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Seriously? You have really partaken of the cool-aid my friend. Venom? Get over yourself. I've been pretty calm about everything I've said on here. I used the word disgusted once, that's about as serious as things ever got. If that's venom to you, how did you ever survive this mean spirited military? You're right, if they ever make the mistake of giving me a squadron I will tell my guys straight up that I couldn't care less about AADs. I will be upfront with them in regards to it potentially hurting them, so it remains their choice. It will never factor into a rack/stack I do, and I will fight tooth and nail for the guys I rank my #1, etc with my bosses. If that's going to get me fired, so be it. They should have never put me in charge in the first place. My guys will know where they stand with me, and if the mission isn't their number one priority then they won't make the mark. Simplistic? Probably, but I'm not alone in that mentality. CCAF is a different monster, and the E side of the house is another animal altogether, so I won't pretend to tackle that in here. You brought it up, I believe we were talking about young LTs and Capts, but whatever. Throw whatever you want in to back up your argument. This was on an iPhone, so it probably is all jacked up. Sorry.

So, let me get this straight....I was supposed to 'learn' writing skills from my Master's classes? Unfortunately, I didn't take a single class in either of my Master's degrees that 'taught' me how to write. Almost all of them just evaluated my ability to remember and regurgitate information I learned in 'class,' or should I say from my 'readings and group discussions.' Writing a comment on the topic of the week and responding to three of my classmate comments is hardly 'learning' how to write. You are supposed to 'learn' how to write in your undergraduate studies. I do remember taking speech and writing classes in my undergraduate studies....are they not requiring those classes for undergrad degrees anymore? I think everyone knows what we mean by diploma mill. Defend it all you want, but getting a worthless Master's degree does not help the individual or the Air Force. Not all of those degrees even require a thesis. Some of them just require comprehensive exams that you can cram and study for a week before the test and then brain dump a week after. The Air Force needs to go back to the time they used to identify future strategic leaders, send them to strategy specific degree programs (logistics, strategic communications, national security studues, PolMil, business, etc) so they can learn to better run this machine. There used to be more programs out there like that when I was growing up in this AF. You just can't convince me that an advance degree in english folklore, while it satisfies the AAD requirement for advancement, is going to help any individual or this institution operate more efficiently. That is what I mean by "worthless" degree. Yes, an AAD is required to advance in this AF...if you don't want to get one to specifically enhance your career, then at least get one that will help you when, yes WHEN, you separate from the service because eventually you will. The AF isn't the only place you'll need an AAD to stand out and be competitive. You need them on the outside too.

Thank God, I wouldn't want anyone to miss such an accurate analysis of yours truly! But I tell you what, if anyone feels CCP/PYB was treated unfairly, feel free to post up a comment in this thread. If a majority of the people on here agree, I will reinstate his account and offer an apology. That is the democratic process in action, something he can't help but agree with being such a diehard patriot. I promise I won't delete any posts unless they violate the first rule of the Squadron Bar established by Rich when he set it up, "Be civil, don't abuse it." I cannot promise NSA not doing the same... This will also become a separate thread when I get a chance, it doesn't need to be buried in the Wilkerson one. Cheers! M2

make sure you get enough tampons too!

That'd be in like with the Army, whose Chief says: Not fighting a war...not supporting and defending the Constitution....but sexual assault.

With that comment, he should have handed in his commission long ago since he apparently believes he only serves with individuals with low moral character, and that it only gets worse with rank. M2 - Thanks for kicking his ranting ass off BO.

Tactical deception? Small screen, old eyes... story was right though. https://www.aviationnews.eu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Indian-Air-Force-C-17.jpg

This getting a worthless AAD (I got mine a long time ago) just because it proves you care would be much better If you could substitute the useless AAD for some more worthwhile skill like making balloon animals. Think of the fun. "Captain, I don't see how you are ever going to be worthy to promote to Major. That looks nothing like godzilla!"

That's a different rant. The one he posted up first had more expletives, baseless threatening & childish bitching than a Call of Duty death match on XBOX live

Maybe I can help, enjoy!

I'm not a huge fan of Glocks but I would take one of those over the Berretta M9 any day and twice on sundays.

Nope, CannonCrashPad is done not only here; but on BaseOps completely. He's a troll, and honestly may have been PYB reincarnated... He is gone. Good riddance.

Wow, another riveting herbivore thread about who puts the gear down better.

Death by bunga bunga?

Bell's Two Hearted Ale. Stumbled across this about 4 months ago. Has been my favorite ever since. https://www.bellsbeer.com/brands/info/2 Bell's Brewery is based in Michigan, so not sure how far they distribute...