di1630
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Well, after the Welsh hype = zero results, I'm willing to support a non-pilot type. We gotta do something different.
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Are you in the zone? Having an O-9 write your PRF is a plus, it might come down to DP allocation rates for the year. Anyone have info on that #?
Sounds like a solid PRF, I wouldn't sweat it.
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Dan, what are current rates for a 15 year fixed refinance?
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At least I get to peruse this while doing my CBT on what the AF thinks a brothel looks like.....they must be into some low class whores.
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A few birds with one stone post:
For reducing footprint in Europe: There's a reason the hogs are back and Eagles are doing TSP. Putin knows what we won't publicly say: NATO is a joke and the Europeans couldn't organize themselves or their jobs-program-look-good-at-air shows- ets to drive our a stray heard of goats.
For funding: I'm saying USAF specific....maybe sh-tcan a sq of F-35s to buy 4 A-29 sq's.
For use: the big problem is that the USAF is used like a $5 whore because we now are unwilling to put boots on the ground. We are bombing Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and look at our results. Again, nobody cares other than the people wasting time doing it and their families. Just an utter lack of leadership at all levels.
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My whole point is that 2500 35's with our B-2s/22s is a setup to fight a sustained peer war.
I'm confident any of the Iran/Syria or anyone who can afford double digit SAMs can be dealt with. We throw 90% of our planning into days 1-4 then ignore the follow-on 10 years. Don't believe me? Where's the coin aircraft? A-10 replacement? Doing that stuff with a 5th gen aircraft is like giving $100 bills in a stripper still onstage...Just not a wise use.
And for the record, as much as I love American military supremacy, part of our strategic problem is that we CAN go anywhere and get involved in 3rd world sh-tholes so our leadership, politicians and general public have no issue sending us for any stupid reason they want.
Maybe some denied access where we are forced to think about our strategy and actions and cost before we go in would be good for us as a country.
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It's not a way tomorrow that is the problem. It's the war 10-15 years from now.If we are in s war where 169 F-22's, our B-2 fleet and F-35s along with stealth cruise missiles etc. can't do the job, it's a big damn war and we have things to worry about.As it is, I think about the worst case is needing to knock down some iads to set the stage for more of what we are doing now.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Tell me about this war 10-15 years from now? I'm not so sure it's a bad thing we can't invade any IAD protected country on earth...but I'll bet in 10-15 years we still could except for China/Russia.
From what I've seen our B-2s, F-22s and 69 degraded F-35s could go about anywhere we realistically need. And those are just the jets we can talk about let alone our "other" capes.
We seem to think the US needs the ability to go anywhere, anytime and nobody seems to think about our national strategy objectives and why invading China/Russia isn't needed so we plan for 2,000+ (day 1-3 relevant) strike aircraft.
So we bankrupt our military while building up for WW3. I'd say there is a very good chance the F-22 and F-35 are barely if ever used for the role they were originally designed.
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If we are in s war where 169 F-22's, our B-2 fleet and F-35s along with stealth cruise missiles etc. can't do the job, it's a big damn war and we have things to worry about.
As it is, I think about the worst case is needing to knock down some iads to set the stage for more of what we are doing now.
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This shouldn't be surprising, but the Raptor is not an A/G fighter; it's what we all think - an A/A.....
Yeah but we can make anything A/G. Look at the viper. Strap some bombs and A/G sensors, call the 20mm A/G capable...Pew pew. Solved.
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What an awful attitude! If anyone wants to leave they can go!Plus, every day people don't sign up costs them about $69....there is incentive to submit early so the fact people aren't means it's probably calculated.But hey, who wouldn't want to continue moving every 2 yrs and 8 mos. making your spouse change jobs and forcing your kids to make new friends builds character while you constantly compete to "not" be the guy who abandons them for 365 days. But let's not forget the awesome travel opportunities to desert locations where you can risk your life to enrich corrupt 3rd world politicians and warlords. But don't be down on that sad fact. Every day you stay is one day delayed for the Taliban...insert islamic faction here... to reclaim their territory. You are just setting yourself or kids up for a return trip to that area. "Tour Fallujah by MRAP" now or in 2030.
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Hey my great attitude helps me deal with the above mentioned stuff, just stating some sad facts on why people leave what should be the greatest job in the world. And people are leaving...that's the problem there dude. Good people we shouldn't be losing.
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Plus, every day people don't sign up costs them about $69....there is incentive to submit early so the fact people aren't means it's probably calculated.
But hey, who wouldn't want to continue moving every 2 yrs and 8 mos. making your spouse change jobs and forcing your kids to make new friends builds character while you constantly compete to "not" be the guy who abandons them for 365 days. But let's not forget the awesome travel opportunities to desert locations where you can risk your life to enrich corrupt 3rd world politicians and warlords. But don't be down on that sad fact. Every day you stay is one day delayed for the Taliban...insert islamic faction here... to reclaim their territory. You are just setting yourself or kids up for a return trip to that area. "Tour Fallujah by MRAP" now or in 2030.
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You completely contradicted yourself twice I think, and totally missed the sarcasm in all the previous posts you aimed to contradict. So which is it? Did you celebrate "actual accomplishments" or did you just find an excuse to party like everyone else was alluding to? Where you too busy in FTU to celebrate or were you not. I'm so confused.Sure didn't. Too busy in FTU....We did celebrate actual accomplishments though. Our FTU solo party had nice strippers but that was more about an excuse to get strippers than celebrating the 3rd jet we solo'd in.Apologies for the confusion. We actually just celebrated the fact we were able to afford strippers on LT pay. That was a big accomplishment however this was years before Facebook. These days I'd just make post congratulating myself and if I got over 100 likes, I'd throw myself a small party and wallow in my accomplishment.
C'mon people....congratulating yourself on Facebook for getting something, 99+% of eligible people received....all in hopes any non-military educated family/friends think it's a big deal.....Gay.
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I saw one too, but it was for promotion to O-3
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Because we all know that is an accomplishment.
Yeah but these are millenials...they have been celebrating "participation awards" since their pee-wee soccer days as if they were in the NFL draft.Because you guys didn't celebrate a $800 paycheck bump when you made double-first lieutenant? You know how big of a deal it is to be mistaken for someone who might know what they are doing.
Sure didn't. Too busy in FTU....We did celebrate actual accomplishments though. Our FTU solo party had nice strippers but that was more about an excuse to get strippers than celebrating the 3rd jet we solo'd in.
You have a pay chart, you can advance celebrate your next pay raise too. Don't forget that 1% in Jan....invite me to your BAH increase party. Nice work in advance. You are a winner, special and don't let anyone tell or make you feel otherwise young-special-snowflake-1st LT on the way to Capt. Congrats again.
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Yeah but these are millenials...they have been celebrating "participation awards" since their pee-wee soccer days as if they were in the NFL draft.
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Very little the USAF is doing these days is about keeping America "safe". I was drinking beers the other night with some civilian peers...they barely know about ISIS, think we are done with Iraq and forgot about Afghanistan.
Call me to deploy and make sacrifices when we have some strategic objectives for the country and you need my help to solve it. Otherwise, I'll bow out if given the choice.
You want a ppt monkey at the CAOC, GFY. Want me to train afghanis to fly...GFY.
If you wAnt me to sacrifice my life/family happiness, it better be for more than tax-free and to keep doing the failed strategy we have been going on 15+ years. Otherwise it's just a paycheck, no guilt.
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The technology looks cool, but I'm still waiting in long an answer for why we need a lot of the visual stuff. The F-35 is supposed to stand off from threats, deliver PGMs, shoot bvr....which of those functions needs to look through the floorboards vs can't be done with symbology on the mfd. I dare say the typical f-35 mission will require very little need to look outside the cockpit. If it needs to go overhead the threat, visually acquire the target or be at the merge, we can send in the legacy aircraft.
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.....but it's not like the only other option is to say "fvck my career I'm flying!"Zero sympathy if they made that choice for career over flying.I know a few dudes who fought to get back to fighters after RPAs and were fine. Jesus H....worried about making the 95% major cut so much you fly an RPA vs F-16?
And the wingman bit......what do you think happens after an AETC tour?
Not everything is black and white, dude.
Well, if you want a flying career, you gotta choose to fly. If you are worried about making major as a pilot, you probably have other issues. I switched jets during both my prfs. It's only a duty title for your current qual.
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Guys, this is a semantics game. If controlling an RQ-4 flight plan makes you a "pilot" then controlling a satellite is being an "astronaut".
I don't think there is any plan to send these guys thru UPT.
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Not too sure about this one...None of societies idiots make it thru UPT.Although my sarcasm detector might be inop
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Let me clarify: in my days of UPT instruction, I never saw a person who would be considered "below societal average" make it thru UPT.
I did see some social retards thanks to the USAFA but ROTC produced some also, just at a lower rate.
We washed very few studs out overall...usually T-6s did a good job screening for the 38 side. A few exceptions.
There was one girl who had no business being in 38s but her T-6 ip talked her into it. We could have washed her, some die-hards would argue we should have. She was safe but well below avg in performance and had no business in a fighter type, she knew it, but had a great attitude and just wanted to fly. We lowered the 38 form stds significantly and lined up a non tactical jet super early. She did fine in inav and probably would have been above avg in the "other" jet but admittedly did not meet 38 course stds. We graduated her and she did great in her follow-on.
Just saying, UPT is not a one-size fits all airframes training programs and judgment is required. T-38 washout rates should be low nowadays especially 38s with universal assignability. Flt/cc's need to make sure the AF is getting a solid match to pilot/aircraft compatibility.
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None of societies idiots make it thru UPT.
Also, UPT performance doesn't always equal follow-on performance. I saw dudes who barely got a fighter 5 years ago, now WIC grads and I've seen their DG peers flail.
That being said, let's face it, if you can stay safe flying a T-38 you can most likely stay safe in about anything out there (stick and rudder wise). Just a fact. Technology has negated the "need" for a lot of once necessary skills that T-38s taught (and still do). I wish it were still a low level ingress, BFM and 30 pop rip 6 world but it's not. A retarded monkey can drop a jdam.
I too was horrified once at guys we sent out to fighters because that's all the drop had. But most did fine. Not superstars, but safe and able to do their mission.
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....two dudes that were offered the chance to go back to Vipers - and be wingmen when their Maj board hits. Big Blue is making it untenable for some 11X-types to go back
Zero sympathy if they made that choice for career over flying.
I know a few dudes who fought to get back to fighters after RPAs and were fine. Jesus H....worried about making the 95% major cut so much you fly an RPA vs F-16?
And the wingman bit......what do you think happens after an AETC tour?
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If you think it's just our poorer South American/pacific allies that have issues look no further than (most) Europe as well. If it looks cool at an air show and has the A/A designation. They'll buy it. Somewhere at #69 on the list is necessity to strategic needs and usefulness.
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Wait, don't we need 18x's? I understand letting people crosstrain when we need more pilots and less navs but letting 18xs out to create a bigger shortfall of RPA types doesn't make sense does it?
Gen Welsh - USAF Chief of Staff
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I'm curious other peoples' letdowns with Welsh.
I realize as a former hog guy, my main issue is the fact that on his watch AF brass has proven themselves as liars or tactically inept idiots when it comes to discussing CAS and the A-10 v F-35 debate and that's a big one because hearing his "statistical misrepresentations" to put it nicely and or ineptness lost my trust.
But what other big things for you dissenters?
Or positive views.