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That’s unfortunate. Can’t say I really know anybody like that nowadays; plenty of people who don’t morally agree with it and that’s totally cool, but they’re not actively/publicly supporting or pursuing anything limiting the rights of gay people (and I’m referring to lots of conservative people). The concept of we don’t have to believe the same, but can still be friends/mutually respectful is a wide miss for so many people in America these days; it’s very frustrating.

@nsplayr What’s interesting is every gay friend I have absolutely cringe at the “pride movement/celebration” in its current form. It disgusts them. They, as a group, sought out years ago to have the same rights as others, namely marriage (and the legal, tax, etc. implications that went along with it). It wasn’t about “water boarding” society in gay pride. In fact, their views today are very in line with many espoused above…you do you, let me do me, and we can coexist without giving a shit about each other’s private lives. Sounds good to me, but attempt to shove your personal lifestyle choice down mine or my kid’s throat? Yeah go fuck yourself (that’s a general GFY, not directed at you personally). With the shit that’s in schools these days, maybe all the hetero people should start replacing those window sticker families with silhouettes of dudes banging chicks, you know, to show their hetero pride. Don’t like it and fully support it, than you’re a POS bigot! In reality I would not support that one iota more than I support this current pride bullshit. Your sexuality should not define you, nor should it be plastered all over in public, whether you bang chicks, dudes, or trees.

Good God those are some massive rose-colored glasses you have on. Maybe take a time out and open the aperture a little beyond how full flights currently are. I'd start with the energy sector, the stock market, highest inflation in 40 years, a ludicrous housing/rental market, etc. None of those paint a "good economy," and certainly not a good one in the near future as a likely large recession is looming. Hope you're not out buying all your toys on credit right now.

Now it all make sense - drove across the country a while ago, multiple days of it being windy as shit and tons of turbines not turning. The failure of current “green energy” on full display. Concur with others though, I fully support energy advancement, but let’s do it on a realistic timeline and not rush it, which in turn ends in failure with the bonus of destroying our economy and crushing the middle and lower class.

Negatory does bring up valid CFs, and perhaps his annoyance stems from people ignoring those CFs in conversation (intentionally or not). But the RC absolutely is Biden and his policies. He has fucked up royally, but it’s disingenuous to say nothing else has contributed to our economic problems and helping increase the effects of Biden’s fuck ups.

Assess day 1 if your flight is full of “let’s be the #1 flight!” types - if so, crush that immediately. If not, you can skip step 1 and go directly to step 2-4 of have fun after class/on the weekends, get to know some other AFSC perspectives, and get done exactly what SOS asks of you and no more. PME is useless, but you can actually learn something from your peers (I guess bringing you together is the one positive PME may produce) and still have a good time.

Booze and dollar bills with tits, so offensive...

Anything’s possible. Probability of success will be highest with same airframe, decent with similar airframe (e.g. airlift/refueling), low for fighter/bomber. I’d imagine RW is also low.

I think you’ll be fine. Any mil IP who truly gives you “zero respect” is an asshole and probably an ineffective instructor. You’ll probably run into one or two like that, but I don’t think it’ll be a large number. Don’t mistake this for meaning you won’t have to prove yourself via positive attitude, work ethic, and demonstrated credibility/willingness to constantly learn and improve.

After reading they’ll go through UPT/PIT, I think this is not a bad idea. But to your quoted point, I think brief/debrief is a severely lacking skill with CFIs who don’t have a mil background. I work on the side around many CFIs, so I witness brief/debrief all the time. They generally suck massively at it. I didn’t go through civ CFI training, but there must be a gaping hole in how to provide an instructional brief/debrief. That all said, I assume PIT would fix that issue.

Are they going to send these guys through full UPT, followed by full PIT? If so, they’re no different than FAIPs, so maybe this is OK. But my cynicism says the AF won’t do that and they’ll get some corner-cutting training and be a “half-FAIP,” making this one of the dumbest ideas I’ve seen.

When someone lands at Kunsan at 8am and just popped a go pill 30 min prior, what do you expect them to do, not drink soju and beer!? That’s crazy talk.

I think it’s 4 yr TIG, so you should be good. Several of us in my unit were in that timeline (at least within a few months of it).

Nah, they would have missed a mile short due to fin failures

One thing to consider if you’re expecting to be full time over the typical O4-O5 period, you will lose out on $25-30k over the 3 yr period from “on time” promotion to ROPMA promotion. So a full time guy should ask himself, “am I willing to pay $30k to not do ACSC?” If you’re part time it’s less of a factor. Also consider if ROPMA will put you at > 17 yrs, because if so, you’ll now have to do more than 20 to retire as an O5.

BQZip’s mom made the news! https://www.theonion.com/grandmother-claims-she-was-quite-the-cum-dumpster-back-1848364175

You’ve got to be on month 5 of a deployment. No judgement here!

They asked me what drove me to pursue a masters, I said because I had to for promotion. They then asked if I still would have done it had that not been a promotion requirement and I said “not a chance.” Their faces were priceless. But I think they appreciated the honesty and not some BS line about “bettering” myself.

Regarding checkride failure question on DAL’s app… Pretty straight forward - busted daily UPT rides, IPUG rides, etc. don’t count, but a UPT phase checkride does. Form 8s and FAA checkrides do as well.

@Waingro Cutting off the nose to spite the face is all that is. This wasn’t a refusal to go to war and do their jobs. Leaders and problem solvers don’t blindly think in black and white, but that’s exactly what this line of thought is. “Leaders” who are incapable of critical thought and just “read the teleprompter” are a bad thing.

I heard it was last night for kettles. How this likely played out… 8.0 hrs later and 69 kettles deep: “Fuck you DAK, I’m not paying 10000 WON for a 2 min ride!” (it was actually a 30 min ride, they were just passed out). One guy proceeds to swing at cabbie, who punches him right in the gut, causing him to projectile vomit; his buddy sympathetic vomits. Town patrol walks around the corner at this exact moment…and the rest is history. I need one more week in Korea before I retire, what a place!

Not done with it yet, but everyone needs to read/listen to Woke Inc. Very eye opening for anyone, regardless of your political leaning. The only people who should get cranky about this book are those who love big business and the govt buttfucking the American people and our way of life. If that’s not you, then give this book a chance and see it through - you’ll be glad you did.

Warning to the bros: You can find “alarming” info on the inter webs that does not make it OK to start contributing your knowledge on said subject outside the appropriate channels. You will get butt fucked accordingly if you fuck this up. Shouldn’t have to be said, but…

It’s extremely simple and has existed for a long time until relatively recent generations. Critical thought. It is very easy to read a headline, say “hmm, that’s an interesting topic, statement, etc.” and then proceed to put actual effort into unemotionally looking at multiple sources to derive the most accurate, well-informed assessment of said topic/statement. It’s what most of us learned growing up through primary and secondary education, but kids over the past 10 years or so have been systematically denied being taught that skill in public education. They have been taught what to think, not how to think. As for the older generations who lap up the bullshit, well they have unfortunately forgotten the lessons they were taught back in the day, and I don’t have an explanation for that. Bottom line, the solution is one that has already existed - bring back championing critical thought, teach and emphasize it to your kids and in the school system. Call people out for parroting a headline or other WOMs, call them to the carpet and ask them to provide evidence for their claims. But the fringes don’t want that, they want control of your thoughts and emotions to gain/maintain power. So what will win, a resurgence of critical thought in this country or the “thought leaders?” We all have the choice.

Sure, I’d take a few operational E-7s right meow, but not if the procurement/sustainment sucks the dollars away from better shit that’s on a similar timeline as the actual E-7 (vs. the hypothetical 6 month timeline).