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25 years is apparently what changed. Your point is my point exactly - the Russians don't have our best interests in mind and I trust our own intelligence community more than I trust RT and the Kremlin propaganda machine. Can the same be said uniformly across the right? Now look to the President-elect's administration as the one wanting closer ties to Russia, as not believing the CIA's assessment that Russian hacks were meant to help get Trump elected, etc. Flynn and Tillerson (National Security Adviser and Secretary of State to be [rumored]) have extensive ties with Russia, as did Paul Manafort, Trump's one-time campaign manager. That's why I find it ironic. The "liberals are commies and love Russia!" meme doesn't quite hold today the same way it did in the 80s. Some liberals are commies and fuck 'em, I agree, but let's allow our distain for Russian intersts to cross party lines when necessary as well. Today it's the incoming GOP administration that can rightfully be charged with cozying up to Putin, not the Democrats. Edit to add: I'll also say that I remember laughing when Obama mocked Romney during the 2012 Presidential debates re: Russia. "The 80s want their foreign policy back, etc." I was wrong then and so was the President, Romney was right to identify the Russians as the biggest (or top 2) geopolitical threats to the U.S. VEOs aren't an existential threat...Russian undermining of Western institutions (EU/NATO/U.S.), grabbing land in Europe and energy deals in the Middle East and offering a shitty alternative to Western-back norms and power is an existential threat, and that's what Romney was getting at I think.

Trust me, I could name drop the big contractors on this forum, talk sh!t for the next 5 hours, and sleep like a baby... But right now, we need less Twitter posts and more of Trump saying "OK, Mattis, go pick off your favorite limb from that willow tree and apply corrective action the old fashion way -- to the offenders in the government or their contractor buddies."

I knew I'd have to deal with the consequences of picking the wildcard eventually... One week he's appointing Mattis, and the next he's acting like a 17-year-old girl on Twitter. Maybe I'm a broken record, but regardless of your stance on the F-35, Trump needs to leave the military stuff to the guys who didn't defer the draft due to 'heel spurs' (no matter how accurate a diagnosis that was) and/or call out McCain because he likes "people who weren't captured." Get off of Twitter and deal with our economy - that's why I chose you instead of the butcher of Benghazi.

Well, Reagan's opposition to Russia revolved around them being a communist country. To think that the US and Russia can't find common ground in things like fighting radical Islamic terrorism, or potentially hemming in a rising China, or any number of trade agreements, it ludicrous. Just because we were enemies in the Cold War doesn't mean we have to remain enemies forever.

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Errr, fcuking with a national election and therefore the national infrastructure is pretty much a casus belli. I have not been recalled to active duty yet. Did I miss the call/text? I am not buying it. I could absolutely believe that the current Administration wouldn't do anything about it if it were true, but the fact that the IC is not in lock-step on this happening makes me lean toward an excuse of why Hillary lost since she wasn't supposed to according to all the Democrats and all the standard media. It couldn't have been her. Nope, gotta be the Russki's... They rolled her once before on the "reset" and have pretty much had their way like drunken Vikings with the rest of the current Administration, including the infamous "I'll have more room to maneuver" comment made by the soon to be ex-President back in the run-up to 2012. Why on earth would Vlad want take on an unknown (at best) or a guy who has stated he is for America first yet can work a deal as well? Yep, the logic checks yet again. Gotta be the Russki's...

Anyone have any info on the B-2, F-22, A-10?

Very interesting post. A few replies: 1. What Russian hacks are you talking about? I have seen no proof the Russians hacked anything, just accusations. Wikileaks and project veritas have rejected any claims the Russians helped them. Secondly, even if the Russians did steal democrat emails..... there is no evidence the information contained therein was altered. The democrats are ashamed their private words and behavior was publicized. I see no evidence Russia had any part in this, but even if they did.... I'm glad we got to see the truth. Would you really be mad if Russia hacked RNC emails and provided proof of a white nationalist conspiracy? Or would you be talking about how so many suspicions were now validated by evidence? Please genuinely think about your reaction if the tables were turned. 2. Some members of the "intelligence community" anynomously claiming proof of Russian hacks is not proof. "I have proof but it's too classified for me to show you" will NEVER work on the American public again, after the WMD fiasco in Iraq. Even if it's true, the legitimacy and trust is gone. You got proof? Show it. "Trust us, its there, but we can't tell you how we know." Nope. Snowden proved that these people routinely lie to us. 3. NATO is a joke, Russia hasnt undermined them, they have made themselves irrelevant. 4. I'm glad you admit you were wrong about Romney and his claim. Hillary and Obama were also wrong; remember the ridiculous Russian reset? So, if you were wrong then, why should anyone believe you now?

Let me put it this way: Nobody, including you, knows what's going on and why you're tired. I would continue to search for a solution if I were you but I would not do anything that jeopardized my chance at going to UPT. What if this passes in a month and never comes back again? What if it doesn't but you find a way to manage it? You have a once in a lifetime opportunity, I wouldn't let that go. I wouldn't worry about failing out of UPT and having to do something else for the Reserves. If you eliminate yourself early, you're going to live with regret, for the rest of your life. You don't owe anybody anything, this is your chance, don't mess it up. If you get to UPT and feel you're too tired to fly, just tell them and sit that one out. If you do fly, there will be an IP in the back seat. They say that, when you're on your death bed, you regret the things you didn't do more than the things you did. Start trying to get on a good sleep schedule, make sure you aren't over training in the gym or have too many irons in the fire, get plenty of calories, ease up on the booze if you're doing that often, and press. This coming from a guy who spent $5k on a temper-pedic mattress in UPT because I ran into a slump where I wasn't sleeping well and tired all the time. Things worked out just fine. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

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Fortunately, BODN has a databank of obscure scenarios from UPT interviews. Try the search function.

Nope, I guess you've got this all wrapped up. Project that confidence and they'll have to take you!

I see so many of you as I walk down to the watch floor for my reserve duty. It's like watching people turn into zombies....but just super slowly. ATIS

Staff Officer, Pentagon 1. Ops Tempo/Deployment M-F, 0730-1630. Deployments aren’t too common…mainly because they are good deal to Staff Officers as they get them out of the building for months at a time. 2. Lifestyle/ Family Stability Stable. You can expect to be home every night, as well as most weekends. That is unless you work in the Engine Room or Joint Staff, then you can expect to work 0630-1930 M-F, and sometimes on weekends. You’ll find yourself making unnecessary dental appointments just to get out of the office 3. Community morale You work behind a desk in a small cubicle, far removed from anything with wings or rotors. 4. Advancements & Future of the airframe You’re well on your way to your next rank, especially if you’ve mastered TMT. The future of the Staff Officer is bright…they’ll always needs someone to write pointless bullet background papers, and recycle power point briefings. 5. Preferred PCS locations N/A

Liberals and the Demo party was all about Russia in the 80's, what changed? https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/oct/27/20061027-084248-4386r/ https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/07/remember_when_ted_kennedy_asked_the_soviets_for_help_defeating_reagan.html https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/book_teddy_kennedy_plotted_with_soviets_to_oust_reagan/ Fuck the Russians, this (D) strategy is just that and nothing more. Reagan: "Weakened spiritually, morally and economically".....sounds like a Democrat rallying cry.

Got my first interview coming up soon for UPT. Any last words of advice? "Just be yourself" "Don't try to be the cool guy"... all of that is obvious. I'm looking for more of the obscure scenarios that may come up.