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49 minutes ago, pawnman said:
Ordinary citizens aren't mandated to get the vaccine.
Right.. unless they wanted to work a normal job, or travel to a big city, or visit their kids in school, or see their dying father in hospice, or take a cruise, or visit the doctor, or apply to college, etc.
Democrats mandated this ineffective vaccine and colluded with big tech to censor scientific questions. I took it when ordered to and don’t like it but am not complaining; just like anthrax and all the other shit, it’s the cost of my chosen profession. Copy.
I am complaining about my wife being forced to take it or be fired from her teaching job, and I am complaining that the hospital wouldn’t let my unvaxed son visit his grandad one last time before I pulled life support. Utter disgrace what was forced on this country, and disingenuous for anyone to pretend it wasn’t a democrat mandate.
ETA: it’s gotten better now, especially in FL. But things went full retard for 2 years and democrats should be held accountable.
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Worthwhile analysis of the bridge strike; I did not realize it was detonated via suicide truck bomb: Link
This and NS2 sabotage are potentially pivotal incidents shaping the next few months. And nobody is taking credit and it’s not obvious who did it. Very strange.
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53 minutes ago, pawnman said:
According to DoD policy, yes.
Do you guys even read the policies before you bitch about them?
56 minutes ago, uhhello said:Not sustainable. What is considered vaccinated now? I got the first two shots when they came out but nothing since? Am I vaccinated?
Having the original shots (or single J&J) is considered fully vaccinated. Boosters remain under EUA and are not required per DOD policy. However it gets weird when it comes to deployments, because some countries have boosters or a shot within the past 180 days as entry requirements, which turns into unenforceable job requirements. I have a lot of visibility on this in my current role; suffice to say we are turning ourselves in knots for something that is useless.
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2 hours ago, pawnman said:
Current recruiting guidance is no vaccine, no enlistment/ commission. AFROTC won't even consider unvaccinated cadets for a commissioning slot. They can participate the first two years, then be on their way.
I will be very interested to see if this policy is sustainable the next few years. Almost none of the kids starting fall 2023 freshman year of college with my son are vaccinated. As colleges are rapidly dropping their mandates, the incentive for a fit 18-year-old in peak shape to take something which provides zero protection and potentially damages his heart forever just isn’t there. This policy reduces the pool of available candidates, which ultimately is detrimental to national security
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6 hours ago, FLEA said:
It's funny to watch SJWs twist themselves in knots when they meet BIPOC conservatives.
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33 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
We know who attacked the Nord Stream Pipe Line, We know how they attacked the Nord Stream Pipeline and we know why they attacked the Nord Stream pipline
Who is “we?” I don’t know any of those things.
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17 minutes ago, pawnman said:
So we continue to study the problem.
I feel like I've been hearing the "study" line for my entire career.
100% agree. Now that I’m at the end of my career, I finally see this for what it is: tactics of a failing bureaucracy. Stall, delay decision until survey results, lose survey results, further study the problem, convene a committee and of course it takes time to select committee members, etc. In fact, proficiency at these tactics is a chief indicator of which senior officer is ready for another star; battlefield results are irrelevant and accountability for failure in combat is zero.
If I could identify one single characteristic which is the thread tying together multiple failings of our military, small senseless policies to massive strategic failure, it would be this: combat success does not equal career success and career success can be had without combat success. If we promoted people who valued combat success above all else, everything would resolve logically including the aviation bonus.
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5 minutes ago, Prozac said:
Free speech is great. You can say whatever you like. It’s a two way street though so don’t get all butthurt when someone calls you out on your bullshit.
You could use a relaxing cocktail.🥃
Personally I don’t think we did it. But it’s noteworthy that many NATO officers think we did.
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6 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
Wow, those police have the patience of Job, my hat is off to them for their composure.
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6 hours ago, Prozac said:
Then maybe consider not re-posting the adversary’s propaganda. You don’t like the current politicians running the country. Fine. You don’t like them so much you’re willing to amplify Russian propaganda (Don’t fool yourself. That’s EXACTLY what you’re doing.)? Not fine. You’re falling into the Russian trap. You know, the one where they amplify our political and cultural differences & try to convince us that the real enemy is the hipster in the pussy hat or the neighbor with the gun collection and not the belligerent dictator seizing land & committing atrocities overseas? Putin’s an ocean away after all. What threat could he possibly be to us when we have so many existential threats right in our own neighborhoods?
Standing by for downvotes from the usual suspects…
I don’t understand your point, perhaps you could elaborate on what subjects are and are not off-limits to discuss?
Critical thinking and questioning the official narrative and listening to enemy propaganda would have helped our nation slow down the rush to war in Iraq circa 2003, and potentially have prevented that entire useless catastrophe. Of note, the “enemy propaganda” that they had no WMD turned out to be true. And our CIA expert analysis was false.
Putin is a dictator, war criminal, and prolific propagandist. But when something strange happens in the world, there’s nothing wrong with asking a few questions. I guess I am a free-speech extremist.
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Very strange story. All of the German & French military officers I still correspond with think the US did this. Seems extremely unlikely to me, but it also seems dumb for Russia to do this as it degrades their leverage over Western Europe. I have no idea what’s happening.
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8 hours ago, LumberjackAxe said:
The thing we should be arguing about is what should happen to repair the damage done not just by the virus but by the bungled response? Reparations? Reinstatement of servicemembers? More government spending? I really don't know.
I sympathize with your plight, and applaud your honest self-analysis. To answer your questions:
step one: cancel existing mandates
step two: accountability from those in power who lied to us
step three: determine origin and respond with wrath
Reconciliation is impossible without accountability, and it starts with Fauci.
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1 hour ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:
I don’t know, some of y’all’s ability to get triggered by a random CBT slide is impressive. I can personally attest to a career’s-worth of completing CBTs and having no idea what was in them, but maybe I’m the weird one. Still I’d wager that 99% of cadets would’ve already forgotten about it too other than now their great uncle who fought in ‘Nam is emailing them demanding to know why the hell they’ve gone woke.
I get that Tucker keeps bringing this stuff up to get us all in a froth but oof, it’s gotta just be exhausting repeatedly taking that bait.If the CBT is forgettable, let’s not do it. If it’s genuine, our elected leaders have a duty to debate the content before new ideology is mandated upon the force. Either way, how am I “taking the bait?” Your commentary is logically incoherent.
And nice dig at a past generation of war fighters who answered the nations call. Nothing makes your point more convincing than disparaging those who went before us🙄
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8 hours ago, FLEA said:
Having just separated and attended like 30 networking events ill say this..... if it bothers you.... don't get out. Because its like 100X worse in the civilian world. Seriously just sat in a meeting with CHRO's from dozens of large companies and DE&I is the new hot sauce.
That said, in your benefit, veterans and their families (specifically children and spouses) are now coming under the umbrella of DE&I as an oppressed class.
In the civilian world I am free to not participate in deluded sexual fantasies of the insane. And men pretending to be women are insane. Women who cut off their tits and main line testosterone to live out severe mental health problems should be pitied not celebrated.
The military is fundamentally different in that I took an oath to follow orders and we are not free to walk away. Ordering the military to follow radical social philosophies wrecks unit cohesion and degrades lethality. The DEI argument that inclusion increases unity because everyone feels valued might be true if they focused on tolerance. However, they are totalitarian not tolerant. By forcing the language of their own worldview they deny equal dignity to my own which is antithetical to unit cohesion.
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4 hours ago, HeloDude said:
Progressives: “You mean you don’t trust the FBI?”
“Main Steele Dossier Source Was on FBI Payroll as Confidential Informant, Durham Reveals“
Subversion of democracy. Truly shocking and disgusting collusion between our government and political progressives. We need to vote for people who can clean house!
Would love to see the FBI confidential informant receipts from January 6th…
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7 minutes ago, HuggyU2 said:
My comment was not designed to be insensitive. It was food for thought for those weighing their kids' resiliency in a move versus dealing with a career of airline commuting and the inevitable toll it will take on your time away from those kids
100% valid!
PM sent.
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6 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:
Commuting:
As someone who went to 4 high schools in 4 years, I don't have much understanding…
If little Billy drives the fight, then so be it. Enjoy your commute for the next 30 years.
Huggy, I now care for my elderly widowed mother who would struggle with relocation.
I have 20 years of flying left, definitely don’t want to commute that whole time, but will happily do so if required to achieve larger life objectives. Cheers. -
Very illuminating posts on commuting, thank you!
Archer, I’ve recently met several folks in similar situations you describe. They’ve mostly executed your COA2 successfully and transitioned into larger carriers quickly (6 months). This is a great hiring environment. Good luck!
ETA: in your shoes I’d turn down school & bounce— wars over. Lol, I just turned down SDE myself.
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Pardon my ignorance on airline commuting, but is travel by jump seat the most common way for you guys to get to/from your domicile? It looks like some companies buy their employees a ticket which seems more convenient.
It’s likely I’ll be a commuter for yeas if not forever; ergo it seems factoring ease of commute into my selection criteria would be smart.
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6 hours ago, BashiChuni said:
uh there was a giant conspiracy. look at the emails that were sent internal to the CDC and the memos sent to big tech to censor opposing ideas. that's factual my man.
the fact is the CDC and federal government conspired with twitter specifically (and big tech in general) to censor and ban private citizens and doctors dissenting opinions.
That’s exactly right. Go back and read this thread from 18 months ago, people here were claiming there was a scientific consensus when in fact there was a conspiracy to paint a scientific consensus and drown out opposing voices. And those opposing voices turned out to be correct. Now revisionist history is taking place right in front of our eyes: Democrats are claiming they did not want schools closed, Trump pushed the shot, and it was just a wild time and nobody really knew what the right answer was so they defaulted towards safety. All of that completely false.
As I look at the many failures compounding within our society, from skyrocketing urban crime to a foolish Covid response, to a humiliating defeat in Afghanistan, runaway inflation, etc. there is a single thread which connects them all: lack of accountability. People in senior leadership positions made deliberate decisions with disastrous results, and they are never held accountable. All of our problems will continue to worsen until people are fired & thrown in jail when they deserve it. And given the severe damage to children he perpetrated, I would like to start with Fauci.
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6 hours ago, Sim said:
Anybody with half a brain knew that would be the case. Of course a decision this momentous has to come from the president. But the current president looked right in the camera and lied about it, and some people here on this board are actually OK with that.
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11 hours ago, nsplayr said:
I'm confused by this, can you explain what you mean? What does someone look like who got hired out of merit? I kinda thought the idea was that merit was unrelated to what you looked like…
In this case, somebody hired off of merit would not look like they were reading statements from a book. They would look like somebody professional enough to think on their feet and talk extemporaneously with honesty about the questions that are asked, not somebody who spends 80% of every briefing reading pre-written notes that may or may not answer the actual question. Count the number of “umms” and “ahhhs” and tell me the average undergrad communications major couldn’t do better. Psaki was a liar but at least she looked competent at speaking in public.
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50 minutes ago, nsplayr said:
So if you wanted an officer corps that was broadly representative of the US population, a worthy goal IMHO….
Let’s just make sure we have an equivalent officer core of fatties and handicapped, we wouldn’t want to be fat phobic or ablest. Let’s ensure we retain those with severe psychological problems as well because #Fairness
or we could focus on attracting people who value victory and know how to fight.
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
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Except the government leaned on those companies to act that way. Just like the government curtailed free-speech by leaning on social media companies to stay for debate or questions about vaccine efficacy.