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    Drone Pilots: We Don’t Get No Respect

    in General Discussion

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    A buddy pointed out, rightly, that running into a Pred is probably the highest risk of combat aviation right now.

    So far we haven't had anyone killed in combat aviation by running into a pred, but we've had numberous guys killed for other reasons. So you and your buddy are 100% wrong.

    I appreciate and agree with about 90% of your overall points. However, I take issue with your analysis of my job and the risks associated with it. I can see you've thought this through, but the weakest part of your case is your huge assumptions about flying manned aircraft in theater. So as sharp as you are, when you start making broad points based on assumptions you look like a clown. A clown who can't understand brevity. I recommend cutting the 'my drive home fromt he office is as risky as your flight in theater' aspect from your overall argument if you want to be taken seriously.

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    "War on Islam" course suspended at JFSC

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    That's a good point...could we share some of that academic benefit with the rest of the class? For example, could you cover some of the benefits they gained from an open and frank discussion of nuking Mecca and starving civilian populations on the basis of their religion?

    We should be free to discuss anything within the confine of an academic setting, using logic and reason to decide the merits of various COAs. Even disproving an absurd idea using reason without emotion is a valuable exercise. It teaches people to consider what they hear, challenge their own assumptions, and ultimately strengthens our resolve. Political correctness is the anathema of learning. If you really want to teach problem solving and outside the box thinking, you must first teach people to be comfortable hearing any possible suggestion, no matter how absurd. Hopefully that explains to you the benefits gained from an open and frank discussion about any subject.

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    Lack of Flight Discipline

    in General Discussion

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    That totally depends on the situation though. My airplane is certified and verified to fly at 1mm above the ground in the instant right after takeoff and right before landing.

    What the airplane can do is irrelevant if the crew isn't allowed and isn't trained.

    So is that my minimum altitude if I wanna do a flyby for some Army dudes?
    You ever fly with a dude trained to operate that aircraft at 1mm AGL? Then no.

    even if you're allowed to fly low or high or fast or slow or whatever, it should be done for a mission-related reason. I've yet to hear of a mission that involves showing off max performance aircraft capes at random to dudes on the ground in some kind of seat of your pants airshow.

    I've seen -15E's & Hogs do some wild LL passes for show of force/de-escalation events. Surely you've seen something similar in OEF? Granted this -64 dude appears to just be showing off, but I'm always willing to give a dude the benefit of the doubt and a single video NEVER tells he whole story.

    Safety of Flight/Crew Rest

    in General Discussion

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    Good discussion. I personally have never called crew rest, but I did allow myself to be pressured into flying an FCF after a full day of flying. I nearly crashed the plane from fatigue. It was a scary moment for me, and a huge professional wake up call that I have limitis just like everyone else. I don't mean that to sound arrogant, but I'm sure you've all had a bubble bursting moment. Anyway, long story short- I've never called crew rest but I certainly should have. So learn from my mistake and accept some heat from the office trolls before putting yourself in a dangerous situation for no good damn reason.

    US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane

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    Don't get me wrong, I'm happy these two were finally rescued, but don't put any more thought into this than the timing was very politically driven. If the US AFRICOM could pull their heads from their anal orifices, these two would have been rescued a LONG time ago. Election year State of the Union address at the same time as a HOA hostage rescue? ALR just went up. Bottom Line: the US government took advantage of a situation in which the country is very lucky the hostages are still alive after this long.

    You're an idiot and have no idea what you are talking about. AFRICOM had nothing to do with the delay. Kudos to all who were involved in this difficult operation. "The deed is all, not the glory."

    Marines Urinating on Dead Taliban

    in General Discussion

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    You mentioned COIN. That shit is over. We need to kill what we can and leave.

    Tangent to all the cock talk, but bout time someone spoke the truth. COIN is impossible for our nation. All this talk about deploying forever to build schools... not only is a sustained 80 year strategy impossible for a democracy, but there's no proof it even works. Would I stop fighting if someone invaded our country & tried to force a new way of life just because they brought candy for my kids? Would I sell out my cause because the enemy played soccer with my cousin? This enemy will stop fighting the same way I'll stop fighting- when we're dead.

    The reality is that we're leaving OEF within the next 18-24 months. Gone. Just like Iraq. So let's do the only thing that might be worthwhile in the short time left: kill as many of these cavemen as possible.

    Shoe Clerk Vol 3

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Yup, he's been a worthless and uninspirational CSAF. I've seen him speak as well, he's articulate but his answers will often contradict each other; I'd rather he sound less polished but at least make sense. BL, at the very top we have no direction or vision or leadership, just a yes man.

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    Shoe Clerk Vol 3

    in Squadron Bar

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    Copy, you're against people being recognized soley on the basis of their job performance, and favor instead of whole person concept. Problem is, that route ALWAYS leads to awards for the guy who is ok at his job but has checked all the required boxes while the few who study and practice to be great at their jobs are overlooked. That is ALWAYS the outcome. Sometimes the rockstars get noticed, the few who get a degree from Harvard while also being superstars at their job. These guys are few.

    How about we send a message to our airmen that job performance counts? After all, what good is education unless it leads to individuals being better at their jobs?

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    Lack of Flight Discipline

    in General Discussion

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    Risk aversion is telling the Army that landing a Herk on a dirt LZ in Iraq is "too risky" despite the fact they have dudes running IED-laden roads every day to do stuff we could have been doing in that theater.

    Quick thread derail- I'm glad you mentioned this Huey, I will never forget the cowardice from AMC on this issue. As a -130 IP w/5 deployments to Iraq when I directly questioned the AMC/CC on this subject, I can tell you cowardice at every level of mobility leadership is the only reason we risked convoys into FOBs instead of flying into Taji or the rest at the height of war in 05-07. And literally hundreds of Soldiers and Marines died as a result. I enjoyed AMC, the slick -130 and all the TDYs; but this issue is the reason I left that career and started over in SOF.

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