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Knock it off. I let the lid off online. That was wrong. I had a severely grating experience with a virulently entitled older CA who decided to aggressively inform me that I need to work harder to pay 'my fair share' into social security so it doesn't bottom out on him. It's not the first time I've been shit on by these older guys, and I lost it, and it came out via whiskey, a keyboard, and the airline forum. Seriously bad form on my part. Post deleted. @HuggyU2, apologies for the hitting a sore spot. Thanks for the sage words of direction. I'm sure young huggy never shot off at the mouth or had the mayor throw a pool ball his way for buffoonery. The fact that, of all people in all the demographics, a select set of older airline pilots decide to dump on anyone younger than them in the work force has been seriously rubbing me the wrong way. But that's not an excuse. I'll get back to leaving the drunken posting to others. Oh the irony: ...an inappropriate and aggressive expression of frustration at getting generationally cornholed is met with "go fuck yourself". I guess there's solace to be had. I don't have to do it myself when someone else is already elbow deep.

Guessing Putin will soon say something to the effect: "His last words to me were..." and then he takes over Belerus.

If only it were that simple. These things are very often tied to congress and getting promotion approval through committee. This year, our congress is virtually incapacitated by it's own doing. Hell, some of our Senators are actually physically incapacitated yet are still somehow making decisions that direct our nation. They can't even figure out how to keep functioning as an organization. Good luck getting anything so proletariat as a military officer promotion list authorization out of them. It's not like our military can go on strike or stop showing up to work. All the while, the AF gets stuck holding the bag, and god save you if you blame the person who isn't doing their job for not doing their job.

This can't be understated. FAIPing is a disservice all the way around. Most make the best of it, but FAIPs simply should not exist.

Uh-oh. Hopefully this illness doesn't go viral. I've heard it results in brain hemorrhages roughly 9mm in size.

Nuts to think that the 'old man' in that video was probably around flying the first jets in the 50's as a shiny new butter bar, then cut his teeth in 'nam, and finished up flying the jets we STILL fly today.

Thanks for solidifying my decision to retire.

...assuming they weren't getting requal'd with an instructor...

Thanks, I prefer the pronouns the/she/it.

I'll just point out for perspective: It's really sad this conversation is even happening. Men are men and should compete athletically against men. Women are women and should compete athletically against women. I don't know when that changed, but the change is wrong. The end.

Yes, it definitely is.

Indeed. He couldn't be more the polar opposite of Rat. Glad he's the boss down there.

Fired it at the range alongside the Glock 43X and 48. I liked the Macro the best. Smooth action. The compensator built into the slide is nice. Grip size is absolutely perfect for a mid-large hand owing to the semi-double stack. Trigger is smooth with a very consistent break, while a bit heavy, but that's expected out of a conceal carry pistol. The price, however, was not ideal ($850 before tax at the time), which led me to get the G48 for nearly half that price. The Macro is definitely high on the wish list.

So you honestly believe that if someone with Lebron James skill and body type were to start hormone therapy, post puberty, and then displayed the same hormone levels as a women, he could be allowed to compete with women and that would be fair? You're willing to ignore the massive muscular build that occurs during puberty, the kinematic differences (specifically in the hips and shoulders) that allow a male frame to generate higher force levels, and the significant aggressiveness that is innate to the human male brain that onsets during puberty? None of those things, which are permanent and scientifically proven changes to male anatomy, factor into your understanding? This isn't about trans hate. This is about lack of acknowledging facts. Beyond that, jumping from "that's not fair" to "you're a trans hater" is completely disingenuous. Turn off CNN and go go listen to people that disagree with you with the intent to learn, not respond.

So if you have a pulse you can be the best rest of what's left...

It's significant. Thankfully we never have, but that's 100% because we opt to do our fighting on the other sides of the ponds. As a graduate of the Army's airspace control course...this is entirely accurate. They understand joint airspace so well that they assume they'll get a coord altitude up the flight levels during a near peer conflict so they won't have to decon counterbattery fire with the USAF. It's so far beyond laughable as to make one cry tears of grief for both the blue air they're going to shoot down, and the ground troops who won't get the air support they'll need.

That's my hometown. EGR is decidedly not representative of the GRR writ large. They actively police up and relocate the homeless to downtown because that's where the shelters are. Heaven forbid the old money get exposed to the unwashed masses. I will agree that GRR is pretty will run, but the secret is that moderate stance...but they also do an excellent job of hiding the rot...and there is a LOT of rot in GRR.

Was there when he actively refused to do a defensive maneuver on his checkride because...expendables...and subsequently attempted to restrict all LRF ops to 30 degrees AoB. Good thing he only topped out at GO.

Be sure to drop that one on the squadron WO when you show up. It turns out that experience is rather important when it comes to creating a well thought-out opinion on various subjects. You can think whatever you want about a subway event where none of us were present. You're welcome to completely ignore the fact that some dudes on this board have significant real world experience and have had to make lethal-force decisions in real time, and might actually have some insight to the injustice and horrible long term social implications of this subway case. That aside, jumping directly to "old people's opinions don't matter" is another thing, and only serves to display your youth, arrogance and ignorance. Rule number one: Never pass up the opportunity to keep your mouth shut. Good luck out there kid.

Hairy feet?

THIS IS SO F'ING TRUE

Mark Owen's Staff Of Power has been revealed. Somewhere, a squidy is giggling.

IDK who posted it: but the The Cold War: What We Saw is ENTIRELY WORTH LISTENING TO

Seriously. Robert Heinlein was right. Not say'in I'm just sayin': I'm down for the "I fought to defend it, so I'll fight to rebuild it" portion of the country.

Stop it