Everything posted by nunya
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Gun Talk
Dude said "Liberty." Do they make Cabela's branded safes? edit: Yep. https://www.libertysafe.com/pages/cabelas
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Is it worth applying for ANG pilot positions if I'm still waiting on my medical cert from the FAA?
I'll give another piece of advice you didn't ask for. Keep working on whatever demons you've wrestled or are wrestling that led you down the HIMS and neuropsychiatrist path. Counselors, ministers, therapy, whatever. Flight training, especially mil flight training, and military life can bring out the best and worst in people. If you're starting from less-than-100%, it may not end well for you and the collateral damage may affect those around you, too. It's very unlikely that your problems are unique or insurmountable. Others likely have blazed the path ahead of you. It sounds like you need to be especially aware of the challenges ahead for you in mil aviation and the mil lifestyle. Good luck man.
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USAA Epic Collapse
NavyFed doesn't do insurance, do they? They refer to Liberty Mutual.
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USAA Epic Collapse
That concern sounds more like a compromised login concern, which is more than valid. I don't think that correlates to a compromised debit card concern.
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USAA Epic Collapse
I'm with LR - I don't share that concern. I've got 6 retirement accounts, 4 cash accounts (2 with active debit cards), 3 youth accounts (1 with an active debit card), 2 credit cards, an HSA, a DAF, and a partridge in a pear tree. I'm as positive as I can be without knowing Fidelity's inner workings that fraudulent access to one card won't compromise the other accounts. One of my cash accounts and one of my credit cards are explicitly for overseas/travel use just for that fraud firewall.
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USAA Epic Collapse
☝️ And use SPAXX for your cash reserves. Auto liquidation without any attention on your part and it pays 4.2% right now.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
The first 15 seconds alone of that are, as the kids say, cringe. Know your fucking people, eh?
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Palace Front Commitment for Officers
I had a <4 yr PC commitment and I didn't sign anything like a 4 year accession commitment when I went AD -> ANG.
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Palace Front Commitment for Officers
A misinformed recruiter? Say it ain't so! https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/dafi36-3211/dafi36-3211.pdf Palace Chase is only triple if you count the overlap. It's written as double in the regs. Palace Front has no contract date. Ask the recruiter to show you the contract date paragraph for Palace Front. edit: It sounds like the recruiter might be confused about initial enlistment contracts vs prior service. Either way, ask for a reg reference.
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Elon Musk & Tesla EVs
Sounds fancy.
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College Football
Seems anecdotal. SEC is 10-5 against non-conference this year. No other conference has a non-conference record even close. Four ACC v SEC games coming up in a week. SEC probably goes 3-1, making them 13-6 for the year against non-conference. I think that's convincing enough to underweight their conference losses when picking playoff teams.
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Gun Talk
I tried the same concept, but with a CMMG Banshee - also a roller delayed blowback. The recoil was much more uncomfortable than I expected. It just wasn't fun to shoot. (It was also totally unreliable suppressed, but that's immaterial since you didn't ask about the Banshee.) I instead went with a 9" BCM 300BO pistol and a suppressor shooting 190gr subsonics and I'm mucho happier. The ballistics are effectively identical to 45 ACP at get-the-f-out-of-my-house ranges and it shoots oh so sweet. I also added a Superlative adjustable gas block that only made it that much sweeter with subs. I love my 45 handguns. I'm waiting on a G30.5 right now. But for a rifle/pcc/subgun platform in this power category, 300BO is my hands down choice.
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Gun Talk
Surprised you still check your America Online email!
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Trump's Cabinet
Federalism died a long time ago. Maybe it can be restored but I doubt it.
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What is right with the Air Force
I do enjoy the lack of basic proofreading from the world's greatest air force.
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The new airline thread
No, this is PAO's release.
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The Next President is...
I just saw her reply to that implication with a grin and “He’s making choices.”
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The Next President is...
You need 218 for a majority. 270towin has called several of those, putting Rs at 219. The only ones they've not called are AK and 5 in CA.
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The new airline thread
Overheard in Seattle: "Wasn't us!"
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Trump's Cabinet
No Haley or Pompeo love. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-haley-pompeo-will-not-join-second-administration-2024-11-10/
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The Next President is...
I'm probably jaded but I keep reading "fired from her position." Is she still on FEMA payroll and just not in her previous position until the news cycle moves on? I sure hope not.
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The Next President is...
I think this is a large part of it. (https://www.brookings.edu/articles/voting-by-mail-in-a-pandemic-a-state-by-state-scorecard/) States were awarded higher grades on this graphic for "Voters automatically receive a ballot" and "Ballot does not require a witness signature." They were docked points for "Voters are required to provide a copy of photo ID for the mail application and/or ballot." I see a lot of left leaning As and Bs and a lot of right leaning Fs and Ds. 2020 Electoral College for comparison
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Server transfer/upgrade
But that was my wittiest banter ever! My Mona Lisa is gone! 😂 Good on ya, bro. Thanks for your nonstop work.
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Lighten Up Francis!
Whey Tu Brite. Well done.
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