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    Disability

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

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    Anyone have any up to date Information on this ?  Once you separate from active duty they ask if you plan to file a VA claim. How does that affect if you are transferring to the Reserves for a flying position ?  Are you risking losing the flying job depending on what they claim?  Should you just wait until leaving the Reserves ?

    The WOKE Thread (Merged from WTF?)

    in Squadron Bar

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    6 hours ago, bfargin said:

    We teach all kinds of nonsense currently (e.g. evolution, psychology is a science (we just call it a "soft" science), people are equal, etc.). The real nonsense is believing that the world was spontaneously formed by accident (out of stuff that magically happened to be around) and happened to fall together perfectly in the exact location in the universe where it could maintain stability. I saw an article a few years back where some top mathematicians did the analysis of probability of this occurring, and the number was a decimal followed by 40 zeros before the first nonzero digit. So it's definitely more intellectually honest and not nonsense to believe in a creator of some kind (even the made believe flying-spaghetti-monster is more intellectually honest than self initiated big bang ).

    If time is infinite then it doesn’t matter the odds because at some point it could happen.  That opens up a whole list of other topics such as multi verses , simulations , etc.   But to say oh the odds are so low so there must be a creator is confirmation bias.  There are several ways it could have happened and the real answer most likely we can’t even fathom.  Humans can’t understand 1,000 years. Try understanding a billion.  Our brains are made for short term thoughts , ie a lifetime. 

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    Retirement / Separation Considerations

    in General Discussion

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    You can apply for a separation 1 year from your ADSC being up and no later than 6 months prior to your separation date.  You can ask for a date less than 6 months but you need additional documents and a waiver from what I could tell.  If your ADSC is up it still goes to your commander but skips the wing CC and I think assignments. If you palace front you do the exact same thing but the recruiter should gen up a 1288 signed by your unit. Even if your CC says no, AFPC can still say yes. It’s just a recommendation. 

    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

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    Any Southwest guys care to weigh in? They weren’t on my radar for a long time but they are slowly becoming a top choice due to the amount of days off and how dense the trips are. They seem to be the most different from the legacies. 

    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

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    If you are apart of an airline can you post which one and the pros/cons associated with it?  I know most of it personal preference but it’s good to hear opinions on why you like / don’t like it as much. 

    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

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    United announced today they are starting to hire immediately.  Once all the majors start the train the USAF is going to see the pain that they are causing themselves.  I just hope I bail before any type of stop loss is implemented.  

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    Investment showdown -- beyond the Roth, SDP, & TSP

    in Squadron Bar

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    I use Coinbase Pro and I like it a lot. I have 45% in each of Bitcoin and ethereum and the rest in small random coins. I think ether has the highest upside for the year at this point.  The hard part is watching the volatility and not panic selling and just learning the cycles. The crash shouldn’t happen until the end of this year. Overall it’s speculative but I have 145% returns since March. 

    Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)

    in General Discussion

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    These leaders act like money is the devil and we shouldn’t be making any decisions based on it. Completely disagree. The money is a huge reason whether I’m going to stay or not. But not the main one. 
     

    Every time I move my wife loses 2-6 months of work which causes a pay cut. A bonus helps with this. 
     

    There are some assignments or a 365 that I never want to do. But I would if the bonus was 60-75k. That money Maybe pays for my child’s tuition or funds 3-4 vacations in having to take a less than idea assignment. 
     

    Are we all patriots ?  Yes. We signed up to do the job. But once they commitment is up I’ve paid my dues and it’s up to the military to entice me to stay. Not the other way around. 

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    What's wrong with the Air Force?

    in General Discussion

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    So instead of removing the post and apologizing like a real leader would , she doubles down and says social media makes it look bad. No. That’s not what happened at all. You shared a story demoralizing the other side without knowing it whatsoever. 


    if the tables were turned on a man he would be out the door quicker than the story surfaced.  This is what happens when the military tries to take a role in social norms. How about instead we promote a dual mil couple that was together for 20 years instead. 

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    New BAH rates are out.

    in General Discussion

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    44 minutes ago, MyCS said:

    Explain to me how BAH rates decrease (sarcasm). I've never had a leasing office say,"You know what, we're just going to lower our rental prices." I've experienced increases. 

    So if you move to my townhome community and we're the exact same rank. You won't be able to afford to live in the community because you're not grandfathered into the old BAH rate. Does this make sense to anyone?

    That exactly happens.  As owning several homes sometimes I have to decrease the price based on the demand and economy.  There can be 10 townhomes and people are paying 2-3 different rates at once.  If it gets to the point where you’re paying several hundred more than someone you have the option to move out or negotiate with the owner for a new rate once your lease is up. 

    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

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    I Know there are a lot of it depends in this question.  When do you all think hiring will start again for the domestic carriers ?  As of now the levels traveling compares to a year ago are around 30-35%. If a vaccine comes tomorrow do you think it will still be middle of next year or later for hiring ?  Worst case the vaccine doesn’t work. Maybe it takes 1-3 years before hiring again ?

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