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Video without having to go to Facebook. Looks like the canopy landed on the back of the jet...still sitting there as he taxied back to parking. Rear seat still smoking...I guess he/she got the full ride! AQMaJyCMc_233nvxeiAODeOwwEuAiq9Vri1TK7WR2uG0yGiaLhNPl4cLUy5A8BhYrqls1nYnW_bw4UCOY0sbKPVLxkFKid3TAVVesf5PAr4FAg.mp4

Democratic whistleblower told FBI that Adam Schiff approved classified leaks to target Trump That boys and girls is a violation of the Espionage Act.

I sooo want to share a story but that statue of limitations will likely never expire.

Combine that mentality with a political agenda. In addition to the errors (that appear purposeful), they counted illegals.

He also fired the head of statistics at Labor...Not sure if that person was confirmed or not. Reading how the stats have been "revised" ...criminy there is nonsense at every level of the government. Watched special on the last census, the mistakes are unreal and shockingly gave the DNC more seats in 12 out of 14 cases.

@brabus Ahhh now I see, you think USAF is telling the truth...you must be right, because they never lie and it always low-level management that screwed up. Got it. For every action I've ever seen from PCS, training...all the way to my retirement orders....being notified was the very last step after it went through all the wickets, but you seem to think some mid-level person decided to both approve and notify these 15 people without getting approval form senior folks or the system....sorry, I don't buy it. In reality the comments "prematurely approved." and “prematurely notified” actually mean the TERA was approved and the member was notified but SECDEF found out and made us take it back so we changed the policy after the fact and will now be punitive towards the member.

I keep trying to tell you, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. Not only did they have their TERA rescinded, they had their RETIREMENT ORDERS rescinded. See below. Indeed. You are making a YUGE jump here. 1. I believe Roe V Wade ruling cost the GOP the mid-terms. I think most others would agree. Trump was able to overcome that in the last election. 2. I said the left would turn this into a dog whistle issue, I don't think it will be a deal breaker, just another chip at foundation like the Epstein Files. Things the GOP doesn't need to waste energy on right now. 3. My entire point of posting actually had nothing to do with politics, more about how we are treating some service members. Whatever you and everyone else's think about transgender, these folks did step forward to serve, were told one thing by the last administration and are now being punished by this administration. As a human it sucks. Big disclaimer here - my wife is a mental health professional. In the late 90's she did a fellowship as part of her follow on residency and certification. She picked a particular facility because it had a renowned drug dependency training program. By chance it also had a division that treated people before they transitioned. Six months go by and she tells me we are going to their Christmas party. I being the typical juvenile asshole made a joke and said "I am not going." After some harsh words I relented and I went to the party. We were at a table and they were all men dressed as women...I was dying inside. The "lady" sitting next to me was a bit older and we struck up a conversation. Turns out she was retired a USAF Colonel who flew F-4s in Vietnam. She even knew my pops. She was humble unassuming and other than the dress and make up, a regular person. When I got home I looked her up, she did indeed fly in Vietnam and earned a Silver Star and 4 DFCs. It really changed my perception. Like I said previously, I think transgenders in the military are a giant distraction and asking the government to pay for the surgery was out of bounds. But to screw around and take their retirement as part of a political witch hunt is complete bullshit, we are not supposed to treat servicemen and women like that.

That is precisely what happened to several members. Air Force Reverses Offer of Early Retirement for Transgender Troops I never said there was blanket approval, but ANYONE could apply. The memo specifically calls out transgender, it is targeted. I get it, but this was an easy off-ramp to a politically induced situation. Instead, we are kicking them where their nuts used to be and allowing it to be spun into another dog whistle issue by the left.

4000+ hours, at least 3,000 of them on NVGs and I never had vertigo. I think the bigger point on the CVR is it sounds like she was struggling and oversaturated. Missing that key call about RWY 33 is key and shame on ATC for a whole host of reasons.

I don't believe it was specifically offered to them...BUT DoD has had TERA ACTIVE since 2012...anyone could apply. Now at the 11th hour after changing the rules on these folks, they are pulling the rug out from under them. It just feels purposeful and punitive to me.

The DNC continues to be dominated by lunatics and with their grip on mainstream media, it spews out everyday on what used to be influential networks. Recently Dr Neil Degrasse Tyson was being interviewed on CBS about Trump's plan to build a moon base as part of continued space exploration. The interviewer had to find a way to say something negative about Trump and his policies so he tied a moon base to the evils of western colonization on earth. "We know how the age of colonialism worked on this planet," the host said. Degrasse Tyson who is a very liberal dude could not help but quip back - "Well, the — the real problem with the colonization history in Western civilization is that there were people already there," Tyson said. CBS host frets Trump admin plans for moon base could usher in new 'age of colonialism' in space

These people are caught in the middle of a political fight. TERA was there and offered for ALL 15-18 years as a force shaping tool. DoD changed the policy on their service AND took TERA away, this punitive and we are better than this. I, like Biff I don't understand transgender and I tend to believe there is more disruption from their service than there is good. That being said, we don't have to rub salt in the wound as we push them out there door.

I like my Sig. Just need a sling.

The services always hold the cards and play them anyway they see fit.

It is an interesting juxtaposition between power and morality. Throughout history a great many men of power have drifted from the defined morale standard. We focus on Kennedy, Clinton and MLK and forget the ones we hold as heroes. Eisenhower had a long affair with Kay Summersby and no one says a word. Robin Olds, a hero on this forum was having an affair with his secretary while a sitting Wing/CC in Vietnam. You are correct, popularity seems to outweigh transgressions.

Not true.

Now they say she had a history of vertigo and was on the CVR saying she was dizzy.

I'll have to check the Clearedhot archives...this happened in 2012 so it may be long gone.

Blue Angels epically trolled the nitwit in Cali who is suing them.

Slippery slope...DC went from Red Light cameras to speed cameras...all in the name of safety right...wrong. The "rules" say a sworn police officer has to review each picture and swear an affidavit that states the violation is legit and all parameters are met (radar was certified, car in the picture is in the frame, no other cars....etc). During my last hostage tour int he five sided building my wife and I were going up to Dewey Beach for a long weekend with the family. We were in two separate cars because I was coming back a day early to go to work. A couple weeks later a photo speed ticket shows up in the mail with my name and my wife's car in the picture. I knew exactly where it happened and I was behind her....we were not speeding. I took a closer look and there was another car in the frame with her in the other lane and it was passing her, but she got the ticket. I took it to court and won in .69 seconds. The court story is actually funny, I spent an entire day building a slide presentation with my radar theory book form Weapons School. I calculated the beam with and was ready to conduct a master class in court. Day of court arrives and there are two case in front of me. Judge calls the first guy and he is there with his wife. Judge says "Mr Smith you got two tickets in 20 minutes, how do you plead?" He replies "innocent your honor." Judge brings the picture up on the big screen and says "what is your defense?" The dude launches into a story about going to help his handicapped grandchildren. At first the judge rolls her eyes then she notices something on the ticket, "Mr so and so there appears to be a problem with the affidavit and jurisdiction on these tickets." The dude keeps blathering on but his wife is standing there with him, she figures it out and elbows him in the side to shut up. A few seconds later judge says "Yup these are invalid, both tickets are dismissed" The judge calls the next case and it is this much older woman. Judge says "Mrs smith and so how do you plead?" She replies "innocent your honor." Judge brings the picture up on the big screen and says "what is your defense?" The lady then replies "well your honor, I didn't have my references." Everyone is puzzled....Judge says "Ma'am....your references?" She replies "Yes ma'am, they are doing construction and I didn't have my references to know where the speed camera was" Everyone laughs, .69 seconds later..."Guilty, $100 fine." Now I am up Judge says "Mr bag of donuts how do you plead?" I reply "innocent your honor." Judge brings the picture up on the big screen and says "what is your defense?" I said "clearly looking a the picture your honor you can see there are two cars in the radar beam." I take a breath and start to pull out my slide presentation when the judge says "You are right, case dismissed." But but your honor, I have a presentation, I want to be more right! At the end of the day I won the case because I was right, but the lesson here is 3 of the 4 tickets were incorrect and they are putting the onus on the citizen to prove their innocence. Cameras are a powerful tool but it opens the aperture to so many other questionable things.

My back yard...My son went to the rival high school which ironically had a similar situation a few years ago. In that case a retired USMC Gunny worked as a NJROTC instructor. He was pursuing a female student. She told her friends who went to authorities.

Got my optics squared away on my MPX. Large Field of View Green Dot with a fold away 3 X Magnifier.

A new DoD Korea policy makes Korea a two year unaccompanied and three year accompanied. Longer assignments coming soon for troops heading to South Korea

Cop distracted or on his phone while sitting at traffic light. When traffic light turns green cops doesn't move...after a while the car behind him honks his horn. Cops gets extremely butt hurt, circles the block and follows the guy home where he then ARRESTS him for unlawful horn use. All charges dropped by prosecutor, lawsuit filed, cop still on duty. Just sickening.