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Starting a podcast before being selected for a military pilot slot: Good or Terrible idea?
dude you talk/write too much
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Reasons to despise cops
Solid discussion on here about this topic. I try to avoid watching these kinds of videos. In my experience, they've made me more agitated overall, suspicious around ALL people (cops and citizens) in public to an unhealthy degree, taint my daily interactions, and the videos up my YouTube algorithm so that I get that and related content pumped in. It took me over a year to unwind from it. Now, all I do is never talk to cops unless necessary, and when I can't avoid it I make it as short, polite, and professional as possible while hamming up the military card.
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Russian Ukraine shenanigans
Doomed is a great way to describe year 3 of a 3 day operation where your handlers' country can't even capture a major Ukrainian city (Kharkiv) less than 40km away from the border. Lick those boots harder, it's not working.
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Went to mental health, got some tools that helped, nothing happened to career, still flying
FYSA for my dudes that may be struggling out there: go get the help from these people if you're struggling. Went in last year, had a few sessions, the psych gave me some tools (mental models and ways to approach my situation) that actually helped. Deployed a few weeks later, got back, had my FC I renewed, and deployed yet again. It's in my medical record as well. Mental health shit can creep in over time through your career unexpectedly. If anything, those tools you learn can help mentor someone else who might be struggling. This kind of stuff is going to be extremely important in the future as our conflicts get more intense. And don't listen to the dudes who finger wag at this shit, they have the luxury of not experiencing the ugly side of life- yet. CYA
- Underage Drinking on Active Duty
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Good AFOQT, but......
Keep in mind that you can take the TBAS twice, and the second time people usually score higher. Although I feel that you will get a rockstar score your first time anyway, with your AFOQT scores and hours from your PPL. Your GPA is low, but I believe that many people know that the GPA for engineering majors tends to be lower. If you can explain to them why your GPA is so low (working through school, difficult courses, etc.), I'm sure they'll look at you favorably, especially with those AFOQT scores. That's my two cents, I'm a Prior-E and in AFROTC with limited knowledge on how the board would view this.
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More Uniform Changes!
Nope. Colors are too light; better to have darker colors like that new stuff the Army has.
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AFROTC Rated Supplemental
Anyone have any more info? Was informed by Cadre that for the 2015 year, there were three supplemental boards held after the first board. Looks like there will be plenty of opportunity for anyone not initially picked up. Also, cadets picked up from the 2015 board seem to be leaving to their training bases in a reasonable amount of time.
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I need help and im not too sure where to start!
I enlisted and did a few years before going into AFROTC, was able to use my G.I. Bill. Be advised that after a few years of being enlisted, going to AFROTC has the potential to drive you batshit insane.
- WTF? (**NSFW**)
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Scott O Grady Day
I picked this guy for an AFROTC writing assignment. Criteria was how an AF leader embodied one of the core values. Honestly had a hard time finding them and after reading this thread I cringe at the mental gymnastics i had to perform to shoehorn the paper. The AFROTC commander was a Viper driver too.
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More cadets selected for FT 2015; more rated/pilot slots too?
Apparently there was a very high selection rate for cadets going to Field Training this year (~92% at my detachment), is it possible that there will be a similar occurrence for rated/pilot slots as well?
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Time frame to start sending in applications to Guard/Reserve units as graduation date/ROTC commission date approaches?
[i know this question is asked occasionally, created a bunch of keywords to help search results] 1. Do all Guard/Reserve units require me to have my degree BEFORE the board date, or before the application date? I'll be commissioning through ROTC so if I get accepted I can get started right away... 2. Where are the best places to see which units are hiring? WantsCheck is always broken... 3. If a unit isn't hiring, how would one go about asking to see if they need new guys anyway? Is there a law or AF reg that says the position needs to be advertised?
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More Uniform Changes!
What's up with the Navy's blue digital camo pattern? Blends in quite well with water when they fall overboard, makes them easy to spot against the grey paint on deck.
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ISIS says forcing detained pilots to train militants: report
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/08/30/ISIS-says-it-forces-abduct-pilots-to-train-fighters.html