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Found out about an hour ago been in shock ENJJPT select/ 83 pilot/ 89 PCSM/ PPL/ first time applying

Also….this is appropriate in this discussion: https://ops.group/story/a-field-guide-to-notams/

I got selected for pilot. Good luck to the rest of y'all. Hope to see some of you in training. Even if you didn't get selected just know that there is next year too.

I totally agree man…so what exactly happens to Biden?

Sq/cc just notified me, I was selected for UPT! 99 pilot, 98 PCSM.

F'n Finally. DoD rescinds vaccine mandate.

I mean, if we're going to play shocked, pearl-clutching humanitarian, this conversation will be even less fruitful. We judge the worth of a cause every day from the homeless panhandlers you drive by to the countries we send missiles to. Don't be intentionally obtuse. The Nigerians aren't offering us the opportunity to decimate the military capacity and reputation of a geopolitical adversary. Part A: That's MMT, which I certainly don't make arguments for. The spending increases matter, but they matter as part of an overall economic problem. They do not matter in regards to Ukraine, because the funding for Ukraine does not represent specific type of spending that, if halted, would solve our budgetary problems. A weak analogy: If you have hypertension because you only eat bacon and chocolate burritos three times a day, you have a heart condition that could kill you when you exert yourself. But when the neighbor's smoking-hot ex-wife is putting the last of her things into the U-Haul, and she offers you VIP tickets to the suck parade for helping her get the tailgate closed, one might argue that your heart-condition is going to be materially worsened by by accepting her offer of oral nirvana. But it wasn't MILF blowjobs that put your heart at risk, and this opportunity is about to drive away forever. So you do the math and take the risk, because at the end of the day it's your addiction to deep-fried butter that put your heart in danger. Part B: There is no "healthy for the country" solution; we are well past that. The disease is now a cancer, and the treatments are all going to be a whole lot more painful than life would have been if we had just put sunscreen (balanced budgets) on in the first place. But there are treatments, and they will still work in the future, though they will be more painful the longer we wait. A lot is going to depend on the attempted bifurcation of the world currency system by China and Russia. They might be able to accelerate the collapse of fiat to the point we see some solutions in the next decade as opposed to the second half of the century. With the worldwide decline in birthrates and the suicidal refusal to produce cheap energy, the grow-our-way-out-of-it solution that the entirety of the planet has been relying on seems completely unrealistic. So that leaves the really shitty solutions.

Happened to run across this one…someone didn’t get the Air Mission memo. Also, apparently he knows better than the dispatchers at every airline. #knowledgable

EVERYONE Knew this was coming ...

Yeah I'm positive, hopefully with me turning down RPA you'll get bumped up into a slot.

I heard news from my CC, I got Pilot, thank you though! He also told me public release is Tuesday, not sure if everyone else is tracking the same

Also if anyone is able to get a screenshot of the results, could they post it? Not sure if that would be allowed, but it WILL be publically released soon. Only asking because alot of us still don't have access to the PDSM

"Air Missions". What if you're not doing a mission? Maybe it's just a training sortie. I'm offended that they assume everyone that is flying is performing an operational mission. That's cultural appropriation. Really? Airmen is offensive? They should have changed it to Notice to Flying Genderless Humanoids. Fking Nerds Afterthought: Special consideration required operating the air machines, or simply SCROTAMs would ensure that nobody gets gender involved with flying duties. Make sure to check the SCROTAMs before you step.

I’ll never understand why they won’t. The older you get the harder it is to run, impact exercises take a toll on the joints. A bike or swim option would make sense in a service where most people will never have to run as part of their operational job. It makes sense so it will never happen.

Unfortunately I didn’t get selected, but I guess there’s always next year. Good luck to everyone!! Hoping you all get slots

Good luck to all! Hoping everyone gets what they wanted!

We wore the "Whoop" ring for ORM purposes. It went away pretty quickly when the tech dude who did all the work to get set up PCA'd. My only issue with using a wearable device to track healthy/fitness (which I'm a fan of, I love my smart watch for this reason) is that if you work in a vault or do any significant amounts of flying I can see you get flagged and put in the bad camp. Sure, even if I hit the gym and run 2 miles before a flight, 24 hours stuck in a metal tube eating a ton of calories isn't gonna help. I do get a kick out of it when my watch tells me to get up and go for a walk when I'm halfway across the ocean and have 3 more legs to go. Airplane mode needs to apply to fitness!

This was amazing.

Standing by for them to find out that he's really been dead since 2019 and they've been pulling a "Weekend at Bernie's" on us this whole time.

Let me know when a major global competitor starts getting their ass handed to them by Nigeria. We're not funding Ukraine because we love Ukraine. We're funding Ukraine because it is a unique opportunity to significantly degrade a major global competitor.

Standing by for the FBI raid of the Biden household.

Brotha, I think most here would call me fairly progressive but even I have a limit regarding ridiculousnesses. 😎 As any professional pilot knows, the NOTAM system has been badly broken for a loooong time. It’s absolutely gang loaded with chaff written by lawyers. I remember when one particular base got completely overloaded with NOTAMs describing every obstacle over 50ft within a couple miles of any direction of any runway, lest anyone forget that that particular area happened to be wooded. Meanwhile, the NOTAM about the ALS being out of service was poorly written & buried somewhere between the obstacle stuff & one that I think was about BQZip’s mom’s mass having an effect on local weather systems. Hopefully Mayor Pete sees an opportunity to do some good here. Maybe he can even work with our former congressman who might be pining for the SOT position once Buttigieg becomes Klobuchar’s (why are all their names so fucking hard to spell?) running mate. 😉

UPT select, 99/99/PPL, congrats to all those selected!

I appreciate it! hopefully everything goes well for you!!

Prozac, that post is the best we've had in a long time. Maybe... with the NOTAM system imploding... maybe the US govt will give itself a bailout?? Frankly though, it's the NOTAM system internally revolting against its woke name change. But seriously, who actually reads all the NOTAMS? Just look at them until your eyes glaze over while you daydream of something else for 6.9 seconds. Maybe book publishers should take a hint from the NOTAM system and print all books in ALL CAPS.

RPA select 94 Pilot/85 PCSM/no PPL/ 3000 mil hours I required both an age waiver and TFCSD waiver so not really surprised with the RPA. I don't think I'll be accepting and I will focus my efforts on applying to certain Guard units.

I believe humanitarian/moral concerns aren't a part of the calculus with regard to these types of foreign policy, economic, and conflict decisions. They're the justification, the fuel, and the propaganda used to emotionally manipulate the population, but they're not the reason we (our leadership) spend or fight. Superpower status is. None of us here are indifferent to human suffering, I'm sure, but that's not why we're supporting them. Not to help Ukraine, but weaken Russia. Everyone knows unlimited debt spending ends tragically, and we're too far down the road to turn back. The United States and partner nations are attempting to prepare a landscape that when the devastation occurs, we just won't be devastated as badly as the rest of the world. We're the reserve currency, the dollar kicking ass, our military is unmatched. We can't maintain that forever, but once we fail, we hope to fail last, and be the best of what's left.

Great point. That's definitely something worth pursuing feedback on from the board

Like AFPC didn’t release you from the career field of 12f. I could be very wrong it just seems odd you wouldn’t get selected over the other one. I’ve heard of this happening in my career field. Guy got 1/6 and they picked the 2 and 3 and didn’t release the number 1 due to manning shortages in his current AFSC.

Incredible. So Kinzinger is a liar in addition to an attention whore. Woof.

Good points all. If there’s a debate about supporting Ukraine, this is it. On the question of whether the fallout of a long war in Europe’s breadbasket are worth it, I think most Americans will say yes. We’re willing to live with some relatively minor inconveniences in order to support the Ukrainian people & bleed our adversary. Of course, people in places like sub Saharan Africa are suffering much more. Is it worth it to them? Should their suffering factor into our decisions? Is there a racial aspect to supporting Ukrainians while ignoring suffering in Africa? All questions we should be contemplating. Regarding depleting our own munitions stocks; I simply don’t have the information to have an informed opinion on the topic, & neither do the vast majority of Americans. Be nice to see some of our more so-called ‘serious’ media outlets covering this angle. Bottom line: there ARE some thorny issues to confront when deciding whether or not to support the Ukrainians. National debt? Not one of them.

My Wg/CC had to contact the MPF but I still haven't been informed because my Gp/CC is in a meeting with the Wg/CC. The exec did tell me they have the results though. Just makes the wait worse.

The same POS that embarrassed the U.S. on the international stage with our humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan and still has a job. Too busy making extremism in the military videos.

Tommy Frazier won back-to-back national championships in the 90s with Nebraska. Wasn’t drafted due to health issues and played in the CFL, where he retired due to health issues. Looks like the scouts got it right. It’s the NFL, no one cares if you win the Heisman, let alone National Championships.

Yall! Stay positive, stay true and confident. The one thing that they always look for is the whole airman’s concept. Keep that in mind.

iirc, he had great scores but no ppl. Maybe it really makes that huge of a difference. Sorry to hear it Bean. Good luck to those that haven't heard anything yet.

Bean had a 94 pilot 94 pcsm...I am much less confident now

Man I hope this is legit! The dumb fucks a Luke stopped one of my guys less that was aweek or two from finishing the B-Course. Now, "saving those 6-9 rides," will cost the AF an entire B-Course, and then some. Instead of spending the last 2 years honing his skills as a fighter pilot, he's been languishing...waiting on our "leaders" to stop making the wrong decision.

Haven't you heard? No one F's with a Biden.

I’d hardly call over 12,000 passing yards, 81 TDs, and an average QBR 153.0 in four years at Iowa State “mediocre.”

Grate spell check in the very last sentence. I’d expect nothing less from the POS who shoved this mandate down our throats for the last year and a half.

sent a note to the Wing Exec. we shall see

If anyone finds out, can you throw us a tip on what we can tell our CCs on how to find it? [emoji28] Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk

A broom handle could’ve played QB for UGA this year and they would’ve won. That’s how talented they are on both sides of the ball. He’s not only short, he’s also under 200lbs (which Murray and Wilson are not). He’s also not a dual sport athlete like Murray and Wilson and isn’t rolling out on play actions with a cannon for an arm. The NFL is a vastly different game which is why a lot of college players, and college coaches, who attempt to play in the league get laughed out of it. Bennett worked really hard to start at UGA, which is a feat itself, let alone win two Natty’s. However, he’s hit the peak of his football career. I don’t think he’ll be drafted, that’s even if he decided to enter the draft. He may be an undrafted rookie, but he’s looking at being a QB3 on a team or practice squadron for 1-2 seasons at best. He’s also older (25) than five QBs that are playing this week in the NFL Playoffs. Teams aren’t going to waste a pick on an older QB straight from college who doesn’t have the physical traits or athletic traits to be an NFL QB.

Sorry. Didn’t realize we were just cutting blank checks. DOS seems to have some idea where things are going: https://www.state.gov/u-s-security-cooperation-with-ukraine/

Here’s the overarching point you keep missing: the people in power who claim to care about the national debt….don’t. It’s simply a talking point that they know their base likes to hear, so they repeat it over and over, knowing full well that they will do nothing meaningful to address the issue. So when they argue that debt is a reason to withhold aid to Ukraine, I’m sorry but they’re absolutely full of shit.

Maybe SCOTUS will say enough is enough and hold the lawmakers in contempt. There has to be some recourse to punish those that are passing laws they know will get struck down, but are just doing it to make life miserable for law abiding gun owners in the meantime.

The ATF and New York have had some major kicks in the nads issued by SCOTUS the past few months, I hope the trend continues.

Once again, the ATF gets called out on their unconstitutional bans. Hopefully the FRT is soon to follow. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-strikes-down-ban-bump-stocks-2023-01-07/