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To clarify, that includes as young as 5. Apparently 5 yr olds are mature enough to decide hormone altering drugs are OK to take without their parents knowing…because teacher knows better and said you should…yeah, nothing totally fucked up here going on.

To be fair he said qualified and a good person, he didn’t say she was hands down the best of the entire field but he’d still pass. However, your statement does aptly describe an alarming amount of voters in this country (on both sides). It’s very disheartening to say the least.

The Army well surpasses the AF in queep and bullshit reindeer games. Wouldn’t have believed it until I spent enough time with them. The AF is a shit show, it it’s less of a shit show compared to the Army. So we’re not the worst, yay?

They were manipulated, simple as that.

There’s plenty of corruption at the bottom in many places. Nobody should assume their local level isn’t as scummy as the top, do your due diligence. I also think state and federal is heavily skewed towards corrupt shitbags, the good ones with altruistic desires are an extreme minority.

That’s valid.

For a job that requires relatively high SA, it amazes me how little general SA some of these guys have outside the cockpit (that’s right, I said it, #fuckyourflightdeck).

Yep, even my gay friends don’t like drag, and are very against it being in front of children. The pride movement is fucked up…maybe it had altruistic beginnings simply trying to gain same legal rights for same-sex married couples, but it has morphed into an evil, devoid-of-values sideshow. We don’t allow strippers on Main Street, nor should we allow this bullshit on Main Street. Do what you want in a windowless building with controlled/age-limited access, e.g. every strip club. I also don’t understand the “need” to cover yourself in pride paraphernalia…I don’t care who you love or bang, why do you need to shove it in everyone’s face? Maybe we should start a blue/pink themed movement that celebrates dudes banging chicks. I’m sure DAL will love to let me wear a blue/pink striped lanyard that represents my love for women and fucking them, especially during heterosexual pride month.

A month from death (after 3 years of fighting cancer) my dad looked better than that, no shit. I wonder what the hell they put in him to get him through public appearances (check out his ludicrously dilated pupils during many speaking engagements).

That doesn’t directly reflect on your ability to be a good pilot, just the unique pressures and requirements of flying fighters isn’t your thing, and that’s OK. I’ve recommended to leadership twice in my career an individual needs to stop flying fighters, and they were removed without FEB (post-MQT mind you). They’re doing fine, including one flying for a major. I’ve flown with a lot of pilots (either outside the AF or as an observer in their mil aircraft) who are great pilots, and also with fighter pilots who would die in a GA airplane if I wasn’t with them. The aircraft type you fly doesn’t immediately define the quality of pilot you are (good or bad).

Gave the G43 to the wife for full time carry and picked up a G48 for $445 blue label and $200 for a JG trigger. $645 for a pistol with a glass rod break trigger and shooting tight cloverleafs with range ammo is unbeatable. Very happy with the new “summer carry” pistol.

If he wasn’t the politician he is, he’d be in a home, probably nearing hospice. Its insane people have propped that guy up to be the President. Its absolutely humiliating, for him and the country at large.

Apples and oranges. They don’t lack precision flying ability, they lack SA without all the data fed to them on a display (or make poor decisions as it pertains to safety of flight/general airmanship). VMFA and I are on the same page now - they need to be challenged so they learn how to maintain SA when toys go down and make good decisions without a FL/IP telling them what to do. This problem is a direct correlation to cutting air-under-ass time throughout the pipeline and letting them skate by with unchallenging/benign flying.

Gotcha. Well at least in my experience in the CAF, the guys are challenged well. And if that’s not happening at some squadrons, then the patch, DO, and CC need to fix that immediately.

Valid point on Iran/Taliban/Ukraine, but your slight about the “boogeyman” is ridiculous. The woke dipshits (or far left progressives, whatever you want to call them) are very real at all level of society. For you to dismiss that is either ludicrously dishonest or you’re a complete dumbass with zero SA (either for legit lack of awareness or you’ve allowed yourself to be completely gaslighted with zero free thinking/critical thought executed). Dismissing that makes you just as much part of the problem as them.

I understand your general point, and I’ve been seeing a lack of airmanship for years. But what exactly do you mean by “push students…to make them sweat?” Flying form is a non-issue for the tons of F-35 FNGs I’ve flown with, no need for them to do more “close work.” If your answer to “the link goes out” is visual form when doing anything more than CAS, you have a gap in knowledge/understanding of some things. I grew up in the “last world” of no link/helmet, green screens, pie-in-the-sky/geo ref to stay in the airspace (in the CAF mind you), stay visual at all costs even to detriment of mission accomplishment, and even did 10 timers with live CBU. I get it, but none of that is where we are today - all the old-minded guys (age agnostic) need to move on or get out. I think the new guys are “sweated” a ton more than we were at their age, just in different ways. I do however maintain general airmanship/SA when the toys go away is worse nowadays.

A buddy just had an $18K month on first year pay, not counting 401K contributions and future profit sharing. That is not your average month, but it can happen. I know lots of guys grossing $200K first year, but they live in base and have quickly learned a lot scheduling tricks. If you’re a QOL above $ guy, you’ll probably be around the pay x $1k WAG (excluding 401K, PS, etc.)

Best chance of success is probably rush Pease (you’re already on that plane). But, if you want to give it a shot at fighters, IN may be a good option. However keep in mind while everyone there needs a TX, you still need some sort of 38 course, IFF, and FTU…which is a much heavier lift than a TX course. They could love you, but aren’t able to get those courses all lined up in the timeline you need/desire. Go into this eyes wide open and expectations managed.

It’s not the plane, it’s us…but I DGAF, I shouldn’t see you from takeoff until RJ to tactical on RTB!

100% timing and effective networking/rushing. I’ve seen a great dude nail it on the rushing part, but the timing was bad for training slots. keep in mind a heavy guy needs 3 consecutive miracles of T-38 course of some flavor, IFF, and FTU - that is a tall order.

First I-check post FTU, I shit you not for the “formation” requirement the FE put me in close and did 90* wing work, unbriefed and not executed in several years. It was fine, but how retarded. First and last time I’ve ever seen or heard of that happening in the fighter community. Maybe there’s some confidence-building utility in it during UPT, but seems like we did WAY too much of it.

On a healthcare note, took Tricare a month to approve me to see a PT…after going to the ER and being unable to do much physical activity (including flying) this whole time. Govt healthcare is so great, why doesn’t everyone want it?! Also, SS is theft…there needs to be a completely new “social safety net” developed.

Hey everyone in AFSOC, Delta desires to hire 200/mo “for the foreseeable future” (AA and UAL probably have the same goal). GTFO if you can.

No Tumi bag? GTFO, hard pass.

But he always took his CAC out before waking away, which nullified needing to act on any of those other indicators.