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Too true to be funny.

Dems can’t stop picking the losing side. They just can’t help themselves.

Finally got something! Columbus RNLTD 1 Dec! No other training dates since it’s so far out

FIFY

Finally have my assignment! Please let me know if any Vance people are in 10 Sep class, or just Vance in general!

Got my assignment! Laughlin RNLTD 18 Aug, Course Start 10 September IFT 22 May - 17 July

It's true...AMF. Dude is a complete douche canoe and a disciple of Cat 5.

Don’t do it Biff!!!!!

Nah, I saw how this forum reacted to bureaucrats releasing timing, targets, and assets within an unclassified signal chain. The basis of judgment has been primarily first which party does the accused wrong doer belong to.

Flat out false in regards to American cars in Germany (so, there goes the "no spin" of Billy O's show.) And, Maria B on FoxNews was pontificating on this "problem" with Europe too (and therefore, assuring her viewers that the new tariff policies where absolutely necessary). She said you won't see any Ford or Dodge trucks driving around Europe. False. How do I know? I've lived in Germany the last 3 years so I'm seeing it with my own eyes. When you drive the autobahn anywhere here you'll see a few Ford and Dodge trucks (occasionally I see a Japanese one) and absolutely 0 European Auto Maker brands of the same type of vehicle. Why? Because there is very little demand here for those types of vehicles so the European Auto Makers do not produce pickup trucks. Most locals that have the need to cart stuff around have a smallish SUV or wagon and a trailer (my neighbors for example). Because that's way more efficient than driving around a huge vehicle with crappy gas mileage (when gas costs significantly more than in the US) that you are only hauling stuff with on the weekend...not to mention those vehicles won't fit in most locals driveways or down their local village streets. Dispute what I'm seeing with my own eyes? I attached a few pics from my trip to Munich! This was on the autobahn close to Munich so the odds are it was German owned vehicles and not just Americans stationed here. There's a Dodge and there's a Ford truck driving around Germany. The point is that there is way more to the story than simply: we have a trade deficit with country X and that is bad and that country is "ripping us off" therefore let's support slapping huge tariffs on them and then the US starts winning and we all get richer. Don't get me wrong. I'm not a total tariff elimination advocate. In regards to China, I fully support an aggressive tariff scheme. Yet, I'd also say we should have zero to low tariffs on Vietnam so some industries will continue to move from China to Vietnam (and, we continue to benefit by getting cheap t-shirts, shoes, electronics, etc). But, I felt compelled to provide some strong evidence that the "No Spin" zone that Billy O assures you is what he's dishing out is a dish served with some verifiable spin (as he's done throughout his career).

$100M bomber destroyed by a $500.00 drone.

This isn't a perfect analogy, but here goes: you've got a confirmed date to the ball with the 2nd prettiest girl in town, but the 1st prettiest girl just broke up with her boyfriend and you think you have a chance. You could take the sure thing, or take your chances, possibly ending up with no date to the ball. You're still waiting on OTS dates, and if you need SERE, you're probably looking at 2 years minimum in training with OTS->UPT->SERE->FTU and any other delays in the pipeline. A lot can change in 2 years. My gut says to take the sure thing, crush it, and someday down the road if you want to move and change units, that's not too hard of a stream to ford. If you do want to pursue getting hired on another unit's board, transparency is your friend here. Like Brabus said, have a frank conversation with your SQ/CC and get his opinion.

Consider if you go down this road and get hired by the ANG unit you are probably pushing your UPT date back considerably. I would also talk with your SQ/CC and tell him the whole story, see what he says. That conversation will tell you if pressing forward with the ANG application will be burning bridges or not. I don’t think you’re wrong to be considering this, but if you try to go this route and keep it a secret from your current unit, that can backfire hugely.

Saw a video clip from the FSU shooting of some stupid bitch sipping on her starbucks while walking past and filming a shooting victim who clearly needed medical attention. What the hell is wrong with people?