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I'm all about buying stock when it's on sale (undervalued). Glad to hear you're taking the long view. Good luck.

Copy sarcasm. That said, I think you are on the right track. Make it a COCOM (independent of STRATCOM), not a specialized train/equip force.

Maybe those things sticking out of both sides of the fuselage made it more prone to be affected by wind and other types of air currents.

Trading at .11 today.

Won't happen. The T-birds are the AF's #1 marketing tool. My $$$ is on the F-35 getting a red/white/blue paint job next.

Save up your pennies. The vitamix is like a tablesaw for your kitchen.

That was the dumbest article I've read all week.

ENTJ, and I also have a Vitamix. It makes good smoothies, but mine is an older model. I can't post to BODN with it.

I have

Title 10, Sec 619 (2)Subject to paragraph (4), an officer who is on the active-duty list of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps and holds a permanent appointment in a grade above first lieutenant or is on the active-duty list of the Navy and holds a permanent appointment in a grade above lieutenant (junior grade) may not be considered for selection for promotion to the next higher permanent grade until he has completed the following period of service in the grade in which he holds a permanent appointment: (A) Three years, in the case of an officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps holding a permanent appointment in the grade of captain, major, or lieutenant colonel or of an officer of the Navy holding a permanent appointment in the grade of lieutenant, lieutenant commander, or commander. ****************************** Since the AF wants to promote entire year groups together, the most junior guy/gal can't be "considered" until 3-years after pin on.

Separating at 10 years, and working a normal career at a legacy until 65 is worth approx 5.1 million dollars, and you'll spend around 3,580 days at work. Same parameters with retiring at 20 years, normal military progression, including a $35k bonus per year, normal military retirement, AND starting at the airlines in retirement nets you $4.9 million at age 65. Oh, and you'll spend 4,328 days at work. All told, you're giving up $200,000 to spend almost 800 additional days away from your family,not including deployments. *Calculations based on legacy pay rates for a 737 FO that becomes a capt at 5 years, with Airline Pilot Central #'s.

I stand corrected. Good debrief.

To clarify, because the afi is confusing, if I go to a non flying staff job with less than 96 months, but remain medically qualified, do I continue flight pay to 12 years aviation service?

"It has invested heavily in smart bombs and tactical communications since 9-11, so that close air support can now be accomplished by all of its bombers, all of its fighters, the lower-flying but highly survivable A-10 Thunderbolt II, and even drones. In other words, close air support is the least risky, most heavily resourced combat mission the Air Force has." Lost all credibility with this quote.

Just base it on flight records; it could be easily automated. As I think about it more, probably need some kind of multiplier system. Eg 3x for combat time, 2x for combat support, 2x for IP, .5x for CP, and .2x for SP. Or something thereabouts. It would do amazing things for retention, and definitely for getting people doing the critical skill they're getting paid extra for.

Simple. Tie flight pay to hours and sorties. $20 ACIP per flight hour or $75 per sortie, whichever is greater for the month.

I thought it was pretty easy to land. Almost died in the final turn once...

My thoughts exactly, especially with elimination of the lump sum, with one exception. The 1 and 2 year options give pilots unreal flexibility. The bonus won't be going away, so they give you a way to preserve your options, waiting for the next good deal.

I wonder how many 11F's are going to take the 13-year option.

Wasn't it designed that way on purpose? Specifically to ensure student readiness for challenging follow-on aircraft like the F-104? I wonder if in the rush to fill the 5th gen prep requirement on the T-X, if we'll lose something of airmanship in learning to handle the -38.

Pledge your loyalty or you don't fly

I remember this argument. That's right, it was when these exact same year groups were Capt's coming up on Major. Long wait/delay/short wait/multiple boards in a year. We're in phase II of the Lt Col round.

How many self-likes will the website allow you to give yourself in a day? I've never tested it.