TheNewGazmo

Hahahaha..... Wow. Do people really still have their heads in the sand these days? My unit has O-4's that don't even want to stick around anymore. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

8 days!? Yeah, I am wondering where they get the funding for all of that as well unless they are counting a few days of AT. I averaged 4-5 days a month in a tanker unit but have recently tried scaling it back to 3. I go to drill and fly once, but that hasn't been easy being in a DSG "leadership" position. I am on 5th year pay with the airlines, and yes, I lose money going to the unit even as an FO. My answer? I grabbed an IMA job with promotion potential (O-6). I bail from the ANG in the next few months. I could retire as an O-5, but I wasn't quite ready to hang it up yet, especially if I can grab another promotion. Instead of going to UTA and flying, I will pick up another 2-day trip and do AWC in my room. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Thanks! Just opened a 4% APY high-yield savings with Lending Club. I have one with UFB Direct at 2.61% for my emergency savings, but I am taking my entire balance out of that and putting it in this one. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

I had a money market savings in the 2006-2008 time frame that was paying 5%+. I threw $100k in there and was doing quite well with it. If only that had lasted. That's $160k+ after 10 years. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Was he previous C-17 qual'd? I love it when the brakes lock up around 0:32. Like I say to my kids all the time - "This is why we can't have nice things...." Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Quite ironic when most studs out of UPT in the bottom of their class got "stuck" with the -135. All of a sudden, with a new airplane that is much easier to fly, we need the "cream of the crop"... Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

The boom eventually transfered to the ANG; went to nursing school, and got out. Bravo! Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Maybe we are embarrassed we got trigger happy and went through over half a million bucks worth of missiles shooting down research projects/part balloons. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

I believe I said, "All of these commercial contraptions should be required to have an ADS-B out device on them.". - that would not include a kid's party balloon. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

All of these commercial contraptions should be required to have an ADS-B out device on them. I'm not sure why this hasn't already been implemented with how cheaply this can be done. If you are going to deploy a device that can enter our NAS, it should be able to be tracked. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Birthday balloon. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

It is more than possible for a mylar party balloon to get to 20,000 feet in the right conditions. I was providing tanker support for a POTUS CAP over NYC years ago when Trump was president. It was fun listening to a birthday balloon intercept unfold over tac freq. The Strike Eagle drivers got pretty fired up over not being able to ID this thing for about 10 minutes in between a few overcast layers. EADS was able to pick up a mylar balloon over NYC at about 13,000 feet. In light of recent events, I could see us using excessive force on a party balloon. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Even if this was only a big bag of wonton farts, this was great coordination by all involved. Joint PME complete! Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Of course it was. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Is that a Sky-Penis? Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

That is all great, but what comes with that are O-6's (leaders) with brass balls big enough to tell him that he is off his f$cking rocker and that they are not sending their people to the range to waste ammo dualing it out at 10 paces with a cardboard Chinaman. No negotiating? Please! There are better things to worry about when it comes to our tanker force than deploying DJI's out of the sextant port. I admire his drive, and I am all for innovation, but he really needs a spokesperson to write for him. The memo started out great. I was tracking his intent, and then he maybe got too far down into his bottle of scotch. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

This was actually a Forensic Files episode for those who watch it regularly. I am always trying to learn new ways to strangle the wife... Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Oh... this again: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-call-sign-titties/?utm_campaign=trueanthem_manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=taskandpurpose Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Interesting. I can swear l have had to send APA union dues on ML for 30+ days, but maybe I am imagining things. Are you inactive if you still pay dues? It probably should have been something written into USERRA, but it was forgotten. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

They also don't have to be hired into Step 1. They can hire into a higher step if your qualifications justify it. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

I thought it was where you live for everything but AGR orders. Then it is base zip, but I could have been getting fed wrong info for the last 16+ years. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

American has been doing this for years. It just wasn't as publicly official as Delta's announcement. When I got hired at AAL in 2018, there were guys hired in my group that were 6-8 months out from retiring. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

The devil is in the details. Definitely have a legit explanation (ie - don't BS them). Anything is possible. We have hired people with a DUI. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Single pilot ops in a heavy jet the USAF didn't even want to pay for electronic checklists in. Every time I think about staying in longer, the AF is gracious enough to slap some sense into me.

Yes, almost twice, but I was able to resuscitate myself by drinking....