Everything posted by Swizzle
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Tactical Tanker
You’re right…they have a price…and borrowing at these bond interest rates will kill us too!
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The Next President is...
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The Next President is...
Do nuclear detonations count as instantaneous climate change? Or is that too much political spin?
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The Next President is...
…meanwhile another interpretation: it reads like the whole world will be skipping, happily together in-hand if they follow American values and present international order (whilst somehow following and fighting for their own country’s) and we will all be Free, Open, Prosperous, and Secure…unless there is bad people spoiling the festivities, then together we’ll do…something, like share information with those who share our values.
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Lighten Up Francis!
She had a good run, I suspect Father Time.
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CV-22 Osprey info
Any islands nearby?
- Investment showdown -- beyond the Roth, SDP, & TSP
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Investment showdown -- beyond the Roth, SDP, & TSP
I saw different this morning, unless Im missing something. The jobless rate went down, even though we were below expected qty of new jobs, which also doesn't bode well for interest rate hikes, the FED needs a recession and wealth destruction to stop this inflation. That mean sparking massive joblessness (thr pain the FED says). It might come at a horrible moment and convergence of many other unfortunate global factors. No doubt we are in an economic war and worsening in its intensity globally. My question is will it trigger QoL entitlement demands and war in other arenas? Aka everyone fighting to “get theirs”. If yes, then all hell will break loose, liquid assets are king (maybe not fiat cash), and opportunities will be abound but at the expense of others since the money supply isn’t changing much. What side of the equation you’ll/we’ll land on is the real question https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/10/07/jobs-report-september-2022.html
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
‘Yes men’ at work…nothing to see here, move along (accessions/attrition that is)… a deep level of mistrust exists, one for some that has been brewed for at least 2 decades…that will not buff out for a few generations, that is the accessions’ headwind senior leaders are facing. A headwind of their own manufacturing by decisions past, many from ‘yes people’
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German Chicks in Dirndls and Beer (NSFW)
The valleys and tunnel before the Alps, Swiss/German/Italian/Austrian/etc., are great. What beautiful landscape, it's fun to hike those peaks!
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
Remember this program is only $15k/yr increase over AVB (50k vs 35k)…they're not additive programs…
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
Red teaming this: So they’ll run out of $, maybe, thus BoP will go only to those hard to fill locations (i.e. Del. Can.-Kun. Etc.)…
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KC-46A Info
Ask the Tanker PEO and PM...the lifecycle pressure is still there guaranteed https://www.wpafb.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2135438/tanker-peo-highlights-guiding-principles-and-tips-for-success/
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German Chicks in Dirndls and Beer (NSFW)
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Expeditionary basing, logistics and seaplanes (yeah it's a seaplane thread)
But digital modeling...
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Tactical Tanker
Ultimately one successful landing of a fatbodied tanker on dirt by a UPT 2.5 co-pilot (or robot substitute per AMC dreams)
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RQ-4 Global Hawk
A SFS/CC might recommend saying, 'I lack understanding of a great many things!'
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C-130 Seat Cushion
https://www.oregonaero.com/accessories/softseat-portable-cushions
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
As in age? Or…should expect two sets of @CaptainMorgandemands!? 🤔 not sure where this is going
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
When the authorities are collecting genetic markers/specimens from him - nope. Must have something with which to compare said official specimen obtained from the minor.
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The Next President is...
Aka economic depression, -10% GDP...already 10% there and jobless rate hasn't even taken a significant hit yet, there is a reason billionaires are buying farmland
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The new airline thread
'Insert appropriate meme here'
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Today in hypocrisy...
There is a reason the 1st Amendment basically encourages discourse in all non-violent forms...its this - keep the discussion open and going, also your natural inclination; its a means to address grievances (literally written). The moment someone censors the political discourse unjustly, unnecessarily the whole should/can-reasonably-address-grievances-thing falls apart. Thus, politics via other means as a last resort. We are on this cusp of too much censorship. And in some ways, already past the edge. To me, this is what makes the unsealing of documents so interesting, revealing the reasoning and justification behind action and/or inaction when action is warranted.
- Lighten Up Francis!