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The great thing about our country, we all get to disagree and still be friends. Also, we all get a voice....well unless as you believe you are poor and don't pay taxes. As far as women versus men in combat roles...two of the three best IPs I ever flew with were women and could fly circles around a lot of men. I prefer to have a standard rather than a gender test.

I got it wrong, the pastor and Hegseth BOTH said women not serve in combat roles. It is actually Hegseth who in his book questioned if women should serve at all. On women in service, Hegseth wrote in his book that “women cannot physically meet the same standards as men” and that “Dads push us to take risks. Moms put the training wheels on our bikes. We need moms. But not in the military, especially in combat units.” With regard to the pastor, he also said women should not be able to vote. Have you watched the actual video Hegseth posted? Go to 3:26, the executive pastor in that video calls for the 19th amendment to be repealed. Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell told The Associated Press on Friday that Hegseth is “a proud member of a church” that is affiliated with CREC and he “very much appreciates many of Mr. Wilson’s writings and teachings.” All better now, you guys are right, he sounds like a great guy to endorse, and bring to the Pentagon to lead prayers. Absolutely nothing wrong with SECDEF posting videos that call for the 19th amendment to be repealed.

You might listen then pass judgement, the dude Hegseth is not just supporting but REPOSTING, openly professes women should be barred from service...not just combat service, but military service. Would you think differently if the Secretary of the treasury was posting content that said black people should not get government backed loans? When a senate confirmed cabinet secretary start posting content suggesting we discriminate based on race, gender or ideology then it is not a matter of me disagreeing with a belief. Concur, but that isn't happening and until it does, voicing opinions like that while sitting in office, particularly an office that has the power to impose discriminating policies is lunacy. I don't think they are all crazy, but most of them are. I don't expect them to all have the "right" answer. We are a country founded on a vision of long debate and I support that debate in the right context. That being said, it is wrong for the sitting SECDEF to try and turn the clock back 77 years and discriminate against women because of his religious beliefs. I don't think they are either, but this is a very slippery slope the GOP is on. The overturned Roe v Wade, the gay rights/ gay marriage case is back before SCOTUS and you know the homophobic far-right is salivating to end gay marriage. What is next? The Jews? Apples to oranges...RFK and Johnson are loons, but what they said/did was not illegal. Hegseth's actions were clearly illegal. What would have happened to any one of us lowly people had we put classified info on Signal? I'd rather settle on accountability culture. Break the law, be punished like everyone else. Advocate for bias or discrimination while in an office of power...resign.

Completely unsat. The Signal crap should have been enough but this is WAY over the line. And before my fellow GOPers get your panties in a wad, we wanted Swalwell to resign after falling into the Fang Fang honey trap. And, recall the statements the right made when Obama associated with Reverend Wright and all of his nonsense. If we say everyone should be held to the same standard, lets do it. Hegseth should resign.

In UPT I recall a story told by the IPs about a female cadet who getting an incentive ride in the T-37. As they got back to parking the IP said "Ok, let get out" - the cadet gave it the old - HANDGRIPS RAISED TRIGGERS SQUEEZED. Supposedly she survived because she landed on the elevator and it broke her fall with a partial chute.

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.