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I’ve worked with some of the other pieces on the ramp and regardless of the assets it’s a dumpster fire.

4th gen backfilled by fourth gen is more capable?

If they were being backfilled by more capable assets I would agree. I’m not arguing old should not be replaced with new. I’m saying robbing Peter to pay Paul is a waste of time/money/ass pain. It’s like taking all the lightbulbs out of your kitchen because you need new lights in your bedroom..Guess we’ll cook in the dark.

Reference Kadena and two of the aforementioned platforms that are being divested. The $$$ being spent just to backfill to “desired” levels meets the logical definition of FW&A, in large part due to a desire to fund assets that won’t be available in theater for several years. To Lawman’s point our sister services are being forced to pick up the slack, but at least they know what capes we lack since they’re being forced step in and fill some of the role. Meanwhile 2049 doth approach and our ineptness at fielding replacements before retiring less capable assets must give the chicoms a warm fuzzy.

Miami going 3-11 in bowl games and never finishing higher than #10 in the AP/CFP since joining the ACC in 2004 keeps me warm enough.

Dirty team and fan base to say nothing of the multiple U players stomping on FIU dudes on the ground. Keep the spikes coming, the refs know the U rep.

That’s been their rep since the 80s. They’ve made Isaiah Thomas and the pistons look like a model of sportsmanship since then. Lamar Thomas and another standard night in Miami…

Concerning the spike, the rest of the college football world isn’t going to have much sympathy for one of the historically dirtiest programs/fan bases in NCAA history. Sucks to suck. Bring on the down votes.

My entire point was if for some reason you cannot become a pilot (fighter or otherwise) it’s prudent to have a backup career you can stand doing. What happens if you become a pilot and have a life altering medical issue that prevents you from flying for the military or airlines? I know far more young fighter dudes that will never fly again than I would have thought possible. A lot of things need to fall into place for you to make it as a pilot. Which is why I would advise you to pursue a degree you can use.

If your plan B is to go to the majors then why not get an aviation degree and start building those hours?

What will get you a better paying job in the civilian world, BS or BA? When you get Med DQ’d, wash out, etc. what will you have to fall back on? Pick the plan B you can stomach for the rest of your life and/or that pays well.

What was it like to fly a T-38 with less than 1000 hrs on the airframe?

The blockade of a country by two countries that surround it and the ocean next to it usually negatively impacts said country. I’m not saying I disagree with the blockade entirely, but it definitely doesn’t help the civilians trying to survive in Gaza. I’ve got to say, as a generally conservative individual, every time you wade into a political/philosophical discussion I can’t help but imagine you as Billy Madison talking about the puppy that lost his way. You are the Omar/Tlaib of the right on BO, and every time you post something with zero critical thought that was spewed by Fox News, this is the reaction from the rest of the conservatives. How are you not on comment CAP after mistaking the CJCS as the CSAF. You realize the uniforms are a different color right?

Do we have a right to restrain Israel? If I’m Israel and an American says that to me I’d highlight the hypocrisy of that based on America’s post 9/11 actions. Israel currently has more public support than possibly anytime in history. If they, or we, can prove Iran directly caused this attack then I’d love to hear a reason why they don’t have the right, much less the duty to their people to neuter Iran’s ability to harm their country.

I remember watching a young civilian truck driver getting his head sawed off in Iraq by some haji with what appeared to be a semi-dull knife when I was a young punk. If I could have enlisted at that age I would have. I get the rage at the atrocities that have occurred. However, I don’t understand some of the comments regarding civilians in Gaza. Based on some quick googling, elections were last held in 2006, and Abbas has delayed new ones for the last 17 years. Egypt has also blockaded Gaza since 2007. My knowledge is limited here, so I’m happy to be educated if required. However, if the above is true, where the fuck are these civilians going to “get out to”?I guess they could start swimming. An entire generation has grown up with zero input into who controls where they live, and since the average age is ~18 years old, I have a hard time blaming them for elections in 2006. I’m not saying Israel shouldn’t go on a haji hunting spree, but I absolutely have sympathy for the innocent civilians that will be caught up in this with nowhere to run.

Fox and CNN reporting that Hamas an Hezbollah have stated Iran helped with the planning. It’s almost like they’re trying to bait Israel into attacking Iran.

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/hamas-attack-israel-war If this report is to be believed we’re moving some assets into the region. Any speculation on the chances we join Israel in getting kinetic in the region?

I hope they do. If this happened in the U.S. I’d expect nothing short of annihilation of the organization responsible.

Texas sucks. That is all.

It’ll be interesting to see if Israel starts hitting Iranian targets in the region.

Still shocked the DoD allows combatants to maintain social media accounts.

Heavy guys will PCS based on the length of their syllabus. CONUS based fighter guys will go TDY. Unfortunately, they’ll have to go back to their unit to out process once they finish PIT. The OCONUS fighter guys I know went TDY enroute.

Are nukes really on the table for Russia? Are they willing to instigate a nuclear confrontation anymore than we were in Korea or Vietnam. Despite an hyperbolic kremlin rhetoric, is anyone assessing that as a realistic possibility? Maybe outside the scope of an unclass network. Also, it wouldn’t be the first time Russians shot down a NATO aircraft, to include crewed aircraft. These occurrences were during the Cold War, where I think we can all agree there was a much higher probability of a nuclear confrontation than any other time in history. Looking at it from another angle. Would the US actual nuke Russia because they participated in a proxy war against us such as this (history says no, obviously). As a military member the idea of this seems absurd. Those of you wringing hands, why does it seem less absurd that Russia will respond in this way?

I don’t understand the hand wringing WRT US/NATO/EU involvement in this war. I don’t see Polish troops crossing the border like it’s the Yalu River to reinforce Ukraine (yet). As far as I know there aren’t any non-Ukrainians flying MiGs and shooting down Russians. Is Russia not bombing specific airfields because they’re afraid of killing U.S/British advisors and sparking a larger conflict? If the answer is yes, I’d say they’re just as concerned about widening the conflict as the rest of us. Surely these historical connections are obvious. It’s nothing new. The only substantial difference I see is the proximity of the conflict to the super power taking part in the conflict. The larger difference here is that said super power instigated the war themselves. Open to different points of view regarding these thoughts.