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But apparently we had 1.9 Trillion just laying around... Priorities, ~Bendy Sent from my iPad using Baseops Network mobile app

Rest in peace, Murray Walker!

He's a fucking moron. The fact that they haven't come out and told vaccinated people that they can do whatever the hell that they want, now that all the data has been collected on the vaccine, is nearly criminal. Our entire system of government is predicated on protecting power from any individual or small group, and this pandemic has been a resounding reinforcement of those dangers. I don't suspect there will be much honest analysis from the left on the pandemic, but thank god Florida, Texas, and a few other states had the nuts to do things their own way, so we can at least look back with definitive proof that the totalitarian answer to a pandemic was not successful.

I think the underlying question is: is the flightsuit also an office uniform, or is it strictly a functional uniform? If it's strictly a functional uniform, should the flightsuit be worn when performing office duties, regardless of if you're pregnant/DNIF/not scheduled to fly? Also, should aviators on staff be allowed to wear a flightsuit (when not in their fly break, if applicable)? That's the apples to apples comparison, pregnancy is just a subset of that. Also tangentially related, female versions of the flightsuit are also pretty new, was developing those wasted time/money/effort to get uniforms that fit women better? If the flightsuit is also for office duties as an aviator (which it essentially is), should pregnant airmen have to choose a maternity uniform that potentially further highlights their difference in the squadron? Put another way, if everyone in the office is wearing flightsuits, wearing OCPs makes you stick out. Granted, 2-piece flight suits are becoming more common, so they won't stand out as much, at least in the MAF. Plus, I assume pregnancy flightsuits would be issued (just like every other flightsuit), versus having the member go out and buy maternity OCPs out of pocket. Pretty much every flyer I've ever met is pretty against purchasing uniforms unless absolutely necessary (who here has actually bought regular OCPs or ABUs?).

Sometime around November/December 2022 is when I anticipate you'll see the formal transfer of power. Post mid-term elections. Ol' Joe will probably experience "a fall," or some other mundane injury that'll put him in the hospital for a week or two. They'll invoke the 25th amendment, and Harris will be "temporarily" in charge. Joe will emerge from the hospital after a couple weeks, but it will be revealed that he's suffered "something" (a blood clot, a minor stroke, a minor heart attack, etc) that prevents him from continuing to serve. At that point, the Presidency will formally transfer to Harris. Some of the unfolding of events will occur over the holidays. The parts they don't want you to pay attention to are easier to mask during the holidays (much like bad corporate news is always released on a Friday before a three-day weekend). At the same time, they'll try to leverage the "spirit of the season" to rally the nation behind Biden and his family. Expect candid pictures of Dr Jill Biden and a bunch of grandkids waiting patiently at Walter Reed for news on Grandpa Joe, complete with a Christmas tree or two in the background. January 2023 will dawn with Kamala Harris as President of the United States. What that means, who the hell knows. I'm sure there will be renewed federal support for transgendered non-binary circus clowns, and other such theatrical nonsense. More importantly, any remaining roadblocks to our increased intervention in the Middle East will be dropped. Who ever is our Enemy #1 in the desert will be attacked with renewed vigor (either overtly or covertly). Iran would be the first guess, but if not, maybe some second-tier player like Libya in the early 2010s. At the same time, they'll crank up the monetary printing presses for good, and break-off the knob. Fun times I'm sure.

If you're asking if I think Obama's RPA policies were bullshit, yes I did and do. I also enjoy pissing on Jane Fonda's face in any bar bathroom that's got the sticker in the pisser. I've never seen the article you listed. I'm sure I could find thousands of bullshit articles from Slate, CNN, OAN, Newsmax, DailyBeast, BuzzFeed, etc. that I deeply disagree with as well. This topic was specifically about the military, hence I thought it was interesting to put it here. The "elite, pandering" is due to Tucker wrapping himself in the guise of a "normal dude" when he grew up, used and enjoys means of advancement he repeatedly "calls out." The constant drone of him "telling it like it is" the myrmidons lap up exactly without critical thought. I know at least Ben Shapiro has examined his arguments every time he gets on mic. I disagree that the senior leaders over-reacted. I've had to deal with the fallout of much lower-level comments not being addressed on a unit, and Wing level (God damn Group CC's, am I right?). We just finished a administration that never addressed anything head on, and the thrash that caused. I personally and professionally did not find it enjoyable. Someone, who a lot of service members watch for news (not opinion) goes loud and proud with some bullshit about how we're fucking up with women in the service, the leadership's supposed to sit back? It's all over social media, the same thing we're all using to get bullshit call-sign non-mission-hacking bums fired. I get on FaceBook rarely, but checked in for this and this was all over, from the hippies to the vets in my life. Was there a response from leadership you found particularly egregious? Most were, "I disagree, women/my daughter/my partner are doing great things in our Services, we'll keep winning."

Cowards. That is all

WWROD?

If ever there was a time to brush up on the fifth amendment....

As a sole-owner of one of the aforementioned clapped out PA-28s, a big '2' to your commentary on recreational piston. It's one hell of an elitist hobby, good bad or indifferent. And that just doesn't help the optics when it comes to pleading the case our segment of the hobby is middle-earning working stiffs trying to enjoy an activity that's much maligned and co-opted by class warfare, much as a life ain't fair type of thing as it may be. At any rate, new production piston numbers have plummeted in the last 2 decades, which continues to demonstrate the K-shape bifurcation of the economy writ large. But more relevant to the topic, the gentrification of the hobby into turbine GA and away from pistons outright is also evident in the production numbers, on a historical comparative basis. Heck, I argue absent the churn of the American flight training complex (cheap by world standards, which is why the US is the flight training suite du jour), the whole thing would go the way of European piston GA. We recreationals basically ride remora on the legacy support infrastructure and third party vendor sales availability primarily supported by the rental beater fleets the part 61 and 141 puppy mills turn and burn. Otherwise, we'd be up the creek already on the rec side. Experimentals offer the only refuge left going forward for people like me who will never have the capital, nor the principled willingness, to spend more for a toy than my need for basic housing for my dependents. And as one who wishes to continue to fly recreationally even after I've stopped doing it for money.

Warhawk problem solved...knew I could count on Spang leadership to fix the glitch.

The maternity uniform updates are good. Just like the hair changes for women are good. Just like the grassroots effort (following the hair changes) to men’s shaving are going to be good. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

I haven't read that much MAGA/Q fan fiction since before the inauguration. Thanks for the chuckle. Is it hard to find an audience for this trash now that Parler is off the app stores?

China Joe's pandering to identity groups was just his playbook, and helped to get him elected. Disgusting, but that's his party. The horrifying thing about his prerecorded speech was that he had one of his mental breakdowns during the speech. He gets off the teleprompter, starts to try and thank SECDEF, but not only can poor pathetic Joe not remember the Secretary's name, he can't even remember where 'that guy over there' works. This man is NOT President. There is clearly a reason he never gives press conferences any more. Harris has gone beyond just measuring the Oval Office Curtains. She's already hung hers up.

Did he say we need to boot pregnant women out of the military? If he did I didn't catch it. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't USAF women flyers DNIF after their first trimester? If that's the case why do we need these maternity flight suits? If not do we need maternity g suits? What would happen to the baby during an ejection? So, by that logic, every DNIF dude should be coming to work in OCPs or blues as well, right? Also, I think you're behind the times...first trimester isn't an automatic cutoff point anymore. https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1968299/air-force-reduces-barriers-for-pregnant-aviators/ Being in the AF a long time I've never seen a pregnant airman treated as you stated. My experience is seeing them handled with kid gloves. Good for you. Tucker didn't handle them that way, and leadership responded, rightfully so. Agreed, because a whole lot of people seem to think the First Amendment means the military is required to play Tucker's show every day on military bases.

If you have an extra $300-400k for a new GA aircraft, you probably sit in the upper brackets of income levels. That's more than the average US house price. Let's not kid ourselves about how rich one likely is to be able to afford a new production GA aircraft. I wish GA was a middle-class hobby, but it isn't if you shop new.

Before you show up to PCola please review the welcome guide and make sure to contact the STUCON as indicated on page 3. https://www.12ftw.af.mil/Portals/65/documents/479%20STUS%20Welcome%20Guide%20CAO%209%20Nov%2020.pdf Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That does make sense since Mercury was in Gatorade last night and my rising moon is a Caprisun..

That has been my non scientific observation with the folks I know who have been vaccinated. Those who had Covid prior got their asses kicked by the first shot. Those who did not have Covid had more difficulty with shot #2. I mean, I’m not a doctor but I did stay in a Turumi Inn last night.

Every pilot not instructing at UPT is a pilot somewhere more useful (operational unit, FTU, staff) where it may be harder to bring in contract help. Plus, taken with the latest bonus offering, the AF is putting all it's chips in growing it's way out of the retention problem. And the current UPT bases are maxed out. Based on the timing of the RFI, I'd wager the FY22 pilot bonus will look very similar to the FY21 bonus. End strength is capped, so spending money on contractors allows the AF to artificially increase manning without actually increasing manning. So contract out T-1/phase 3 for MAF (or T-6 direct), redirect those T-1 bodies either back to their MWS (relieve ops tempo) or to T-6 (to plus up production). Shift flying from T-6 to more time in IFS to build air sense cheaper. The costs might work out, at least until airline hiring starts up again, then the contractors may have trouble finding enough IPs to meet the contract. Though it might be an interesting post-AF job if you want to fly but not be away from home.

The whiplash will continue and it kills me to see these short-sighted decisions. Two years from now when everyone is running for the doors again they will re-rollout the "We care about you, what can we do to make it better" bullshit. This falls SQUARELY on the shoulders senior leadership that doesn't have the stones to stand up and tell Congress and others to help now to prevent chaos later.

I'm going to direct my hate like I direct my JASSMs: with poor timing and in all directions.

The damage "experts" like Fauci have done to the credibility of the government in general and expert opinion is vast and will be a wickedly hard problem to correct.