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This whole thread is ridiculous...the fact that we have eroded into a culture where it is ok for some goober to call out a superior from across a f^cking chow hall and not be backhanded for it is a sad, sad fact. Those of you who are of the line of thinking that this ok because it is "the rules" and if you can't follow simple rules, how can you be trusted to follow rules in the air...you are just part of the problem. The current leadership has screwed the pooch by enabling this logic and empowering the "chief syndrome"...it's like a virus that ultimately undercuts our ability to do our job.

Sounds like your friend got out of line too, if someone called SF. Winning! Welcome to the military. We have standards and rules. If you are outside the rules, expect to be corrected. Grow up.

The gif that keeps on gifing...

A year ago this jet was never going to fly again. Never say die.

Why yes they can--for DoD Employees. DOD Civilian employee travel is governed by the JTR. Specifically for HHT, that is para C5600. Can AD, Guard, and Reserved uniformed members be reimbursed, NO.

Way to dick up your first post...

Again, this policy can probably stand in the short term, but the reason the credit downgrade was such a big deal is the fact it could lead to higher rates in the long term. Investors (individuals and other governments) want a decent return on their investment when they buy our debt through treasury bills (T-bills). If they are assuming a greater risk, they will demand a larger return. This larger return equates to higher interests rates. The Federal Reserve adjusts these rates based on the demand for the investment. As the demand drops, the interest rate must be increased in order to continue funding "soverign debt." That's where our government and public will suffer. If investors demand a higher rate for assuming greater risks, the Federal Reserve will be "forced" to raise rates. This will make it more difficult to continue the current policy, because it will cost the government too much in interest payments down the road. This rate increase will also make it more difficult for you and me to obtain financing through bank loans, because most bank loans base their rates on what the Fed sets. Attached is a good article that explains this a bit better than I did. https://www.elliottwave.com/freeupdates/archives/2012/08/30/When-Will-the-Fed-Raise-Interest-Rates-When-the-Market-Says-So.aspx

It is legit. I just got an e-mail from some retired queen or something in Zimbabwe wanting me to cash a check for her for over $100M from the Royal Bank of Zamunda, and I get to keep half! So, say what you want, but there is money to be had in Zimbabwe....and I'm going to get mine bitches!! I may go tell the WG/CC to do f*ck himself now that I'm a millionaire!!! I'M RICH BITCH!!! Edit: Turns out the e-mail was a hoax...I found out after I crashed the Wing Standup and did the helicopter dick yelling 'I'm rich bitch' in front of the entire wing leadership that I was in fact NOT a millionaire. One Article 15 later plus a 365 later, moral of the story is...beware of Internet hoaxes and countires with sovereign debt.

Got this from a buddy at Macdill.

It's not philosophy, it's cold hard fact. There are only two reasons that its acknowledgement is resisted. 1. There's an incentive to do so by people who profit off of fear mongering. AND 2. A complete lack of understanding of the current state of violence in all forms when compared to the history of violence (largely exacerbated by #1). People tend to perceive things that they're personally subjected to, or witness, as more significant than other more distant accounts of similar events that affect only third persons. Violence is down but exposure to the remnant violence is up. Its pumped into every aspect of our lives 24hrs a day through the internet/media. It creates the perception that violence is rampant when in reality, relative to history, it is strongly down. Nobody seems to remember that it used to be a regularity for the entire township in 'developed' and 'modern' nations to show up to the square to witness a heretic being tortured to death through any number of creative means that could fill a book. And that was a spectacle...entertainment. WWII had a higher gross death toll than any other conflict in recorded human history, but when looked at as a percentage of the human population, it barely breaks the top 10 worst conflicts. Even so, it is an outlier in a strong downtrend in the data. There are historical conflicts in which nearly 10% of the existing human population was killed. If that happened today you're looking at 700million deaths. Now the 5000 U.S. deaths from Iraq and Afghanistan are almost too much for the American public to stomach. 5000 makes up .001% of the U.S. population, or .00007% of the world population (Yes, I'm aware that there is another half to the conflicts to consider...the point remains valid). Violence through warfare, both civil and international, has declined sharply in both frequency and intensity. Homicide rates, instances of rape, hate crimes, spousal and child abuse, and non-violent crimes of nearly all types are in long term decline. Genocide, state sponsored and non-state sponsored torture, even things like state sponsored executions ('justified' or otherwise), institutional discrimination, slavery, and sexual exploitation are on their way down. And yes, I know it's hard to believe if you watch cable news networks, but terrorism is sharply down as well. We live in the most tranquil time in all of human history. Anybody who claims to be an expert in violence and then makes the comment that "we may well be in the most violent times in history" is either knowingly peddling in bullshit for personal gain, or is grossly misinformed. Period. Edit: BB Stacker beat me to it.

One of the only reasons we have been able to avoid a debt crisis in the US is because there are other nations around the world with bigger debt problems (i.e. Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Japan). The dollar and US treasury bills are still more solid than most other currencies or investments around the world. Do not expect this to always be the case. Printing more money can only carry us so far. Unless the economy rebounds quickly, additional revenue is generated, or spending is drastically cut, we are in for a rude awakening. Debt is debt and at some point, the piper has to be paid. To think otherwise is very naive and unsubstantiated.

If you don't think that the massive amounts of debt we are in is going to hurt this country you are a fool

I herd that too...

nice! looks like a modern take on this guy

A great photo posted by Beale AFB's Facebook... Beale AFB Facebook

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