brabus
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Not saying it’s not a fast moving ballgame; in 12 days 30+ can get it, and in 15 days 16+ can get it. That doesn’t change the fact this is blatant racism. Is it acceptable and not racist if I use the N word in public, as long as I clarify I’m only doing it for the next two weeks?
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We didn’t hire a single home unit person this board (we hired three last time). Not every unit puts a lot of weight into an applicant being a current member. Kicking ass at the interview is what matters most.
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On 4/2/2021 at 7:36 PM, kaputt said:
a white person and a person of color that have not met previous eligibility criteria and have the exact same risk level, with the only difference being the pigment of their skin;
It’s even worse than that. A 16 yr old healthy, black person who has almost no risk of dying from COVID gets a shot while a 39 yr old white person who has a high-risk child or parent at home does not. This has nothing to do with risk and everything to do with political pandering. Congrats Gov Scott, now you’re not just an idiot, you’re a racist too.
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On 3/25/2021 at 9:30 AM, arg said:
Did a full rebuild of everything forward of the firewall. Moment of truth, running pretty well...and quit. No restart, fuck! 3 hours later - did I put the fuel pump push rod in? The little things will get you!
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Time to break out the Mike Hunt name tag...new SSN 069-69-6969. Game over China.
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8 hours ago, VMFA187 said:
When were you at Whiting? I was there March-Sep of '09. And yes, for career fields out of TBS (Infantry, Logistics, Artillery, Intel, etc...) there is a quality spread. The top third of each third tend to get their first choice. Kind of confusing but they don't want all the type A dudes going infantry.
Absolutely. No one is getting preferential treatment for being slightly above average. You had to show that the Marine Corps would be losing a really talented guy for the fighter community.
The Marine Corps lost an F-35 last WTI due to loss of SA on the tanker. There have also been numerous canopy strikes. That being said I'm aware that Navy and Marine Corps tanking is significantly different. Proud to admit I was always doing the plugging and not vice versa. 😉
I'm not sure what you guys are seeing but we are having issues with FRS/FTU students trying to fly form by being glued to the glass in ATC spread on a 10nm scale TSD transiting to and from the area vice simply looking over his/her shoulder.
Familiar with the WTI accident - task saturated and misprioritized tasks, not really an inability to fly formation in of itself. I saw similar stuff in some young guys in the Viper before I left. Haven’t seen it in the F-35, but I think we’re just starting to see new guys who aren’t necessarily the top of their UPT class. We expect the overall quality will decline, but for now the young guys are doing pretty well.
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4 hours ago, Bittens said:
Thanks for replying!
Do you or anyone on here know if an A-10 unit specifically would look favorably on my background in CAS as a flyer/ground-pounder in consideration for a spot? I know being a helo guy means I would need full jet training to join the unit.
Your background is more transferable than a C-12 pilot (for example), but I can’t tell you how much that factors into their hiring decision. It certainly is a positive, but can’t say how much it helps you. You’re probably competing against the young guys off the street; do they take an “old” but experienced flyer who needs UPT/IFF/FTU, or do they take a young guy who probably has more years to give the unit/learns stuff faster with no old habits to break. Both choices have their own risk and reward.
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14 minutes ago, Danger41 said:
My $0.02
Get back to one primary trainer and one advanced trainer. The argument over CRM being critical to teach for half a year in the heavy track is crazy IMO. Learning CRM should take about a week in the FTU, even if the guy is trained in a T-38/T-7. It’s not hard to ask someone else to do stuff for you.
I realize I’m being flippant, but CRM is not some highly challenging concept.
And CRM occurs every day in fighters, we’re just doing it over the radio vs. physically sitting next to someone in the same airplane. CRM isn’t a heavy-only thing, and it’s dumb to think a T-1 is necessary to teach it.
Any old guys here who went through UPT back in the 38 only days, can you confirm the following: I have heard there were dudes who washed out in 38s because they couldn’t do “fighter things,” like close formation (including takeoff/landings). They otherwise would have been fine in a non-fighter aircraft. Is there truth to that, or is this just an excuse for guys who didn’t deserve to graduate regardless?
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2 hours ago, VMFA187 said:
There are a lot of hazreps recently in the F-35 community regarding tanker operations likely because of the lack of focus on basic formation flying skills.
The only issues regarding tankers that I’m aware of is the shitty night visuals in the jet, which makes flying on a tanker way worse than with NVGs. There isn’t any systemic lack of basic form skills. But, I agree with your general premise that formation flying skills still has its place, even in modern fighters.
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If you completed pilot training, you’re rated. It will be easier to get hired at a unit with a similar aircraft to what you’re flying in the Navy/USMC (e.g. fighter to fighter). But, it is completely possible to do a course or two to switch from heavy to fighter or helo to fixed wing (fighter or heavy). That said, your chances of getting hired are significantly reduced, but certainly not impossible. It’s unit dependent (what are their current needs) and if AETC has slots for your specific training requirement on the timeline you want/unit wants.
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5 hours ago, DosXX said:
This response is a meme within economics and he would lose more money in doing so than if he kept the price roughly the same for consumers due the highly elastic demand of unnecessary consumer products like toys. Sounds like he needs to study a bit more "basic economics" but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt since he's 9 😉. Good reading for you guys though.
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ref/econ101e.html
Don't expect Psaki to know what she's talking about with regard to economics, but even if she did I doubt she would answer that question with a nuanced discussion on the implications of demand elasticity, money velocity, tax revenue optimization, etc., with respect to the new policy. To think those writing policy within the administration would lack a basic understanding of economics is disingenuous.
Well yeah, it was a basic scenario for a 9 yr old. Doesn’t change the fact it’s an incredibly stupid/naive statement to say raising taxes on businesses, raw materials, etc. won’t affect things like consumer prices, employee benefits, employee hours, or even job availability.
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12 hours ago, arg said:
Just asked my 9 year old what he would do if he sold a toy for $10 and the government decided to start taking an extra $100 a month from him in taxes? He replied, “I’d sell my toy for $15.” This was with no leading questions/information or previous discussion of this article. So yeah, a 9 year old understands basic economics better than the President’s press secretary (or worse, the entire administration...if her statement truly represents the administration’s position).
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Good clarification mcbush.
How bad does the AF want you to stay in...maybe tell your boss you’re happy to stay without an ADSC, but you’ll walk if they won’t take the deal. May work out, may not. Seen it work for several friends, but they’re pilots and and this was pre-COVID
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It’s spot on satire of our acquisitions process. I like the F-35 - still doesn’t mean it wasn’t, and still is, a total acquisitions shit show.
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10 hours ago, Av8 said:
Rumor is, if I pay for my move then I could possibly get my ADSC waived...has anyone tried that successfully?
Do you have any current ADSC before this possible PCS? Because the AF can’t force you to take a PCS ADSC if it would take you past the longest ADSC you currently have. If this is the case, they could still PCS you, but you don’t incur additional ADSC.
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Did you already interview? Not sure what you’re trying to communicate with “69% chance.” If you’ve already interviewed, that answer should come pretty quick...those aren’t decisions a squadron is going to hem and haw over for weeks on end (at least in my experience). For reference, we hired an AD guy who couldn’t get out for a year and change, so the unit may work with you if you have to take the next assignment and try to PC off some time.
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The irony is the Guard has the same bonuses...so if full time is your aim, find that full time guard job and still make the same bonus AD tried to hook you with. The perfect “go fuck yourself!” message to AD as you ride into greener pastures.
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Warhawk problem solved...knew I could count on Spang leadership to fix the glitch.
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The origin of Covid has already been known for quite some time with a 100% certainty...
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There’s 690K people in the AF/working directly for the AF. Yes there’s going to be some of every fill-in-the-blank group that is undesirable, but it’s disingenuous and misleading bullshit to say this stuff is a large enough problem that it requires anything to be done above the wing level. Most cases should be able to be dealt with by SQ/CC or GP/CC level (potentially with interactions with JA, OSI, etc.) The AF is not racist, white supremicist, etc...those things exist in statistically irrelevant amounts, so society/big Gov/DOD should stop acting like they are anything but “one offs” (obviously still address those one offs at the local level).
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The Warhawks should invite her to the next roll call!
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If it’s a business asset, you can depreciate it over the course of 5 years (I think it’s 5). That means you’re lowering your AGI. You can also write off expenses. To start, create an LLC. That LLC now leases the airplane to the club. There’s a lot more to it, but that’s the cliff notes.
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For the typical woke mob of late, nailed it...
https://www.facebook.com/awakenwithjp/videos/125512689496019/
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I know several guys who do this in some form. Yes it’ll offset cost via rental/instruction income and tax breaks (don’t forget to depreciate the plane). Smart to do no solo rental and keep the pool of CFIs who can fly small. The downside will be the plane will take some more abuse by virtue of TW learning and hamfisting aerobatics, it won’t necessarily always be available at the drop of a hat for your personal use. Insurance will also be more, so have to factor that into rental rate. But, overall the guys I know haven’t had massive issues and see more pros than cons.
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