raimius
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10 hours ago, HeloDude said:
It’s almost as if politics/ideology is keeping the the US from securing its borders…but that would be a conspiracy theory I’m sure.
Neither side will fix it. Neither wants to take responsibility or give up anything when they can scream about how bad the other party is.
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I'd say that it's less the tech baseline and more production/distribution issues. Russia has good tech, but they usually don't make a ton of it, and corruption takes a huge cut.
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17 hours ago, Inertia17 said:
Based on USAF's track record of implementing any form of technology advancement in a timely manner, I think we will be fine for another few decades.
That being said, if they want to start using AI to replace Finance and MPF...I would be on board.
AI finance would probably start quoting you some reg (that doesn't actually exist, and it made up because it sounds bureaucratic) for why it denied your travel voucher/PCs expense/pay.
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A Russia that is incapable/unwilling to invade their neighbors and a China that is deterred from making similar attempts would be good outcomes, from a NATO/US/"west" perspective.
A sovereign, western aligned Ukraine (hopefully with a little less corruption) would be good too, I suppose. They are both a main actor and a pawn, at the same time, it seems. Ukraine isn't a particularly vital US partner, but stopping Russia from "flipping the table" of European security is rather important to the US, since that group has a huge chunk of the global economy, influence, and US allies.
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Corruption is a major problem in Ukraine. Check.
Some people may be pressured to keep aid flowing in order to keep some Ukrainians quiet about certain American financial/political issues. Check
At the end of the day, Ukraine is still fighting against an unjustified invasion by one of our "competitors," and stopping that sort of thing is in our interests and the interests of basic justice.
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Sometimes I don't like how things are going...but an analysis of alternatives doesn't offer a ton of better options. Keep working to keep your neighborhood (literally and figuratively) in good shape and encourage others to do the same.
Edit: when asking for faith in the military, it's a really broad question. Do I think we can destroy any enemy nation? Yup! Do I think the DoD always makes the best decisions and takes care of people?...not as much.
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The above!
More personal--save and invest. Make sure you get TSP matching (max it if you can), and have an IRA. Every time your pay increases, auto-invest half that raise. You'll never feel the difference and it adds up over time. Also, have a non-retirement account for first-home down payment, etc.
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TSP (to get matching at a minimum, max out if able), plus Roth IRA.
Make sure to log in and select the funds desired (it used to default to the gov bonds fund).
Neat strategy someone passed to me was to throw in half of any pay raise. That way take-home increases with pay raises, but so do the investments. In today's scale, that's an "extra" $1k+/mo by the time they get to O-4--and it will never seem like a sacrifice.
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We cant just point the finger at civilian leaders. The DoD writ large has a "can-do" response to basically anything. We need to stop that. The military hammer can't fix every problem...but we need to be clear on that. How many times did we "turn the corner" in Afghanistan? How many times did we send over-optimistic reports from people who should have known better to people who should have known better?
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9 minutes ago, BashiChuni said:
ahhhhhh there it is! the CLASSIC drone narrative! "IF YOU DON'T GET ONBOARD WITH THE GOVERNMENT YOU'RE SPOUTING ENEMY PROPAGANDA!"
listen to yourself my man...it's pathetic. do you swallow up everything the legacy media and the government tells you?
So, do you think Russia thought NATO was going to invade, if they didn't defeat all the (Jewish-led) "Nazis" in Ukraine with their own swastika-tatooed hired guns?
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1 hour ago, Standby said:
I think most dudes shit talk it because they haven’t actually done it. They’ve heard about it from their buddies friends sisters uncle and perpetuate lies. It’s a daily grind, but a lot of the MWS ancillaries simply don’t exist. There is no pre-deployment WSMR/NAWS/WSEP trip…no flag to participate in…nothing. Sure, you triple turn and fly XC, but you’re smoking crack if you think that keeps you TDY more than an MWS unit.
To take this one step further…I’d wager that 87.69% of the folks who drag XL through the mud couldn’t even find it on the map, let alone have been there. Is Del Rio a garden spot? Not even close. But there are people who complain that the sand in the FL Panhandle was too fine and difficult to wash out of their crusty ass cracks.
@UDEL09I know this is going to sound harsh, but allow me to play you a classical piece on the worlds smallest violin.
It is a grind.
There are fewer additional duties, but plenty of gradebooks to write, or review prior to the student's 88/89, or a sim to run because the civilian sim IP isn't qual'd to teach some sims, or getting a "good deal" XC where you can sit a day in some random city so you aren't "forced" to take a comp day (because who wouldn't want to double turn student sorties for 11 of 12 days?). Then, get told you aren't producing enough and also need to take more time for "resiliency" (which is mandatory, but also will likely be scheduled over).
Is it the worst thing in the world? Of course not. Is it way more pain than it should be? I'm going to go with yes.
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23 hours ago, tac airlifter said:
This was a cowardly thing and they deserve to lose. And we shouldn’t save them. And US mil who are staying awake at night working ways to save these guys are way off the reservation.
I think most of the US folks trying to get Afghans out are trying to get particular families out.
Some of the escapees are cowards. Others realized their sacrifice wouldn't turn the tide and called it quits. There's also a big gray area in there.
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13 hours ago, tac airlifter said:
The number of military age males that we evacuated was more than sufficient to defend Kabul, but they never tried. They should have fought, but they ran like cowards. We owe them nothing, and shouldn’t have evacuated anyone. I cannot understand any US military member who thinks we “owe” them safety. They should always have known that fighting for their own country and winning was the only option.
There is a critical mass to such things. When you are one of the only dudes willing to fight and all your "leadership" flees and most of your logistical support disappears, you face a losing battle. Is it worth it to "die like a man" and get your family killed for a government that just fled the country or flipped sides?
Should the Afghans, writ large, have fought? Yeah. If they had enough mass to have a reasonable chance, I'd take a harder line with you.
Should a few individuals die on the hill to show support for people who don't care? That's less clear cut.
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3 hours ago, Hunter Rose said:
With the fiscal year over, I was curious where the take rates ended up. They were abysmal, as we all knew they would be.
Overall rated take rates for Initial Eligible folks was 42.5%, but that is artificially inflated primarily by higher take rates among CSOs and RPA pilots.
Fixed Wing Pilot initial take rate was 35.4%.
AFSC breakouts were as follows:
11B - 30%
11F - 29%
11M - 31%
11H - 56%
11S - 54%
Can't wait to see the spin if this gets any visibility in Congress.
Curious what was the 11H rotary-wing rate?
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1 hour ago, Sua Sponte said:
You don’t think that his command didn’t vetted all their written orders, confinement order, through JAGs before enacting them?
Probably...but I've also seen JA argue cases where their own sequence of events didn't make sense. I also kind of doubt all JAs think about how SCOTUS would review each and every case.
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36 minutes ago, Sua Sponte said:
Is that your certified legal analysis?
I only had one college course on the law, but do seem to remember that all legal orders need to have a valid military purpose. A gag order relating to X, Y, and Z topics under review/investigation would make sense. A TOTAL gag order would have some pretty serious 1st Amendment issues.
It is entirely possible that both the LtCol and his command are making poor (and possibly illegal) decisions.
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Ordering someone to cease all social media and group communication sounds exceedingly broad and potentially illegal.
I don't think you can order someone not to post college football scores on Facebook from their home.
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On 9/15/2021 at 8:53 AM, dogfish78 said:
lol what???
18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason
“Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.”There’s a reason people are criminally convicted for attempting to have sexual relations with minors, or to sell drugs, or to murder someone, but not actually completing the task, it’s called… wait for it… a conspiracy.
If true, Milley conspired with the Chinese, an enemy of the United Stares, by adhering to them, giving them aid and comfort through a promised advanced warning of military action, and essentially declaring war on the United States by subverting the civil authority which was POTUS Trump.
Having said that, I would say it surpassed conspiracy since he (allegedly) did successfully commit treason by contacting the Chinese and sharing information aiding them without POTUS’ approval.
..and AGAIN, allegedly he said he would do something if something else happened. He said this to a party we are NOT currently at war with. Is it bad (if true)? Yes. Does the (alleged) statement meet the legal definition of treason? No, on multiple levels.
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12 hours ago, HeloDude said:
Presidents allow for (and order) the bombing of random people all through history…civilians as well. Other than the number of people dying, what’s the difference? Is there a number of people dying where it changes from a lawful order to war crime? Have any of the bombings done by the US in our history been a war crime? Why even have nukes if using them would be a war crime?
This is a terrible strawman.
No, we don't allow presidents to just decide to commit mass murder. There is a "road to war" that involves many outside sources. The mass murder without any reasonable cause is the war crime, not the particular weapon here.
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1 hour ago, HeloDude said:
Here’s a quick point worth asking/mentioning:
Hypothetically, if Trump had directed ICBMs to be launched at X (name your country) on 19 Jan 21, would he have been wrong (in terms of not have the power/ability) to do so as the Commander in Chief? If Milley had discussions with other military officers to ensure this would not have been able to happen without his awareness and/or concurrence then would that not be considered insubordination and worthy of some form of action against him? Also what if Milley would have attempted to stop Trump’s order?
It's an interesting one. On the one hand the Chief Executive is the sole legal release authority for nuclear weapons. On the other hand, anyone following an order to randomly nuke a country would almost certainly be committing a war crime, and thus have a duty to disobey.
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14 hours ago, dogfish78 said:
If all is true, and he is legally convicted through due process of the courts, he needs to face the sentencing punishment for treason which is death.
Saying you are going to do something treasonous if something else happens is not the same as commiting treason. Slow your roll there.
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Can you afford a major market drop? Don't sucker yourself into a bad situation.
If you can take the hit, it's probably a more acceptable risk. Is this a normally increasing market, or is this rise an abnormality in a usually stable market?
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35 minutes ago, Sua Sponte said:
He was fired for the Minot Buff flying nukes incident. Robert Gates mentions it in his book “Duty.”
Sure..."for that"...
Context clues say that Gates didn't like the way AF leadership was trying to prep for high-end fights at the expense of another couple dozen Pred CAPs over Iraq.
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On 7/31/2021 at 2:05 PM, bennynova said:
If everyone is equally transmissible, then why single out unvaccinated people to take weekly tests? These people will actually KNOW when they are sick because they would have symptoms. The vaccinated are like walking Trojan horses...less symptoms but same transmission.
The administration has already admitted that their policy is designed to punish those who have not received the vaccine. It's one of the better reasons all the forthcoming lawsuits may actually succeed (also, some ADA provisions).
Russian Ukraine shenanigans
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Some epic idiocy/trolling here.
But I'll bite, because this is the Internet!
--You claim "we" should negotiate to give up some of Ukraine. Do you think maybe the Ukrainians should decide whether or not they want THEIR country? They seem pretty willing to fight for it.
--You seem to think the nation that took massive casualties, is resorting to Iranian and North Korean weapons, has a ton of sanctions, had their most effective PMC mutiny, and is at a defensive stalemate on the battlefield is stronger now? 😂
You can debate how much money/arms the US should provide. That's valid. What you are doing is a mockery of intelligent questioning.