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Oh god damn it, just happened to me with my Dec 15th LES. Thanks for nothing finance. They also didn't pay me my correct flight pay in Nov and owe me $175 but (sic) "We have to wait 90 days to open a CMS case." Bet if I owed them it'd get solved lickety-split!
Hey man, where's my money! You got money for fake mustaches DFAS...where's my money!
I think they need a Mission Support Group creed so they have a constant reminder they’re here to support. This year I’ve had issues getting deployment entitlements paid, one finance troop went into a voucher and tried to short me on per diem, and they didn’t properly credit me for tax-exempt leave. I’m not holding my breath on that getting fixed before they send out W-2s.
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And so it begins.
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-257b231698d17ab3c6aef71867520346
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You seem like a joy to fly with
Given your post history, you seem like someone who never got hired.
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If that’s the case then why would guard/reserve units still hire a MAF TX guy?
Who cares? Find a new hobby
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Nah, it's got d.ck to do with age. Privately they don't believe in any of this sh!t either. They know all it takes to meet stated FY production goals is to re-open and staff a single additional former UPT base, and we're doneski here. But they also know that's not in the cards for the SECAF. So as conniving but ultimately rational actors, they play dumb regurgitating that "psychology of learning" disingenuous sophistry at the expense of the perennially revolving door of "f-- ck it I'm going to the airlines" burnt out rank and file instructor cadre, who they consider expendable and uncommitted for holding said sentiments in the first place. All the while retaining access for their post-retirement NoVA consultant six fig grift. Nothing new under the sun.
The problem with the GO in question is he exhibits a penchant for grudge holding and narcissism above and beyond that of the average GO. The enterprise is certainly worse off for it. But this too shall pass. Yes, some kids are getting burned as casualties of the experiment. But everybody who signed on the dotted line knew they were in for a f$cking at some point or another. Not condoning it, just reiterating the 3 axioms of military life.
We’ll I’ve seen plenty of stupid decisions made by Generals who grew up under a Vietnam/Cold War mindset, so I’ll still consider that.
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That link says households with vaccinated people spread C19 at 25%, and unvaccinated households at 38%. That’s only a 13% difference. Add to that observation there was no discussion of how severe symptoms were (if any at all), and it’s quite clear this is not a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” Frankly it’s not a pandemic at all, COVID is over as a threat. Now we’re talking about mandatory boosters? This is insane.
25 vs 38 is a difference of more than 50%
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That dude has single-handedly wrecked the trajectory of UPT for the next generation. Don’t know how he sleeps at night.
But VR and strength/cognitive training are going to totally make up for reduced flying hours! I see this as the latest example of how our GOs are too old and out of touch.
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Are fighters really so unique that a T-1 grad couldn't learn to fly one?
Aren’t you a nav?
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I’ve heard rumors about how they are trying to experiment with getting fighter qual’d straight out of the T-6 and skipping 38s. There was an article out about it a few months ago…here’s the link
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41789/the-truth-about-the-air-forces-biggest-changes-to-pilot-training-since-the-dawn-of-the-jet-age
Yeah, not being implemented as of now. Hopefully Wills moves on to a new job before he does any more damage than he’s already done.
This still has nothing to do with your suggestion.
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But the Judge LUNGED!
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Why back through 38s? Why not an accelerated 38 course during IFF?
As for older FNG... doesn't seem much different from getting a FAIP or late-to-rate guy.
Based on recent mishaps, do we really want to abridge the already abridged course?
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Why does the Air Force not have more TX fighter slots? I feel like it would be less of a risk to take an already qualified pilot who could have gone fighters, but chose heavies and put them through a TX course than it would be to hire a UPT guy off the street. No offense to UPT hires but a rated pilot already knows how to fly the Air Force way…I’m just thinking if there is a fighter pilot shortage this could be a solution to it. Thoughts?
Because training is expensive. Your idea means sending someone back through -38s, then IFF, then B course, to get an older FNG at the expense of the community who just lost an IP.
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https://www.npojip.org/english/MedCheck/Med Check Tip-20-2021-08&12.pdfMortality risk of vaccination is 7 times higher than that of COVID-19 in 20s
Thank God USG said it's safe and effective!
Looks like a super reliable, peer-reviewed source you posted there.
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That's not correct-any tax free money put in the traditional stays tax free when you withdraw it, though you do pay tax on any interest accrued
When we’re talking about tax on interest accrued over the course of 20-40 years in a retirement account over, that’s pretty significant. Compare that to not paying any taxes on any of it as long as you don’t exceed the 0% bracket for long-term capital gains. Also, you have more choice in how you invest it, and can access the money earlier without any penalties. I think traditional TSP is only a good idea if you’re using it to reduce your tax burden in the now, which is probably not necessary if you’re getting 6-9 months of tax free.
I think the main advantage is that is forces you to actually save that money for retirement, as early withdrawals incur huge penalties, but for anyone financially disciplined, that shouldn’t be an issue.
Please throw spears at what I’m saying if I’m missing something.
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I apologize, because I can't get into deep specifics regarding what happens in your situation. My knowledge is wide, but generally shallow.
https://militarybenefits.info/thrift-savings-plan-contribution-limits/
"The Elective deferral limit applies to the combined total of traditional and Roth contributions. For members of the uniformed services, it includes all traditional and Roth contributions from taxable basic pay, incentive pay, special pay and bonus pay but does not apply to traditional contributions made from tax-exempt pay earned in a combat zone."
"Service members cannot contribute $20,500 to each program. The limit indicates the amount you can contribute to one or both."
There is also this thing called the "annual" limit (i.e. where you see $61,000 referenced). This refers to all dollars added to your account - think of this as the contribution from your employer - which for us is bupkis.
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Put as much faith in this as how much you paid for it: I think the TSP is supposed to *fix* any errors you make regarding contributions. If you add too much, they just return the money to you. So if your goal is to max perform it, just pull as hard as you can and let HAL figure it out. Note: I have not ops-tested this game plan.
https://www.tsp.gov/making-contributions/contribution-limits/
Elective deferral limit: "This limit applies to the combined total of traditional and Roth contributions. For uniformed services members, this does not apply to traditional contributions from combat-zone pay."
To me, that sounds like you should contribute 100% of combat-zone pay to your traditional TSP, but only *if* you're going to reach the $19,500 hard-stop limit for 2021. If you can't - even with 100% of the rest of your pay going to TSP this year - I would just contribute all of it to the Roth TSP. No sense in paying taxes on tax-free income.
I would recommend against putting any tax-free money into your traditional. You’ll pay income taxes when you eventually withdraw it. On the other hand, if you just put it in a normal brokerage account and sit on it you’ll be looking at paying long-term capital gains. 0% up to 40.4k single, 80.8k married (for this year, you can expect that number to keep rising by the time you’re taking out of your account).
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Well don't personalize your deductions here because as I've pointed out, I've taken the vaccine already, 3 times, and thanks to Europe's new laws, about to be on my fourth.
I know it's difficult for you pro authoritarianism types to understand but there are people that legit believe in rule of law and individual liberty.
So yes, as an officer, if someone is going to order my peers to be vaccinated against their will, I'm going to demand it be a legal/lawful order, and that it be an absolute last resort.
We have lawyers for that, and guess what, they reviewed the SECDEF and SECAF memos before they were released as well as the DAF memo today saying they would go forward with discharging the non-compliant. If they were concerned with losing in court to the “Pfizer isn’t Comirnaty” argument, they would have already updated the policy.
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It's blatantly political because each time the quoted "reason" for not getting the shot falls flat on its face, or becomes invalidated, the whole crowd migrates to a new reason.
Now we're stuck on "EUA vs comirnaty" despite them being completely identical from a chemical, safety, and effectiveness perspective. The fact that people are hanging their hat on branding semantics and the specific wordings of military orders tells me their vaccine refusal is grounded completely in ideology.
I would bet everything I own that the moment appropriately branded "comirnaty" shots become widely available, people will have magically found a new reason not to get it.
And anecdotally, everyone I know refusing the shot were the annoying social media right wing political crusader "gubment can't tell me what to do" blowhard types before all of this started. But maybe you're right and they all suddenly found Jesus and/or became a FDA branding experts in the last few months purely by coincidence.
All the while continuing to take medications that benefited from fetal cell research.
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Rights, it's like how I'll fight back a tower controller that says ANYTHING but "cleared to land" or "cleared to lineup and wait", etc.... I don't care if their intent is essentially the same. It has to be perfect.
What do you do at a non-towered airfield?
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The FDA labels them legally distinct.
They may be chemically similar (or even the same), but there is more to full FDA licensure than chemicals: manufacture, storage, transportation.
Legally distinct.
No they don’t. From the FDA website:
“On August 23, 2021, FDA announced the first approval of a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 16 years of age and older”
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Words mean things. Semantics are important when dealing with legal ramifications of volunteering for a shot vs being legally ordered to receive a shot.
You want to press to test? I guarantee your “words mean things” argument won’t stop your admin discharge.
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1. If someone were to come to me and give me a direct order to get a covid shot, I’d tell them to their face that I don’t believe it’s a lawful order and that if they really want to directly order me, then they can put it in writing. Then, I’ll file it away for a lawsuit. To date, there haven’t been any takers.
2. I won’t separate That’s giving up. It does nothing to fight the situation.
3. I object to getting the vaccine. Yes. There is minimal risk to our demographic and definitely not one that outweighs my religious waiver.
1. I’m pretty sure that argument won’t hold up as the vaccine was mandated by SECAF, as he was directed to do by SECDEF.
2. You’re likely to be forcibly separated. Good luck.
3. Has your religious waiver been approved? I haven’t heard of one yet.
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No. Say someone learned of that fetal cell use after receiving even one of those vaccines. Does that automatically make them unable to stop supporting the use of those types of products? People’s knowledge changes over time. Should they be penalized for not knowing somethings years ago?
I bet 99% of the people “boycotting” fetal cell developed vaccines are still comfortable taking Aspirin, Advil, and Tylenol. It’s hypocrisy at its finest.
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I’m curious what everyone thinks when Kyle is convicted? Regardless of the total lack of a case the prosecution made. Where does it go from there?
I’m amazed it wasn’t a directed verdict by the judge, based on the coverage I heard. If he’s found guilty, I think we really need to reevaluate how jurors are chosen.
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Hi all, I’m anxiously awaiting the results of the current board and my wife and I are just curious, what the current status of the rpa pipeline is?
Also, I cannot find any reliable gouge on ad bases for rpa. Where would we most likely be PCS-ing to?
Cannon, Creech, Ellsworth or Whiteman. Enjoy!
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Covid Injection Tyranny - Share and Discuss
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Whatever your religious objections are, you can’t honestly believe that fetal cell development is a reason that anyone chooses to have an abortion. Your religious beliefs also shouldn’t dictate ethics to a world where a majority of the population doesn’t share your religion.
Abortion exists, it will never go away. Banning fetal cell research will not stop abortions, but it will hinder potentially life-saving research.
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