DirkDiggler

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That was an amusing discussion amongst the bros, that had the request happened a year later, there may not have been enough form qual'd pilots to do it. I guess they could've stayed 30 seconds in trail; that would've looked awesome/s.

Lotta really good/true words here. I just retired and am about to start the simulator contractor life at the FTU for my airframe. If there had been an opportunity to fly and instruct at UPT as a civilian (contractor or GS) I'd have been very interested (not interested in the airlines) but I'm not doing that at CBM/DLF/END. It's just not in the cards for me post-AF. I didn't mind being at what some would consider less than desirable locations while I was in but after retirement I'm looking for a good place to live in a location where my wife can travel easily for her career. None of the current UPT locations provide that. As a side note on this topic, I'm not sure if this is new to the AF but it was new to me. As my retirement date approached I kept getting emails from AFPC (think it was them) asking me to consider taking a GS job at Randolph teaching sims remotely. Apparently the AF is having trouble getting enough blue suiters to live in CBM/DLF/END that they're offering guys the option to work at Randolph and instruct sims via VTC to the students at UPT bases. I feel like that would be less than optimal training for the students but that's where we're at today.

He personally called the 27 SOW/CC to request (demand really) a two-ship flyover of MCs for his USAFA CoC, because with everything else we have going on, yeah sure, we've got the time and assets for that. Edit to add: my first question when this came down was "Does anyone care/does it matter that he got soft-fired?" Anyone, I'm the only one, ok I'll shutup now.

Footage of Israel discussing the last couple days with Hamas and Hezbollah.

Tough read. Another one with lessons for any aviator.

Question for any B-1 bros; is ~2K hours about average for an 18 year B-1 pilot?

That board president pulled no punches. Brutal. Like Danger said, lots of lessons to be learned for any aircrew, regardless of MDS.

Like to add another shout out for Jon and Trident. Just closed on our post-AF retirement house. Process was super smooth, got a good rate, and closed inside of 50 days with no issues. Would highly recommend Jon and Trident for any mortgages.

There’s that. He also provides a viewpoint on why the counter snipers may not have seen the shooter until after he fired; it wasn’t the tier they were assigned/focused on.

Caveat: I know nothing about protection details and haven’t checked the authenticity of this author. That said, I found the below an interesting analysis of what might have gone wrong on Trump’s security detail.

It literally started happening within hours of the attempt. Bunch of people on the left think that it was some false flag operation to boost Trump's polling numbers or to unite the right. Bunch of people on the right think it was ordered directly by Biden himself. I think I've also read various places that it was (in no particular order) the work of global elitists, Jews, Satanic pedophiles, the CIA, the Deep State, disgruntled Republicans, China, the legacy media, the DNC, or possibly Jason Borne.

Agreed, that's some sackless shit.

Well that’s not what you want…

AfSOC has already been doing this for the last couple months thanks to CAT 5.

Let's be honest, we've all been there after a frustrating day trying to fill out grade sheets in ePex or vouchers on DTS. In all seriousness, good on the officers in this situation.

Rest easy.

On first glance wreckage didn’t look like anything assigned to the 58 SOW. Glad the guy got out.

There’s still leaders in the AF that do right by their people and who give a shit about getting the mission done. Never worked for/with Mini but glad to see a guy who had such a positive impact on his formation go out with style.

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Conley nominated to be the next AFSOC/CC. Pave Low mafia still flexing it’s muscles. In all seriousness great news for the command.

I'm getting ready to retire after 21 years and change AD; the flying never got old for me, loved every minute of it and would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Like Four Fans said, it's all about perspective. Anyone can find a reason to be unhappy in any location or career field, likewise you can almost always find the good in most situations. Best of luck to you.

Honestly appreciate the replies, they were helpful. I was considering pulling my retirement request and staying another couple years but in the end I've decided to proceed with retirement so this won't be an issue (at 21 and change total years). Once again I appreciate the info.