Boomer6

Others that have been stuck there for the duration of covid would disagree.

Russia was Ukraine’s second highest trading partner in 2019. Hopefully that’s recent enough. The enemy gets a vote. 99% of the U.S didn’t know Osama Bin Ladin was their enemy on Sept 10, 2001. As I said in a previous post and others have alluded to, China has declared the US it’s greatest adversary for the past 70 years. You may not view them that way but that’s how they view us, and they get a vote. Luckily a few ppl in the DoD/gov know this and are preparing. To your question on the president and energy/inflation, which has no bearing on this conversation, I’d say don’t put much stock in someone losing their senility. I’m sure stopping trade with a primary trading partner would create uncomfortable implications for the US. However, in the examples I listed above the mass deaths of thousands of US soldiers usually outweighed the rationing of tin and copper for common folks.

In 1914 Britain and Russia we’re Germany’s largest trading partners. In the years leading up to Pearl Harbor the US was Japan’s number one trading partner. Britain was the primary trading partner to the 13 colonies. They were also the primary trading partner to the U.S. prior to the war of 1812. Ironically, a war fought over, among other things, trade. I hope you’re trolling, because I can’t imagine an officer in the AF having such a short sighted point of view. Oh wait, yes I can, they’re usually the bobs.

China is our enemy because China, specifically the CCP, has decided we’re their enemy. Not that recommending someone on the internet go read a book ever actually worked, but you might take a look at The Hundred Year Marathon by Michael Pillsbury. They’ve been telling us for 70 years we’re their greatest enemy and we (the collective we), have been too busy trying to make money off them to actually listen.

If I recall class sizes in T-6s increasing by about 30% didn’t help the Vance bros back then. T-38 classes increasing from the norm of 3-4 studs to 10-11 with no increase in IP manning wasn’t super helpful either.

Can’t imagine the AF would make drastic manning decisions before congress decides on divesting an airframe. That doesn’t sound realistic at all..

Which is crazy considering they got rid of every public trash can in the country.

Feeding the troll isn’t worth the effort gents.

The apologists did not disappoint.

Standing by a rebuttal from the vaccine apologists in the crowd..

I can think of multiple reasons why you’d stay in schertz, and the all start with HEB.

“What do you mean some people?” - those ppl, probably In all seriousness I’m actually interested to hear the response to this news from the non-conservatives on here.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/tupelo-mississippi-pilot-threatening-crash-plane-walmart-police-say

Maybe few woman and ppl of other races are applying because certain elements in the media and an entire political party have built a following around the idea that white men are trying to systemically oppress them at every turn. Or maybe it’s that these entities built a platform around the idea that America is a country one should be ashamed to be from, not even worth the simple act of showing respect for its anthem. Yeah, after 20 years of hearing/seeing that messaging play out I can’t imagine why these groups don’t want to come work for the government and salute a bunch of mostly white guys..

Why is it that when stories like the Twitter post above (assuming it’s true), the Hunter Biden Laptop saga, or HRC’s emails come up there are a large number of conservatives on here up in arms over it, while we have what seems like crickets from the liberal side? Then when the HRC investigation concluded we have the liberals clamoring to defend Comey when they know they’d be in jail if they’d done what HRC did. Liberals loving law enforcement, that’s neat. Meanwhile we have the thin blue line bumpers sticker republicans ready to abolish the FBI. There’s a lot of arguing back and forth going on, but somehow I don’t see a lot of staunch conservatives ever really agreeing with any liberals on any of these topics or any of the other ones for the last decade. Can’t say I’ve seen any staunch liberals ever take the conservative side on any of these discussions either. The prominent members on either side of the fence have been arguing since Rainman left. Turns out the political threads are a waste of time. Liberals and Conservatives disagree on everything, and in other news water is wet.

Let’s not bring up very similar situations that have occurred to democratic politicians that got a pass, because…reasons.

The libs don’t care what the FBI does if it helps their party. It’s a shame, I’d hoped military members who’ve lamented the same kind of politics play out in their squadrons etc. would understand accountability regardless of what “side” they’re on. Trumpers aren’t any different mind you. The divide continues to grow at a rapid pace because of petty ppl on both sides happy to ignore the rules when it suits their ideology.

Oh I know, but the level of unhinged trolling and thread hijacking seems familiar.

You mean the guy in the money and finance thread? 🤔

Just what a bot would say..

Idk if you realize it but putting words in other people’s mouths, namely frog’s, is exactly what is done in the second sentence. Anecdotal evidence of hatred for LGBT ppl being applied to anyone that doesn’t fully support LGBT events happens constantly. I’ve heard it, I’ve seen it. There’s a large number of ppl in the AF that believe gay ppl should be protected under the constitution and afforded the same rights as everyone else. They’re just sick of being told if they’re not signing up to be an ally then they’re the problem.

@frog it would appear you’re too ignorant to realize your weariness of toxic narcissism makes you an enabler to homophobics. It doesn’t matter why you don’t agree with the celebrations, only that you disagree. “If you’re not with us, you’re against us.”

Oh don’t worry, AFN is playing that shit as well.

When I went through (both student and IP) that was a rule and we scoffed it wholesale. Molding young minds on how to act in a bar regardless of being shmammered is a good lesson to be learned before their first CAF TDY. Also, a great way to keep them from killing themselves and find out who the douchebags were. I have some faith our youths will find a way to “anonymously” keep up a proper tradition despite the pussification of the AF.