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https://www.foxnews.com/world/kim-jong-un-vegetative-state-china-experts-north-korea He might not be dead, but he might be dead.

Read and heed all of you young SNAs and SNA wannabes- this is the no shit answer to all of your, "what is it like" or "what are my chances" or "how can I get..." "what is the best way to prepare" questions. I earned my glider rating with Coastal Soaring Association while waiting for API in my...

That is correct. Title 10 trumps winging/service commitments.

What other unions are you a member of that anecdotally validates your statement?

75K single, 150K Filing Joint for full. Then tailoring down like 40ish K beyond that for nothing.

Okay boomer... Actor's Equity and IATSE (Wife is a member of one and I'm a member of the other) say the same thing. Unions are unions. They support their workers' interests, as well as their own- and they are a "liberal" (in American politics only) institution.

Themis Bar Review: Constitutional Law Basics section (a friend pointed me to this, because I'm really curious where the authority for restriction lies and where it does not and he's about to sit for the bar in July). “Some rights are so deeply rooted in our nation’s tradition and history that...

This is at the forefront in NC. There are people who own property/houses on the Outer Banks who the county is not allowing access to their property because they are residents of another state. There are already lawsuits inbound. This one has the Supreme Court written all over it.

Unfortunately that's a very militaristic mindset that may not exist elsewhere. It takes a certain level of training to make a 19 year old kid charge a machine gun nest without question in the face of their own death. And we don't hold them accountable by telling them that they are no longer...

From the Department of Labor website: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/userra/aboutuserra "USERRA protects civilian job rights and benefits for veterans and members of the active and Reserve components of the U.S. armed forces. "

My brother-in-law is the Chief of Radiology at at one of the most prestigious hospitals in the world. If you have a problem that no one else can touch, his hospital is one of "those" that you want more than anything to go to. You know what he said he'd have to do in an ICU ward full of COVID...

Check out my post history (especially Januaryish of 2014). What I wish I did differently was advocate for myself when I mentally had no business being in an airplane, much less trying to figure out how to land one on a boat, at night.

Eh. Not so much. This is like telling a jet pilot to fly a helo in combat on their first (or 3rd) time in the helicopter. Surgeons cut, radiologists read scans (some do interventional procedures), pathologists spend their time looking in a microscope, medical examiners deal with dead people...

I guess there are some nerds who are going to be happy. FWIW there is a SUAS COE stood up in 29 Palms at MAGTFTC. I just did the FEA for their version of a WTI course.

I'm totally picking up what you're putting down, but do you have a reputable source for this?

My dad said the same thing...

After talking with my mortgage broker this evening, I decided to lock in on that 2.75%, even if it is going to cost me $5500 in points. We'll be in the house for the next 10 years, I can afford it, and I'd be stupid to turn down a sub 3% rate. I'm bummed that I missed the lottery that was two...

I almost got the same deal on a new loan (locked in at 2.75 with no fees or points), but the sellers decided that they didn't want to move so they backed out. I'd be closing this week if that happened.

I mean, two weeks ago I was quoted a 2.75% rate of a 30 year VA Loan with no points buy down (My house should be ready to close in early June). Friday they seemed to jump like crazy- the no points value was at 3.625, and the points buy down to 2.75 was around $6700.

Anyone currently smart in the mortgage realm think now is a good time to lock in a decent (but not as good as two weeks ago) rate? Or would you wait and ride it out for a couple of months? I'm leaning towards waiting...

None of these places in Orange County were fast food. They were full up restaurants on the main drag in San Clemente.

Kiosks are washing dishes, cooking food, delivering food, pouring beers or mixing drinks, and mopping floors?

So in places like Orange County those jobs go unfilled. If you need cheap labor, you need a stable, cheap labor force. Teenagers aren't it.

I mean, do you want burger flippers to be able to afford to live in Palo Alto? If not- where do they come from? Who are they? I spent 4 months TAD to Orange County (VMU-4 is in Camp Talega on the very northest most side of Camp Pendleton). Every restaurant had "help wanted" signs in the...

I do believe Cake is one of the most underrated bands of the 90s.

We've got the idea that consumerism is the way to go- spend all of your money on stuff and you'll be happy. We've built a society where success is equal to the amount of luxuries you can buy (whether you can afford them or not). It's also tough to be financially responsible when wages don't...

We're going to have to make some significant changes to how we operate as a society for that to happen.

What does this graph look like when you normalize for population and population density (like we do with aviation mishaps per 100,000 flight hour)? Just because the USA had 5 airplane crashes last week doesn't mean that Lithuania is doing better because they only had 3 in the same time.

Well. Anecdotally- the live entertainment community is in a world of shit right now. There are a myriad of reasons why- most people would say, "well they should have prepared for something like this." Fuck them, the President of the United States of America didn't prepare for this, why would a...

Same.

It looks like a weiner, but it's not a weiner. That thing has no soul.

Guess you get to DIP out too!

You laugh- but in my squadron.... I'm calling it Drill In Place (DIP). "You coming to drill this month?" "Nah, I'm going to DIP out."

A ) why only Intel? Software Engineering =/= what an Intel O does...? If you want only to serve, as you are suggesting, there are plenty of ways to do that without a TS/SCI. "But it's cool to know all of the secrets and I want to be cool man!" Okay, then... B ) https://ogc.osd.mil/doha/...

He might not be eligible for TAMP and have to use the CHCBP, which is $$$ (I had to use it during my transition). TAMP now is pretty much only for folks who are passed over twice, or not able to reenlist. However, TRICARE will back date you up to 90 days if you leave and then reenter the...

Echo above. Visit, hang out, figure out if you like the guys. Plenty of gold wing types from all communities living the good life in the Guard. I know I'm in an RPA unit but I can forward you some emails that help translate some of the medical stuff and have some pretty good "Navy/Marine...

Technically yes.

This. I took 65 days of terminal (60 plus the 2.5 per month), and only double dipped for the last 3 weeks (just enough to ensure the paychecks were constantly flowing). That time spent traveling around, sleeping in, and just decompressing with the wife was invaluable to me, my wife, and our...

Yep.

Of note for the Marines- the severance has an IRR commitment with it, and 4th MAW is not releasing company grade aviators- a big issue if you wish to continue to fly with the Guard or Reserves.

I do agree with you here. And I really wish that I had access to mental healthcare while going through the FRS. Perhaps my outcome would have been different, perhaps I wouldn't have struggled when I did. I know for a fact that there are times when I had no business being in an airplane...

Five Guys, when you want 5000 calories in one meal.

They moved it out of the gas station and next to the Five Guys! the New City Deli is great, but you get half as much for a bit more cost.

As long as the free market has an alternative to choose from. Try to choose not to buy products that are encased in (multiple layers of) single use plastics...

One of the issues I have with commissaries is the wide range in quality. The Fort Eustis commissary is well stocked and has just about every department (except for seafood) that you would want. It's a good deal to go there because it rivals the local Farm Fresh or Kroger for 75% of the cost...

Sure. But the fact that you had to have a chaps at your change of command just seems, out of place. Why? And why not have an out in town pastor from whomever's congregation deliver it? I tend to AW when drinking, as is evident of my last few posts, so there's that.

I will say it. I've spent 11 years in the military and I've now transitioned to the ANG. Not once did I think the chaplains did anything of value. They're a holdover from an antiquated model and have no place in the modern government structure. We're supposed to be agnostic to this shit- but...

I'd like to see the usage for on base religious services as to compared to MWR services.

Why? We've done so much with less and less, and we've had so many commanders that fudge the numbers and "make it happen" (and don't have a mishap by sheer luck) in the name of golden path promotions, what makes you think it will get better? I seriously think that it will take a very large...