Clark Griswold

Decent discussion I think it (however you define the problem) is as Thomas Sowell said there are no solutions only trade offs If we institute a WO or flying only career track does that start to turn the AF into a subordinate service maybe not in name but reality, if we compare officers only to officers from the same career fields does that inevitably block some career fields from Col / GO slots, if we allow for promotion deferment do we set ourselves up for an unbalanced officer cadre? My two cents, experimenting with the above and other policy changes is probably worth the risk at this point Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nope, while I was in ROTC the prior E’s were not active enlisted members on an enlistment contract so no soup for them or no prior service cadets That’s from 24 years ago so buyer beware but I’d be surprised that policy would have changed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Understood

Kissinger and other open borders globalists are squirming now their chickens are coming home to roost Europe Let in Too Many Foreigners, Says Henry Kissinger in Wake of Pro-Hamas Demonstrations Across Continent https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/10/13/europe-let-in-too-many-foreigners-says-henry-kissinger/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The family just keeps giving… Frank Biden Suggests He Was Hacked After Naked Selfie Surfaces on Porn Site https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/10/frank-biden-suggests-he-was-hacked-after-naked-selfie-surfaces-on-porn-site/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

IDK, do we choose or do we have to as the for now global leader trying to sustain an aspirational fairly decent global system or are we told we have to by apathetic leaders, neocons, globalists and naïve utopians? My two cents it’s both in varying degrees per case, the other systems and their players will keep trying to shape the world even if we lose interest in it so we have to keep playing, how is the question(s)? Draft, war bonds, congressional oversight, legal requirements for military mission strategic objectives stated publicly with ways, means specified, etc…. Not holding my breath Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

On the Russians and the way they fight and endure… worth the time https://www.hoover.org/research/crusade-against-ukraine-eurasias-last-medieval-power-war

He was interviewing for his next job with that comment, pledging fealty to the swamp. CNN, MSNBC contributor Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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AA didn’t care what type of leave I was on so long as I had a valid leave period covering whatever paid duty I was performing Same boat I was in, f ton of leave, I was on leave 1 extra day either side of my indoc, tng, trip, whatever FWIW Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Gotcha, just my hunch that the Bobs might go for something like this as it could be a one or two off facilities vs a new fleet type Methinks you could sell them on that easier than buying new jets, I’d prefer a new purposefully purchased plane for better CT and small complex, integrated exercises but a high end sim facility seems more in tune with the current environment No doubt it not perfect, to get the g’s to feel more uniform the rotational arm could be longer, small rotational arms lead to the head and feet experiencing different g’s but the longer the arm the less its effect is, as to the inner ear problems copy, not perfect but could give a physical stress to induce the psychological response desired to make the training more effective Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you could build a fighter sim using this platform, with some other technology to enhance the physical strain of the modest g generation capability of this full motion sim system you might be able to get a bit of the visceral feel real flight https://desdemona.eu 3.3 Gs is modest but something; if you had dynamic resistance systems to add weight / breathing resistance on to the aircrew during simulation of high g maneuvers you probably could get a better effect Not cheap I’m sure but if you wanna have the best air to air simulator, an amp’d up version of this networked to other stations with good real and AI opponents might be worth the coin

Concur Left field idea but I thought about this and why not shorter courses and bring the different communities together (pointy nose, heavy, rotary, unmanned, trainer) for professional skills development, networking, rated development… ? Different programs in relatively simple platforms for courses like upset/spin/acro refresher, STOL/off runway and back country flying, tail dragger, sea plane, etc… flying is most of it and it brings the rated crew dogs together for mil aviation and operational discussions Basically PME but way better

Fair enough They can continue to fight but if it were my job I’d tell them past point X it will not be with our support They may want to fight but continuing the war may not actually be in our interest vs theirs, as we are their main patron it is our call as to whether they get our support, if the Europeans wish to fill our position, go ahead Food instability is rising, Russian hydrocarbons are not being produced or sold in the regular oil markets and the other geopolitical issues arising from the continued Ukrainian War IMHO are outweighing the short term benefit of weakening the Russian Federation Ending the war soon will not fix all of those issues I listed or others but would likely considerably ameliorate them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

But we’re not talking about that, this Ukraine vs Russia, even with our help they are looking at a Pyrrhic victory if they goaded and supplied by us make it unacceptable to stop fighting unless every square inch of territory the Russians recently took they get back which is highly unlikely, they will run out of men at the rate of attrition and the Russians will still have enough men to come back at them The Finns faced this same thing in the Winter War, we chalk that up as a win for them even though to end it they ended up ceding more territory to Soviets than they initially demanded of them. It was a victory against the Soviets because the Finns didn’t win but because they didn’t lose They didn’t lose the majority of their country, the kept their sovereignty and they bloodied the bullies nose Sometimes a shit sandwich is just what destiny has served you for lunch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So you should cut off your nose to spite your face.

This There is a point where you’ve done everything you can and for your future you need to let it go or tell someone who you are funding to let it go but then you would have not consider that person just a weapon to hurt your bigger enemy in a giant geopolitical chess game Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So we need a new thread for the general discussion of the state of the culture or why things are the way they are or whatever… Good articulation of why things get more y as we get more money, technology and an easier lifestyle Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Open borders for your state not mine Report: Joe Biden Considers Requiring Illegal Aliens to Remain in Texas https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/09/08/report-joe-biden-considers-requiring-illegal-aliens-to-remain-in-texas/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Worth the time for an interesting story F-86D Project Pull Out. Can’t name a program that now… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hmmm... From the article: Specifically, whenever students fail a ride, they should have the opportunity to pick their next instructor. This policy will help the Air Force ensure every student pilot who struggles does so because of a flying issue, not bias-based factors outside of flying. I don't know about this... who's in charge at SUPT then? IPs or Studs?

They’ve hedged their bet they can ride this out with an unending media driven narrative, tech monopolies, surveillance state, two tier legal system, cancel culture, promotion / legalization of vices, a Brownshirt army (Antifa, BLM) & distracting social perversions I doubt that will work, it’s not an American Civil War 2 I worry about but an American Insurgency when things fall apart Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Concur Shoot them with a sniper rifle when they have a pistol and win with less risk to you. The economics of direct fire weapon utilization are outweighed ultimately in the risk of loss of platforms, not saying take the guns off jets but in the long run it's better TTPs to just use the 100k Hellfire and shoot from 5 NM out. Gratuitous vapor plane porn for your morning and what fills a hole (sts) in the air to mud requirements. Scorpion like render with additional features that might make it more palatable to the Bobs as it could be incorporated into O-plans as a supporting platform (arsenal platform, jammer, comm node, anti-uav, etc..). Give it range to be a low or no draw on AR resources, ACE capabilities and some reasonable self-defensive capabilities. Now you have the manned platform for SOF support and the gap filler for the big fight, profit.