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Concur, make a difference, have fulfillment and purpose. You can always make a ton of $ later if that is your goal. You get one life, make it count and leave a positive impact. Having been on the outside for a bit now there is a transferable skill most in the military learn regardless of AFSC, LEADERSHIP. Industry is HUNGRY for leaders and veterans tend to have the type of leadership qualities that separate them from their peers. Most of us view our time in the military as a period where we learned a skill and to follow a chain of command. While that is true the U.S. military at least attempts to train people to execute based on commander's intent. For USAF people here we know one of our basic tenants of airpower is centralized control, decentralized execution. Yes I know we often do a terrible job of sticking to this, but at a basic level we are trained to think, assess, and adjust to accomplish a mission based solely on commander's intent. We are also used to being on a team and the ability to lead and serve on a team sets you apart from the herd. I can't tell you how many projects I've worked where other members of the so called team had information they didn't want to share until they were certain they would get credit. Whether you fly a Raptor, drive a tank or are a TOW missile operator, you have skills you don't yet fully realize and you stand a much greater chance of success on the outside. IMHO one of the main issues on the enlisted side is how liberalism has shaped the image of service. If you are bored take a few minutes to Google LA Times and NY Times articles on JRTOC programs...you will find interesting quotes like "they target us"...."we are a juicy target"..."our kids are pushed into military service"..."a Trojan horse targeting students in low-income minority schools with high dropout rates." Liberal thought leaders and institutions have shaped a negative narrative about military service and used that wedge to drastically reduce if not completely eliminate JROTC programs in most liberal states. Currently JROTC is in just 10% of schools nation wide, in dense liberal population centers that number drops to far below 10% (New England 5% - California 6%). Conversely, upwards of 65% of public schools in Louisiana Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina have JTROC. Not surprisingly 41% of all military recruits come from the south, 45% of all recruits come from a high school with a JRTOC program. In other threads folks have debated the good and bad of JRTOC programs. DoD recently put in a large effort to address many of the problems other have noted. While the programs say they are not about recruiting there is obviously a pathway to military service for those that participate. That being said, numerous studies have shown that students who participate in JROTC programs have better attendance, grades, and graduation rates relative to students who were in general academic programs.

New standard for UPT Fingertip.

Speedy recovery Huggy.

I dare say we have learned more from this conflict than anyone else. We've watched the Russians employ some of their best technology and we have discovered many Achilles heals relating to technology and tactics. Some of the assessments I've seen believe this conflict has given China reason to pause and contemplate if their kit is good enough to take Taiwan....Our other adversaries can observe Patriot (older version), Javelin, Abrams M-1 tanks, and a shit ton of old HARMs. Some of the real lessons from this conflict: 1. The Russian Army is hollow, poorly trained and using WWII pound and ground tactics to bad effect and outcome. 2. Corruption is still rampant in the Russian system. It is estimated that 25% of the Russian military budget was siphoned off by corrupt generals. 3. Putin's circle is smaller and incompetent. Realistically he is listening to six flunky yes men and he has paid a price for that decision. 4. We ALL witnessed another paradigm shift with regard to UAVs, especially Group 1 and 2. 5. Maneuver warfare doesn't work unless you fully integrate land and air. The list of reasons why I disagree with you is far too long to list. Actions and intel the past 10 years would most certainly say otherwise. How many Ukrainians would die if we let Putin steamroll Ukraine? He is shelling cities before he rolls through to level buildings and conduct genocide. Have you not heard of Bucha in the Donbas? Just let Ukraine surrender and all is well? I never said a word about regime change...I do think Putin's grasp on power is very tenuous right now. Probably why he just rounded up a bunch more generals today who will soon be falling out of windows. Rumors of leadership purge in Russian military swirl after alleged detention of top general Surovikin, but that was never a goal.

Brother...for pennies on the dollar and without loss of American life (other than those who volunteered to go over), we have helped humble a superpower and a direct threat to the United States. The damage done to Russia's military, population and economy will likely limit Russian aggression in Europe for many years to come. A peaceful solution should not include Ukraine surrendering even more terrain after we promised to provide for their security when they gave up their nukes. Any ground they reclaim, including the Crimea sets Putin back even further, I don't see how he survives.

Bookies list Hunter Biden as favorite to be White House cocaine culprit Why is the liberal mainstream media so outraged by the assumption, is there another crackhead running around the White House?

Biden family's rejection of Hunter's daughter with ex-stripper could do major psychological harm, experts say "President Biden refuses to acknowledge his seventh grandchild's existence, consistently saying publicly that he has six grandchildren, not seven." "Hunter, for his part, has refused to let his daughter take his last name and has gone to court to lower his child support payments to Roberts. He has reportedly never met his daughter with Roberts." Hunter is a crackhead, what is Joe's excuse? Unconscionable morally broken sack of shit to PUBLICLY punish a child for something she didn't do. Deny her a name, deny her existence, and from other reports the girl is aware who her grandfather is the President of the United States, a fact that for every other grandchild would be a point of pride. Sick family.

You do realize Slife wants to take ALL the guns off the AC-130...and make the PSP a roll on roll off so the MC community can provide "fratricide"...I mean CAS.

100% agree, how does this family punish a child. Denying her existence, denying her the Biden name, telling White House Spokesman to say he only has 6 grandchildren...I would expect that from her crackhead father, but Joe who supposedly has defended his son out of "fatherly love", punishes a child and turns his back on her. What a horrible human.

Donald Jr looks drunk...a HUGE difference from your boy's son. Crack, Meth, and what ever he did...

Biden slammed after report reveals number of grandchildren his aides instructed to say publicly: 'Monsters' "Biden is facing backlash from conservatives following a report that his aides have been told to say publicly that he only has six grandchildren, omitting Hunter Biden’s 4-year-old estranged daughter." What an incredibly horrible human being.

They just need CNN to come help shape the narrative...you know for the cause and all that stuff.

https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/16743LGBT Foundation recommends people use the word ‘bonus hole’ instead of ‘vagina’ in order to avoid upsetting trans people. Ok, all of you who blindly support this wokeism are Bonus Holes. How's that?

From the plea deal to the conduct of this investigation, the system is completely corrupt. Search warrants, including one to a storage unit that would demonstrate a link to Joe Biden himself, suppressed by DOJ...but it gets worse...DOJ then notified Biden's defense counsel of their interest the storage unit. How do you even remotely defend this?

Where are Russia's top generals? Rumours swirl after mercenary mutiny "The armed insurgency by the Wagner private military company has become a pretext for a massive purge in the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces," Rybar said.

The Hunter discussion tends to block the next President thread so feel to vent or defend in here. As a lead off you can review this CBS interview of IRS Whistleblower Senior Supervisor Agent Gary Shapley. It has been repeatedly asserted that because Trump appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney Andrew Weiss that all is well with the Hunter Biden Plea deal. The Whistleblower gives some very compelling testimony otherwise, AND indicates DOJ stopped a deeper look at the connections to Joe Biden. As of now it looks like either Weiss or Garland is lying. Weiss is supposed to do a Sunday show this weekend, will be interesting to hear his side.

A little olive oil goes a long way.

Where do I send my application?

It is a sweet irony when one mocks a typo with two of their own. I'm old, what's your excuse? Perhaps it is you that needs the meds...just sayin. 🥃 I trailed off and you are repeating. You ok bro? You are starting to sound like your boy Diamond Joe with the mumbling.

"Isn't ideal"...bro, with spin like that and after the asswhooping the mainstream press put on KJP then Kirby during the press breifing today, you might want to apply for the Press Secretary job. Both flat out refused to address the questions and Kirby after swooping in to save KJP, got so flustered he rage quit the press conference...talk about a bad optic. I honestly think the mainstream press has decided to exit Joe stage right. The are actually asking tough questions and dedicating actual airtime to discuss the investigation. It sure looks like they are prepping him for an offramp so crazy Newsome Combine above with the steady drip of details, and those details are not coming from Foxnews. I was watching the Sky News from Australia today (I have a work trip coming up), when the news broke that they traced the financial records and discovered Hunter bought his dad a burner phone that Joe used WHILE HE WAS THE VP. Hunter paid $300 a month for the ATT phone and purchased burner phone apps that allowed his to use one phone to create new/fake numbers for phone calls. As always....follow the money! Are you ready to acknowledge a Special Counsel should at least look and see if Joe is in fact the Big Guy and any wrongdoing occurred while he was VP?

Ahhh no. You are mixing approval rating with 68% of people thinking Biden is not mentally capable, HUGE freaking difference.

Can someone please file a the Silver Alert and take this idiot to the hospital. Some incredible NBC polls just out: Two-thirds (68%) of voters fear Biden lacks mental, physical health to be president 3 out of every 4 Americans think Country going in the wrong direction

Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and George Bush