MooseAg03

No, it was some local. Hopefully they don’t know what’s going on and it was just one pilot.

Saw something on FB that only one pilot made it out, here’s hoping and praying that is inaccurate.

They must be overmanned to afford to kick out a pilot/wso for that stunt. The military can’t correctly sentence a deserter during wartime or properly report felony convictions which leads to the murders of innocents, but we sure as fvck can fry a couple of aviators for playing a joke.

https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=3491 Anyone have any insight on this? This was the first I’ve heard of this case. Apparently the Col had an issue with signing a spouse appreciation certificate for a gay member at their retirement. A Maj Gen signed it while the Col submitted a religious accommodation request, but apparently that wasn’t enough for the retiring NCO who took offense and filed an EO complaint.

It was the fault of the Air Force for not reporting his domestic violence conviction. You have got to be shitting me. Our service is so f*cking incompetent I can’t believe it.

https://apnews.com/ee3c770a850a4340829796dc70fbbe81

I guess this thread title actually fits now. Our military justice system is jacked up.

Would that engine not have been run on a test stand prior to being installed in a jet?

Last I read, he agreed to a naked plea deal which means he pled guilty without having a sentencing agreement. I’m no legal expert, but the former mil lawyer they interviewed said that meant the evidence against him was strong. Then his defense team argued that comments made by the President during and after the campaign affect his ability to receive a fair trial and somehow that should result in a more lenient sentence? Like I mentioned before, what he deserves is a firing squad so he should be happy with life in prison.

His statement about how the Taliban are better than US forces just goes to show where his loyalties lie. He should rot in prison for the rest of his life. Considering the punishment in Article 85 for desertion in wartime is up to death, I think he would be getting off easy (sts) with life in prison. What a piece of garbage.

Another $50/month before taxes, that’ll sure make it harder to leave.

This is hard to figure. If you wanted flexibility, why not just have the President agree to the EO but not sign it until it was needed. If they are trying to be proactive in case of a crisis (like NK) what good will it do to start recalling guys once we are already at war?

That’s what I get for researching just after waking up Saturday morning. That seems pretty much like they have the right to order up to 1,000 guys back to active duty. I’m guessing this was easier than selling stop loss to Congress.

Going to the source, here is paragraph A of Title 10 USC 688: (a)Authority.— The Secretary of a military department may order to active duty a retired member who agrees to serve on active duty in an assignment intended to alleviate a high-demand, low-density military capability or in any other specialty designated by the Secretary as critical to meet wartime or peacetime requirements. Any such order may be made only with the consent of the member ordered to active duty and in accordance with an agreement between the Secretary and the member. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/688a The important words here to me are "member who agrees to serve" and "Any such order may be made only with the consent of the member." What am I missing here? If they tried to recall me, I would quote the source law and just tell them I don't consent.

My orders say proportional rate, which is $30 + $5 for incidentals. There used to be some weird crap about meals being available on weekends when there was no flying which lowered per diem, but I haven’t seen anything about that this trip.

50% fighters at ENJJPT is still a far cry from the ‘08-‘10 drops.

Not sure about the AirBNB question, but there are several pilot crash pad choices here now. They are set up to provide lodging invoices, and yes you are entitled to $60/day if you choose to go off base. I was on base for 3 days and they put me in old ass lodging with a mini fridge and microwave so I checked out and went to a crash pad. If you fly into OKC, I’d say people would be renting a car at that point. They used to have a shuttle from the Lawton airport to Altus, but I doubt that exists from OKC. If you’re off base, you need a car anyways, so I’m not following your logic.

I agree that more laws would not have prevented the massacre. Evil people will do evil things no matter what. But maybe it’s time to start playing the game a little smarter and give the crazy left something that appears like they are trying to solve the problem. I’m not sure if that’s what Lord Ratner is trying to say, but I can sure see that if we don’t agree to something now that they can tout as a ‘win’ for gun control, then the changes that do eventually get made will erode gun rights even further.

Yes, I agree that more gun ownership generally correlates to lower crime. But that doesn’t mean that any jackass with money to burn and no criminal record should be able to buy an AR and modify it to effectively be a full auto weapon with a 200 round capacity. Even though “Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech” you still can’t yell fire in a crowded theater. All rights have limits. Those limits are where your rights begin to infringe on someone else’s right to life, liberty, and happiness. The catch 22 is that even if you outlaw bump stocks, who’s to say you won’t see people making them with 3D printers. I don’t know what the answer is, but we better start thinking about it before it gets any worse.

I have to admit, I had no idea what a bump stock was until I watched the video of the chick on YouTube installing one and testing it with a drum magazine. If full auto weapons are highly regulated and require permitting, how can anyone modify an AR like that? It seems to me to be a technical way of circumventing federal laws. I don’t own an AR yet, but I do have a concealed carry permit and enjoy the right to carry to protect myself if needed. I also know no additional laws will prevent all future events like Vegas, but imagine what the backlash will be 5 years from now when a Pulse nightclub or Vegas massacre happens every few months. I hope that’s not the reality, but our society’s morals are eroding by the day. I’d hate to see a vote for full on modification or repeal of the 2A when enforcing current gun laws or modifying regulations could possibly help the situation. How we go about doing that, I have no idea but I’m at least willing to entertain the thought.

Looks like they are going to test the A-29 and AT-6 operationally. Doesn't look like the Scorpion made the final cut. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a28413/the-air-force-is-sending-its-mini-attack-plane-competition-to-war/

I doubt it, how else will the chosen 3-4 guys in each wing be identified for school? It may eliminate excess work for those who were submitting an award or 2 to make sure they didn't wind up in the bottom 5% at their Major's board. I can say there's a few things I wouldn't have bothered with if O-4 had been 100%.

Well, we tanked our season in style by laying down for the second half and letting UCLA pull off an epic come back. I for one support the A&M regent calling for Sumlin's firing. He should have been fired in the locker room. We ran all over them the entire first half, then with a lead we threw the ball the entire fourth quarter with a true freshman quarterback. Madness.