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Tac airlifter here. I’m assuming the orange tails are drones, but they can be flown in-cockpit, too?

Chairfly, but not the whole sortie. Break it down into individual movements or procedures. Think of it like drills in sports, or reps in the gym: 3 x cloverleaf 2 x HILO entry to an ILS 4 x vis pattern 2 x ground ops Breaks are key. No way we’d spend 12 solid hours studying. At check ride time, chairfly those beginning to end. Double check on actual check ride day, but having a good idea what the frequencies, altitudes, or headings are will help. Unrelated to studying but I had a set of pilot wings above my door that I’d see for motivation.

Plenty of parents and kids willing to pay out of state tuition to join the “we” club mentioned above.

Every time I hear the portal referenced in college sports, I imagine the Air Force Portal dumpster fire we all go through on a daily basis. Can’t imagine the result if it was built the same.

If I’m not mistaken, one ironic thing about “circling” at Midway was that it wasn’t uncommon to fly well outside the circling mins to like a four mile final.

Some crazy shiite going on. Let’s not forget our brothers and sisters downrange and their families stateside. Say a prayer, raise a glass, give them a holler…do what you do.

Wild to see this thread come full circle.

If it went swimmingly do you think we’d be giving him all, or any of the credit?

I was thinking places to store humanitarian aid and supplies, and people to man and distribute. It’s probably the typical battle of alphabet agencies over who’s in charge anyway.

Is Hawaii using the ANG out there to haul people or aid? It seems like they have a refugee and recovery situation on their hands but pictures don’t show much iron. Anyone in the islands hearing any scuttlebutt?

Be a good dude to every Guard slug you meet.

This stuff is definitely maddening, but it’s easy to make the big things the boogeyman while ignoring the small issues. Plenty of local BS at the squadron level that gets ignored by leaders clamoring about how bad CSAF-level decision are. Control what you can control. For those still in, we aren’t about to fix Pentagon-level crap. Look around your squadron, take a look in the mirror, and go fix some shit. Plenty of people in your charge are depending on it.

Check out The White Coat Investor, Dr. Jim Dahle. He’s got a very clear explanation, including screen shots of the 8606. https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/backdoor-roth-ira-tutorial/ Don’t forget a non-working spouse can still have a spousal IRA, which can also be a back-door Roth.

I've heard of people hired by ANG units that will do a test-run with the ANG med group, look for any potential gotchas, before going to Brooks/MEPS/Whatever the flavor of today is. Also a good reminder and a perfect time to do all the research possible about depth perception and the myriad other tests you'll go through.

Anyone know what a political commentator makes at CNN/Fox/MSNBC?

Just playing devil’s advocate here. Is it possible that not having a master’s will have zero bearing on promotions for understaffed career fields?

Uh, not quite. . . Maybe in some demographics, but soccer isn't exactly figure skating or the biathlon. If anything, we need to start taking some cues from them. Imagine the Cleveland Browns or Jacksonville Jaguars getting relegated from the NFL!

The Herk is awesome and you’ll get a great mix of flying. Formation, airdrop, low level, NVG, dirt strips, airline style point to point with everything from Class B to uncontrolled fields, and oceanic legs. Beans can be a pain, and we’re the red-headed stepchildren of AMC/AFRES/ANG. If you like flying with your hands, stick and rudder, the Herk is where it’s at.

Would’ve been fun to see Argentina-Portugal with Messi and Ronaldo. What a crazy WC!

“Tower we’d like to report a blue laser on a four mile final.” ”Chrome, every kid in Kuwait has a blue laser. Cleared to land.” Touché.

Mohalab is the entire Kuwaiti experience. Asleep, useless, and mandatory.

US-Iran tomorrow at 2 PM eastern!!

Look to the 1950s? We're kidding ourselves if we think that's going to happen with the current acquisitions process. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/china-acquiring-new-weapons-five-times-faster-than-u-s-warns-top-official

Bashi, no, it wouldn’t change their course but may help give them some general awareness and SA. Kinda like most of us did when we joined Big Blue. Getting smart on how the airline (or any) business works in general is a good idea for anyone separating. Finance, investors, 8K’s, contracts, the DOT, emerging markets, labor unions, whatever. If you go to the airlines, there are ground rules for how your work and pay rules are negotiated. It’s not as simple as Scott Boras hashing it out over a few days. Having some familiarity and SA at the union dinner wouldn’t hurt.

It can’t be human trafficking if everyone supervising them is trained via CBT to spot human trafficking. Nothing to see here!