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There was this NFO I went to -106 with. Callsign "Bic" because, well, cancer sucks. He beat it, but not before leaving him uniball. I told him once, "hey man, like, this is funny and all, but it feels kind of mean." He replies, "Fuck no, it's a daily reminder that I beat cancer and get to keep...

3 balls? 🤣🤣🤦‍♂️ AI...

And in those A's and B's you only got like 8 editable waypoints- all lat/long D.M.S- and one line to connect them, and there was no real way to check and see if the brick loaded. And they were pure INS birds, so you had to update it before you shut it down so you didn't screw the next guy...

If you drop bombs we'll put you on some of your T10 convert-in-place AT orders. But only if you live in the local area, or you sign a travel waiver. Also, it's field conditions so you get 5.50 per day and we're charging you $45 per day for the MREs you won't eat.

It's pretty funny!

There's a good episode of the John Sipher /Jerry O'Shea podcast, Mission Implausible, that discusses some of what's going on today and perhaps compares it a bit to what happen that lead to the Bush Administration invading Iraq due to non-existent WMDs. One of the things I thought was...

They just want to control what other people do while having the freedom to do whatever they want. They'd prefer a return to the simple life of 1825 America to shun any type of progressive movement of the last 100 years. If public libraries, and parks, and the interstate highway system were...

Dibs on being the first to penetrate!

That's going to take a lot of gas station boner pills.

Those pesky Guard guys seem to always show up and participate in the fight, while simultaneously skirting the regs and admin BS. The land of milk and honey, ladies and gents.

Also as a side note- I paid for my BA in Theater by working in the theater industry after graduating. My "worthless woke" degree was pretty lucrative for me. I made more money designing and then running lights for a ballet show in four months than the IT guy did in a year.

I think we're saying the same thing? Except, we never had many white people apply to work for us in Yuma, and if we hired them they didn't stay long. It's Yuma. The white people are retired snowbirds who come down during the winter to stay in their "over 55 and American only" (read- no brown...

Sounds like the Armed Service Committees need to do their job and get congress to up those allocations.

My family owned Yuma Overhead Door company for decades before we sold it to the guy who managed it for us. It's staying in his family now. We depended on migrant labor. A few of our employees ended up staying and becoming citizens. No gringos want to work in a hot garage in July in Yuma. The...

It's just a pay grade for them. IMHO we're going to see this continue in the cyber squadrons. You can't attract the talent needed in the traditional military recruitment model. It's a great place for the restricted line officer corps.

This is hugely apparent in the RPA world. It's a problem in the USAF, but we're getting better. I recently ran into the dude running the MQ-25 program. Based on what he was telling me I would have no confidence in those guys around the boat. They're going to get someone killed.

Ground ops and local area familiarization is all about seeing, acting, and making decisions in that environment. So it makes sense.

We have USAF pilots flying wedge tails in Australia and maintainers working on them. The initial cadre is built. The airplane does things satellites cannot.

Yeah, but you know what they don't get? A 737 type rating. 🤦‍♂️

I'm pretty sure that's CNATRA's goal.

I'm a drone guy by trade and this is too much for me.

Wait what? "Fire ant allergy" is DQ from aviation but not ground? Um, other than in Hunters Cove in Kingsville, I had never had to deal with fire ants. F And I'm pretty sure no one in aviation has fire ants as a common occurrence. I've never seen one on an airplane. Grunts though- they...

On the SciFi side, I haven't been able to put this series down. I'm on my second read through as I'm waiting for Red God to be released. The series starts in a mine on Mars and builds to be something incredible that spans the entire solar system. I love the way the author details combat. Fall in...

Look at my journey. Do I miss the Hornet? Yes I absolutely do. My state is getting F-15EXs and if I wasnt 43 years old I'd be looking to transfer over there in a heartbeat. Do I love the Reaper? Absolutely. We do cool things in our own way, and have an awesome quality of life. A highlight of my...

It's not luck. You make your own luck. It's all about timing. You can't control your timing.

I don't know a single pilot who has said, "I wish I went NUPOC." Nor have a known an SNA select to do everything they could (to include calling their Congressmen, taking the Marine Option, meeting with the Devil at the Crossroads in Mississippi) in order to go NUPOC. The opposite is not true...

You're right. And while I'm an idealist at heart and think politicians like AOC, James Talarico, and Mark Kelly, are the folks who don't come from family names and have the right idea, I understand that the aristocracy is still real and a family name will get someone a leg up. Coming from "Good...

Young guy, well spoken and charismatic, Naval Aviatior, looks good in a uniform, family name, can hold court in the aristocracy and among the people. I've seen people draw comparisons of Jack McCain to Prince William. IMO that's not a bad thing.

Come on. We need a new Ensign/2ndLt shenanigan story!

There is no way it isn't. Assuming anything else would be complete negligence and ignorance.

1000% I have friends who lost their jobs because of DOGE. But their annual salary is pennies on the dollar compared to a Maralago golf trip for POTUS.

I figure it is the same as when you're driving through the gate and you're not wearing a cover. The gate guard (if they're not a contractor) is going to salute you. A simple, "Good morning, thank you" and/or a wave or a nod in response is appropriate.

Where is the barf emoji? It's bad enough we have prayers at official functions. Do everyone a favor and leave your church stuff at church.

"We're clean on OPSEC" will be painted on the door.

An engine is just a crutch for a bad pilot.

Nothing says "support the troops" like an overfull portashitter, an MRE, and a concrete floor to lay an isomat on for your sleeping system. Bonus points in that we're tripling up on fire watch because we had to bring real rifles and the parking garage we're sleeping in is in Anacostia, so the...

Really? I've seen a good amount of good deal fini flights. I remember watching my first Commodore at TW-2's fini flight. "Holy shit, he buzzed the tower Top Gun style and did the sloppiest shit hot break ever." The interesting thing was that every stud watching thought, "What a fucking moron"...

Apply and see what happens.

Damn. That's not the way you want your last flight to be remembered.

It was the pilot. The flight had a really senior crew (All O-5s and O-6s) on an airshow profile. The pilot was notorious for breaking flight safety rules, and thumbing his nose at anyone who would call him out on it. He almost killed himself and his crew a couple times before. One of the reasons...

Where's @mad dog when you need him??

I have no idea how they can say, "Well, we said it's legal, so it is." But the current administration is doing that a lot lately.

The best anyone can do is tie. There is no win there.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/india-pakistan-immediate-us-mediated-ceasefire Maybe not?

Yeah. My comment was tongue-in-cheek.

This is the perfect time for Trump to put his money where his mouth is and negotiate a peace treaty between these two nuclear powers before it becomes something neither of them can back down from.

Yeah. But does he pass the Hooters, watch, motorcycle, and Dunkin' test? @mad dog doesn't suffer fools!

It's rotating shift work for RPAs across the country and the missiliers are 24 on 24 off or worse. A single person will still need someone at home on a regular schedule to really care for pets properly. When wifey is away, we have to have a pet sitter come help take care of the dogs and cat...

Nothing is expunged when applying for military service or jobs requiring a security clearance. And holy shit dude, like... we've all been drunk in public countless times but we didn't get a single ticket for it, much less 5. As a guy in charge of hiring pilots into an ANG unit, you sound like...