Sua Sponte
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In bizarre legal strategy news...
“Such characterizations of the allegedly defamatory statements further support Defendants’ position that reasonable people would not accept such statements as fact but view them only as claims that await testing by the courts through the adversary process.”
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59 minutes ago, VMFA187 said:
When were you at Whiting? I was there March-Sep of '09. And yes, for career fields out of TBS (Infantry, Logistics, Artillery, Intel, etc...) there is a quality spread. The top third of each third tend to get their first choice. Kind of confusing but they don't want all the type A dudes going infantry.
Absolutely. No one is getting preferential treatment for being slightly above average. You had to show that the Marine Corps would be losing a really talented guy for the fighter community.
The Marine Corps lost an F-35 last WTI due to loss of SA on the tanker. There have also been numerous canopy strikes. That being said I'm aware that Navy and Marine Corps tanking is significantly different. Proud to admit I was always doing the plugging and not vice versa. 😉
I'm not sure what you guys are seeing but we are having issues with FRS/FTU students trying to fly form by being glued to the glass in ATC spread on a 10nm scale TSD transiting to and from the area vice simply looking over his/her shoulder.
Slightly different? You refuel fighters with a -130 and a drogue system. That’s more than “slightly different” 😂
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19 minutes ago, Homestar said:
We've already entered a single aircraft UPT world right now with UPT 2.5 By 2025 all the T-1s will (might) be retired and it doesn't seem like the money is there to buy enough T-7s to replace the T-38 in UPT. But if money it no object, I'd prefer UPT maintain a dual track pipeline where future fighter pilots can work on fighter pilot stuff and mobility pilots can practice copying ATIS.
Where do bomber pilots fall?
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5 hours ago, brickhistory said:
Another one of those (in)famous "resets?"
A foreign policy expert indeed. But at least he didn't do it via a mean tweet.
Weird, thought he didn’t give interviews?
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On 3/14/2021 at 6:57 PM, ThreeHoler said:
Did you even read one post above yours before ranting about preggo flight bags? No, most CEAs do not wear OCPs.
Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile appMaybe in your community, but not what’ve seen in the -46/-135 community.
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1 hour ago, Lawman said:
I’m O+, along with my mother and sister and It kicked all our asses on the second dose, so I don’t buy this blood type rumor going around.
Might as well start a reaction rumor to astrological sign while we are interneting
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThat does make sense since Mercury was in Gatorade last night and my rising moon is a Caprisun..
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4 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
I am guessing that is the case. I am A negative which some studies have shown to have a harder time with the virus. I have no other comorbidites other than I could lose a few pounds.
I haven't received mine, but my parents, sister (who's had COVID), and brother (Active Duty) have. I think they all got the Moderna one. We're all O+ and none of them have reported anything other than a sore arm. Even when my sister got COVID she said she had a headache and was tired, but didn't have really any other symptoms.
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3 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
So I got the Modern Vaccine yesterday through the VA...it beat me up.
First let me say I was actually impressed with the VA. Retired 4.5 years and I've never used the VA for anything. A buddy likes them and told me he was able to schedule his vaccine in short order. The phone system was a bit wonky with multiple numbers published on the WWW, but once I got through they verified my name, DOB, and SSN. Then she said "can you come in tomorrow?"
I arrived at the hospital yesterday a little before my and they greeted me at the door to screen me and put me in a the vaccine line to check in. That took less than two minutes and I was asked to wait in the lobby until they called my name. About five minutes later they called a group of us and put us in a line (I asked if they were calling me back to active duty). I got my shot and was asked to sit in a chair for 15 minutes to see if I had a bad reaction. They automatically scheduled my second shot but I will be out of town and I asked about changing it...they did it in about 30 seconds. EVERYONE I met in the process had a smile on their face and seemed to genuinely care...i am blown away and hopeful others get the same treatment.
On the vaccine side...I got it at 1130, my arm was a little sore by 1430, and a lot sore by 1930. Went to bed old man early and woke up at 0130 absolutely freezing and my arm hurts like a MFer. I took some Tylenol and the fever is gone...I'm tired and sore so will relax today. Overall it was slightly worse than the Flu shot. Good luck to all who decided to get it before they decide for you.
Do you think your reaction might have to do with your blood type? I remember you mentioning something about that when you got COVID and it was pretty bad for you.
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3 hours ago, MyCS said:
The Air Force Wants to Outsource Some of Its Pilot Training to Private Companies
Great for my company.
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There’s extremism in the military. It’s usually hidden due to obviously the punitive actions that could be dealt if displayed. I’m somewhat shocked at the amount of senior ranking people I know who come out as full-flagged racist once they retire.
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9 hours ago, Royal said:
Can't; they're already collecting $10k/mo in retirement pay while sitting on the boards of Raytheon/Boeing/Lockheed for $1 million per year. You know, when they're not on the lecture circuit making $100,000 for talking to organizations about "leadership" and "efficiency."
Why do you have to call out retired MAF GOs like that 😂
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44 minutes ago, MyCS said:
Let's put it this way. CCs didn't do enough when evidence was legitimate because they aren't lawyers. JAG is like the Hobby Lobby of attorneys.
Then you have that case where the pilot who is a Lot Col has a GO step in and save him from his sexual assault allegations. Then big blue sends him to the same base as his accuser or where her family is located. This is why the hammer has come down. Everyone is guilty....
If you're referring to happened in U.S. v. Wilkerson, that's not remotely what happened.
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1 hour ago, Royal said:
Regardless of whether or not it will happen, there should be a mechanism to reduce the likelihood of false accusations.
Well Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) is slowly stripping the rights of the accused slowly away to try to gain more convictions. Currently, Article 32 hearings are nothing more than a paper trial that lasts maybe 5-10 minutes (mine lasted about 10 minutes). The complaining witnesses (defense name for victims) don't have to testify anymore at an Article 32 hearing, thus not subject to be cross-examined and possibly have their testimony impeached. Regardless of what the investigating officers finds (for Art 120 offenses, it must be a JAG) and recommends, no convening authority in the USAF is not going to refer the charges to a general court martial if a Art 120 charge is attached.
Gillibrand will get her way of changing the UCMJ, or she'll continue to ruin senior officer's careers for making legitimate decisions within their authority, but against her wishes. Much like she did to the 3 AF/CC's career for overturning the verdict in the U.S. v. Wilkerson case.
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58 minutes ago, Royal said:
I'm baffled that there's virtually no cost to filing a false report. If during the course of the investigation there's incontrovertible evidence the accusation was contrived, the legal consequences of the original accusation should be transferred to the person who falsely brought up the claim.
Never will happen in the military.
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1 hour ago, kaputt said:
I have no idea why anyone would want to live in San Francisco.
Not surprisingly all of the board members looked exactly how I envisioned them looking.
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