Boomer6

How many retired pilots do you know with 100% disability that don't have neck/back issues as part of their claim? Are we really arguing the benefits of OHWS here.

How many retired pilots do you know with 100% disability that don't have neck/back issues as part of their claim? Are we really arguing the benefits of OHWS here.

Are you looking for medical data on how keeping pilots physically healthy is worth the AF's time or are you just screaming at clouds here?

As far as the AF is concerned there's no reason to waste more money on additional flying training/aircraft when you're building a force you expect to be heavily attrited. The pipeline is being cut extensively so when the balloon goes up it's already designed to produce pilots as fast as possible. Not to mention, we're still fighting to keep strength coaches/massage therapists in squadrons due to funding and you think someone is going to approve buying more airplanes...? Total pipe dream.

Truly no dog in the fight, but I thought the GOP didn't care about politicians saying ffed up shit.

Only drones...?

Idk if you understand the significance of the 🤌...

Ah yes, the classic case of mid-season SEC butthurt. A common symptom of an overrated team after losing a game they were a double digit favor to win. Other symptoms include jealousy, confusion, and menstrual cramps..

So when these companies are nationalized we just fire/kill their bobs and lawyers. Easy fix 🤌

Can you explain? Are we talking defense CEOs refusing to do what the government asks of them during an existential crisis, or they won't be capable of doing what's asked because they lack the manufacturing capability/personnel etc., or something else?

Eh, I have full confidence that these companies will be threatened into submission, or nationalized if democrats are in power.

Are you asking if a military member should be expected to report to work if they're not being paid?

Are you familiar with the American civil war? What about pre-WII when FDR was president? Have you heard of McCarthyism? What about the 60s? Post Dec 7th 1941 through the duration of the war and from 9/11 until we invaded Iraq are the only times I can think of in the modern era where there was agreement by both parties on where the country needed to go.

When did this happen would you say?

But only ones that didn't used to be dudes.

Based on how shitty the -46 system is I have zero desire to ever get gas from a "robo-boom"...

Clearly you used no critical thinking skills in evaluating my comment. Posting clearly biased links to support your case makes my point better than I could have.

Disagree. We've had plenty of defense secretaries with zero military experience/only bureaucratic experience, and they weren't all idiots. The military is the primary form of defense, yet they'd never been in the military and some did fine. Bondi was actually an AG in Florida, so her not being a US attorney seems irrelevant. You know, kinda like Obama was a community organizer before he was a senator. What I'm saying is, disagree with her politics all you want, just come up with a less stupid analogy.

I'm not arguing what a dead guy would do. George Marshall, on several occasions went out of his way to have face to face discussions with his GOs abroad on important matters. If you want to get nit-noid and say he never got them all together, I'd say you're correct, hard to do in the middle of WWII. You can't prove he'd be worse than Marshall unless we enter another war similar to the Korean War (when Marshall was SECDEF). I guess it's a good thing for the SECDEF your opinion doesn't matter, just like mine doesn't.

As I said, Marshall would have had an in-person meeting, just as Hegseth did. By all means though, continue to argue about points I didn't make...as is tradition.

Biff I've gotta ask, were you that squadron member?

Finally, a post under 690 words.

You said who your barometer was and I said who mine was. Simple as that. Until we're in WWIII we'll never know if any Sec Def would have matched up to CoS Marshall. Nice try though. Having political arguments with ppl butt hurt over who's in office so they come to the internet for "wins" isn't my idea of healthy living.

George Marshall would have, that's the barometer I use.