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Good to know! Current VML hasn't dropped billets and I wasn't sure if I'm supposed to bid on Capt/Ac/IP slots or Lt/FP slots so the fact there's specific crossflow billets simplifies things. Was aiming for travis, didn't even know Pease & Seymour were an option for AD.

Is there any specific way to ID these crossflow billets on the VML if we're interested in bidding on them? Or do they just appear as normal kc-46 travis billets?

Could they learn it all from YouTube tutorials? Maybe/probably. Should we rob them of a good deal tdy? Definitely not.

Yet another reason SCODs are dumb. Any idea how far back it will be moved? Nothing on myfss indicates the timeline for the 16YG. Edit: Disregard, found a note that says Jan/Feb 2025. Wonder if that means results now won't release until Dec 25 instead of Jan 25?

Can we please stop giving Boeing contracts? https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02/05/boeing-pushes-back-t-7-plans-due-to-faulty-parts/ KC-46, new VC-25, T-7... When was the last time they gave us a solid aircraft?

Because there's times you alert at 0400 to show at 0500 then fly a 17 hour day (fragged for 10) due to various delays, and the entire crew could really use a beer after that.

Because f*ck anyone that doesn't work a normal day shift schedule. No more late night beer runs — AAFES to end overnight alcohol sales in 2024 In a move aimed at suicide prevention. stores on Army and Air Force bases worldwide will stop selling alcohol after 10 p.m. Beer, wine, and spirits will only be sold between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. at all Base Exchanges, Shoppettes, Express shops, Class Six, and other stores run by AAFES.

One thing to note is the BRS has 5% match. So you don't want to max out early in the year but forecast a percentage each month to allow for at least a 5% contribution in December. Make it roth since most our pay isn't taxed. And max out now. You can't miss what you n3ver had. Lastly the I fund offered is terrible. Heavily weighted towards japan which has been stagnant for 3 decades and other allied partners who don't have much better track records. Use C and S only.

Is this the first Sim only drop? If not how have these dudes been doing once they hit the Flightline or ops squadrons?

For a heavy unit tdys are constant and non-stop. You can easily go weeks or months between crossing paths with another dude in the unit. Theoretically our sq could keep everyone on mission critical 24/7 but the reality is we go tell RA if we need it and then it's done.

It kicks back 1% to the units. But guess what? We have the only travel card in the modern day that charges you foreign transaction fees. So for every crew on the road you get a net 0 back (1% extra cost for foreign transaction VS 1% back). Their conversion rates are also trash. They randomly close cards and don't notify members as well. The only good thing is they give people that can't get cards (and shouldn't have then tbh) something to use. And then when these people screw up and go months overdue, there's no insane interest.

Anyone looking for a new job? "Ukraine's Air Force said it will now allow foreigners to serve as pilots and engineering specialists, with a spokesperson stressing the fact that Ukraine will likely need international recruits if and when it starts to receive Western combat aircraft."

Bent prop visable in the last 2 seconds of the clip.

Statement from EUCOM on the incident. "At approximately 7:03 AM (CET), one of the Russian Su-27 aircraft struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters. Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner. This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional. "

Unless there's some force shaping in the near future, does this really change anything about the 99% promotion rate to major? I can see it being an issue at the O-5 level for some that have accidentally stuck around.