yeah, that seems like a good use of time and government resources.

Take the hint and stop posting.

FIFY, dude.

That works fine until the shooting starts and your "lowest cost" fighters aren't worth a damn. I'm not disagreeing with you, but just be aware of the other side of that coin. No one besides A1 should care about "Ops Squadron Throughput." The main focus should be MOTHERFUCKING COMBAT CAPABILITY. In short, I'm sick of hearing about how ops squadrons are simply a means to an end. Your average AFPC functional doesn't know shit about what makes a fighter squadron effective, and he simply does not care to learn.

Let's not forget that ops squadrons aren't just a "place to stash pilots." AFPC seems to think that the iron on the ramp is only there to create experienced 11Fs that can fill their precious staff billets. Nevermind the fact that we might actually have to tussle with a near-peer adversary, right? Land wars in Asia never happen, right? Meh...I'm sure the boys down at A1 have it all figured-out.

I believe you are referring to Armpit April. Ugh.

Keeping it classy, eh guys?

Your first thought is that it's a guy? Whatever primes your pump, dude.

Why would I EVER EVER poison someone who wanted to give me mouth hugs???

As an LT, remember: It's always better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission.

The AFCENT spokesman is Maj Faggard? High school must have been rough on that guy.

RIF certain flavors of 11X, yet offer bonuses to other flavors?

^ Great post, Bendy.

Wait...you fly eagles? I thought you were a herk driver.

It's encouraging to see senior leaders who read Tony Carr. I hope you're not the only one, Liquid.

Shack.

Aw yiss...that's one more F-35, boys! Let's go find us some more purses to squeeze so we can get ourselves a 4-ship! Yee HAW!

Write it in crayon, using small monosyllabic words so A1 can comprehend.

https://instantrimshot.com/classic/?sound=rimshot

+1 meaningless imaginary internet point to you, sir, for actually making me LOL with that little gem.

That fruit of an "adult" in the toddler pajamas totally has the "$200K in college debt for his useless art history degree" look and "I live at home w/my parents and listen to bands you've probably never heard of" look just written all over him. I don't know him, but I want to punch him in his hipster fucking face. Does that make me a bad person?

FIFY.

M A R S Mars, bitches. We're there.

Wait...the CGOC isn't a union?