DirkDiggler

I think the thing that's most shocking about this is the collective "meh" that's coming from the breaking of this story. It doesn't seem like anyone in government, military, civilian etc really cares. We'll just keep spending money and lives in a war that we know is unwinnable because we can't bring ourselves to admit that we've lost.

Someone please remind me why the fuck we continue to spend billions of dollars and send thousands of troops to defend their catbox shithole of a country?

Thanks much, response was helpful. Knock on wood, so far I haven’t had my name on any investigations so hopefully I can keep that up these last 4 years.

I just got done with a staff gig where I was GSU. There should be an MOA with the closest AF base for stuff like maintaining your flight records, flight physical, PCS actions, TMO, etc. Whatever your closest AF base is should pay for your yearly TDY for your flight physical (I’d highly advise you take advantage of this versus trying to have civilian docs piece one together, there’s a good chance something will get fucked up). Your dental can be done local by a dentist that accepts Tricare, there’s a single form you fill out and then send to your base dental. Hope this helps, PM me with any other questions.

Curious about this, do they have a definition of an “incident”? I’ve had enough emergencies in the Talon that I’ve lost count. Do they want you to list battle damage under this? I have every intention of being open kimono on my apps but I don’t want to unintentionally leave something out and then get called on it. Appreciate any info you have.

Pentagon chief Mark Esper asked for Navy secretary's resignation over secret proposal in Navy SEAL's war crimes case https://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-chief-asks-for-navy-secretarys-resignation-2019-11

Rest easy brothers

What’s the matter with you?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-aramco-attacks-exclusive/u-s-to-deploy-large-number-of-forces-to-saudi-arabia-idUSKBN1WQ21Z At least our great ally Saudi Arabia, whose military prowess has been key to stopping ISIS, rapidly defeating the Houthis, and directly confronting Iranian aggression, will be well protected.....

Honestly curious, what makes the MD-11/KC-10 so finicky to land?

Except the Saudi’s have consistently shown themselves to be one of the most incompetent fighting forces in the history of warfare (billions of dollars in some of the best US military hardware hasn’t doesn’t mean anything when you’re unwilling to maintain it or learn how to employ it effectively). They’re not gonna go after Iran on their own, they’re barely holding their own against the Houthis. I’d highly encourage anyone interested in what’s unfolding in the Gulf right now to read Andrew Bacevich’s America’s War for the Greater Middle East. It’s a fairly depressing read; there’s a lot of historical parallels going on right now (understanding that it’s not direct ie history doesn’t repeat itself but it does rhyme).

Quick 1 image summary of this thread and the non-AF leadership impetus towards Light Attack

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I wouldn’t read too much into it. My wife was a nurse in a prison for a year; they had several people kill themselves during that 1 year alone. Guards can’t be everywhere, even for people on close watch, and frankly most of them don’t get paid enough to care whether inmates hang (usually the method they choose) themselves. Really most of them only care about the mess it causes after the CPR happens but before they get pronounced. Conspiracy theories are a lot more entertaining though so that’s probably the angle the media and Internet will jump on. It probably was the Clintons, or Trump, or Prince Andrew, or the three of them working together to keep Bill and Donald’s sounding fetish a state secret. Or it could just be a scumbag taking the cowards way out cause he knew he was going to be raped, tortured, and murdered in prison as a sex offender.

Maybe we should hold all our elected leaders accountable (in both the executive and legislative branches) for using the US military as a one size fits all tool for every problem around the globe while simultaneously cutting supporting functions and personnel.

In the MC-130 community it's very common to see AMC crossflow guys, previously it was mostly prior slick guys but I personally know 5 prior C-5/17/KC-135 guys that transitioned to MCs or ACs. CV-22s are going to be a harder sell since the training pipeline is longer and always backed up. Can't speak to U-28s or C-146s. I'll echo the previous comment above, be the absolute best C-17 pilot you can be and be honest with your boss about what you want. The better a pilot/officer you are the easier it will be for your Sq/CC to advocate on your behalf when the time comes.

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I thought the same thing after watching the video and seeing the comments. Didn’t seem like anything to get worked up over, probably just a debrief item after the full stop. All those stabilized approach calls I read in an AMC SII seemed like way overkill; the way I read it all the mandatory calls made it seem like the NFP was jabbering non-stop the during the entire approach.

Iran’s previous calculus on closing the Strait of Hormuz/attacking tankers in the Gulf included the fact that most of the petroleum products they export (a significant chunk of their economic revenue) pass through the same waters. Closing it would be like cutting off their nose to spite their face, in 3-4 months their economy would be crippled. That calculus has changed; the additional US sanctions now make it extremely difficult for Iran to export petroleum products to the world market. I think there’s a good chance that tensions and probably attacks will rise/increase since Iran now has little to lose economically by closing the Strait. Honestly not sure how this will play out mid to long term, I don’t think POTUS personally wants another war but there are members of the administration that openly do.

He had started the full on crazy but must’ve had a moment of clarity and deleted his last post. I think something’s really wrong with that dude (assuming it’s actually a he).

As a follow up, for anyone who’s having trouble accepting/can’t sleep at night with the thought of such a toxic and dishonest leader in our ranks, have no fear. The incoming AFSOC/CC is well known for 3 things: 1. Interpersonal skills generally associated with people on the spectrum. 2. An intense dislike of pizza, Santa, kittens, and pornography. and perhaps most importantly 3. FIRING THE SHIT out of anyone he deems an incompetent or lacking in integrity (the CAT-5 incident mentioned above being the one round off paper in an otherwise very tight shot group over 25+ years). Slife won’t give a fuck how many times scissor me timbers has been yelled or what level of diversity is represented, he’ll can her ass quicker than Clark Griswold climaxes over the thought of Light Attack in the USAF if he thinks she’s dishonest. It’ll probably work itself out.

In the bigger picture of AFSOC O-6/7s fucking up (reference CAT-5 crash landing an Osprey and then continue flying it after making the quick on-scene determination of “that shit’ll buff out) this is pretty small potatoes. FWIW, I personally watched Fiel do the exact same flight hours shenanigans while he was the 58th SOW/CC back in 2004 and no one batted an eye, guess he didn’t have a pissed off subordinate and AF crimes run with the story.

Honestly am surprised it took this long. Seems like most people on here are ignoring the bizarre posting though.

It’s hilarious that Butters fucks with him (donations and FB likes) on the outside. I can only imagine how much further that’s pushing him over the edge. And who moves the WA state and is surprised by the amount of liberals there?