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Democrats are acknowledging that Biden will get destroyed in a one to one debate with Trump? Regardless, it would be a huge mistake for the democratic nominee to not engage in one of the most basic election traditions and customs. As it is, most democrats aren’t excited about Biden. Pussying away from a debate won’t be a good look.
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Two reasons: 1- The academy has prioritized social justice initiatives such as racial/gender diversity, feelings and wokeness over actually building intellectual warriors capable of leading this Air Force. Any grad knows exactly what I’m talking about. Heck, you’re not even allowed to make a freshman do more than 6-9 pushups and recognition is a thing of the past. 2- Not properly pushing the value of being a Pilot. Now I believe they have realized their mistake but a few years ago; they did everything that they could to prop up the RPA and cyber career fields. I heard permanent party would actively discount being a Pilot and as a result, they have had trouble even filling every pilot slot. The academy has so much potential but it has been ridden with shoe clerks and social justice warriors. Now, imagine if the academy used the full potential of its flying programs. You could essentially have more effective UPT students in PTN/2.5 whatever they are calling it as some of the airmanship required of an Air Force Pilot could already be instilled.
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Dude Biden ‘won’ because he was the last man standing in a field of some of the worst candidates in history. Even many democrats I know were shocked and disappointed. Got it, Trump is abrasive, but there is zero comparison to Biden who I think there is something seriously wrong with. Whether it is dementia, sniffing women, or making actual racist remarks. The guy has been around politics for 30+ years. We don’t need more of the same. Most of my democrat friends (albeit I don’t have a lot of them) are actually terrified and see the writing on the wall.
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For the love of god, PLEASE keep touting the ‘polls’ that have Biden ‘ahead.’ Please make the same mistake you did in 2016 to include insulting Trump voters; gosh you Dems never learn! Also please pick Harris as your VP, the hag who slept with the mayor of SFO to get ahead, not women privilege at all. Now, trump is no saint, but between Biden who can’t put a sentence together and Harris, you no longer get to bash Trump for being ‘unpresidential.’
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Close tie between the Germans and the aholes in Qatar. We should move assets to Poland. Poles have a strong love for Americans and would let us do whatever we want so long as we are protecting them.
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She has been around since Nam I’m sure
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Tax policy, foreign policy, America first, military revitalization, freedom, smaller government, less EPA like regulations But if nothing else, just listen to Joe Biden attempt to talk for 6-9 seconds....
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The cherry on top is when the SJWs in these countries criticize our military spending. Like, really?
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We can all agree medical costs are high, and that’s a problem. Part of the reason is that innovation and new medicines / technology (90% of which comes from the US) requires money. Another reason is that pharma is anything but capitalist. Heavy subsidies, large monopolies. If we were a true free market then they would compete for a more competitive price. Our healthcare issues aren’t due to capitalism, and no one who advocates for universal healthcare addresses the heavy costs transferred to the tax payer.
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1st female Air Force combat vet in run for congress
dream big replied to F-15E WSO's topic in Squadron Bar
It truly is amazing, lots of people join the military who would be fired from McDonalds. You can be a sack of shit and still get above minimum wage. -
Makes sense. For instance, when Dyess 317th was an Airlift Group it was the place to be for herks. It ran flawlessly, morale and training was never better. Then it became a wing, and AMC flat out admitted it was to create more 0-6 billets. The first wing king was a toxic POS and was fired for it. Retention for O-4s went from high 80s to single digit percentages. The IP core was cannibalized to fill all the new positions. To get rid of Groups, you first need to cut some of the bloat and red tape on the staffs. Otherwise the Wing’s won’t be able to keep up with the admin.
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I’ve heard arguments for and against. For one, how is a Wing/CC supposed to manage 20 squadron CCs with no middle management? I heard back in the day there were two 0-6 Wing/DOs, one for ops and one for support. The respective squadron CCs would report to each
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Do you think your MWS affects career opportunities/progression?
dream big replied to Stitches's topic in General Discussion
This. Phoenix is an absolute waste of talent management. If you are an expert in your craft (and you don’t need to go to the WIC to be so), you can probably figure out how to run the mobility machine without flying “other” missions. -
No shit, as a 38 guy who went through during the dark ages, I can only roll my eyes at AFPC’s incompetence at long range planning. If the Air Force were a business it would be bankrupt.
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There will be riots regardless of the outcome. Might be a good time to buy stock in pepper spray. Maybe this thing will come back?
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It's the Gawd damned 4th of July. I love my country
dream big replied to brickhistory's topic in Squadron Bar
He has always been and will continue to be a attention seeking loser. Shitty athlete as well. -
Goldfein changes AF Song...gender neutral
dream big replied to Springer's topic in General Discussion
Haha are fighter pilot bar songs even allowed anymore? Word is most units axed them after the great PC purge of 2012 under Welsh. -
While their are similarities, our situation now is a lot more violent and nasty. Someone can maybe prove me wrong but I don’t believe anyone died from rogue “protestors” shooting up people; the occupy wall street, albeit full of loons, was mostly peaceful. OWS also didn’t have racial undertones to it which complicates matters. Antifa also didn’t exist in full force back then which is now a present day domestic terror threat. Believe me I hope to god this dies down but I have a bad feeling this is going to get uglier before it gets better, especially based on the outcome of the election.
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Sweden, Denmark are able to do that for multiple reasons. Inherent wealth, low comparative population, and let’s not forget cultural factors as well, like a highly homogeneous** population. Easy to have a strong collective safety net when most individuals think the same. Also think about the lifestyle and health of your average Scandinavian compared to Americans, of course healthcare costs are manageable. I can’t think of many conservatives that are advocating for removing our safety nets, but a Scandinavian type of welfare/healthcare system simply wouldn’t work in America. What has proven to work is robust capitalism, free markets, individual responsibility with a safety net for those who truly cannot provide for themselves. Edit: words are hard
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Not character assassinating, but to imply that the military = socialism and that military members warning about its’ historically documented failures because they live under a safety net comes from a place of ignorance, is intellectually dishonest. Valid points on trying to frame everything as socialist or capitalist. Economic structures exist on a scale for sure. However, economies are more likely to collapse the closer they go to the left end of that scale. Scandinavia is learning that the hard way, their inherent wealth has prevented them from learning it in too hard of a fashion.
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Leadership 101, make a damn decision, even if it’s not the best one. Unfortunately many CCs see their command as a checked box enroute to general starship so they can’t taint that by actually having to be a leader.
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Are you seriously comparing the military to socialism? Are you implying that military members can’t criticize the deranged narrative of Marxism because the military is socialist? You’re obviously a shoeclerk who sits at a desk all day because no one who understand the sacrifice that military members make, along with their families, would spout such new age BS. “Never had their views confronted,” you don’t know what you’re talking about. Many of us are college or masters educated individuals, you might be too who knows. To say our views aren’t confronted displays your ignorance in full force. If you are so fond of the failed experiment of socialism, I highly suggest you move to a country that espouses it, no one will stop you, I promise. Take your buddies on the street whining about capitalism and tax cuts with you. Otherwise get off your high horse and see the forest for the trees for once.
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Neither is Seattle nor it’s conclave “Chaz.” Really sucks that the left has taken over some of the prettiest scenery in America.
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Should My Mentality Be Pilot Or Nothing?
dream big replied to JohnClark's topic in General Discussion
Coming from a pilot who can’t imagine doing anything else; I wouldn’t rule out CSO. Yeah, got it, jokes about back seat, whatever. CSOs play a critical role in many platforms. B-1s? The WSO is pretty much running the mission and putting ordinance on target. AC-130s? The CSO is running comms with the JTAC, not to mention the FCO is normally an experienced CSO. CSO on a tanker or AWACS? Probably not too exciting. The point is, flying is cool and all but the mission and reward for mission accomplishment definitely outweighs the joy of simply flying the plane at times. -
While that is true, ultimately it’s not the unit’s choice. It is political and much higher than their pay grade. Having flown both the J is multiple times more capable than the H. There is zero reason to keep the H around.