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I'm eager to see how that "rationale" plays out in the next CDI, or FEB, or Article 32 hearing, or even reply to an Art 15 or LOR. It'll go something like this: "You thought that rule was 'stupid', and IAW your massive misunderstanding of the CSAF's intent, and your ridiculously ignorant and dangerous judgment, you chose to not follow it. Under Article 31 of the UCMJ, you have the right to remain silent...." Does anyone seriously believe that if they see something dumb in the regs and disregard it, that they're NOT going to be severely punished be leadership for disregarding something in the regs? This is the Air Force leadership who has, downrange during actual combat operations, stated "compliance is more important than achievement." Whose judgment, exactly, is going to be considered the standard for determining if something in the regs is stupid and should be ignored? The current USAF culture effectively requires leadership at the Wing and below "mother-may-I" practically every minor deviation from the status quo because of this "compliance" mindset (you won't find that in the regs, natch, but you'll see it in the actions of Commanders as well as their stratifications following those "decisions"). So, can an Airman decide? Does he have to ask an NCO? Does that NCO have to ask their OIC? Does that OIC have to ask their Ops O or CC? Group CC? Wing CC? What level is the appropriate "judgment" level? My guess is that it is going to be at least one level higher than anyone who actually chooses to take this path. The first guy who does it is going to get paperwork, and then told that it was not in their authority to make such a decision. Anyone who actually values their career, their wings, whatever, is going to play the most conservative card possible and not dare to either think or color outside the lines, as that is what our experiences have shown us is the safest path. The only "courage" it is going to take for someone to break that conservative mold will be the willingness to lose your ability to honorably serve and risk being labeled as a problem child rule-breaker. For all the talk about "moral courage" I hear, what it translates to in the real world is falling on your sword and sacrificing your ability to continue serving honorably. Everyone I've known who has shown moral courage and tried to speak up about real problems with the status quo has been sidelined with paperwork, go-nowhere jobs, etc., because it has ruffled the feathers of officers who don't like to be told when they're not wearing any clothes, especially by people junior to them. I applaud what the CSAF is saying and wants us to do (because it is common sense to warfighters who are actually interested in, and focused on, professional warfighting), but it goes contrary to every other message on the topic of "compliance" that all levels of AF leadership other than the CSAF given over the last 6-9 years (to wit: reflective belts, uniform queep, mustache length -- you know, all the real important stuff for accomplishing the mission of combat airpower).

Have I missed this gem being posted somewhere on baseops?

The reality is, there is no single MWS that is so critical to the war effort that the entire party hinges on it.

Aren't promotions based on "future performance potential"?

Looks like it to me. Any intel-minded folks able to VID what the hell it is?

Christie is DOA at the national level because of his demonstrated lack of support for RKBA. These latest bills he vetoed does absolutely nothing to change his long track record, which will be a big problem for him in actual red states.

There has been a subtle undercurrent of "RPA backlash" (for the precise reasons Killer mentions -- putting too much faith that technology is going to magically solve the weaknesses current RPAs have for operating in denied environments) around HAF for many years. Killer just seems to be the first one to actually say anything about it out loud, and to someone who might be listening.

My guess is $.

Well, that and their complete lack of ability to survive in a non-permissive or denied environment.

Big surprise... https://generalchuckyeager.com.ip4.bz/

He just meant that it stayed at $25K per year, which is the same as it has been for over a decade. All that changed were the options and durations.

Have you read any of this thread at all? The whole point of IFS is to screen for adaptability to the USAF's training methodology and basic aptitude in an aircraft. All of that crap that you are bitching about in your rant is exactly the haze you are going to encounter at "what really matters". They run the program that way intentionally -- you will see all of that again at your UPT base. Good luck with scoffing at the actual gate-keepers to a set of silver wings. Tell us how that works out for you.

And yet, Gen Welsh fails to mention that much of Bud Day's "act" -- both in the air and on the ground -- would be seen as "not part of the current AF culture". Day would be sitting on multiple Art 15s and FEBs in today's AF. How fantastic that we can pay homage to the whitewashed, PC actions of our heroes.

The problem right now with fighter staff billets is that Big Blue is only putting shiny pennies in them -- in-res grads, graduated SQ/CCs, etc. They're ridiculously under-manned as is, and their bar for entry makes it an even smaller circle of "acceptable" people that can fill them.

Just to save folks the trip to the link:

He was a pretty damn impressive attorney as well. I met Col Day as a young ROTC cadet, and his attitude and personality had a huge impact on my officership and subsequent airmanship. As always with men like this, I'm sad that they're gone, but more thankful that they lived.

Doesn't sound like you've spent much time reading up on anything at all based on this statement.

I don't see anything about that particular ejection that the "old" T-38 seat would have had problems with.

Everybody has to add "special operations" to their job description to make themselves feel like a real warrior, right?

FWIW, the mechanism that makes BLO a wood protectant is that it polymerizes and hardens as it dries. That polymerization is actually accelerated by heating it up -- if the microwave treatment was to increase its penetration into the wood, it is actually a little counterproductive. Cutting the BLO with something like mineral spirits gets the overall mixture thinner, and will thus go deeper into the pores/grain on the initial applications. The mineral spirits will evaporate while the BLO can still flow, so it will smooth out into a light coat that fills deeper than just straight BLO will.

How many coats of BLO did you put on? I usually put 4 or 5 coats of a 50/50 BLO and mineral spirits mix, with a 30-minute post-application wipedown with a rag and 24 hours of drying between coats. I also reapply coats every couple years, which keeps the finish looking better and better over time. The more coats you can apply (with proper dry time between), the better the oil finish will look. FWIW, if that's only one coat on that Mosin, I'd recommend slowly applying several more light coats, one every couple days with full drying in between. I also occasionally use raw linseed oil (flax oil) depending on the stock and how the oil soaks in to it during the application process.

Dear SARC at my base: At your next presentation to the Wing, are you going to have a PowerPoint slide to retract the previous slide you showed during the SARC Stand-down in which you drug this officer's name through the mud as a sex offender? How are you planning on wording your apology for jumping to conclusions without all of the information, and slandering this officer to 100s of personnel, including enlisted Airmen? https://www.sfgate.co...cer-4671899.php Yet again, guilty until proven innocent...

Depends on when you got in on them. If you bought RGR in '11, you made a nice profit if you sold within the last year.

The sooner that we realize that we're just a manning number to Big Blue, and the only people that might actually care about you are some of your squadronmates, the closer you are to achieving nirvana.

Because as soon as you "turn your back" on Big Blue, you're dead to it.