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6 hours ago, Danger41 said:
No shit there I was at Nellis (WIC IP) about to graduate a WIC class when I start getting calls from folks up the chain of one of our students wanting to interview a student to be a wing exec. I told them no and that his focus was WIC until he was done and highlighted the 11-415 requirements for new WO’s. Kept getting leaned on until the O-6 had me on the phone telling me that he was going to interview the guy and that I was going to set up a VTC to do it. Refused, ran it up my chain, food fight ensued and then didn’t hear anything else until the day before graduation I find out the Wing CC went around everyone and got a VTC set up to interview the guy. A week after WIC grad he started as a wing exec. I personally know of 4 different guys that did this. So damn disheartening and frustrating but some people just don’t view anything beyond what it can do for their resume.
Sad but true and clowns like Cat 5 are even worse. He OPENLY called for AFSOC to shut down the Weapons School yet SURROUNDED himself with patch wearers when he was down range.
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I try to rotate around the various news outlets and listen to how the other side presents things (if they ever talk about anything other than Trump). This morning I was running errands and switched over to CNN to hear their coverage of the Hunter Biden indictments. The guest was a former DNC appointed federal prosecutor who was commenting on the three felony gun charges against Hunter Biden (she didn't want to talk about the tax evasion.)
She started by saying that they rarely punish this crime when a drug user is associated with a drug user (I thought that was the whole point of the law), and that while he was "technically guilty" she thought his prosecution on three felony counts was politically driven. I can buy her argument for first time offenders and diversion programs but then she went totally batshit crazy.
According to her, there is a "serious Constitutional challenge" to sort out...BECAUSE...here it comes boys and girls....because Hunter Biden has a second amendment right to keep and bear arms and laws that seek to restrict ownership because of drug usage have yet to be challenged up through the Supreme Court.
The left is so determined to protect the Biden crime family they will surrender one of the center pieces of their political ideology as part of his defense. So in most liberal states leadership is passing law to restrict you 2A right but the left would now like to use the 2A to protect Hunter Biden.Truly bizzaro world and beyond hypocrisy.
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5 hours ago, Lord Ratner said:
You're there, and your work puts you in a much better position to know, but it's very hard to imagine the response you suggest. Especially considering the history.
This is a real question: Are there still reputable groups that believe the pipelines were blown up by Russia? The public narrative seems to have settled on Ukraine-assisted-by-the-US/UK and then the story kinda faded. I'd expect the pro-Ukraine-support crowd (myself as one) to be talking about that more if there was still a credible argument that Russia did it.
I remember you implied you saw or were told of very definitive evidence that it was Russia.
I've worked with the Brits for years on many things and I have never seen this reaction. I was with them after the Tube bombings in 2005 and was stunned at their reaction...more than put on a brave face, it simply FU terrorists as we press forward with life...we saw far worse during the blitz.
By chance I was with a very senior recently RAF pilot traveling through one of the heavily bombed areas from WWII when he showed me the article about the almost shootdown. He shared some other details I won't publish and I said I was surprised the truth leaked out, he was not surprised at all given the underlying anger and contempt for what almost happened.
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Cat Five hits Hurlburt Chow Hall.
IYKYK.
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9 hours ago, di1630 said:
Meh, Russian weapons shot down an airliner in 2014 with zero European response….I have little faith that Europeans have any stomach for war or escalation. Even the Brits.
Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile appRAF Airplane with RAF service members is not an airliner (not sure if any Brits were on that flight....and BREXIT has changed a few things. I've been in London all week and there you can feel it in the air when this story hit BBC.
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24 minutes ago, McJay Pilot said:
I doubt Article 5 would’ve been invoked, but thankfully we won’t know thanks to Ivan’s incompetence. Historically speaking, the Soviet’s shot down 15 of our aircraft during the Cold War outside of combat zones and we never invoked Article 5.
It was an RAF airplane and from what I hear they would have responded in kind...
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Full story of the Rivet Joint incident finally coming out. We came EPICALLY close to Article Five thanks to incompetence. Crazy that both missiles failed thankfully saving the 30 man crew. This could have been FUGLEY!
Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022
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5 minutes ago, herkbum said:
Isn’t UVA in the ACC? Not sure I would have chosen “dominated”. GBO
Dominated is the right word, but the SEC bias in the polls with no doubt continue despite the obvious evidence of decline.
The SEC is 1-4 against the ACC this year even more powerful when you consider the SEC losses are up and comers and so called SEC powerhouse teams. Florida State dismantled LSU, North Carolina rolled past South Carolina on the opening weekend and Texas A&M was clobbered at Miami.
Other notable SEC beatdowns outside the ACC include Texas beating then-No. 3 Alabama 34-24 and Florida falling at Utah, 24-11.
More signs of SEC mediocrity came last week when Auburn had to rally to beat California 14-10 and Kentucky struggled to beat Eastern Kentucky, 28-17.
All of this and of course they put two SEC teams that are 1-1 in the top 25 (one in the top 10), above a bunch of undefeated teams.
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On 9/12/2023 at 5:41 PM, VMFA187 said:
FSU was pretty dominant for nearly 15 years with Bobby Bowden. Granted we didn't win 6 or 7 championships like Saban has, but we played for that many.
Or five like Miami...just sayin.
Also notable, the ACC has dominated the SEC this year.
As for Alabama...Boohoo, too bad so sad.
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17 hours ago, Lord Ratner said:
Any Airbnb landlords feeling the squeeze? I'm trying to get a sense for if there's going to be a lot of surprise inventory as the post-COVID travel boom winds down.
Demand was definitely down this year, especially as compared to last year when I grossed $206K off my three properties. There are 30% more Airbnb properties in my market this year as well so that is not helping.
I had solid longer-term snow bird bookings this winter and was about 50% booked from March-May. I was fully booked May-August but it slacked off a few weeks early. I've lowered my price point strategically to grab some last minute bookings but defiantly feel the dropoff the rest of the year.
Very lucky that all of ours are paid off and being fully booked over the summer more than doubles what I would make with straight rent.
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16 minutes ago, pawnman said:
"I had boat insurance, but not gun insurance"
Got both...
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12 hours ago, herkbum said:
Is this the dude you guys from AFSOC have slammed here at bo.net?
Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile appSlife is one of two in AFOSC that provide slamdunk proof the supposed USAF interest in climate and culture is nothing but lip service.
He is a well known narcissistic megalomaniac. Many believe he is on the spectrum and it manifests in the way he treats people including his wife. At a commander's event at his house his wife said something he didn't like so he took her down the hall and verbally ripped her in a tone and volume that the officers under his command could clearly hear. I should be shocked that nothing came of that...but alas I am not given the dysfunction in AFSOC.
His command philosophy was summed up to me by another three star...when it comes to Jim there are "DOJ's" (Disciples of Jim), and Clydesdale. If he picks you as a DOJ you will be cared for and protected. If you are a Clydesdale you are expected to work and pull the wagon until you fall over dead. On a CSB he argued we should not put Lt Col's on the Eagle list unless they were BPZ...yes his metric for command was being below the zone. He did it again for the O-6 CSB and argued against making Farrell the OG at Cannon because he was an on time guy and would never be a GO. For the record Farrell was just nominated for his third star.
There are so many other incidents and stories but it doesn't matter. Evil prevailed and sadly a lot of damage will be done.
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34 minutes ago, HuggyU2 said:
I wrote their "newspaper" editors.
No reply.I just got off the phone with the editor, several people have called, they are aware and "looking into it".
The editor was a little cagey, I suspect they are embarrassed. Also, I think Roberts is grasping at straws, the Editor told me "we have asked for information and the person providing the information has had a death in the family so we are giving a little time and grace." I told the editor a simple DD-214 which you can pull yourself should clear everything up...she didn't respond.
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On 8/6/2023 at 5:07 PM, VMFA187 said:
Also, >>>--GO-NOLES-;;->
We've recently made a run in the recruiting race and are now number three if I recall correctly.
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On 8/30/2023 at 10:27 PM, Biff_T said:
Normally, I'd understand if someone told me they did something stupid because of Salma Hayek.
I'd do some crazy shit for her as well..
Can I get an amen...
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23 hours ago, Marco said:
He who gets to the whiteboard first wins the debrief...
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On 8/30/2023 at 11:52 PM, DirkDiggler said:
Could be wrong but I don’t think there was ever any females in Pave Lows.
Correct.
I forwarded to our resident AFSOC Stolen Valor hunter and he is on the case. Thus far there is no record of Robert or Roberta.
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This has so many red flags I am surprised some of you are not trying to date it.
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A steady drip drip drip...
America First Legal sued the National Archives and discovered there are more than 1,000 emails with Joe Biden’s office during his time as vice president and Hunter Biden's Investment firm. Hundreds remain hidden because of executive privilege asserted by the White House.
As a reminder, executive privileged is employed when “Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and his advisors, or between such advisors.”
But Biden never discussed business with his Hunter?...
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15 hours ago, dream big said:
Hahah nothing to see here, there is no hope for equitable justice between the two sides of the spectrum. Best we can hope for is someone not named Trump humiliate him during the general election.
The silence of the lambs...
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So lets get back to the complete douche nozzle occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
The National Archives which went to great lengths punish the Orange man sat on a FOIA request for 14 months since admitting they have nearly 5400 emails then Vice President sent using multiple pseudonym accounts (Robin Ware, Robert L. Peters and JRB Ware), on government servers. 14 months after acknowledging they have the emails they have yet to produce a single email in violation of federal law.
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Change associated with the Secure 2.0 Act delayed for two years.
People Who Make $145K: IRS Delays New Catch-Up Contribution Rule Until 2026
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23 minutes ago, slc said:
I'm skeptical. I see an inordinate number of kids these days answering this question:
"what do you want to be when you grow up"
"a Youtuber"
Sad how in my generation the response would have been
"an astronaut, doctor, fighter pilot, an army man"
Indicative of anything? The hell if I know, but an indicator of the kind of kids we're raising? Hmmm
Achievers are still out there.
My kid is a junior in high school and wants to be a fighter pilot (god help me). I've taken his circle of friends camping a bunch and I always ask what they want to do when they grow up, through the years they have remained constant once they got off the NASCAR driver football player track. Two want to be military officers (one of those a military doctor), one a computer programmer (making games), one can already weld like a pro and he wants to be a heavy equipment operator, the last one wants to design rockets for SpaceX. Three play football and the others run cross country.
Here is the really surprising part to me, my son is all AP and honors with a 4.43 GPA but there are 41 kids with higher GPA's above him out of 650+ in his year group. Have any of you looked at how hard it is to get into some Universities these days? Average GPA at some of the big Florida schools: U of Florida - 4.41, Florida State University - 4.07, UCF - 4.05, U of Miami 3.6 (unweighted).
There are achievers in the next generation, don't believe the hype.
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Today in hypocrisy...
in General Discussion
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The "dem reps" you mention are all ensconced in the liberal media...fairly obvious they have all agreed on the new narrative on behalf of the Democrats.
ABC Story
MSNBC Story
Bloomberg Story
La Times Story