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The acquisitions process has a way of turning stop-gaps into permanent. Just look at the delivery schedule proposed for the Wedgie. A platform that's already being fielded today! Ridiculous. For another example look at the 46 intending to replace the 135 but in reality it's replacing the kc-10 because we didn't buy enough. But that's OK because we'll have another stop-gap tanker the KC-Y! Though now we might skip the KC-Y because the 46 is good enough 🤣 My money is on the all these "stop-gap" or "holdover" platforms suddenly becoming 30+ year platforms. Boeing is lobbying for it because they'll get to sell block upgrades ad infinitum to make up for their initial production losses.

Blame the Aussies. From Google: "The wedge-tailed eagle is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia."

Have to throw their shareholders yet another bone to make up for the other contracts they've screwed recently. "Boeing has lost a total of $1.1 billion so far on costs associated with a deal to modify two 747 jumbo jets to serve as Air Force One." In my admittedly limited experience with the aussies E-7, they were nmc more often than not.

Capital gains on German property only applies if it has not been your primary residence for either 2 or 3 years prior to selling. If that is not the case then you must have owned it for 10 years or owe 25% on the gains. Intent is to prevent property flipping/speculation.

Copy all. I could potentially buy the sustainment costs are lower argument if F-15 tools/sims can be cheaply converted to EX and cost per flight hour ends up being significantly less. However, I'm a strong believer in economy of scale. Hard to imagine the small run of EX stuff will in reality be cheaper than an increased run of 35s plus increased commonality of parts, sims, ops/support personnel, etc. Huh. And here I was thinking they should've gotten blacklisted after delivering us the shittiest tanker ever created. Oh well. Guess this is why I'm not getting paid to think, but to write decs and plan Christmas parties.

Can someone explain why are we buying the EX at significant cost over 5th gen? Is fat Amy truly that bad? Or has congress/the AF been hoodwinked yet again? "The “Gross Weapons Systems” cost includes the “flyaway cost” and the per-jet share of the cost of unique equipment, simulators, and standing-up depots needed to support the aircraft. The gross weapons system cost of an F-35A adds up to $98.2 million in FY22. The defense department calculates the F-15EX at $110 million. But that does NOT include the cost for simulators, EPAWSS, or the targeting and IRST pods required for combat. Adding in those costs brings the gross weapons systems cost for the F-15EX to $136.7 million — $38.5 million or 39 percent more than a fully loaded F-35A." Source: https://breakingdefense.com/2022/04/air-forces-math-on-the-f-15ex-and-f-35-doesnt-add-up/

This has been going on for years. The article is a good sumarry of stripes other coverage but it's ridiculous it's taking so long to get traction. Blinken, unaware of Germany’s tax penalties on US military personnel, says he will get involved US Air Force employee handed over couple’s purchase records, leading to $300,000 tax bill from Germans Harassed’ by German tax offices, more US military families face financial threats I think it's a crime that the military hasn't been providing service members with legal support to fight this. Definitely something folks impacted should continue to be writing to their senator and ambassador about.

Didn't the Space Force axe them already? Squadrons direct report to whatever they renamed wings.

Considering the chest pain side-effect has a rate of 67 per million I find it improbable that as many pilots as claimed above have had the issue. With about 15k rated officers this works statistically to about 1 rated officer having this issue. Additionally with symptoms presenting 1-5 days post dosage and then abating a case of late onset is even less likely. The amount of word of mouth dudes on here accept is honestly embarrassing.

I know from afpc tankers/the 46 was (is?) a priority must fill along with AETC this last go around. LoveDumpster how is the 46 in reality? I feel the word on the street is a lot of growing pains involving not flying and not worth the tx right now.

Any recommendations on how you pitch a crossflow to your cc and/or functional outside of special assignment programs (U2, 89th, Phoenix Reach, etc.)? From my experience it seems (or at least there's the appearance) that dudes who say they want to leave their mws often get hung out to dry.

There's a memo template in the Post 9-11 GI Bill PSD Guide on mypers for this exact scenario. d. Members with an approved TEB application who wish to apply for voluntary retirement prior to meeting the TEB ADSC may request, in writing, removal of the ADSC. Dependents must NOT have used transferred benefits and member must NOT be selected for deployment or Permanent Change of Station (PCS). See myPers and Attachment 2 of this guide for additional information. For anyone reading this transfer to your spouse ASAP. My understanding is only the first transfer generates the ADSC. You can transfer from your spouse to children later on down the line and will not incur a second ADSC.

GA flying was prohibited for studs by some wing or sq policy during my time in upt. Your mileage may very.

Via reddit. Source unknown.

Sums up this snafu:

I recall signing for the jet at the step desk during any upt solos. Though tbh as a stud with a helmet fire it could have been anything that I was signing.

The "old" supt syllabus (as in prior to upt next) had ~80-90 T-6 hours regardless of track irrc. So it sounds like no real change there. Or am I misremembering?

What's the deal with winging before phase 3? This isn't even upt next.

Hope you're not a faip at Columbus. Word is leadership doesn't get along with the faips and banned any faip mafia attire (patches, flags).

Laughlin fb page normally posts the drops when they graduate. Doesn't look like -10 has posted, but -9 is up. https://www.facebook.com/131392400211306/posts/4626828664000968/?sfnsn=mo

How is any of this supposed to save the AF money? The T-1 costs a fraction per flight hour of the T-38, not to mention any of the follow on heavy platforms. As far as I can tell this is simply kicking the training can down the road to a different pot of money.

Multiple B2 drops. Are these similar to the U2 drops? Fly as a 38 ip for a few years then have the opportunity to apply/graduate into the B2 or something different?

PDSM is out. Can anyone speak to who should be writing the recs? SQ/CC, GP/CC, or higher? Are recs from experienced line pilots (EPs) useful at all? Professors? In terms of total flying time for the resume of flying exp does stud T-6 and follow on track count/mentionable? Or only student (primary) time post-wings?

For starters his administration literally could have just not nixed the pandemic response team. https://apnews.com/article/ce014d94b64e98b7203b873e56f80e9a Biden even called the Trump administration out on it months before covid hit: https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1187829299207954437?lang=en

So this is what happened to the enlisted grad: "Senior Airman Brenten Boler graduated Pilot Training Next on August 31, 2019--the only one in his class who was not assigned an airframe. He was assigned to be a T-6A Texan II simulator instructor at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas." https://www.laughlin.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2334934/enlisted-graduate-of-pilot-training-next-instructs-at-laughlin