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nunya

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  1. 1 hour ago, brabus said:

    @Chida How does NVG play into the FAA world? I had no idea that was even a thing outside of mil/LEO.

    FAR 61.195.k.

    It has to be a majority fling wing thing, but there's probably a fixed wing operator somewhere outside of the contractors doing NVG ops.

  2. 7 hours ago, justlooking said:

    why would someone pay a DPE when you can do it for free at a FSDO?

    Because FSDO competence varies wildly. An ex-Army FSDO inspector didn't want to give me the CFII because my Form 8 didn't specify "Instrument Instructor." Had to convince him that our Qual Form 8 included instruments.

  3. 13 hours ago, 08Dawg said:

    Theoretically…what is a first sergeant gonna do if all the pilots/booms in the squadron choose to ignore their complaint and wear morale shirts anyway?

    As with all Shirt/Chief/E-9 issues, it depends on their O-5 through O-10 because that's their next stop if they see non-compliance. All problems with the aforementioned group are really problems with their officer boss allowing them to run roughshod over the Sq/Gp/Wg/HHQ.

  4. 24 minutes ago, SurelySerious said:

    See CNO.

    I like your idea, but he’s also the same guy that recommended How to be an anti racist and a couple other modern woke titles. He spun it as mental horizon-broadening, and maybe he meant that, but he still used his endorsement to appeal to or appease a woke crowd. They all play the games.

  5. 2 minutes ago, CaptainMorgan said:

    Shouldn’t matter for any pilots, since you’re past that before your UPT commitment is up.

    It could affect all the dudes that went to ALO or CAP-USAF. I don't believe it's likely, but they're IRR and still very much reachable. If any IRR gets non-vol'd, I think it'll be Army.

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  6. 3 minutes ago, HeloDude said:

    2) Keep to yourself…it’s not worth helping other random people against a criminal

    I agree, but this makes me sad for the state of the nation. I've personally seen chivalry and defense of another go sideways several times (although not to this extent) and it's just not worth it.

  7. On 4/15/2023 at 1:51 AM, ViperMan said:

    Want to keep my military affiliation post-retirement, but on my terms.

    You mean like the airline captain including his fighter hours and number of traps in his announcements? I bet you could even find a USAF Vet hat to wear. 

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  8. 4 hours ago, FLEA said:

    ...if you make more money, you will begin paying more for the same items other people pay less for...

    You can't fight city hall so it's incumbent on us then to work smarter not harder.

    Starting a business? Your wife better own it, especially if she's a veteran.

    Your (assumedly not deadbeat) early-career adult kids have access to cheaper credit? Rent your house from them.

    Use UTMAs and 529s (especially with the new Roth rollover rules).

    Fund Roth IRAs for your kids.

    Bunch your charitable tax deductions with a DAF.

    "Eat the rich" isn't going away. Better make yourself unappetizing.

  9. 1 hour ago, LJ Driver said:

    Any advice with this process?

    Beware pro rata. Move any Trad IRA money into a Trad 401k if at all possible.
    Try to do the contribution and conversion in the same calendar year as the tax year. ie not between 1 Jan and 15 Apr. Makes the bookkeeping easier.

    Be careful with your tax software if you DIY. I find it’s not always intuitive to make the actual forms read correctly. I always check the actual 8606 (not just the tax software questions) against an example before I file.

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