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So, what's the fix? Stop loss? Recall previous fighter guys from RPA's, white jet, ALO, etc? Send former T38 studs from the 'cockpit shortage' years to IFF? Increase UPT throughput? Continuation incentives?

Decent sale at PSA if anyone is in the market. If you subtract the price of the included optic, that's less than $600 for an AR.

A few years late indeed. To Littler and Funk. :beer:

Probably a continuation of If I remember the details right, NDAA authorized the services to offer it as late as 2018 at their discretion.

Yes, just scroll up 6 posts.

Gen Dempsey outlines options for Syria. Here are the possible options as listed in the article:

Perhaps picking by location could be considered shortsighted, but picking something that has all good locations isn't a bad plan. Also, the mission you think you want out of UPT could be very different than the one you love (or are interested in doing) a few years afterward.

Standard landing. He was just trying to preserve the gear for when he really needed it.

Just waiting for the first person to get officially assigned one of those four names as his/her callsign.

More pics...

Glad to hear they're both OK. Also glad to hear nobody on the ground was hurt.

It all starts with the PCM recommendation, which is obviously much easier to do with an on-base pediatrician. Militaryonesource is a good place to start reading and learning.

Really? Explosives? I can't believe they did this for a non-expedient relocation. Did they not realize that bolts can be removed with wrenches? Or at worst case, saws? This seems like really needless destruction, or perhaps somebody just wanted to have fun.

Good read. Thanks. Whomever wrote this policy is obviously trying to apply occupational therapy standards to Autism. It doesn't work that way. Hopefully they revoke this quickly or congress gets involved.

Best thread I could find for the sale of Ospreys, improved F15 radar, and tankers to Israel.

Leave the throttles at idle too long and bad things happen. Does the 777 or 747 use autothrottle on coupled approaches?

I'd be interested in your thoughts regarding S&W 357 vs the Ruger. Leaning toward the Ruger for my next buy, but on the fence.

Looks like what the Norwegians were driving when I went through.

Possible NEO reported in some of the asian papers, but none of the US sources yet.

Shot it (standard, not heavy barrel), but don't have one. Not a bad rifle, but didn't feel like it matches the 10/22 in build quality.

Matrimony

Shack. I personally think the government should be kept out of marriage contracts. I do think it is fully appropriate for the government to grant a Domestic Partnership License or to certify a Domestic Partnership Contract between any consenting adults who wish to form a government recognized family. Marriage, on the other hand, is a thing of religion. Allow the religions to define marriage as the wish and perform marriages under that construct. In some religions it could be the standard nuclear family. In others, it could be the aforementioned four brothers. My real fear is that social changes, which result in government/political changes, will then result in the persecution of religions who hold to traditional beliefs and political pressure to change them. I say keep government and religion separate and let individual citizens choose the religion they wish to be a part of, along with its standards.

Honest question, does he really have to be male if he doesn't want to, and if so, should he be held to those standards? Take the example of the TG boy in Colorado who decided he is a girl and was recently granted legal permission to use the female restroom even though he retains the male plumbing. Other similar cases have occurred and are certain to move into the military soon. For example, if a man declares himself a woman and is recognized as a TG female, does he then PT test under the female standards? Does he begin wearing the female uniform items? I think that between these issues and the pending allowance of females in all combat units, we're very close to the only right answer being gender neutrality in every aspect of military service. That would mean everyone is held to the same PT standards. It would mean uniform requirements become gender neutral, with either everybody (or nobody) being allowed to wear heels, skirts, earrings, nail polish, long/short hair, etc... I'm honestly not sure our gender discriminatory standards will stand the legal test of the next few years. I can't say I agree with it going that way, but with the issue of gender becoming so muddy I can't see how it wouldn't.

You make a good point. I'm thinking 3-5 years before marriage is further redefined to include plurality. After all, there are many existing plural relationships that are not currently provided equal protection and benefits under the law. They would be if legitimized through contractual marriage. ETA: Bonus, it is even biblical.