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In conjunction with the words, “my heart goes out to you,” he touches his heart and then gestures towards the crowd. He’s literally gesturing the associated words. Not that it should matter, but also the actual salute referenced never touches the torso at all, it’s simply just directly raising the arm out. To draw this conclusion in reference to Elon is nothing but absurd retardation on display by leftist dipshits. Don’t get sucked into it.

Indeed. The primes, at a min, can go fuck themselves. Absolute garbage C-suites filled with greed and zero fucks given for the country that has enabled them to grow to what they are today. Only people worse are the inept gov officials who don’t enable, or demand, real accountability and consequences for failures. Currently reading a book called Freedom’s Forge, focused on pre-WW2 industry. The contrast of industry then to industry now is sickening and embarrassing. Industry used to give a shit about our country and people. Maybe Elon can lead a swing back that way to some extent.

I hope Hegseth puts some real effort into restructuring our acquisitions process. That could pay huge dividends for decades to come if done right.

I’m not making excuses for anyone. Just highlighting there’s more to the problem than “well these guys are just little bitches not wanting to rock the boat/hurt their next assignment/piss Bob off.” That of course does describe some out there, but I don’t think that’s the overarching RC.

Valid, but to throw them a bone, how many line IPs are overruled by someone above them when it comes to grading accurately, shutdown when they provide candid opinions on a below average student, etc. Also how many line IPs are grossly inexperienced for the job they’re charged to do, thus through uncertainty, fear of leadership reprisal, or both, they grade inaccurately. It’s not an excuse for all the bullshit inflated grades out there, but the problem is more complex than simply “line IPs are pussies and not holding the line!”

It’s no different than being in direct combat - after a bit you don’t trust any of “them”, you’re senses are numbed to atrocious things, and you use dark humor as a means to cope. Doesn’t mean you’re a sociopath, I think it’s a fairly normal human response, and to expect cops to be different is just like the jackasses who expect “warrior monks” in the military.

I’m going to be honest, I've never interacted with a SWO who wasn’t an idiot/completely clueless. I have interacted with sub guys who were great. My personal number of interactions is not statistically significant, but I know a lot Navy pilots and they support my limited-experience conclusion. Put that butter knife to good use!

Did you tell him he’s a slack jawed faggot and can go fuck himself? With all due respect of course…

Remains to be seen. CA is a massively corrupt dumpster fire - they have the best chance of any state at learning nothing and continuing business as usual. I hope that’s not the case, but I’m not holding my breath.

Yep. Wildfire industry is very contract heavy (lots of guys not on contract right now), airplanes in heavy MX, etc. (not an expert, just work on a small contract with the USFS, so have some insight into that world).

May start doing that this coming season, hopefully. Need to put that FAC(A) time to good use!

Aerial fire fighting is impressive work…I have been more challenged flying in those situations (huge mountains, winds, smoke/shitty vis) than any mil flying I’ve done in the same time period. The guys doing the actual drops are doing some very difficult flying. Multiple times I’ve thought about leaving the airlines for it, but in the end the QOL gap is just too expansive for me personally. But that flying is probably the best civ flying there is once out of the mil, if you’re willing to live that life.

Me too, as we’ll likely see some parts of the country (*cough* our political aligned strongholds *cough*) are more important than others. But, to be fair it hasn’t played out yet, so we’ll see…

Even more reason to push back. Unless they did fight it and I’m unaware, but from what I read and take from their public statement, they handed it over without any pushback. Either way doesn’t affect me, never had a gun safe and never will be in the market for one.