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Awesome link, thank you for posting! Pages of worthless NOTAMS with “runway closed” buried in the middle is one of many frustrating realities I’ve accepted but wish I could fix. Genuinely refreshing to read that website.

Nooo, I have no idea what you could possibly mean. when we bugged out for the Iranian TBMs 3 years ago, we had a CSO find a secret kneeboard accidentally stashed in his go bag. His first reaction— he ate it.

Yes. Just ensure your IDE/SDE program of choice includes an accredited MA. Not all do.

That’s exactly right. There’s no connection between our system’s desired pedigree for career success and actually winning wars. And until our nation holds accountable for failure “leaders” like Miley and Austin, this practice will continue.

Nonsense.

good post Chuck. I have 3 MAs on the USAF dollar. I enjoyed ACSC and the chance to publish more than I expected. I didn’t realize what a bad writer I was until attending. The ability to concisely articulate accurate thoughts directly correlates to command success. There is no Pilot crisis in the AF. Regardless of appearances at the SQ level, there’s no crisis until the Bobs prioritize & change policy accordingly. This new emphasis on worthless online masters is a loud and clear message about organizational priorities.

Confirmed, official release today, takes effect 1 Jan 23.

I don’t know if “plenty of war to be had” is a fair characterization, but maybe I’m a war junkie. It’s like a 99% decrease from 2001-2021 levels. TEA for kinetic or DA is GCC level with CJCS briefings.

On track to be the greatest scandal in US history. Implications are astounding.

That “whistleblower” seems like a grade A douche.

Sounds like it’s time for the USAF to initiate a study on the topic. Maybe some surveys. I’m sure it’ll all be fixed right after.

No, I could smoke outside which still allows my freedom without inhibiting your freedom from second hand smoke. Requiring an action is fundamentally different than not allowing an action. Any of these statements can be taken to a logical absurdity, which is not my intent or yours. I’m guessing you thought it was unreasonable for people walking alone on a deserted beach to be arrested for not wearing a mask; unfortunately that outcome is the inevitable result of mandates by unaccountable parties.

The problem isn’t masks, it’s mandates. We are incapable of intelligent mask mandate enforcement. The nature of a mandate is brute, unreasonable enforcement focusing on compliance regardless of circumstances. This leaves no room for nuance, a core aspect of real life. Also noteworthy that two non-doctors are arguing we force doctors to dress a certain way in their own hospitals. Here in FL I do not see the majority of doctors voluntarily wearing masks all day in the hospital. Shouldn’t their opinion carry some weight? The majority of Americans and doctors are sick of unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats imposing rules that defy common sense. Like you I don’t want to sit next to an obviously contagious hospital patron in a waiting room, but if C19 taught me anything it’s the value of freedom. You take the good with the bad, it’s worth it. You are free to wear as many masks as you’d like; please stop pretending there’s a movement to restrict your decision to wear a mask. So bizarre to place demands on others while simultaneously acting like a victim… no one cares about your choice to mask yourself. TLDR: freedom good, mandate bad. But freedom hard, mandate easy. Still, freedom better.

When a judge struck down the justification for masks on airplanes, no ensuing additional wave of illness ravaged the country as was predicted by “experts.” This anecdote alone is proof that we must terminate all COVID-19 related health mandates. It’s time for them all to go. I can’t believe we are still wearing masks in the clinic on base, utter foolishness.

I do hope they have learned from the Osprey program. Being completely outside that world, I have no idea and can only speculate; it appears problems were not necessarily design issues but rather a lack of spare parts and maintenance distribution system for support.

Interesting, thanks for posting. Our CV-22s appear plagued by MX and parts issues; any idea if this program will avoid similar pitfalls?

100% right. The FBI had in their possession proof of multiple felonies. Instead of investigating or prosecuting, they hid those crimes and even deceived tech companies into thinking it was Russian disinformation so they would silence investigative journalists. This is deeply partisan criminal behavior, and clearly not an isolated incident. We have the largest and most advanced law-enforcement agency in the history of the world orchestrating third party First Amendment suppression, at massive scale, to manipulate citizens and change election outcomes. Is there a more serious scandal in American history?

Flea, I appreciate your principled altruism…. sort of. But I do not want a convicted violent felon flying my family around the country when there are thousands of qualified alternate choices. I wouldn’t care if this guy was a sim instructor (which checks the meaningful employment box and societal integration you mention). Odd risk assessment that JetBlue would hire this dude but not an unvaccinated pilot without a criminal past.

Bro everything about the “official version” of that story smells like ass. Elon said what anybody with common sense was thinking.

Is this the origin of the mysterious framed poopy underwear in the Bagram TOC? I left a sticky note requesting the Taliban reach out with answers if they figure it out; nothing heard yet.

I had an awesome career that I’m very thankful for: met tons of great people, flew several aircraft, and got to hurt the enemy. Unfortunately it’s a broken organization led predominantly by petty losers and mini-tyrants. Having looked behind the curtain, it is as bad as the line flying captains think. ETA: I’m retiring in a few months after 21 years. Glad I stayed as long as I did, no regrets about leaving now.

Only if you ask.

This conversation proved my point: you immediately jumped to conclusions with the rules and laws why it cannot be done before even understanding the proposal. Turns out your assumptions were false and his point was 100% valid. I have seen that microcosm of interaction play out many times over the past 20 years of GWOT, which we lost, because we real time litigated every engagement in a fools errand of “near certainty.” How different might the outcome had been had we violently seized the initiative and exploited every target of opportunity with lower standards for perfection in an inherently, messy business? We will never know because lawyers shut it down, prolonged the conflict, and claimed a moral high ground for doing so. We are not a nation of barbarians who revel in innocent bloodshed (unlike many of our enemies), so don’t start by assuming the worst. However, academic definitions of “wartime atrocities” developed over coffee in Brussels have handcuffed us beyond the ability to win against true barbarians. “It doesn’t bother you in the slightest” to see it differently, a luxury provided you by tacticians who took moral risk to attain victory.

Flea, your concerns and logic are why the USA no longer wins wars. If we want to win, we must stop thinking about what we can’t do and stop pitting our lawyers against our tacticians.