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Calm down clown shoes. Yes I'm stupid. I flew helicopters I can barely read. I didn't follow what/who RPA dudes were doing when I was in. My bad coach. Did someone touch you when you went through IFS? Lol

Nope. But there is an entire subsection labeled “Air National Guard/Air Force Reserves” and it’s full of dudes who are younger, hungrier, better prepared, less distracted, less entitled, extremely willing to chase pilot slots across the country, less concerned about financial strains, and much less demanding on how they can fulfill their desire to serve their country.

I’m betting be was never a UPT IP. Or if he was, definitely a Laughlin FAIP. Some of the biggest douchers with chips on their shoulders were to be found there.

Not quite sure but I’ll put money down on Stacey Abrams refusing to concede the second time she gets beaten by Kemp, citing some nonsense about voter suppression. She will get another book deal since for some reason the left loves to idolize losers (Beto), and Stacey will never go away.

This one was a good copilot back in the day.

Big law, family, F-35. Pick any two.

What's the latest on this program? Are the 6 initial cadre still all going to Laughlin? The first 3 of 6 are supposed to be hired in the coming weeks... but it's been rather quiet. When I inquired back in June, I was told I was 35 years beyond the cutoff. As you might guess, I was triggered... but I'm ok now.

https://abc7.com/mexico-us-border-migration-immigration-crossings-migrants-surge/12365060/ Highest number of illegal border crossings of any fiscal year ever. We’re still pretending this isn’t on purpose?

The dude was fighting his ass off 10 seconds ago in a fighter jet and is now standing in a field. I'll give him a minute to figure out wtf just happened.

Did you train any prior Navs or enlisted aviators during upt? Were they all d-bags during UPT or did they do ok? I was never a UPT/IP so I don't have the knowledge you might have regarding this but I do know a few dudes who flew in a different capacity before going to pilot training and they seemed to do fine (and some even excelled). What's the difference? You can squash their "I'm a pilot" attitude as an IP. That's part of the fun. UPT is where they have to put their money where their mouths are. Also, would you really have heartburn PAing a guy through an instrument sortie who had 2-3 thousand hours flying for the airlines? Not that holding patterns, weather and ILS's don't exist in the airline world or anything. Last time I checked, that type of flying is not unique to the military. Except for maybe using a TACAN, UHF and shittier avionics, it's all the same baby! I love you.

Boycotting Georgia over a voting bill that had nothing to do with him for one. (BTW, Georgia broke voting turnout records last week.) I know, I know...you'll say that's not interference. I'm glad to hear you're ok with the Koch brothers' influence. Reading is hard, eh?

From dirty KC-10 Boom to dirty Huey pilot. I've seen all shapes and sizes! We seem to attract the big ones lol. You could fit several tons of fat girls inside of Big Sexy and the Huey was too slow to outrun them.

Did the 18Xs go through IFS or the other one (IFF?)? Edit: Replace IFF with IFT. Please forgive me for hitting the wrong key and making CaptainMorgan upset.

The last RPA stud I saw go through crushed it, PA’d quite a few rides, and tossed a detailed, critically well thought, multi-page critique of the program. Might have been a bit of an outlier, but definitely a good thing whenever it happens. On the flip side, I watch a lot of good students struggle because the syllabus (read courseware) just simply wasn’t developed to teach students to successfully navigate the increased expectations put on them. Most seem to survive, but it’s their own credit…not the system teaching them (outside of the IPs…which has always been the case). It’s more burden on the IPs to get average students across the line now. The 19th is working updates, but man…we should put a pilot or 2 in the courseware shop. If things go they way I think/want them to go, any 18X advantage would become clear in short order leading to a different expectation. That doesn’t mean it would pan out, but that the data would show the reality. Too many people work off anecdotal data…even the programming guys are in no man land right now looking at historical data that is an apple to the current orange. ~Bendy Sent from my iPad using Baseops Network mobile app

Here in Texas just this week the polls have all swung from almost too close to call to a near landslide for Greg Abbott(R) over darling of the left Beto O’Rourke (D). I think the pollsters were trying to prop up Beto, it now that actual voting starts in two days they have their own credibly to think about.

Decide what success looks like to you and understand the consequences of pursuing that. Want to be a big shot lawyer that makes alot of money AND be a good pilot in the F-35? Don’t lie to yourself that you’ll be Father/Husband of the year because you won’t. You’ll be slammed with time requirements and your family will have to bear that burden. Want to go to all the soccer games/tea parties? Serve your country by being a good citizen and raising good Americans. Don’t go be a pilot. Just be a lawyer and a family man. Want to look yourself in the mirror at the end of the day and not want to vomit? Drop out of law school and go be a pilot (kidding…kind of). Just have some frank and honest conversations with yourself and/or significant other if you care about their input and go from there.

18A here about to start UPT (2.5 syllabus) in a month and this is an interesting concept. Don't agree or disagree with it but I don't think we have many data points on how well 18x do at upt and transitioning to 11x do we?

VR is not the answer, yet. They are nowhere near being able to replicate the real life aspects of radio chatter, ATC buffoonery, and realistic weather. It’s cool, and may give some added value, but it is not a replacement for the plane or even a sim. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Any bets on how many races get put into the "they cheated" category after the election for the next two years until complaining can resume about cheating in the presidential election again? My guess is about 5.

How did he interfere?

That didn't stop people from voting for Biden...

Would have been the "hugest" landslide in the history of landslides if his opponent wasn't the most polarizing candidate in our nations history 🙂

Credit given where due. Good Job.

Happy Friday, ya'll! After two years of applying, rushing, and interviewing, I am blessed and humbled to say that I was selected for a UPT slot with my dream unit. Before being selected, I had one alternate selection (at a different unit) and a handful of interviews that didn't pan out. I owe a tremendous debt to these forums and for many of you who offered guidance and help along the way. I'm excited to chase my lifelong dream and finally say that all of the hard work and countless weekends of travel paid off. I would be thrilled to assist anyone who is currently chasing a UPT slot, and if I can't answer your questions, I'd be happy to connect you to someone who can. It's an honor and a privilege to be in this position and I am excited for the future. Cheers!

Highly recommend watching the documentary (on Amazon), “Facing Nolan”. Very well done. I was a baseball fan growing up in the 80s (not so much now), and Nolan Ryan was always worth watching. He’s just a great human being, along with being one the best pitchers to ever play the game. Side note: I remember watching the game live where Ventura charged the mound and got his ass handed to him by a 40+ year old pitcher from Texas lol.