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At the risk of getting lumped into the “gay porn on the computer” parlay, I think the Pride movement has gone completely off the rails. There’s a massive difference between Harvey Milk fighting proposition 6 that stated mandatory firing of gay teachers and where the movement is now. Hell, the NYC pride parade had 3 trans and a lesbian as the marshals in 2022. Yes, gay pride now means gay isn’t enough. Wtf. And watch the video below from Liberal champion Bill Maher about LGBT issues that I think sums up the majority of peoples feelings on this issue. So not in all instances, but yes I think homosexuality/gender dysmorphia/etc is a choice. Before I get a bunch of rainbow colored grenades and Zima Molotov cocktails thrown at me, I 100% acknowledge that societal pressures in the past kept those numbers down and still affect many today.

Pfft, forced to do the same with my enlisted girlfriends...you don't see me asking for a celebration month for my persecution!

I'll disagree with you here as a justification for these events. LGTBQ/Pride month will not change the heart of a biased person. And, more often than not in the military it turns into a forced event that ends up with a negative connotation. Perhaps I have scar tissue but reflecting back on 26 years of these types of forced events I can't think of a single one that made me walk away with an "ah ha" moment. 18X...hardly, you are mixing and matching numerous studies and when you peel them back they are full of bias and flawed logic...It is a sad fact that the vast majority of pedophiles are heterosexual white men...many have kids of their own. When you actually read these studies they provide no scientific evidence of anything you are claiming. Most of them use opinion and conjecture, usually published on religious sites or religious advocacy group sites with a preface saving homosexuality is a deviant behavior. As a Christian I am always shocked the religious groups which as a foundation teach love and tolerance are so concerned and butthurt about what other people do in the privacy of their own home. This right here. Flashing back to high school there was a guy that was obviously gay but the environment of the period I grew up in was far less accepting than today. Looking back on it now he was extremely bitter and no one really wanted to hang out with him, not because we knew he was gay but because he was always so angry. I was in AP English and was placed in a small group of four students with him to work several projects. In that small group he let his guard down and was a completely different person. By that time (10th grade), he had read and re-read all the classics, with ease he could pull the threads of those books to the ancient philosophers and the bible. He had an incredible mind, truly the guy was brilliant but he hid it under this facade of anger that must have been his defense mechanism. I didn't interact with him much after that class, we rode the same bus and on several occasions I tried to be social and say hello but he was back in his shell and mostly ignored me. At my 20 year reunion I learned he committed suicide (RIP Gary), and I couldn't help but think how difficult high school was for him and just how cruel other kids can be. As a heterosexual I am attracted to women, I can't comprehend being attracted to another man...but that doesn't make homosexuality wrong. I have worked and flown with numerous gay people...guess what...so have ALL you...and they were all most likely great Americans serving their country. Over the course of my career I also saw four egregious cases of pedophilia...and ALL were straight white men who were chasing young girls...one of them his own daughter. Like the forced celebration events, nothing we say here is going to change Bfargin's heart...so be it, we are free country and you are entitled to your opinion, but all that hate is going to eat you up and life is way to short to hate someone else just because of who they love.

For a job that requires relatively high SA, it amazes me how little general SA some of these guys have outside the cockpit (that’s right, I said it, #fuckyourflightdeck).

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Car wash manager for minimum of 125K....thats like a senior Capt at a UPT base flying 3 sorties a day...goes to show you how far behind the Air Force is at valuing its pilots

Yep, even my gay friends don’t like drag, and are very against it being in front of children. The pride movement is fucked up…maybe it had altruistic beginnings simply trying to gain same legal rights for same-sex married couples, but it has morphed into an evil, devoid-of-values sideshow. We don’t allow strippers on Main Street, nor should we allow this bullshit on Main Street. Do what you want in a windowless building with controlled/age-limited access, e.g. every strip club. I also don’t understand the “need” to cover yourself in pride paraphernalia…I don’t care who you love or bang, why do you need to shove it in everyone’s face? Maybe we should start a blue/pink themed movement that celebrates dudes banging chicks. I’m sure DAL will love to let me wear a blue/pink striped lanyard that represents my love for women and fucking them, especially during heterosexual pride month.

In the eternally prophetic words of Saint George of Carlin:

As long as I can start my interview with “back in my day” and bitch for an hour straight, I’ll do it.

It’s not low SA, it’s arrogance.

I'd put $100 on him having worn out several pairs of tap shoes in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport bathrooms over the years. The lady doth protest too much.

People like you are exactly the reason we need pride month. There’s nothing wrong with being gay, it’s not a choice, and they are not pedos. nevermind the fact that your “18x more likely” stat is completely made up, I’m sure you’re not as outspoken against pedos within the church- which is far more prevalent. and I’d match that $100 on you most definitely having gay porn on your computer.

You're a dying breed buddy. You stay strong to your convictions. I got $100 you have gay porn on your computer 🙂

“That never happened” Now please… I’ve done what you asked! Release my family! Unlock the pod bay doors HAL!

Do you really think it's fair to lump "homos" in with pedophiles? Like most of us, I had the privilege of serving with many gay Airmen, although in many cases I didn't even realize it until years later. The vast majority were quiet professionals and great Americans who made important contributions to mission accomplishment... you know, just like most other service members you'd encounter over the course of a career. I also (unknowingly) served with one pedophile, who killed himself when his crimes came to light. So again I ask, do you earnestly think these two groups belong in the same boat?

If you're going to own it, just own it. We all know the basis of your opinion and it's nothing to do with rigorous scientific inquiry. You're so proud to be the stalwart holding the line against perversion, but you're ashamed to admit it comes from your religious indoc? Doesn't square. A cursory look at evolutionary biology makes it impossible to deny that minority homosexuality is as normal as it gets, with good reason, but you probably don't dip into the evolutionary sciences much. I don't want anybody's sexuality thrown in my face unsolicited, straight or otherwise. The militant (vocal minority) members of the 'movement' have gone crazy with it after tasting some success and that needs to be reigned in, but let's not pretend that going back to assuming George Michael was crushing pussy is the answer.

There’s plenty of corruption at the bottom in many places. Nobody should assume their local level isn’t as scummy as the top, do your due diligence. I also think state and federal is heavily skewed towards corrupt shitbags, the good ones with altruistic desires are an extreme minority.

Off the rails indeed and the LGB folks are distancing themselves. It's going to correct just like the trans in sports will.

So you think homosexuality is a choice then?

Did ChatGPT write your advertisement? This isn’t how pilots talk.

This to me is why we still need pride month. The vocal dead-enders who are still virulently and actively anti-gay rights, let alone tolerant, accepting, etc. Gay people are not pedophiles, I don’t know how that even gets lumped together. I’ve known one pedophile in my life and he was straight (e.g. grown man attracted to underaged girls). Extremely weird story…one of my friends’ dad, school board president, retired army O5 -> intel community GS, super nice (seemingly) upstanding guy. Had a high-level clearance with a poly and somehow got into a box canyon on a routine reexamination and admitted to terrible crimes. Went to a federal pound you in the ass prison. FAFO. Everyone was shocked. Anyways, I digress…it sounds like you’ve never had a gay best friend or a gay kid. I have both. Too bad, the experience might change your hard heart to one able to understand that homosexuality has always been a part of the human condition and it’s not gonna go away if you hate it extra loudly. You’re just going to hurt people who deserve to be loved and accepted just the same as you or me.

Is this facebook marketplace?

Herein lies one of my biggest issues with the .gov/military as a whole. Little to no room for interpretation of intent. I became painfully aware of this as the DETCO of a recent activation. You're not allowed to do what everyone fully understands and agrees is the obvious/right thing to do. BUT because it's a one off situation, none of the FM/JAG/Senior leader weenies are willing to take even the smallest amount of risk, because it's "coloring between the lines." It didn't specifically state we could do it, so we make life painful on everyone and do the most illogical COA. Also, my point still stands. When I said "high level leadership," that extends to those above HAF.

boy have you said a mouthful. Like I've said before...Tumon Bay was my Vietnam... 😄

Eh, I get it. People were getting legally persecuted for being gay less than fifteen years ago. I've been to retirement ceremonies where someone brought their partner - who they had to hide for the first ten years of their career or their career would have been over. That's sad, and the scars from that don't go away overnight.

That doesn’t directly reflect on your ability to be a good pilot, just the unique pressures and requirements of flying fighters isn’t your thing, and that’s OK. I’ve recommended to leadership twice in my career an individual needs to stop flying fighters, and they were removed without FEB (post-MQT mind you). They’re doing fine, including one flying for a major. I’ve flown with a lot of pilots (either outside the AF or as an observer in their mil aircraft) who are great pilots, and also with fighter pilots who would die in a GA airplane if I wasn’t with them. The aircraft type you fly doesn’t immediately define the quality of pilot you are (good or bad).

If he wasn’t the politician he is, he’d be in a home, probably nearing hospice. Its insane people have propped that guy up to be the President. Its absolutely humiliating, for him and the country at large.

what head?

Let this be a lesson to you young punks who still think they care about you. This is what high level leadership thinks of you. They don't care enough to roll out a bonus before the 9th month of the FY. Make your decisions accordingly.

Legos I wouldn't mind finding on the bedroom floor

Eagle dudes are pretty upset.

It was a little harder getting ATIS in the Huey single pilot. We were so slow, it'd change several times from the time I was 7 miles out to touch down. So much ATIS. I have nightmares about it.

Formation touch and goes in the Talon, 100 foot low level in the Hawg......AND getting my own ATIS....I'm lucky to have survived.

Ah... the virtual squadron bar is an interesting place. Four Fans... you know I love you. And I'm just having some drunken fun. Come to Beale sometime. Drinks are on me. XOXO. p.s. I've taken my lithium and feel fine now.

Knock it off. I let the lid off online. That was wrong. I had a severely grating experience with a virulently entitled older CA who decided to aggressively inform me that I need to work harder to pay 'my fair share' into social security so it doesn't bottom out on him. It's not the first time I've been shit on by these older guys, and I lost it, and it came out via whiskey, a keyboard, and the airline forum. Seriously bad form on my part. Post deleted. @HuggyU2, apologies for the hitting a sore spot. Thanks for the sage words of direction. I'm sure young huggy never shot off at the mouth or had the mayor throw a pool ball his way for buffoonery. The fact that, of all people in all the demographics, a select set of older airline pilots decide to dump on anyone younger than them in the work force has been seriously rubbing me the wrong way. But that's not an excuse. I'll get back to leaving the drunken posting to others. Oh the irony: ...an inappropriate and aggressive expression of frustration at getting generationally cornholed is met with "go fuck yourself". I guess there's solace to be had. I don't have to do it myself when someone else is already elbow deep.

Pulling out of a loop at 900 AGL in a gigantic helicopter JFC yeah that's gonna be a no from me dawg

I just picked up an Sig P365XL. Love it.

I try not to talk about money on the trip unless the other dude/ette wants to and usually it's more about future planning. Other day on the van, some FAs are with us, and 2 dudes from another trip are complaining about this pay that didn't get done right, and that premium, and so on. WTF, talk about the weather, pax fighting in baggage claim, or aliens. And if anyone humble brags about their awesome pay month, I say they get the dinner/beers check.

FAIPing, while not nearly as bad a dick punch as drones, causes very similar resentment and near-universal 10 yr ADSC punch outs. Join the AF to fly jets and see the world! Or alternatively.. Spend the first 5 years of your career flying around the flagpole in one of the 4 sh!ttiest towns in the country, probably single too! Experience the best squadron, group, and wing leaders their respective MWS communities didn't want to keep for themselves! Get strung along in a 4 year rat race with your friends who were all also better than average in UPT only to get a drop list measurably worse than average! Then finally show up to your MWS as a senior captain to get immediately relegated to queep centric jobs because your tactical knowledge/experience is far behind pipeline dudes in your age group. But one time a FAIP became a general so it's probably an honor and an amazing opportunity

“People” is offensive. We have received guidance that the word people is to be replaced with non aquatic, upright walking, birthing and non birthing creatures who may or may not have a house (or legal immigration status).

Wicked27, I think you've been given some bad info. I'll try to address some of your questions. 300 Hours a year in fighters was a norm 15 years ago. Today, I'd plan on 150-250 for a guy in active duty. Part-time in the Guard/Reserves, maybe 80-150. Guard/Reserve "bum" varies, possibly 200-250. As a full-time Reserve FTU instructor, I fly about 250, which is more than most guys I know (and most guys in my unit). There is more to it than "Guard Weekend Duty." Your absolute minimum amount of participation will also include 48 additional Training Periods (TPs) with a minimum length of 4 hours each, and 15 other days of active duty status. The "one weekend a month, two weeks in the summer" does't apply to being a pilot in the Guard/Reserves. I'd plan on a minimum of 6 days per month average. Not a f*cking chance in hell for a fighter pilot. If you are looking for 500hr/year, go fly C-130s. If your motivation for asking about hours is to get to the airlines as quick as you can...that's a bad reason for wanting to be a military pilot. But...it is no sin to want to fly as much as possible. As a young fighter pilot, you need to be getting as much air under your butt as you can. It just won't be as much as you've been lead to believe.

Once you get into tactical flying, pulling G's isn't really an event anymore. It's just what happens as you try to put your jet where you want it in 3 dimensions. The only time I'm really conscious of it is at the turn circle entry in BFM or at the merge in High aspect BFM, because that's when you're most likely to pull a lot of G's really hurt yourself. With time and experience, your Anti G straining manuever becomes an unconscious reflex when you pull back on the stick. And like Toro said, negative G's are rare, because they suck. Flying out of PSAB I bunted to keep from blowing through an altitude restriction on the departure, and my fag bag floated up and flew into the way back of the canopy. My piddle packs were in there and I had a 6 hour sortie ahead of me, so I had to get it back. I completely unstrapped, turned around backward in the seat, and could just barely reach it, but I got it back. Did I mention it was night? Technique only, but if this happens to you, a better idea is to hit the speed brakes and bunt again. Stuff will usually float back up to the front of the cockpit.

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Yeah the pedos/homos/trans are just different delusional clowns in the same insane alphabet circus/freakshow. Nothing beneficial to the individual or to society when encouraged. Should be discouraged just like all bad decisions.

Homos are 18Xs more likely to be pedos. The three predilections I lumped together, all deny reality and the design of humanity. To engage in any of that behavior is bad for the individual, the culture, and society as a whole. I know when it’s personal it’s more difficult to see the truth but that doesn’t change the facts.