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I don't believe it was specifically offered to them...BUT DoD has had TERA ACTIVE since 2012...anyone could apply. Now at the 11th hour after changing the rules on these folks, they are pulling the rug out from under them. It just feels purposeful and punitive to me.

The DNC continues to be dominated by lunatics and with their grip on mainstream media, it spews out everyday on what used to be influential networks. Recently Dr Neil Degrasse Tyson was being interviewed on CBS about Trump's plan to build a moon base as part of continued space exploration. The interviewer had to find a way to say something negative about Trump and his policies so he tied a moon base to the evils of western colonization on earth. "We know how the age of colonialism worked on this planet," the host said. Degrasse Tyson who is a very liberal dude could not help but quip back - "Well, the — the real problem with the colonization history in Western civilization is that there were people already there," Tyson said. CBS host frets Trump admin plans for moon base could usher in new 'age of colonialism' in space

These people are caught in the middle of a political fight. TERA was there and offered for ALL 15-18 years as a force shaping tool. DoD changed the policy on their service AND took TERA away, this punitive and we are better than this. I, like Biff I don't understand transgender and I tend to believe there is more disruption from their service than there is good. That being said, we don't have to rub salt in the wound as we push them out there door.

I like my Sig. Just need a sling.

The services always hold the cards and play them anyway they see fit.

It is an interesting juxtaposition between power and morality. Throughout history a great many men of power have drifted from the defined morale standard. We focus on Kennedy, Clinton and MLK and forget the ones we hold as heroes. Eisenhower had a long affair with Kay Summersby and no one says a word. Robin Olds, a hero on this forum was having an affair with his secretary while a sitting Wing/CC in Vietnam. You are correct, popularity seems to outweigh transgressions.

Not true.

Now they say she had a history of vertigo and was on the CVR saying she was dizzy.

I'll have to check the Clearedhot archives...this happened in 2012 so it may be long gone.

Blue Angels epically trolled the nitwit in Cali who is suing them.

Slippery slope...DC went from Red Light cameras to speed cameras...all in the name of safety right...wrong. The "rules" say a sworn police officer has to review each picture and swear an affidavit that states the violation is legit and all parameters are met (radar was certified, car in the picture is in the frame, no other cars....etc). During my last hostage tour int he five sided building my wife and I were going up to Dewey Beach for a long weekend with the family. We were in two separate cars because I was coming back a day early to go to work. A couple weeks later a photo speed ticket shows up in the mail with my name and my wife's car in the picture. I knew exactly where it happened and I was behind her....we were not speeding. I took a closer look and there was another car in the frame with her in the other lane and it was passing her, but she got the ticket. I took it to court and won in .69 seconds. The court story is actually funny, I spent an entire day building a slide presentation with my radar theory book form Weapons School. I calculated the beam with and was ready to conduct a master class in court. Day of court arrives and there are two case in front of me. Judge calls the first guy and he is there with his wife. Judge says "Mr Smith you got two tickets in 20 minutes, how do you plead?" He replies "innocent your honor." Judge brings the picture up on the big screen and says "what is your defense?" The dude launches into a story about going to help his handicapped grandchildren. At first the judge rolls her eyes then she notices something on the ticket, "Mr so and so there appears to be a problem with the affidavit and jurisdiction on these tickets." The dude keeps blathering on but his wife is standing there with him, she figures it out and elbows him in the side to shut up. A few seconds later judge says "Yup these are invalid, both tickets are dismissed" The judge calls the next case and it is this much older woman. Judge says "Mrs smith and so how do you plead?" She replies "innocent your honor." Judge brings the picture up on the big screen and says "what is your defense?" The lady then replies "well your honor, I didn't have my references." Everyone is puzzled....Judge says "Ma'am....your references?" She replies "Yes ma'am, they are doing construction and I didn't have my references to know where the speed camera was" Everyone laughs, .69 seconds later..."Guilty, $100 fine." Now I am up Judge says "Mr bag of donuts how do you plead?" I reply "innocent your honor." Judge brings the picture up on the big screen and says "what is your defense?" I said "clearly looking a the picture your honor you can see there are two cars in the radar beam." I take a breath and start to pull out my slide presentation when the judge says "You are right, case dismissed." But but your honor, I have a presentation, I want to be more right! At the end of the day I won the case because I was right, but the lesson here is 3 of the 4 tickets were incorrect and they are putting the onus on the citizen to prove their innocence. Cameras are a powerful tool but it opens the aperture to so many other questionable things.

My back yard...My son went to the rival high school which ironically had a similar situation a few years ago. In that case a retired USMC Gunny worked as a NJROTC instructor. He was pursuing a female student. She told her friends who went to authorities.

Got my optics squared away on my MPX. Large Field of View Green Dot with a fold away 3 X Magnifier.

A new DoD Korea policy makes Korea a two year unaccompanied and three year accompanied. Longer assignments coming soon for troops heading to South Korea

Cop distracted or on his phone while sitting at traffic light. When traffic light turns green cops doesn't move...after a while the car behind him honks his horn. Cops gets extremely butt hurt, circles the block and follows the guy home where he then ARRESTS him for unlawful horn use. All charges dropped by prosecutor, lawsuit filed, cop still on duty. Just sickening.

First weekend has some great games. I got an Airbnb in Charleston for the weekend with two friends. Big screen TV and close to all great bars and restaurants...prepared to drown my sorrows should we lose to ND.

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In other news from the Communist...I mean Democratic Party. Democrats have put forth an amendment to the Appropriations Bill to raise the NFA tax to $4709.

My backyard...he was in full grunt. Local photographer got some great snaps.

Some back and forth on this questioning if it is real. NY Times, Task and Purpose and ABC all say they confirmed with USSOCOM. Knowing my other veteran friends here in Florida and the number of weapons they keep, seems like a bad place for this plan of action.

And the depraved things they've done. Why young girls, never understood it. Sick f@cks.

Apparently a lot of the enlisted folks think this is another thing wrong with the USAF.

Investigation is focused on the pilots, high probability of an engine failure followed by them canning the good engine. Also looking at crew fatigue. Even before they had the flight data recorders the Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA), which is the Indian equivalent of the FAA received an alert from the crew management system indicating multiple events of aircraft (including this one), exceeding defined crew duty day due to scheduling. At least three senior officials from Air India were immediately terminated including a top executive in the flight operations department — from their roles and responsibilities, citing “systemic failures” and “multiple violations” related to the validity of pilot licenses and their rest requirements.

Concur...horrific on both counts.