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Maybe this will be Biden's "red line..." Either way, what a fucking mess that is just going to get worse in the coming days. Good job and back slaps all around the table for our leaders. We all know there is no possible way they could have foreseen something like this happening. But wait, they knew of this was a possibility and planned for such a scenario. That plan will surface any day now...

Wonder if I my bullet "Saved the government xxx,xxx dollars by cancelling >XX pointless sorties where we weren't allowed to do shit anyway," will make it through the wickets?

Sure is a good thing we had to put pulling out on hold because of the election/transfer of power. It really helped to wait until the fighting season when were up against a tight deadline. Listen up young pups, remember this shit next time politicians are playing fucky games with your lives and make your life decisions appropriately.

It's only money, you'll make more. Plus I'd have to drive a long way to rent a Stearman, and I'm stuck to their rules and timeline.

Yup, you'll have time...might be a welcome break from the daily grind of UPT. I agree, it would suck to have your plane sitting in storage for a year, take it with you and keep her flying! Funny enough, you may have to fill out a "high risk activity" form so the Air Force knows you're doing "dangerous" things lol.

I checked out of Afghanistan a long time ago. Then they sent me back a decade later.

Mujahideen requesting help! The cycle starts over.

They can't even get my pay right for me. Flight pay is still jacked after 3 years. Never mind how bad they jacked up my TSP payments last year. Or, even though I emailed/called/pleaded with them that I shouldn't be getting with the w/dep rate, they paid me that for an entire set of orders on a deployment. Now I get to look forward to a year or so of debt payments taking most of my part time paycheck. Maybe some day they'll get it right...

As one commenter on a TPN thread stated (before some weak dick [facebook?] mod turned off comments)...."do I have safety privilege? If not, no comment."

NFW! I'm as cynical/jaded as anyone out there, but I can't believe this is true. I'm going to believe that it's just a normal investigation to get the facts of the issue. If it is true...I hope every pilot/load throws their wings on the bosses desk.

Also wouldn't work because we weren't really fighting this war anyway. Playing this onesie-twosie, whack-a-mole bullshit was never going to work. Also, people who think the Afghan war has only cost us 2,300 lives, are off their fucking rockers!

Two squadron mates just got called within days of submitting their apps to DAL. One was asked if he could be down there 3 business days later. Both had an availability date of November. Put them in and make sure they're polished. Oh and have all your stuff (sealed transcripts, mil records, etc...) ready for the interview as soon as you hit submit. Stuff can happen fast.

Because in their minds, Trump is worse than a terrorists. These are the types of people that are trying to steer our nation...

Taliban takes Kunduz and moving in on Herat and Lashkar Gah. Well it looks like we've finally turned that corner all those generals have been talking about over the last two decades...

Going full retard is what seems to get you reelected in DC. Maybe he's just decided that he can't beat them, so might as well join them?

One thing I love about my current spot in this gig (which I scoffed when I was flying international) is the ability to bid consistent (early) wakeup times and go to the same destinations. Last month, every layover was TVC, which is a great place if you've never been. Besides the huge health benefit of having a consistent sleep schedule, and only flying 1 time zone away, it just feel so much better after my trips. Early up/early to the hotel means you miss all the mid-afternoon summer storms and get to the bar at a reasonable time and I miss out on reroutes lol. I've done well over a decade of exciting flying that will never be topped, so I don't particularly care if my work flying is exciting. I just want to make as much as possible in as few days as possible, so I can enjoy lots of time off. But that's what is great about this gig, there is a little bit of something for everyone. Pick your poison or go somewhere you can choose between the two. I can't deny that living wherever you want is downright awesome. I know when we had 12 days trips at DAL, commuters absolutely loved them. They did say about half way through the trip they had no idea what day it was or what zone they were in...just when to be ready for sign-in, but they enjoyed the long bouts of time off in a row. Bid a 12-day early in June, another one in late in Aug, call in sick in July and you had damn near the entire summer off. Doesn't sound half bad actually. I hope you Atlas folks get that contract soon, you deserve it!

Two squadron mates submitted their DAL apps and got a call with days. Get them apps in and/or updated!

To pile onto StoleIt's post (for those looking at the Guard), I beat every one of my college buddies (by a year+) to a seniority, number because I was in the Guard. Hired with 4-5 years left on my UPT commitment...was in the class behind my UPT OSS/CC. As much as I bitch about all the shitty stuff I deal with now, I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I've gotten to do some incredible things that I never dreamt I'd ever get to do. It's just now that I have done it all, the BS just isn't worth it to me anymore...you'll get there some day too. There are just way too many things I want to do on the outside, and the military just gets in the way anymore.

Lol, when everyone suddenly started talking about this Simone chick, I legit had to hit up google to find out who she was.

100th Anniversary paint scheme of the 163FS in Ft Wayne.

Open up Viper Driver Memes v.69 and repost everything but don't tag people who can't take criticism/jokes...done!

I'm all for the path of least resistance as that's what I'd do too. But holy shit, what a fucked up requirement to have in place, especially when everyone knows about these "box checking" masters. I haven't heard of the Guard requiring it yet, and if they did, I'd expect them to start paying for it.

Seems like valid questions to me. Were there any extenuating circumstances? Long story, but as an OPS SUP on a recent deployment, I found myself cancelling lines when the weather was "technically" legal. Things like lack of reliable weather reporting, lack of support at diverts, PR grounded for weather, zero Americans outside the wire, all lead to those decisions. We were never questioned by anyone in our chain of command...well anyone with wings on their chest and AF on their name tag.

Is a masters a requirement, or a "requirement," to make O-6 in the AFRC? Zero interest in O-6, but I have never have actually heard if it's a requirement in the ANG. Either way, sounds like you'll be good, as I'm guessing there are going to be lots of opportunities soon. My base alone is losing 12 O-5s/O-6s in the next 1.5 years (~32% of our pilot force). Best of luck! Our O-6s are generally BMC, but often fly more than most of us DSG's.

Mid-late 90s OPS TEMPO you say? 30 day deployments, every 3+ years, with only the occasional long TDY in between. Sign me up! If I knew we wouldnt be deploying every 19-24 months, on a waste of time deployment, I would potentially stick around a bit longer.