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Crossflowing RPA operators would still get you wingmen/co-pilots, just ones with far better air sense (and closer to retirement). I suppose you could upgrade them faster, but it's not as good a fix as simply retaining your pilots who are already experienced.

Not sure how much that will happen, but I'm thinking they'll go back to civil war with the Taliban controlling most of the country. Not sure there is any other realistic outcome at a price we are willing to pay...just kind of sad that it will likely return to status quo ante after 20 years of effort/thousands of lives.

Under 5 years until Aug 2001 conditions...

I'll admit that I still like to give some jabs at RPA, fighter dudes, and missileers. That said, they all do important things in the end. You'll probably take out more bad guys than 90%+ of the manned community and/or provide life-saving intel to teams on the ground. If that isn't something to value, I don't know what is. Now, if your heart and soul is set on flying, you have some options. 1. Fly as a hobby. It costs money, but you get way more freedom. 2. Keep trying to cross-train. There are cool AF flying gigs, and some cross-flow does happen. 3. Get out and fly civilian, when you can. I'd try to keep a couple things in mind: A. What part flying is fulfilling to you? (physically flying or making a difference to others?) B. Does your job have to be THE thing that you get fulfillment from? (Probably not, but it is nice). C. A lot of times things work out better than you expect. (Certainly has vs what I wanted on my drop night.)

A toast... 🍺

Sounds more like either A. The CC wants more control over the masses or B. He doesn't want the blame if someone does something stupid. Too bad he is willing to sacrifice other's ability to defend themselves for it...😡

Get some 31-34NRR ear plugs (make sure you wear them correctly) and wear some electronic ear muffs.

O-4 is down by about $30 at Malmstrom...which was already pretty weak on BAH.

BRS still has a 40% pension after 20, last I heard.

So, VOR, LOC, ILS, and LNAV...that's not a bad starting set. (I thought it could do TACAN as well?) Throw in a 15year old Garmin and you'd get LPV too, lol.

2! It gets really freaking frustrating when the ops unit runs more gradebooks than the schoolhouse, and it takes months to get people trained up on things that were taught during IQT previously. The past 5-10 years have seen too much "just make the ops units do it, so we can "graduate" more half-trained aircrew."

A toast...

It is one of the more impressive passive-aggressive ways to avoid fielding a fleet of aircraft that I've ever seen.

RIP 🍺 "Unplanned parachute departure"...is that a chute opening in the aircraft or the harness failing on opening?

If you think accused and convicted are the same thing, your legal understanding is lacking. House investigations and/or referrals are absolutely NOT the same as a Senate trial and removal from office

Well, the SDF's PR campaign has definitely started: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/13/kurds-assad-syria-russia-putin-turkey-genocide/?fbclid=IwAR2uZvM6YZieLFJAWJF7S5x0WvyB0NqnFKCIH3bMJR_NxLmkvsE2rwItJic

Uneducated spitballing, but if it only carries shorter range weapons, push it forward of the manned flight lead...? Lots of options, with some limitations vs a voting enemy, of course.

A toast...

As for Del Rio, I recommend partying on base vs in town. (Easier, safer, less driving, and if things are like they were a few years ago, leadership is more understanding of on-base minor stupidity vs making the local news/blotter)

Good luck, man. I hope things get back toward a good kind of normal for you soon.

True, although the original notice did read as though this affected far more people than the clarified statements indicate. I'm generally good at figuring out legal language, and the original notice was fairly broad and ambiguous.

Probably because the Senate is not in session until the 2nd week of September.

Problem solved, right? https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-08-08/air-force-believes-it-has-stemmed-the-pilot-shortage

I'm not sure that's the way to solve a mold problem...that suddenly, unexpectedly, and completely newfound to any leadership just appeared in over 1,000 dorms... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=469296953893005&id=251325062290392

That sucks, but you were the AC and the aircraft was damaged due to an error of the crew. I don't know the AETC culture on student initiated mishaps, so I don't know if that is within the realm of ordinary. Legally speaking, that sounds like a valid Q3...even if it's really lacking in bromanship or understanding.