lloyd christmas
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A lot of officer perspective here. I’m not in any way excusing the behavior of out of control SNCOs. I can’t stand it either and I have to work constantly to squash it in my orbit. I would add context though. SNCOs are stuck in the middle. On one hand, they have to deal with immature, hard to communicate with, uneducated and honestly weird junior airmen. They are doing their best to motivate them, lead them and accomplish the mission. Correcting the small stuff is often necessary to keep younger troops in line. If you don’t, they will take advantage of you. It’s like parenting. It is extremely challenging. On the other hand, they must answer to officers. Some officers have fun getting under the skin of SNCOs. See @HossHarris post above. That is literally the worst advice I’ve ever read in dealing with a SNCO. Especially, a competent one. Relationships are built on trust and respect. It goes both ways. If you want to have success dealing with someone who is correcting your socks or asking where your reflective belt is, then sit down privately and talk to them. Ask them why they perceive whatever they’re doing as a priority. You may be surprised by their answer. And you’ll be able to speak to your perspective as well. You’ll probably find there was no reason to “not be afraid to be an officer” or “pretend you didn’t know a rule existed”. You just didn’t have the complete story. If you find that a NCO or SNCO was directed to prioritize something ridiculous, then chase that lead down and have a convo with commanders or other senior leaders to get their perspective. That is how blind spots are exposed allowing them to be corrected. Just the thoughts of an old crusty SNCO.
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Didn’t he resign from congress? And he’s no longer the nominee for attorney general right? So, he’s now just another citizen? What is there to talk about?
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They are what they accuse you of. Especially, the threat to democracy part.
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This is the way to handle it. No prosecutions but complete transparency. Beat them at their game. The public deserves to know the truth.
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Biden didn't pardon Hunter. He pardoned himself. I’m confident the Bidens are easily one of the most corrupt families in the history of this country. Hopefully, when history writes itself, the truth and evidence come out. These people make me sick. I hope they pay. Even if it is just in the history books.
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Is anyone pregnant and trying to pick a name?
lloyd christmas replied to Lord Ratner's topic in Squadron Bar
Did you incorporate a category for chicks that get pregnant in Panama City? Gotta account for the Cayden’s and Jayden’s of the world. -
Not a prediction just an observation. I’m not big on social media. I only have a FB account. I started the account years ago when I taught at the FTU. It was a tool to keep in touch with my students including my international students. I am also a military brat so I have connected with folks from my childhood who live all around the country in places I lived growing up. I see their opinions on this election. I see the questions they ask and the people that respond to their posts. I see an overwhelming push for Trump. It could mean something or I could be way off base. Again, not a prediction just an observation. I also recognize that the media is the largest part of the machine. The media arm of the machine wants ratings and money. They have no interest in reporting the truth. They will frame this election as “tied” to get ratings whether it’s leaning one way or the other. Gotta have people glued to their feeds/TV.
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Our OG/CCs dad was in the Triple Nickel during Vietnam. He’s still with us although he’s not doing well and is confined to a wheel chair. He’s a proud member of the 555th club. His son, our OG/CC carries his dad’s green polka dotted scarf with him on every flight. Has for his entire 33 year flying career. Cheers!
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Interesting take on current events. Worth the watch.
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Why are you guys even debating this? The 2 party system and our voting process isn’t going anywhere. It’s the superhighway to keeping those in the deep state in power.
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I’m on record here stating that, as a life long republican, I would have voted for a middle of the road, sane and mature democrat over Trump in this election. I will not vote for Kamala. No way. But the dems decided to anoint her and not have a primary. So guys like me have no choice. And I guarantee there are lots of people just like me. I'll be voting for Trump all day every day over Kamala.
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Best post I’ve read in a very long time.
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Guard only if war is declared?
lloyd christmas replied to Clark Griswold's topic in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves
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He’s more sick than they’re telling the public. Just a guess based on the previous lies. And are they really going to anoint Kamala without a primary? Voters are the ones who decide these issues in this country. As a republican, I would seriously consider voting for a center leaning democrat who displays sanity in this next election. I’m damn sure not voting for Kamala so I’d be voting again for Trump. I’d like another option but it doesn’t look like we’re going to get it.
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Powerful picture for sure. I don’t really see the equivalency though. We can have a discussion on what Trump really said around January 6th and why your fellow American citizens were so angry with the way the government/media/social media, etc handled themselves leading up to that election. The irony is that these people have largely been proven right in their concerns over the 2020 election. They’ve been proven right based on where we are right now. Look around. It was all a sham. Biden was unfit then and he’s unfit now. The Democratic Party is collapsing under the weight of its own making. I was specifically referencing these sick and elderly politicians holding on to power up until the moment they die. They won’t let go. And I’m honestly wondering just how sick the President really is.
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I’m seeing a common pattern with democrats refusing to give up power. Diane Feinstein died in office. So did Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Now Sheila Jackson Lee. Curious how sick Biden really is.
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Biden isn’t being protected like he was. But I get what you’re saying.
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I’m having a hard time keeping up with what is going with our government right now. Now, we’ve got a sitting US Senator, Democrat from NJ Menendez, convicted on all charges related to bribery, conspiracy, etc. Sounds like he could be just the 16th Senator in our country’s history to be removed from the Senate. This story will be absolutely nothing come September when Hunter goes on trial in California for his tax issues. That laptop and all of the other evidence that is out there will completely expose the Biden’s as the corrupt family that they are. It’s all going to come out during the trial.
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Classified docs case dismissed in Florida.
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Apparently has a button that says “control guns not girls”.
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They are what they accuse you of. It is Ch 1 in their playbook.
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Fixed it for you.
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Somewhere between 80k and 100k people were at the Trump rally in New Jersey yesterday. That says something.
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The starting point in the conversation should be: Why at this point in history are human beings, at an incredibly higher rate, having these mental issues? It’s clearly a cultural phenomenon or societal issue and not biological. The lack of parenting leads to kids raising themselves under heavy heavy influence by a new phenomenon - social media. The adults should be addressing this and not condoning or supporting it. Especially, medical providers. But, it’s big business and generates huge sums of money.
