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Ah, yes, the classic leadership mantra of "If you ALL get screwed, and then I reward some of you later...well, why aren't you thanking me yet?"

Condolences to those affected... We don't know enough details to determine if concealed carry would have positively affected the situation. I do know that I am fairly well trained in marksmanship, basic tactics, and decently well-read on use-of-force theory and law. I can occasionally carry an issued weapon to help protect our strategic assets, but I cannot carry to protect myself and those around me. Tell me how that makes sense? I lost a friend to an active shooter. The police got there within 90 seconds of getting called--well below the national standard for violent crime response. They were able to treat the injured and secure the crime scene, as the crime was over before they got inside the building. Cops are well and good, but they are not superman. My personal safety is MY responsibility, even if the DoD doesn't fully trust me.

I think the AFI reference to "gore tex jackets" is the ABU APECS jacket. We can't wear the MCPS outside flight duties. Personally, I like having shell pants, but usually wear the winter flight jacket vs. MCPS fleece and shell. That said, I'm a Huey guy, not a pointy-nose type.

Bridge of Spies --Very well done movie. Not action oriented, but it has a lot of intellectual tension.

Not saying A/L conversions are the best solution, but they would probably increase capability quite a bit. ...looks like the AF still wants to do the expensive, "100% solution," even if it takes two decades and isn't a 100% solution.

...THE HORROR... ...the horror...

Concur. As a student, I'd highly recommend living on base. The 2-3 minute commute is worth a lot within a student schedule. Also, since it is a relatively short term thing, the financials don't make as much sense to buy. On-base housing wasn't anything to write home about, but it served its purpose.

No lawyer here... Generally speaking, it is illegal to convert a non-NFA rifle to a pistol. You wind up with a NFA-item at some point, by doing so. Pistol conversion to a registered SBR is legal, as long as you get the stamp prior to the conversion (beware of "constructive possession" if you have more SBR length uppers than pistol lowers though--if you have rifle lowers and pistol uppers laying around, the ATF can charge you with possession of an unregistered SBR.)

Depends on the airframe. UH-1N mins are 300hrs.

The "mid-mag" for the XDS works nicely, in my opinion. It adds enough to get a good purchase, but not so much that printing becomes a big issue.

Are you saying a 20MOA group isn't amazingly great? /sarcasm I won't claim to be a champion marksman, but when you can't get close to the mechanical accuracy of a firearm, you have no business trash talking others firearms.

Yeah, there are alternate means. LO bombers, sub-launched TLAMs, Gen4 fighter/bomber + stand-off weapons. Obviously it would be nice to be able to fly over and drop JDAMs to solve every problem, but I think a few patch wearers and smart Navy dudes could come up with a reasonable solution. Talking WELL outside my lane...

Seems to me that you would need to kill off the things that make the threat ring so big, as a first step. ...basically, the air campaign would need to be at least partially sequential to ensure the high-value and low-density stuff doesn't get taken out. Heck, even a bunch of LTs at ASBC figured that out in whatever wargame was being played back then.

Hm, might be a decent jet trainer...

No issue. That wasn't whining about units not wanting/trying to go, but about the show. "Talking" on the internet can do that.

Yup.

Good. Last year was kind of weak showing, IMO. There was a MV-22, an HH-65, and a static C-17. T-birds put on a good show, but I'd rather see a demo from a non dog-and-pony fighter.

They added an F-16 sporting a pair of B61s, with some working pseudo-nav. lights. They were working on a couple statics a month or so ago, but in general, they still need a lot of mx to look nice.

I think you may have low-balled (sts) the cost.

OV-10 reincarnation would be pretty sweet. I like the gun turret! ...or PA-48 Get a little pseudo-mustang going https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_PA-48_Enforcer#/media/File:Piper_PA48_Enforcer_USAF.jpg

17D If the AF didn't allow me to occasionally fly their aircraft and all I had was AF office work, I might be a civilian by now. There is obviously a lot of disconnect between parts of the AF. It's sad and almost funny when another agency/squadron assumes they can just ask for a flying squadron to do something with 18hrs notice, not knowing it takes WG/CC or MAJCOM level approvals to do said thing. I'm sure you have seen similar things. It tends to leave a poor impression when people try to get stuff done, but the customer service window at whatever agency they are dealing with is only open when they cannot go, due to flying, crew rest, etc. It seems non-sensical to take 2-3 weeks to get 30 minutes of work done, because the only people who can submit your documents or conduct an appointment are never around when you are not otherwise committed. I realize that many support agencies are undermanned, and many of our processes are so convoluted that we probably generate 75% of our own misery, but that doesn't help the frustration. That said, the subject matter expert for travel vouchers should be the SrA/SSgt in finance, not the C-17 IP. In every support squadron/agency I've dealt with, there are always at least 1 or 2 people who are clearly experts at their jobs. I certainly appreciate them, as they get things done right, even when the customer (me) has little to no idea what's going on. The AF needs to figure out how to retain and promote them! ____________________ Do you even internet, brah? That would be nothing compared to the average CNN/Youtube comments section.

Dan Wessons are very nice. I wish they were about $400-500 cheaper, like they were about 5 or 6 years ago (granted, they use slightly better small parts now). The $1K CBOB was a good deal, in my opinion. 1911s conceal pretty well in a Crossbreed Supertuck.

Only 11 in a class? They do something weird to the classes down there?

My unit has minimums for charge, but it's less than 90% (our sortie duration is a bit less than the heavies). You can Q3 for it, but I haven't seen it done. Our CCV also maintains a loaner iPad in the event of someone's having issues.

What are your thoughts on Tim Kane's research and proposals from Bleeding Talent? (I'd also dispute your conclusion that money solves everything by citing things like Afghanistan, the War on Drugs, the War on Poverty, and public education in the US.)