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    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    They must be overmanned to afford to kick out a pilot/wso for that stunt. The military can’t correctly sentence a deserter during wartime or properly report felony convictions which leads to the murders of innocents, but we sure as fvck can fry a couple of aviators for playing a joke.

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    What's wrong with the Air Force?

    in General Discussion

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    https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=3491

    Anyone have any insight on this? This was the first I’ve heard of this case. Apparently the Col had an issue with signing a spouse appreciation certificate for a gay member at their retirement. A Maj Gen signed it while the Col submitted a religious accommodation request, but apparently that wasn’t enough for the retiring NCO who took offense and filed an EO complaint.

    SGT Bowe Bergdahl Freed

    in General Discussion

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    Last I read, he agreed to a naked plea deal which means he pled guilty without having a sentencing agreement. I’m no legal expert, but the former mil lawyer they interviewed said that meant the evidence against him was strong. Then his defense team argued that comments made by the President during and after the campaign affect his ability to receive a fair trial and somehow that should result in a more lenient sentence? Like I mentioned before, what he deserves is a firing squad so he should be happy with life in prison.

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    SGT Bowe Bergdahl Freed

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    His statement about how the Taliban are better than US forces just goes to show where his loyalties lie. He should rot in prison for the rest of his life. Considering the punishment in Article 85 for desertion in wartime is up to death, I think he would be getting off easy (sts) with life in prison. What a piece of garbage.

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    1,000 Retired Pilots Can Be Recalled to Active Duty

    in General Discussion

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    Sub a expired in 2011.  He activated 688 and 690 which don't have the voluntary provision you listed.  Here's the link to 688.  https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/688  Pay particular attention to the verbiage in (f) compared to the words in the EO.

    That’s what I get for researching just after waking up Saturday morning. That seems pretty much like they have the right to order up to 1,000 guys back to active duty. I’m guessing this was easier than selling stop loss to Congress.

    1,000 Retired Pilots Can Be Recalled to Active Duty

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Going to the source, here is paragraph A of Title 10 USC 688:

    (a)Authority.—

    The Secretary of a military department may order to active duty a retired member who agrees to serve on active duty in an assignment intended to alleviate a high-demand, low-density military capability or in any other specialty designated by the Secretary as critical to meet wartime or peacetime requirements. Any such order may be made only with the consent of the member ordered to active duty and in accordance with an agreement between the Secretary and the member.
     
     
    The important words here to me are "member who agrees to serve" and "Any such order may be made only with the consent of the member."  What am I missing here?  If they tried to recall me, I would quote the source law and just tell them I don't consent.

    Non-Availibility lodging/letter

    in General Discussion

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    I thought they were putting "meals available" on Altus orders....So if you elect to go off base you still get the $60/day vs if you opt to stay on base you get the "meals available"rate which is what $20 or something?

    My orders say proportional rate, which is $30 + $5 for incidentals. There used to be some weird crap about meals being available on weekends when there was no flying which lowered per diem, but I haven’t seen anything about that this trip.

    Non-Availibility lodging/letter

    in General Discussion

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    Hi y'all.  New poster, new to the AF (well, Guard), heading TDY to Altus for school soon.  Been reading through the forum and trying to piece together some info and have some questions...
    - Is AirBnB still not acceptable or was that silliness reversed?
    - Do you get up to 60/day for off-base lodging if you do NOT obtain a Non-A?
    - If people don't drive (I'm coming from OCONUS) to Altus, how do they get from OKC to Altus?  The gouge they send doesn't really cover that well...
    Thanks all, gonna be good times!

    Not sure about the AirBNB question, but there are several pilot crash pad choices here now. They are set up to provide lodging invoices, and yes you are entitled to $60/day if you choose to go off base. I was on base for 3 days and they put me in old ass lodging with a mini fridge and microwave so I checked out and went to a crash pad.

    If you fly into OKC, I’d say people would be renting a car at that point. They used to have a shuttle from the Lawton airport to Altus, but I doubt that exists from OKC. If you’re off base, you need a car anyways, so I’m not following your logic.

    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

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    I agree that more laws would not have prevented the massacre. Evil people will do evil things no matter what. But maybe it’s time to start playing the game a little smarter and give the crazy left something that appears like they are trying to solve the problem. I’m not sure if that’s what Lord Ratner is trying to say, but I can sure see that if we don’t agree to something now that they can tout as a ‘win’ for gun control, then the changes that do eventually get made will erode gun rights even further.

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    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

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    We probably have a moral problem not a gun problem... these folks https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-used-to-think-gun-control-was-the-answer-my-research-told-me-otherwise/2017/10/03/d33edca6-a851-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html who are not right leaning by any means (Nate Silver's 538 analysts) can't find a gun control solution that will work, and Chicago (where guns are almost 100% illegal, and 100% illegal for felons) had 57 murders in September alone. 


    Yes, I agree that more gun ownership generally correlates to lower crime. But that doesn’t mean that any jackass with money to burn and no criminal record should be able to buy an AR and modify it to effectively be a full auto weapon with a 200 round capacity.

    Even though “Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech” you still can’t yell fire in a crowded theater. All rights have limits. Those limits are where your rights begin to infringe on someone else’s right to life, liberty, and happiness. The catch 22 is that even if you outlaw bump stocks, who’s to say you won’t see people making them with 3D printers. I don’t know what the answer is, but we better start thinking about it before it gets any worse.
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    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

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    I have to admit, I had no idea what a bump stock was until I watched the video of the chick on YouTube installing one and testing it with a drum magazine. If full auto weapons are highly regulated and require permitting, how can anyone modify an AR like that? It seems to me to be a technical way of circumventing federal laws.

    I don’t own an AR yet, but I do have a concealed carry permit and enjoy the right to carry to protect myself if needed. I also know no additional laws will prevent all future events like Vegas, but imagine what the backlash will be 5 years from now when a Pulse nightclub or Vegas massacre happens every few months. I hope that’s not the reality, but our society’s morals are eroding by the day. I’d hate to see a vote for full on modification or repeal of the 2A when enforcing current gun laws or modifying regulations could possibly help the situation. How we go about doing that, I have no idea but I’m at least willing to entertain the thought.

    Promotion and PRF Information

    in General Discussion

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    break break back on topic...will this 100% to major policy start to chip away at the mindless number of award packages the collective "we" has to accomplish? 15 line, 30 line, etc etc etc...so and so of the qtr/year blah blah blah?


    I doubt it, how else will the chosen 3-4 guys in each wing be identified for school? It may eliminate excess work for those who were submitting an award or 2 to make sure they didn't wind up in the bottom 5% at their Major's board. I can say there's a few things I wouldn't have bothered with if O-4 had been 100%.

    CFB 2017

    in Squadron Bar

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    Well, we tanked our season in style by laying down for the second half and letting UCLA pull off an epic come back. I for one support the A&M regent calling for Sumlin's firing. He should have been fired in the locker room.

    We ran all over them the entire first half, then with a lead we threw the ball the entire fourth quarter with a true freshman quarterback. Madness.

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