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Interestingly, a buddy of mine ended up getting selected for the program to get a Master's right out of ROTC. He regrets doing the program because all it did was put him 2 years behind his peers. I guess if he wanted to go to TPS it would help immensely but, otherwise someone would really have to dig into his records to see he got selected for that program in the first place, unlike Phoenix. It didn't help him at all professionally. So, even when the Air Force claims to value advanced degrees...they really don't.

Yes, but now that the order you pin on is based on your rack and stack at the board (not saying that's a bad thing BTW), getting ranked last costs you in missed pay and BAH at the higher rank. So, assuming how you price out your time, getting a minimum effort degree that costs no more than the TA reimbursement will eventually pay out several hundred dollars higher a month for the extra 6-9 months you wear the rank. O-3 -> O-4 and O-4 -> O-5 are roughly a $500 month difference and BAH is (rough average) about $200. So if that moves you to the middle of the pack it's $4200 extra by getting promoted 6 months earlier.

True, as I get a little closer to my separation date I will just let them know directly next time they come up to the cockpit and ask me how it's going. Granted only one of those people rate my jet.🤣

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/president-regulate-travel-china-after-he-called-trump-xenophobic Pot, meet kettle.

That's PhD level stuff right there.

I really wish there was an "exit feedback form" we could fill out to let our "leadership" know some of the reasons why we are leaving. It would be cheaper and more accurate than all the RAND studies, IMO. Not that anyone would care...but at the very least it would be cathartic and it could be something our civilian elected officials could use to hold the senior military officers accountable for mismanaging their personnel so badly.

Just looking up who Lt Gen Caroline Miller is...and she has 4 Master's degrees. So, no surprise, she probably REALLY values worthless degrees. Also, skipped being a 2-star and went right from 1 to 3 stars. So that's pretty neat. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1955079/caroline-m-miller/

Pretty sure we are all back to not caring about this sport for another 4 years.

Latest update: It was a USAF pilot on loan to DCMA conducting an acceptance flight for the USMC from Lockheed Martin. https://www.coffeeordie.com/air-force-major-crash?fbclid=IwAR3dWKfxZ12U4DWAPwarA0WcAr0SjF-XgEeWf6JRYqFaDxsP27wfWe_YSiI

Hell yea! Tilt rotor Raptor's would be tits. 🤣

Accurate.

And then begging for rec's from all the airline guys...

I could at least believe, or stomach, that it's a 10 year ADSC because of the "cost" of training us...or so I was told. Has the cost gone up? I'd argue it's gone down with all the cuts in flying training. Allegedly, the ADSC used to be part of a financial investment calculus...if they increase it any it's just a retention tool, IMO. Also, all those other contracts you mentioned (except school loans), you can bail on in some way or another (and Biden gave the school loan people $10k anyway). Imagine if marriage really was until death...how many Kings created new branches of Christianity just because they changed their mind?

Budweiser making the best out of a shitty situation: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/world-cup-2022-budweiser-finds-alternative-idea-beer-surplus-alcohol-ban

I could also see the AF pitching 20 year pilot ADSC's. Which should be considered a predatory loan or some sort of indentured servitude, though. There needs to be some sort of mechanism to protect enthusiastic, misguided, brainwashed 21 year-old's from an exploitative and unfair contract. I could totally see enthusiastic, ROTC cadet, past me signing that. And, in that scenario, current me would 100% hate and loath my former ROTC Cadre for basically being willing to knowingly sell me into an unfair, biased, and unconscionable contract. Let's hope that COA (and stop loss) are never seriously considered by the geniuses at the ARTF & AFPC.

Getting this warning:

Even Peidmont is crushing the AF's bonus offer. Food for thought.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/11/12/plane-crash-reported-during-air-show-at-dallas-executive-airport/ Doesn't look good, but holding out hope some people got out. Edit: P-63 Kingcobra looked to have hit the B-17 in the aft fuselage.

Anecdotally: Just met up with my buddy who had a heart attack right after getting the shot. He got 30% disability...which he is fighting. Happy ending: Escaped his ADSC by a couple years and is almost done with probation with a major.

Same thing happened to Joe Rogan. The second he questioned some of the left's crazy policies he was quickly labeled alt right.

Fairly accurate, but the AAL NC should be portrayed as somehow locking themselves in the van and are busy licking the window (and flying premium) instead of actually being included in these adult negotiations.

Based on that quote, I really thought there were going to be racism accusations that rocked the organized professional world of cornholing. Not sure if I'm disappointed or relieved...

Same. Well, at least, I've never seen a fighter even crush the ice shield on the -135. I can't fathom how an F-15 could cause that. My best guess would be the boom operator applied full up elevation and violently flew it up into the ass of the jet. Can't wait to read the AIB/SIB from this.