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Earl (guy Bob pushed) was a family friend, and I was fortunate to sip a few and hear the inside story.
Also, I was in a training class with an F-4G bubba at Nellis back in the day and mentioned the Pardo Push. He said he'd never heard it and claimed I was an idiot because I was making it up. Not sure how you fly the Phantom and not know about it. Anyhoo, I think the guy went to Eagles after that...
Cheers Bob -- see you on the other side.
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3 hours ago, Danger41 said:
don’t know why if someone enters the portal and secured their release from a university, you’d bring them back.
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1 hour ago, HeloDude said:
I definitely don’t think they are one of the 4 best teams
Well, as long as it's based on feelings then I guess it's all good! Who really cares about wins anyway? I mean, a great team can't win a national championship with a back-up QB, so thinking and feeling is the right choice. Oops, I forget that four of the last nine college championships were won by teams who had to field their back-up QB.
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Texas AND Alabama in -- complete joke.
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49 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
The 'John Wayne Saloon': How day drinking went undetected at one of America's top military bases
No more day drinking and does not speak well to the survival of other secret drinking venues...IYKYK.
I can just image the investigations that would ensure were I still a Wing Commander. I actually kept booze on my side table and frequently had my commanders sit in lawn chairs outside my office on Friday to drink and smoke cigars. I even had big parties at this secret place we called...shhh, don't tell the USA Today...the "Officer's Club".
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12 hours ago, dream big said:
I’ve seen some real dipshits work as “shirts” these days, just underneath a toxic lazy SEL. I used to respect the hell out of Command Teams SNCOs.
Yeah, I don't know. I've been around a while and am not sure the good ol' days were any better. About 20 years ago I recall the Command SNCOs were telling be I couldn't eat at the chow hall because my shorts had pockets. I can think of a few more examples that date back even further.
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On 11/12/2023 at 1:17 AM, HuggyU2 said:
Newly released view of the inside of the cockpit of the advanced companion trainer for the B-21.
Yeah, but it's modified so you can turn the heat off fro the back seat.
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On 11/16/2023 at 9:47 AM, brabus said:
Nowadays journalism is about the same as YouTube influencing. I’ll give each of those “industries” about the same level of respect and trust.
I trust YouTube more because it has more titties...I trust titties.
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Terrible experience. Couldn't even get drunk after the game because some Karen and a bunch of cops made us dump our BBQ and leave. Giving up a home game for TV money is BS.
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Am I reading that right? He went from DO to deputy group and grp cc?
That's normally a guard/reserve thing. The DO, OG/CV and OG/CC are normally the full time positions while the Sq/CC is normally a traditional.
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Your hearing can get pretty bad before it affects your flight status. It's better for your VA benefits to just go with it.
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I was at an AFA convention a few years ago and had to wear my class-As (don't ask). The other convention going on at the same location was an abortion convention (not the medical people but the 20-somethings girls who had an abortion and now need to make it their cause so they don't stop and think about the fact they killed their babies). As I was walking through the lobby, a big group of these women (can we still call people that or is it a micro-aggression?) started shouting/chanting "military kills children" at me. I just laughed until I cried.
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What's that bubble-thing on the front do?
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18 minutes ago, Boomer6 said:
Simple answer: humans time traveling from the future.
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3 hours ago, Vito said:
We had a C-130 pilot who had issues transitioning to the C-17. Turns out he was a weak sister in 130’s and his unit dumped him on us to cull the herd. He was pretty bad. I flew his “elimination” sim and he screwed up often. The Sq CC basically told him to take a non-flying job at the ALCE or face a FEB board. He took the ALCE job and finished his career there.
As a CC, I would never let a guy like this skip an FEB. All it takes is a slight of hand and the dude will resurface somewhere else and kill someone. You can get FEB'd and still finish out in a non-flying job.
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Oh great -- now I'll have to wear a mask and show my non-dissident card to eat at a restaurant in Moscow.
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5 hours ago, HerkPerfMan said:
No video (yet) but still some badass visuals from Wyoming highways.
Love the mini bike. I think this is actually the same location.
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19 hours ago, yzl337 said:
Generally, a waste of money from a training standpoint. Prior to UPT it would have limited value. You may be able to practice maneuvers, but without knowledge of standards and techniques you'll be expected to perform under during UPT, the training is negligible at best, negative at worst. Once you begin UPT you will have nearly unlimited access to exactly this type of set up. At Vance there is a lab in each squadron with multiple VR simulators and each flight room has one of their own. You will be encouraged to use it as much a possible. As far as having one a home, you will be better off just reading the pubs, working out, and getting a good nights sleep.
Not sure I fully agree based on research. Got my PhD with a dissertation in predicting pilot training performance. Lot's of research, including my own findings, revealed use of computer-based simulation had a correlation with improved UPT performance. It's a similar correlation (although not as strong) as overall flight hours entering UPT. Can there be negative transfer? Sure, but generally it was beneficial. If you want to turn over every rock to make your dream come true, it is likely to help. Personally, I'd spend the cash on strippers and whiskey but that's just how I roll...
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On 4/1/2023 at 11:56 AM, FourFans said:
butt hurt
Wait -- can we still say that? Or, is that something we are supposed to celebrate?
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39 minutes ago, SocialD said:
I sit in on the meetings where they brief what we get...it isn't in a realm I would call "shit ton of money," at least at my little Guard base.
I actually asked if I could decline the funds for my base and eliminate the GTC mandate for my wing (also tried to close the BX...another story). I got a call from my 2-star boss who said "Really?! Are we going to have a conversation like this every week?" Got no traction.
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11 hours ago, arg said:
Where's all my bitches at?
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Also, having sat on lots of promotion boards, I can tell you that uniform wear and facial hair was not what we spent our 6.9 minutes on when deciding your career.
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After watching Office Space in 1999, I just wore what I wanted and grew my porn stache out. I got promoted along with everyone else so never did understand the debate.
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18 minutes ago, Biff_T said:
That's my experience. What's yours?
Meh - I've got a dozen stories just like that with regular dudes. Your sample size is a bit low. I've had more issues with some pussy AC/DO/CC types who couldn't make a decision to sit a low-performing idiot just because. This was long before we celebrated people for cutting off a penis.
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Russian Ukraine shenanigans
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Sheesh -- I used to look at this discussion to see all the cool footage of Russians getting blasted. Now it's just a whining, political buzz kill. Why don't you tools take the boring crap offline already.
Here's a photo of dead Russians to help get this thread back on track.