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You're kidding, right? Enlighten me...

And which one of these is a positive for the E/H?

Because no one who used your link was opening it for the first time...

Nice, Zippy...go ahead and spread the "privileged use" re-creation around for more to see.

Yep, it's all about you...

Rest In Peace, Brother! Proud to have served with you...

With a firehose as a straw...

I can't speak to the civilian flying requirements, but a buddy of mine was diagnosed with "very mild" sleep apnea at the 17-year point. He spent 9 months DNIF, then 6 months waiting for a waiver. On the flip side, I was tagged with "moderate-severe" sleep apnea after complaining to the flight doc about poor quality sleep from back pain. The flight doc's direct quote--"Good thing your retirement's already approved..."

https://www.theglobaledition.com/drone-pilot-ejects-from-office-chair/

No conspiracy theory--just noticed the white "halo" across the top of some of their nuggets. The frau actually noticed it...

Look closely--craniums appear to be photoshopped on... Spoo, Kuma, Huggy--what gives?

You're kidding, right? A 5-hour shift over two days is bad? Not trying to bust your chops here, but there's a big discrepancy between your airframe and mine (what I flew--been retired for a few years) with regards to scheduling.

Darn the luck...just have to start over!

Sounds like an O-6 that needs a new call sign...

So 8 years enlisted, 4 years Lt, 5 years Capt, then passed over doesn't just leave a few years???

Just be sure to back it up with a Wiki reference....

10th grade math (not that I could do it now...)

Just finished it last night, and yes, it is different than American Sniper (I haven't read Lone Survivor). The author tells the story from his perspective, without all the drama or bravado. Good read overall...

And how many system malfunctions didn't result in a mishap because there was a pilot onboard??? Think it through...

Yes, we (retirees) all knew this was coming, and IMHO most would be willing to pay a modest increase in TriCare enrollment fees each year. Unfortunately, that's not what they're proposing. Paying ~$800/yr is for a retired O-4 making just over $41k/yr retirement, and only for CY2013. By 2017 your enrollment fee has now tripled, and if you retire as an O-5 or higher it more than quadruples to over $2k. Now add in prescription copay increases (I spend over $1k/yr on prescriptions for my wife) over the same time period, and there's a substantial increase in out-of-pocket expenses. Still relatively cheap compared to the civilian world, but nowhere near the "free" health care we were "promised" in the 80s. Just a WAG, but I'm guessing those retirees in the lower tier on fixed incomes will probably begin going to the VA for more of their medical care as well, only increasing the costs associated with that program... https://militarytimes.com/projects/benefits/tricare-fee-increases/

That's assuming you follow the same training profile of 4 routes/drops/recoveries in a day. Without formation, you no longer have lead/element lead/wing requirements and therefore don't require as many routes. 1 IFR route to a single-ship IMC airdrop + 1 vis/NVG low-level to a vis drop is all you'll need. Block off 20 min at the DZ for multiple run-ins and you've shortened a 5.5 hour sortie into 3 hours (to include tac approach/assault work). Don't get me wrong--I'm not necessarily in favor. But with the $ situation there's going to be cuts...

Interesting future Herc info... https://www.flightglo...nveils-two.html

Barely stays airborne with one engine inop...

Montana?

On the flip side--if you're a FAIP, you will never have as much time as you do now. Knock it out before you have to be concerned about SOS, instructor school, back-to-back deployments, WIC, etc.