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Ya…and I read Playboy for the articles.

Buyer beware, they run narrow. Short story: I gave myself a bunch of stress fractures in my right foot doing a ruck program in these. My foot being scrunched up coupled with a long, heavy ruck was a magical combo for a world of pain.

I’m honestly surprised they have time to do anything productive for the country at all. I figured they were all too busy finding ways to stuff many, many dollars into their wallets.

Some fine Americans are not happy that you don’t think that they are hanging it out in Ukraine right now.

Hot take…the airlines don’t require a degree. Spend your money on hours to get to the regionals, run hard and get to the majors. Live on ramen for another 2 years until you’re a narrow body captain, then spend your money on a technical school for something like welding. Profit.

Crazy stuff. I was behind on the SRS podcasts, but recently he hosted a former GB gone GB. He went to Mexico and did psychedelics under medical supervision and had nothing but great things to say. This occurrence certainly won’t enhance the possibility of using psychedelics to help treat PTSD and TBI victims. Damn shame.

I remember my first, and also one of nearly my last. As a student on the wing of the OG…he decided that leaving the power back at 80% post-correction while on ILS glidepath and hard IMC was good for formation integrity. I was having a hell of a time staying in position but didn’t have the SA to cross check my airspeed. Apparently my IP, and lead didn’t either. So off we went into an IMC, fingertip TP stall at 600’ AGL. That was just enough altitude for us to fall away from each other and break out of the weather. Lead was about 500’ in front and landed about 3k down. I didn’t keep the burners lit as long and touched down 750’ down, 30kts flared off. Good times.

Circling in the T-38 isn’t any riskier than a normal overhead. From what I remember, a low closed pattern is usually lower than Cat E circling mins. I’ve seen more dangerous situations develop in the tiger patterns than the circling approaches. Part of the reason we have stall/sink awareness and not just stall awareness requirements.

That’s somewhat cryptic, and probably too early to tell exactly what that email is truly saying. Who has the Pelosi angle on this one? P.s., ‘Pelosi angle’ is my newly-minted phrase for colloquialisms like market insight, insider trading, inside baseball, gouge, etc.

“We” only censor sitting presidents and scientists/doctors that speak out against the erosion of civil liberties.

That’s part of my argument/opinion: the things that are part of the METL need to be done in the MWS. For everything else that doesn’t require time in the actual jet, the sim should be the answer if we’re concerned about pinching pennies. The closest thing I’ve seen to an actual companion trainer in recent history was for the U-28 community. I am in agreement that you should be able to utilize the most cost effective solution to train the DLO…but I think the reality of most combat aircraft is that even the administrative coming/going isn’t easily trained in a proxy aircraft.

Isn’t that the point I made? You can’t do mission essential tasks outside of the mission essential airplane. For the things that you don’t need an MWS for, go to the sim.

I was playing devils advocate in my response to Pooter. My real belief is that if you have trained someone in the basics, why not put them in their MWS sooner? You can practice 6K setups in the T-38 all day…but why do that if you could drop someone into their F-XX and actually train? I get the notion that we shouldn’t be deferring basic training items from UPT to FTU to ops…but there is something to be said for doing the job in the actual airplane you’re going to do it in. Basic stick/rudder airmanship at UPT. Then why not get them to their FTU sooner? I’m classifying basic airmanship as the minimum proficiency level to advance to the next block of learning. For the SOF folks: there is no AMP-3/4, fixed gun engagement, nap-of-the-earth LL in the T-6 or T-1 program…so why extend their time another 3-6 months? I get that any time in the jet is valuable, and it’s cheaper in a trainer…but this is the cost of doing business.

I know the real answer is more nuanced…but I’ll ask: why even fly the more expensive jet unless it’s needed for combat operations? If it’s more cost effective to train in a fuel efficient and less maintenance intensive jet, why even fly the MWS? Do you think there is any merit in teaching the METL item in the actual aircraft they will execute it with? If yes, where does the crossover in benefit occur? Why not get people with the UPT basic stick and rudder skills to an MWS and plop them in a sim to grow into the mission?

The county sheriff already had a press conference and said he won’t enforce the ban because it’s 1) unconstitutional 2) a stupid ducking idea.

Triple turning 3 days a week, then rolling right into a student XC, only to come back on Monday to the same grind. If you’re a flight commander, tack on the endless amounts of counseling right after formal report. Gets old.

It’s easy to spot a redneck…they get all bent about their meats. No STS.

So you’re telling me I can become rich AND above the law at the same time? Count me in!

Anybody else watch the congressional hearing and now wanting an invite to this closed door session that Grusch is going to spill all in? Show me the aliens bro.

The “Irish pub” there was always generous on the pour.

Yes it is. Externalities undeniably have an impact on your outlook in life…but at the end of the day, YOU decide how YOU want to feel. I want to believe this as well. Let’s hope it never comes to that.

I don’t think I’m communicating effectively because you aren’t understanding what I’m saying. 1. I have not accused @Grabby of being a shit bag, nor have I questioned his contributions in service. 2. Becoming an AF pilot is beneficial to both the service and the individual. 3. Whether you believe it it not, hating your job does affect those around you…and it can be cancerous.

If you publicly state that you despised your MWS, and think your time spent in service was only worthwhile to build hours for an airline…then ya, the service IS better off with you not in it.

It’s military service, not an airline or some fuck-fuck aircraft owners group. If you wanted more financial security or a bigger say in what you were flying, that’s fine…do it somewhere else. The AF doesn’t pass you a 10 year ADSC in a dark alley somewhere. In the same way that you’re aware of the ADSC, you acknowledge the existence of the phrase “needs of the Air Force.” If that doesn’t sit well with you, then don’t do it. For those who choose to gamble their fate against military service, I sincerely hope it works out. My career hasn’t gone the way I envisioned, but it is what it is.