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    Info on flight boots

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Why does anyone care what some arbitrary list says? Wear what’s functional and comfortable (with exception color matches uniform requirement). Haven’t known one occurrence in my entire career where model of flight boots were questioned.

    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    What a classic email. Although to be fair, I’m not sure a cadet in the back of a strike would actually make any difference in their performance! 
     

    (I’m just giving you shit strike bros, if it wasn’t apparent already)

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    Gun Talk

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    I believe you can as the injunction nullifies the ATF ruling.  Of course you never know when said injunction may be overturned. In practicality though, even if that happened it wouldn’t immediately affect you - you’d just have to not take that ”now illegal” firearm into public to avoid potential LEO interaction (e.g. a repeat of what already happened pre-injunction).

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    AC-130J 105 Removal?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    21 hours ago, Lawman said:

    It is entirely possible we will need a heavy dedicated asset to remain behind the forward line of troops in the support zone both to keep an eye on whatever strongholds we bypass, as well as be there to smack the shit out of whatever irregular forces they try and hit us with.

    Sure…if we ever actually did a full scale land invasion of China. I’m going to put that probability somewhere around 0.00000000069%. It’s a good point in general terms, but irrelevant to the China proper scenario.

    AC-130J 105 Removal?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I do not understand why AFSOC thinks it’s a good idea to fuck with something that has proven to be excellent for the mission set it’s made for. China is our #1 priority, and that doesn’t mean every piece of hardware/community will play. Gunships are not for China, but they are for a hell of a lot of other scenarios. So what happens when many of us are posturing (or worse, actively fighting) China and some shit goes down in Indonesia, Africa, etc. where we can utilize capes like Gunships. It’d be real dumb to not have them, or have them all loaded up with SDB and sans guns. 

    Bottom line: Some can and should adapt to changing threats, but others will only worsen by just blindly jumping on the bandwagon headed towards something they have no chance of being effective in.

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    The WOKE Thread (Merged from WTF?)

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by brabus

    Fair enough. I live in a community like you describe (except I think the academics are not good), so I’m not just following some notion that MSM is pushing (I don’t consume MSM hardly ever anyways). But, my wife and I have several years of significant involvement in “the school world” that transcends state borders, so my viewpoint is formed based on a lot of data and personal experience from around the country. “If it’s not woke, then it’s crap academics” applies to a vast majority of this country, though of course outliers in XYZ small town do exist. Congrats to anyone who lives in those towns, but you’re experience is a tiny drop in a large bucket compared to our  country at large.

    As a broad example, only one state in the entire country breaks the 70% barrier on math and reading/language arts proficiency for HS grads. It’s a rapid freefall from there for the rest of the US. If you don’t live in Maine, your state is objectively failing at primary education. I encourage every parent to dig deep into their kids’ schools performance. If you don’t see +70% proficiency or are given some BS story about how the data’s not there, Covid excuse, etc…you have your answer. Also, be directly and annoyingly involved in your kids ed - if you’re cool with “fine” being the answer you get when asking how was school, then you have way lower SA than you think you have. Dig into their homework, what exactly they’re taught in class, etc. Many of you would probably be surprised at a min about the low standards and quality/challenge level of work your kid is doing.

    I have been told more times than I can remember, “well our schools are great,” or “we don’t have that here in our schools/town,” only to hear “fuck, you were right, what can we do now?” months or year+ later. All those data points help support my skepticism anytime someone makes the aforementioned claims. It’s not personal, or an attack, it’s just standing on a lot of data and evidence that truly “great public schools” are an extreme minority in 2023, and the odds are the “royal you” aren’t in those districts.

    Social Unrest

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    BLM, Palestine/anti-Jew, etc. protestors - they are all people without a shred of individual thought and amount to nothing more than useful idiots for anti-American causes. I’ll hold my breath waiting for any of these jackasses going to jail.

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    college

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by brabus

    @wikz What I meant is do the easiest degree (for you personally) to get the highest GPA. That usually means having some interest in the topic, so I suppose that could be psych in your case. But definitely do not make it harder by doing BS over BA. If you think you’ll do better at business for example, then do that. 
     

    Airlines are hiring without degrees now. That could change by the time you get to that hypothetical point, so having the box checked isn’t a bad thing. 

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    college

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Go with the easiest degree for highest GPA. Nobody in the guard will give a fuck about BA vs. BS…they’ll glance at your GPA and that’s about it. As far as backup civ life, ref boomer’s comment above. Doesn’t make sense to do psych if you have no desire to do psych in the civ world. Also, if you do change your mind and go that way, be prepared to need a masters, and then be in massive debt with decades ahead of you to break even. College is a losing proposition these days for many people, so go to check the box so you can commission, but that’s about the only reason to go (if your main goal is mil officer/pilot).

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    GA Aircraft Flown

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I know lots of people who sell airplanes to their LLCs. Also know people who purchase planes with one LLC and lease them to their other LLC. Sorry I don’t have personal, direct knowledge to share, but it’s obviously doable and legal based on the amount of people I see do it with no problems (and I’ve asked about tax implications).

    Depression Questions

    in Aviation Medicine

    Posted

    To continue Pawnman’s example…

    ”OK, but have you ever been depressed”

    ”I’ve had down days with disappointments like everyone else.”

    ”Yes I understand, but yes or no, have you been depressed?”

    ”No, I have not”

    The medical world defines it as a mood disorder, so if you say you’ve had it, you’re saying you’ve had a disorder. Do you think you’ve ever had a disorder, or just a few bad days/weeks? Normal people know there’s a difference, docs don’t for the most part. You have to understand your definition of “depression” is not the same as the psych’s definition of “depression.” You think “depression” innocuously means, “yeah I was down about a break up for a few weeks and moved on.” The psych sees it as, “I almost ended my life and was mentally unstable for a period of time.”

    This sounds like a ton of bullshit. Sorry you’re dealing with it. Get ready for them to ask about what kind of childhood you had, how do you feel about animals, etc.

     

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