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nope, they are amazing for the fight we put ourselves in. speaking from the perspective of a guy who spent 3 years in the uav community and has gone back to the manned world and been fortunate enough to fly combat sorties post uav life, they bring so much to the AO. But I would not go back to uav land even knowing the positive affect they have on the fight because the quality of life for my family was poor and i love flying like William loves interns. The UAV mission undoubtedly helps the fights we choose to involve ourselves in, I just don't want to be the guy doing it.

f***ing nailed it

take a look at this VML's fighter bills, you will be unpleasantly supprised.

Maybe I haven't been let into the super secret CAS club but when I fly CAS, I talk on two radios. I guess I've been blessed with the uncanny ability to manage a two position rocker switch- up for wingman, down for jtac. I don't always load shed but when I do, it's on top of bqzip's mom.

No.

I always drop my bombs/shoot my missiles with at least 6.9g on the jet to give my weapons that extra "umph".

Pilot. Check it out on AFPC.

Awesome dashcam of police using alternate methods to neutralize a suspect. https://m.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/dashcam-video-shows-ariz-cop-intentionally-running-over-suspect-video

My dad used this service when he was in Kanto back in '69. He still talks about the morale calls and is one of the few things he can easily talk about during that period of his life. Thank you for the help and lasting memories.

Nice.

How is that cost effective?

I always thought it was just an intelligence gap

Total validation!

Di1630 for president!

Shack. But everyone's a lawyer until mob justice is administered.

LOL

From the book I'm reading, "the happiness hypothesis"- "In another famous study, Ellen Langer and Judith Rodin gave benefits to residents on two floors of a nursing home—for example, plants in their rooms, and a movie screening one night a week. But on one floor, these benefits came with a sense of control: The residents were allowed to choose which plants they wanted, and they were responsible for watering them. They were allowed to choose as a group which night would be movie night. On the other floor, the same benefits were simply doled out: The nurses chose the plants and watered them; the nurses decided which night was movie night. This small manipulation had big effects: On the floor with increased control, residents were happier, more active, and more alert (as rated by the nurses, not just by the residents), and these benefits were still visible eighteen months later. Most amazingly, at the eighteen-month follow-up, residents of the floor given control had better health and half as many deaths (15 percent versus 30 percent).40 In a review paper that Rodin and I wrote, we concluded that changing an institution’s environment to increase the sense of control among its workers, students, patients, or other users was one of the most effective possible ways to increase their sense of engagement, energy, and happiness." Wasn't sure if I should put this here or the ACP thread.

Agreed. But I don't understand what is accomplished by pointing a digital finger on this forum to those who stayed/are staying in and saying "I told you so". When I leave- if it's next year or in nine more years, I will wish the best of luck to those still serving. In my humble neck of the Air Force, I work with the best folks I could have ever hoped to work with.

Drink much?

I'm not sure I'm reading this the right way. Are you saying he shouldn't wear his WIC patch?

I've tried catching the top, and I've tried catching the bottom. I fail every time. HAL and other oil tied industries are super cheap right now, so I'm buying. I'll let you know if it pays for my breitling or not.

Just bought HAL.

My distrust of the media started in 1996 when I was one of many individuals who witnessed a school shooting. The tragedy was a disaster for our small town community, and media outlets from all over jumped on the story. As I was involved firsthand, I knew what the facts were in regards to the victims and the murderer, but what was reported was so far from the truth that my adolescent mind had a hard time reckoning that the news was broadcasting outright fabrications- but these fabrications sold airtime and newspapers. He-said she-saids were reported as fact. It was my first glimpse at how members of the media disregarded their moral responsibility of informing the public of facts and separating opinions from gospel when a sensational story lends itself to ratings. The events that transpired 18 years ago in my little town have little to do with sexual assault in the military, but they have in common an ability to grab the attention of the reader and have them say "that's so ed up", thus selling add spacing. Where is the rest if the transcript of the commander's speech where he OKs the opinions of individuals regardless if the verdict so it may be taken in context? Where are the statistics comparing sexual assault in the military vs a civilian demographic? Where are the success stories of the dirtbags who committed sexual assault and were sent to prison? After reading that article, I was left with impression that all commanders and peers side with the perpetrator. That is not reality. Somewhere in the middle lies the truth. But before I give my heart to a journalist who makes a living on the amount of viewers his story generates and has no military experience, I hope I have an accurate understanding of all sides.