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  1. On 10/19/2018 at 6:06 PM, waveshaper said:

    IMHO, the Repubs will barely hold the house and it will be a tie in the Senate. My long term forecast for the 2020 Presidential election: President Trump won't run and at the end of the day we will finally have our first female President.  It will be Dot (Nikki/Repub) versus Feather (Pocahontas/Dem), with Dot winning bigly (Even winning the Native American voting bloc):<)

    Just curious, why do you think Trump won’t run in 2020?

  2. 20 hours ago, jazzdude said:

    Aren't the HPOs picked pretty much by the time they are senior captains? Seems like if you aren't identified as being on that path, well, awards and strats don't mean really anything at the FGO level.

    The AF becomes a little more fun once you've gotten passed over and realize you don't have to play the game any more. Freedom to pursue what you find rewarding/meaningful, especially now when rated manning is in such bad shape.

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    Traditionally, yes.  The HPO process was formalized by being a “school select” at the 04 board.  However, now that they haven’t designated school selects on two 04 boards in a row, it’s more of less open game.  Those who would’ve been selects will probably still go and become a HPO and those who still want to play the game have a better chance/ more time. 

  3. On 9/28/2018 at 9:42 PM, Prosuper said:

    I know some here hate Martha McSally but I pray she gets the seat being vacated by this dickless POS.

     

    I’m too young to remember her antics as the “first female wing commander” or something but she has been a phenomenal senator and an outspoken advocate for national defense issues and the military. 

  4. The SECAF released a memo today reiterating that 100% promotion opportunity means just that, opportunity, not outcome.  Your senior rater can still tank you. How that plays out THIS promotion board is yet to be determined, esp after the fiasco that was the ‘09 board. 

  5. 3 hours ago, Fuzz said:

    We've had several people turn down IPUG already and sorry no one is rolling the dice that AFPC will honor a Facebook post when it comes to what the 1 November timeline actually entails.

    Same in this corner of the MAF.  Lot’s of former RPA or white jet guys within 3 years of the commitment that are already refusing to upgrade.  Many of the other IPs planning to punch at the earliest opportunity.  It’s okay, we don’t need instructors...

  6. “The composition of flight squadrons needs to reflect the entire U.S. population, he said. Squadrons today, particularly fighter squadrons, are still mostly composed of white males, something that must change to reflect the country's demographics, he added.”

    ....Yepp, this is why pilots are leaving the Air Force, too many white males!! YGBFSM

     

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  7. 27 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:

    The latest incident at the Deid typifies why the Air Force is a burning dumpster of idiocy.  For those who have deployed to this garden spot in recent times you might know the story of “Ghost” a stray dog that several squadrons adopted and nursed back to health.  Well it appears the all knowing leadership decided to capture and euthanize “Ghost.”  Hey Fingers, this is why you and your scyophants are FAILING.  Someone have that deployed commander choke himself.

    WTF?  Poor dog. 

  8. 1 hour ago, nsplayr said:

    There is no purely socialist (or capitalist) government in the world. Ideology is a complex mix with no black and white. 

    That being said the Nordic model of government has been very successful by many measures and that’s the model that most democratic socialists advocate. So that’s like 4-5 right there, plus most other advanced countries have parts and pieces like universal healthcare, guaranteed family medical and sick leave, etc.

    Room for debate on whether all that scales or what aspects of that model could be applicable here, of if it’s even desirable or not.

    But no body wants to live under Stalin, Chávez or Mao or whatever; it’s not some revelation to say those situations didn’t work out well.

    People always bring up the Nordic countries as an example of socialist success.

     First, those countries are sparcely populated and highly homogeneous that share similar ideology..stark difference from here in America.

    Second, their economies are actually starting to suffer because wealth creation and free enterprise is suppressed.  There is a lot of displeasure with their government and that is starting to take a toll. 

    Finally, who would want to pay a 50%+ tax rate!? 

    I will agree with you that no country is truly capitalist or socialist but rather a mix of ideologies on a scale.  

     

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  9. 51 minutes ago, brickhistory said:

    Say, in a socialist society, doesn't somebody ultimately make the decisions, allocate the resources, and decide winners and losers?

    Is there a site where I can download the application for that gig?

    In doing some casual research, I'm not finding a poor socialist leader.  Heck, even Bernie is a multi-millionaire and, to the best of knowledge, he's never, since his late twenties, been anything other than a politician.

    Yes, please, I'll have some of that.

    My neighbors can eat cake...

    Bernie was on welfare in his early adult years, then somehow became a politician and is now a millionaire.  No one becomes rich in politics unless you are a corrupt crook.  I’d pay money to see him run again, watching him get evicerated will be entertaining. 

  10. 9 hours ago, nunya said:

    Oh, you're a B-1 guy?  Sorry, we didn't realize that.  You better call the CEO directly.  He's expecting your call.  

    Pretty sure he wasn’t asking for special favors..B-1s fly a lot less than Mobility and 1x B-1 hour is not equal to 1x airlift hour.  Just like the fighter guys usually get a boost for low relative hours. 

  11. 2 hours ago, JimNtexas said:

    In my congressional district in central Texas we have a former USAF Helicopter pilot named MJ Hagar running against my Congressman, John Carter. 

    MJ had been shot down in combat, rides a motorcycle, and graduated from University of Texas AFROTC det 825, which was my det also.

    I didn't meet her in AFROTC because I had been in the Air Force two years when she was born.

    John Carter is kind of a douche, and I'd love to go out and knock on doors for MJ.

    The problem is that MJ is running as Democrat and favors open borders, gun grabbing, impeachment and is very sympathetic to socialism.

    This breaks my heart that such a good person is so misguided.

    That’s disappointing, you would think that someone who was an Air Force Officer and helo pilot would be educated enough to not fall for this new wave of progressive socialism..or maybe she just wants the easiest path to votes.

    At least McSally has been a fantastic rep and an outspoken defender of national security and service members. 

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  12. 9 hours ago, Azimuth said:

    Mildenhall and Kadena are still flying clubs, busy though. Stay away from Fairchild and McConnell. Both OG’s there are more concerned with award packages, zipper length, and haircuts than flying.

    Must be the Phoenix Reach types we kicked out of our community...sorry! 

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  13. 5 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

    As an aviator he is legit, as a combat leader he was beyond legit.  I know Boomer very well and had hoped he would be more effective at turning the ship.  A year after he took over we were having a private conversation.  We we talked about some of the changes, somethings that had yet to change and some recent buffoonery including silly shit like SECAF puking all over a Tbird.  I think I said something to the effect of "how can you let some of these things happen?"  He took a breath and replied "CH, you would be surprised how little power I actually have."  I'm not trying to defend him, just saying we need to keep the context of the political climate and political beasts that actually run the show.  Maybe if a few of these four stars spoke out and fell on their swords it might be different...but I've yet to see anyone with the selfless stones to do it.

     

    This is important! While Welsh bears some of the burden of the issues we face, let’s remember the regieme in charge at the top at the time (not necessarily the most military friendly.)   Not to mention sequestration, a recovering economy..all that matters. 

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  14. 12 hours ago, HU&W said:

    They can publish a GM to immediately 'fix the glitch' while it goes through full review or awaits republication of the next version.  This would restore some level of the institutional integrity that was lost by them saying one thing and doing another.

    Yepp, kind of like the MAF AFMAN vol 1, two interim changes in 1 month and still haven’t gotten it right with utter confusion across the squadrons.  But still, better than nothing. 

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  15. 2 hours ago, Lord Ratner said:

    A huge percentage of healthcare costs goes towards keeping old people alive when they should be dead. We cannot have a productive conversation about changing the healthcare system in the US without first addressing this. In the market, it's simple: until you're out of money. But when it's the government's money, the system collapses before the fake money runs out.

    I love my grandma. I like visiting her whenever I can. But she shouldn't be alive, and the amount of money being spent by Medicare to keep her alive is staggering, and the only thing she's dying from is old age (94 years old).

    We can easily afford to give every child in America unlimited healthcare. In fact, I think it should be that way. Full coverage until age 20, then lifetime coverage for chronic conditions that manifested during childhood. After that, you better have insurance.

    But if you think the boomers, or any other generation of senior citizens is ever going to vote for something where other people get free healthcare and they don't, just ask my Sean Hannity-quoting, millennial-bashing, proudly conservative father who loses his mind anytime someone mentions making cuts to his precious Medicare.

    This doesn't even get into the issues of producing doctors, questionable data on the efficacy of medical coverage, incentives to plan for retirement, etc.

    Correct, there are many  drivers of healthcare cost.  Another side to this argument is that the people screeching for universal healthcare are the same people advocating for open borders and paying for undocumented individuals.  How the hell do we pay for that?! 

    The best answer to healthcare would be to foster competition and innovation in the private market and have a small safety net for those who really need it.  

  16. 5 hours ago, sputnik said:

    Don't really have an opinion on this, but what does ethnic homogenousness have to do with anyhing?

    As was mentioned before, homogenous means people think alike and thus it is easier to come to consensus and pass common laws.  If you’ve ever been to Japan you know what I’m talking about.  The Japanese are wonderful people, but most of them are not just ethnically homogenous but culturally as well.  Most act, think and even speak alike. 

    Also consider this, in Japan - it is considered a grave family sin to be a dead beat in society.  You won’t see many homeless people.  They are all ingrained with a common sense of work ethic and crime is pretty much non existent.  Thus, things like socialized medicine and even strict gun laws work there - the same can’t be said about the US. 

     

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