Sua Sponte

That may be true but the OG/CC of the base where the sim’s located is probably more concerned with keeping his/her aircrew proficient in the sim than some random ANG TR guy. Also, a lot of ANG/AFRC aircrew go TDY to sims at AD bases that have been scheduled out months in advance. Sorta like Space-A as a retiree, it might work out with scheduling and having open availability, but you’re not the priority.

Not having a NAF/CC makes the Convening Authority for General Courts Martial the MAJCOM/CC, which would be a job within itself.

The MAF has always had boner for T-Tail airlifters in leadership positions. The running joke at the KC-135 FTU was if you’re the #1 tanker guy in the wing, you were #15 guy in the wing behind all the C-17 drivers. Getting rid of Phoenix programs would be a positive in the MAF.

I’m curious on your use of the term grift when the VA, through comp and pen exams, determines what, if any compensation to be awarded for anything claimed. Either they award it, they don’t, or if you claimed it under false pretenses and they awarded it, they can investigate you and possibly file federal charges for defrauding the government. This isn’t claiming an expense under $75 on a travel voucher with no review or audit. There’s a review conducted and they determine if you are to be compensated or not. Even if you’re awarded any disability payments, those are subject to review whenever the VA chooses. You can use your uncles scenario all you want, but he didn’t award his own rating, nor was he accountable for conducting a review of his rating over the years. Is it an imperfect system? Yeah, much like everything else in the government.

I have 3,000 hours as a -135 Boom. I look fine and walk like an old man due to the boom pod and teaching four years at the FTU. The VA gave me 10% for my back. It’s a crap shoot. There’s also the people who do the holier than thou stance of not wanting to file a disability claim. Which is fine, but that’s a personal choice, but that doesn’t extend your beliefs to other people with their claims. When I was a broke full-time college student my disability pay paid my bills, and I was thankful for it.

Dude’s bio reads like a military pilot version of Tony Stark.

There’s two 100% disabled. One you can work, one you can’t. Disabled veteran benefits vary by the state. In Washington, one pretty has to be 100% disabled for most benefits. I’m moving to Colorado next month and I’ll get free plates for my car due to being over 50% and free hunting and fishing licenses for life if over 60%.

The VA disability ratings can be reduce before 20 years or permanent 100%. One thing that makes it difficult is VA law is very veteran friendly with a “more likely than not” legal standard. There are Facebook Groups for VA disability on people trying to fineness disability claims. The big one is 100% since federal student loans are completely forgiven. Some people have $200K+ in debt forgive due to 100% being awarded.

Looks like they didn’t make it. https://www.stripes.com/news/us/pilot-dies-after-f-16-crash-at-shaw-air-force-base-in-south-carolina-1.635798 Former McChord C-17 Load Him, Him 🥃

Speaking of echo chamber...

Tell that to the 13.3% unemployment rate. Or better yet, the employees of Tesla who got told to stay at home due to COVID-19, then given termination notices. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/25/tesla-plant-firings/ Civilian employment is far from being as secure as the military. Even in the military when you’re removed from your position due to misconduct or incompetence, your current pay doesn’t change. When 2008/2009 recession happened, I knew I wasn’t losing my job, I was in the Air Force. I bought a truck at 0% APR that year. And I’ve had healthcare plans that had HSA’s, some that didn’t, some that had higher deductibles, some didn’t. One’s experience completely depends on a multitude of variables. One could argue that the military manufactures war. It doesn’t just happen with one party. They also manufacture requirements for equipment to use in war. Contractors just don’t randomly come up with designs of equipment that doesn’t meet government listed requirements. You quoted responding to me, but I didn’t say this. However, I wouldn’t say “wasted on contractors.” I don’t think you fathom how expensive military personnel are when you factor in pay, that socialized healthcare, allowances, etc. Also, that retired Lt Col instructor pilot is more qualified to be teaching academics with experience than that young Captain who’s a new instructor pilot. And that goes back the military promotion system, which relates to positions within a unit. It’s not that one is “the most qualified.” A lot of the time it boils down to the more senior ranking person.

I've also seen this lead to delusions of grandeur for some prior military of what their "value" is worth when competing for jobs. This is especially true for my enlisted friends.

I wouldn't call him an idiot because you, or I, don't agree with his political theory. It doesn't, but I did find it interesting that you just dropped the class. If a professor said something like that, with their confirmation bias, which shows they can't fairly grade my work due to it, my next discussion would be with the department chair. I took a Marxism class in college and there were plenty of people who were obviously Anti-Marx, however made compelling arguments against his ideology and did well. Obviously your mileage may vary.

Intelligence, like a lot of things in life, is subjective. You're right, as of 2020, the 116th Congress has 66% members of the House and 77% of the Senate have postgraduate degrees, it is quite the opposite. https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R45583.pdf

I'd like to see where I claimed I was "left leaning person." I'm more of a moderate. I'm sure you have frame of reference, from what you've seen, but not what I observed in either my undergrad or grad school. There are plenty of educated dumb asses running around, I used to work for them in the Air Force, they're called Officers.

Federal law enforcement agents are not protected, in some instances, by the Federal Tort Claims Act. He should probably sue to try and recoup all the money he spent on legal counsel.

Marx also believed that people were either bourgeoisie or a proletariat, however a fatal flaw to his reasoning is the fact that in a democracy/republic people are either a bourgeoise to someone, or a proletariat to someone. This depends on their role, and the role of the other party. Therefore, his great “class consciousness” theory starting a revolt would be moot.

You’re waiving a bs flag at my college experience, one you don’t have any frame of reference to? Okay. At my school a few Poli Sci professors were attorneys, so unlike the peanut gallery of people who assume to the know the law, they actually did, unlike the Social Media Law School that most of the society apparently has recently gone to. According to this 2017 Pew Research Center Poll, Democrats are more educated than Republicans, with postgraduate experience being two-to-one ratio of Democrats to Republicans. Might explain why “it is a rare bird that doesn’t learn hard left.” Republicans apparently are not going to college. https://www.people-press.org/2018/03/20/1-trends-in-party-affiliation-among-demographic-groups/

I was a Political Science major at a state college in Washington. Never once did I have professor try to impart some bias in class. I was also in my mid-30s when I graduated, so it would’ve been easier to see than compared to an 18-22 year old. I currently go to Georgetown for my masters and haven’t experienced a professor trying put a certain narrative towards a political ideology. In this day in age of the “woke” movement, professors are walking on egg shells trying not to offend anyone and possibly losing their jobs. I guess I could see a bias at an Ivy or Berkeley, but I haven’t observed that in my personal experience.

Better than peanut butter like the French.

The one I don't understand is the fact they tore down Cervantes. The guy who was imprisoned for five years and was enslaved, never even stepped foot in the Americas, etc.

At Manas years ago some idiot called crew rest for people walking up and down the hallway in one of the dorms with those pants on making too much noise.

WSO/CSO/Nav/ABM's become pilots, not the other way around. When someone washes out of another flight training course, they don't go to UPT, but if they wash out of UPT, they could go to another flight training training course for another crew position. Consider that message.

Yep https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-defendants-charged-murder-and-aiding-and-abetting-slaying-federal-protective-service