Everything posted by Sua Sponte
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The Next President is...
Whenever boomers bitch about forgiving any student loans, I remind them I guess I shouldn’t pay 100% into SSA when I won’t be able to receive 100% SSA due to them. Oh yeah, 99% of jobs don’t have pensions anymore either. But hey, at least boomers will be able to buy that third vacation home.
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The Next President is...
I’m a PM for a bunch of engineers. Why am I the PM? Because I don’t have weaponized autism and I have a social science undergrad and STEM grad degree. Do you want to live in a world with all STEM majors? I sure as shit don’t. I also don’t want to live in a world full of philosophy majors. The worst pilots I ever flew with were STEM majors. Why? They’re too analytical and a lot of the time that doesn’t translate over to flying skill. Best pilots I flew with? Business/History majors.
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The Next President is...
By millennial parents, you mean boomers? How do I know? I'm 40, a millennial, and my parents are boomers. College loans are already forgiven if you attain 100% VA disability, which would require national service via the military.
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The Next President is...
You ever stop and think that a lot of Millennials can't afford to start a family early and own property? Probably not. Curious what qualifies as a non-useless degree?
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USAA
Some states/cities will reimburse owners if they install a level 2 charger at home as well.
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USAA
2021+ Model 3’s use the heat pump. Source: Me, a 2022 Model 3 Performance owner. Agree with everything you said, I love my EV.
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USAA
I left banking with USAA in 2019 for Navy Fed. They’ve been outstanding. I still have USAA for insurance due to them being the cheapest for me for the coverage and been flawless for claims I’ve filed in 21 years of membership.
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The new airline thread
Friend of mine is their Chief Boom.
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Pilot watches
They just announced their -46 version. However, not all of the watch works due to multiple FCIFs.
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Russian Ukraine shenanigans
Really interesting podcast interview with financier Bill Browder on Putin. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stay-tuned-with-preet/id1265845136?i=1000558237592
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The WOKE Thread (Merged from WTF?)
Socialism is also a political theory.
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Russian Ukraine shenanigans
https://twitter.com/rshereme/status/1513274193600819205?s=20&t=SjLEhMzuhxY7Abmbu1FEFQ Russia bombed cisterns with nitric acid in the city of Rubizhne (Luhansk region). They turned Ukrainian factory into a chemical weapon against Ukrainian people.
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Flight Evaluations and downgrades
You first, but I can already assume what you had. What qualifies me to make that statement? Someone who had Nav commanders and Pilot commanders and spent 16 years in the MAF. I was a -135 Boom, but that really doesn’t matter. I also currently work on the KC-46 program and interact with the MAF on a daily basis.
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Flight Evaluations and downgrades
AMC at least has shed a majority of Nav commanders, which is a good thing.
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Flight Evaluations and downgrades
Yes
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Flight Evaluations and downgrades
You’re literally offering something to someone hoping for a positive outcome in your favor. That’s literally the definition of a bribe.
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Flight Evaluations and downgrades
It’s not uncommon in the MAF to have downgrades on a Q-1. Stupidest Form 8 I ever saw was from my Sq/CC at the -135 FTU. He gave some initial qual pilot student four downgrades and four commendables on a instrument sim check, as a Q-1. I would’ve just called it a day with a Q-1 and verbally debriefed it. The back of the Form 8 looked like a book chapter.
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Russian Ukraine shenanigans
What was the whole video context before that propaganda site edited their hot take and took his comment out of context?
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Russian Ukraine shenanigans
https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-hi-tech-warfare-system-seized-ukraine-hold-military-secrets-2022-3?amp
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Russian Ukraine shenanigans
https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008266864/russia-army-radio-makariv.html?smid=em-share&fbclid=IwAR3UA-nSWFuAx10KcGIA4sY_p5kny5mi6Lz-I1OVBOu1T3AworS1UpF1BoA
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Medical Retirement Gouge?
I posted a job with my company on here awhile back. Some O-5 type, who most likely has been in the Air Force in some capacity since he was 18, stated that the salary looked a little low (Colorado state law states you have to provide a salary range on all job postings). I laughed because I was curious what he would know what was a competitive salary compared to the position since he’s been in the military a majority of his life? I agree about moving straight into leadership/management roles. Maybe with 20+ years of experience and an Ivy League school on their resume, maybe.
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Medical Retirement Gouge?
That’s because when I don’t hire you, I don’t need to provide you a reason. We just “decided to move forward with other applicants.” If you want to sue, good luck.
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Medical Retirement Gouge?
Unofficially, ageism does exist. This is especially apparent in tech.
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Medical Retirement Gouge?
A lot of FGO/SNCOs eat humble pie when they realize they have delusions of grandeur of how much they’re “worth,” salary wise, when they get out .
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Russian Ukraine shenanigans