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9 hours ago, CaptainMorgan said:
It’s a little more than sexual harassment when there were probably any number of minors on the plane who could have received the images.Spot on.
public service announcement: don’t accept these either, it might be from a minor.
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30 minutes ago, Boomer6 said:
Turns out the political threads are a waste of time. Liberals and Conservatives disagree on everything..
I think the vast majority of readers on this site agree with you. We have a lot in common here and I wager 99% of us could fly missions together, do well, and like each other afterwards. I like everybody I work with.
Which is why I am interested in these threads: I’m not talking to Internet trolls (we do a good job identifying those types), I’m talking to people with a shared background and reasoning abilities. I’m morbidly curious to understand how somebody like nsplayr, who is a warrior I know, could willingly embrace cognitive dissonance. He’s probably wondering the same about me!Despite disagreeing with each other, we have to find a way to live together. The alternative is shitty governments and corruption and tribalism like all of the places we deploy to. Or civil war. This is a hyper polarized time, and there are real consequences to our nation if half of them simply cannot stand to live with the other half. And I don’t want that, I love our country. So despite frustrating comms, which I frequently tap out of early, I do think there’s value in the discussion. And why censorship is anti-American and those who censor must be rejected.
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45 minutes ago, Pooter said:
You got me! I'm actually a mask mandate-loving cuck, and this cartoonist's subtle, biting political commentary doesn't have a homoerotic trump fixation at all.
Lotta unnecessary dick talk in there, very odd.
2 hours ago, ClearedHot said:POTUS wife who is double vaccinated and double boosted just tested positive AGAIN for COVID in a rebound case.
Clearly there is a correlation between getting multiple shots and contracting COVID. It is plain as day that public health authorities have misled the public: Lockdowns did not work, masking hurt kids, virus was man-made from a Chinese bio-lab, NIH conducted illegal gain-of-function research, the shots do not stop the spread… all trending towards true despite the best effort of big tech and government to censor it. Unbelievable, never something I thought I would see in my lifetime.
Next “conspiracy” that will be proven true is the harmful effects of these disgusting experimental shots that were forced on us all.
I want accountability.
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On 8/18/2022 at 1:38 PM, Danger41 said:
I know financially it makes sense to get to the airlines ASAFP and never look back. I unfortunately suffer from delusions of grandeur and Stockholm Syndrome and don't really want to leave the job that I wanted to get for my entire life. I'm also not totally selfish and know that my family could really benefit from the extra $$ in an airline career. In my current and future job I will absolutely be gone from home more as an airline guy than an AF pilot. YMMV on that one, big time. It's a no brainer to me that (in my own situation) the only extenuating variable is money. Why not pay up?
I have a unique perspective on all this stuff though as my dad was an airline pilot that went through not getting hired for awhile, mergers, furloughs, and 9/11. He punched early after 9/11 to try to get back in the AF as a 59 year old retired O-5 but they didn't want him to fly tankers so he just retired. Even I tried to jump right to the airlines in mid-2020 and that wasn't exactly good timing. All that to say is that I know more about the airlines than the average Joe that never experienced any of that stuff and has just been living the good life the last few years.
Honestly the hardest part for me is thinking back on some missions where my crew and the team writ large was able to make a big difference and bring Americans home from some pretty hairy situations. I know that's stupid and you've got to move on but that type of feeling is nagging me more than I thought it would.
Great post; I understand your sentiments exactly and I wish you the best with your decision. The Air Force and nation are better with people like you in it. I fear our service is unable to intelligently manage our most precious resource: you and others similarly motivated to fly fight win. I salute you for remaining, empathize with your addiction to combat, and genuinely hope the aforementioned pay increases are codified into law.
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11 minutes ago, Prozac said:
Dude, there is a receipt from the FBI for items removed from Mar-a-Lago……. In fact, Trump has tacitly admitted to having classified documents in his possession by making the absurd claim that he had a standing order to declassify them.
Whether the documents were or were not declassified is the point of contention. You say his standing order to declassify what he brings home is absurd, but as the ultimate declassification authority, no it isn’t, that’s the whole point of this. I understand you disagree with that viewpoint, and apparently so does the FBI and justice department. TBD in court I guess. Regardless the precedent of cops raiding your political enemies over something so minor and murky is extremely dangerous.
This will amount to as much of a nothing burger as the Russia gate hoax. But since gambling is more fun than arguing, I’m happy to wager a bottle of booze on my assertions. Be warned, I have a flawless predictive track record on disagreements where booze is gambled.
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2 hours ago, nsplayr said:
Trump has TS/SCI at his house in Florida 18 months into being a private citizen!
Do you know this as a fact or are you regurgitating accusations? You bought into the Russia collusion hoax hook line and sinker; recommend learn from that embarrassment.
TDS is real.
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35 minutes ago, busdriver said:
It isn't a moral matter of China, or Africa, or India. They don't have a choice. Industrial development and modernization requires the use of fossil fuels. At least right now.
Saying the developing world needs to cut CO2 emissions is functionally no different than saying you want them to not modernize (and lose out on all of the quality of life improvements).
Obviously false. Just because we experienced the industrial revolution doesn’t mean they must progress sequentially through our same phases of development.
I went through college with a dude who developed telecommunications for Mongolia. He skipped landlines and went straight to cell; he got the whole country connected and never phased through our stages. Because technology. They skipped steam engines too. They also don’t need radial prop motors, turns out jet engines work fine. Illogical.
If EVs and solar and wind are ready for prime time here in the US where our electrical needs are massive, then they should easily cover the far smaller electrical needs of Lagos or Gao. In fact it would be easier to incorporate green technology into a location lacking pre-existing wiring and with lower energy needs compared to Texas.
You provided the standard environmentalist talking point but it doesn’t withstand common sense.
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5 hours ago, Sua Sponte said:
Until China stops using coal (read: never) and producing the most amount of green house gases, you’re right, climate change is here to stay.
You’re right, and don’t forget India and all of Africa.
I find climate change activists disingenuous not just for their personal hypocrisy (which is substantial) but also their laser focus on policies which impact the US middle class while leaving international mega-polluters unscathed.
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3 hours ago, dream big said:
Then why are installation commanders still enforcing mask mandates across the military?
Because they are on the tail end of the policy whip…. And have no brains themselves. Do you think those people became wing commanders by a proven track record of bold leadership? Or by dogmatic compliance?
I expect many of those policies to quietly change, but some will remain. People are not rational beings, pride will factor into this. And then one day a new wing commander will be asked publicly why he still requires masking and he will reply “that’s not my policy” and, just like blues Monday, we will slowly stop doing something everybody hates that has no benefit.
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37 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
Absolutely STUNNING news that is being ignored. I think we are at three studies now that show lasting changes to you DNA if you received the MRNA vaccine, including the ability to pass those changes on to offspring. But Faucci and the government doesn't lie...
I passed on the booster after my wife and I had out anti-bodies tested and discovered our protein spike numbers were still over 2500. How will manifest in our bodies over the next 10-20 years...
Agreed, this is stunning. I’m curious how it will manifest in infants who received the shots.
Too big to wrap our minds around at the moment, but I support any journalist who continues to follow this story through the years to come.
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COVID is over given the new CDC guidance. Symptoms or no symptoms, vaccinated or unvaccinated, no need to wear masks or quarantine, just reflect on personal choices (as it’s always been). This is as close as we will ever get to an official announcement: “go back to normal, it’s over.”
By implication, this new CDC stance is tacit acknowledgement that the vaccines and boosters are worthless.
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6 hours ago, Day Man said:
what scenario are you imagining, that is in our country's interest, necessitates him having nuclear-related TS/SCI documents unsecured in his home?
I think you missed the point of my post. Your above statement indicates outrage about something that has not been proven, only alleged anonymously. We’ve seen that one before.
my post was specific to the manner in which this raid was carried out.
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what is happening to former President Trump is an obscenely inappropriate. The FBI & DOJ have lost credibility. Thus far these investigations have amounted to hoax after hoax after hoax followed by blowing out of proportion small procedural issues. Maybe this one has real meat (doubtful), maybe not, but at this juncture that aspect is irrelevant.
None of us on this forum knows what was in those boxes or what storage agreements had been negotiated, but we do know there was a legal mechanism to address grievances before executing a high profile armed raid as performed. That operation was 100% designed to intimidate and humiliate a political opponent, and that is clear as day. Indefensible.
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30 minutes ago, Prozac said:
Maybe we all need to get better at saying what we mean then. If you say “climate change is bullshit” I’m going to take you at your word. You’ve given me every reason to assume you don’t buy into that whole science thing. It’s the same vein as saying “defund the police”. Sure, some people might really mean “reform the police and re-think how and why police apply force when de-escalation might be a better tactic”, but some people really do mean get rid of all police. How can we distinguish between reasonable people and extremists when they’re all using the same language?
Could your every post on this bro level chat board withstand the same level of scrutiny you’re applying to others? It is the hypocrisy thread after all…
ETA: in addition to an obvious science denier and associate of Corn Pop (bad dude), I’ve heard Bashi is cranky if not allowed to fly
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1 hour ago, pawnman said:
Berlin Airlift II?
Not possible for energy/oil/gas on the volume required to sustain their population.
But if we break a blockade with Airlift, I assume we could break it with naval power.certainly an interesting tactical issue.
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TLDR: author postulates current Chinese military maneuvers represent the start of a blockade (I don’t agree, just posting for discussion). Interesting tactic, would force US to appear the aggressor or let Taiwan starve. I don’t think we would do a damn thing.
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31 minutes ago, FlyingWolf said:
My personal conjecture/anecdote supported theory:
AO is one of Slife's moves to try to end the AC-130.
AO is a U28 replacement, not gunships. No plan for gunship crews to cross train. Why do you think that?
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3 hours ago, nunya said:
Transition from Draco is one thing in the short term. That’s not much of a hurdle and not really what I’m talking about. You’ll have freshly winged Lts soon and the original post I replied to referenced tracks and drops.
Valid, and my reply wasn’t exactly to you. Imperfect communication on a message board, the struggle is real!
I’m personably less concerned about the transition to single pilot ops (although it will require training) than using a TW. It’s not rocket science, but it’s counterintuitive juxtaposed against T6 training, incurring risk to force. A surmountable challenge, but one requiring deliberate effort.
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Absolutely no one cares if pilots are T1 vs T38 trained regarding AO transition. It’s interesting to me this would even be asked, but I’m old. I recall being young and UPT was all consuming. Here’s my advice: if you find yourself in a community like SOF which takes from multiple tracks, the moment you arrive nobody will ever care again where you came from. All opportunities are equally available and 100% depend on how you perform starting now. It’s beautiful, embrace it. There will be additional training required to convert pilots into a single seat mentality, but this is a surmountable challenge.
CSO ratio question is a nascent problem I expect to grow.
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8 hours ago, pvbell said:
Exciting news! Where'd you hear this?
I didn’t want to answer you until it was officially released, which it looks like you found. AFSOC was surprisingly tightlipped so well done to them, but things do leak from other places.
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Sounds like U-28 replacement will be the AT-802. Great choice!
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Welp, I’m never coming back to this thread.
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1 hour ago, busdriver said:
She's like a left wing female version of Trump.
You’re smarter than this.
Has she built multi-million dollar businesses? Did she expose actual corruption within our government? Has the media aligned against her to blow every comment out of proportion and take each glib remark out of context? Has anyone won a Pulitzer for spreading lies about her?
AOC is a radical revolutionary with niche appeal intent on tearing down this country. Say what you will about Trump and his off-putting mannerisms, but the man has statistically significant voter appeal and leads a political movement based on prioritizing American security, energy independence, and economic growth, all while facing historically unprecedented resistance from a media-government inner circle. I see zero equivalence between him and AOC other than a bent towards showmanship.
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Just now, HeloDude said:
Just curious how those sanctions against Russia are working?
“Saudi Arabia more than doubled Russian oil imports in the second quarter, freeing up their own crude for export”Yup, not working at all and making things miserable here in the US. Clearly the people running international policy are highly intelligent 🙄
Curious if sanctions have ever worked. I can’t think of a case.
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That’s not what he meant to say, just ask Prozac.