DirkDiggler
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That board president pulled no punches. Brutal. Like Danger said, lots of lessons to be learned for any aircrew, regardless of MDS.
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Like to add another shout out for Jon and Trident. Just closed on our post-AF retirement house. Process was super smooth, got a good rate, and closed inside of 50 days with no issues. Would highly recommend Jon and Trident for any mortgages.
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There’s that. He also provides a viewpoint on why the counter snipers may not have seen the shooter until after he fired; it wasn’t the tier they were assigned/focused on.
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Caveat: I know nothing about protection details and haven’t checked the authenticity of this author. That said, I found the below an interesting analysis of what might have gone wrong on Trump’s security detail.
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It literally started happening within hours of the attempt. Bunch of people on the left think that it was some false flag operation to boost Trump's polling numbers or to unite the right. Bunch of people on the right think it was ordered directly by Biden himself. I think I've also read various places that it was (in no particular order) the work of global elitists, Jews, Satanic pedophiles, the CIA, the Deep State, disgruntled Republicans, China, the legacy media, the DNC, or possibly Jason Borne.
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Agreed, that's some sackless shit.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
DirkDiggler replied to MDDieselPilot's topic in General Discussion
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AfSOC has already been doing this for the last couple months thanks to CAT 5.
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Let's be honest, we've all been there after a frustrating day trying to fill out grade sheets in ePex or vouchers on DTS. In all seriousness, good on the officers in this situation.
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Rest easy.
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On first glance wreckage didn’t look like anything assigned to the 58 SOW. Glad the guy got out.
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There’s still leaders in the AF that do right by their people and who give a shit about getting the mission done. Never worked for/with Mini but glad to see a guy who had such a positive impact on his formation go out with style.
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Commanders are dropping like flies this year
DirkDiggler replied to MDDieselPilot's topic in General Discussion
Conley nominated to be the next AFSOC/CC. Pave Low mafia still flexing it’s muscles. In all seriousness great news for the command. -
Does flying start feeling like a job after a while?
DirkDiggler replied to Bropofol's topic in General Discussion
I'm getting ready to retire after 21 years and change AD; the flying never got old for me, loved every minute of it and would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Like Four Fans said, it's all about perspective. Anyone can find a reason to be unhappy in any location or career field, likewise you can almost always find the good in most situations. Best of luck to you. -
Honestly appreciate the replies, they were helpful. I was considering pulling my retirement request and staying another couple years but in the end I've decided to proceed with retirement so this won't be an issue (at 21 and change total years). Once again I appreciate the info.
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Girl in my class FAIP'd to T-1s (her husband was a couple classes ahead of us and FAIP'd T-6s), they were both T-1 students. They both tracked B-1s after their FAIP tour was over. Both made major, she was an IDE in-residence select but decided to separate at the end of her commitment.
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Glad he got out!
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Wasn't really sure where to put this but on 21 April 2024 LtCol (ret) Sam Galloway flew West. Sam was the Navigator on the lead aircraft of the Operation Eagle Claw (Desert One) mission. Post AF he trained almost every MC-130H front ender that went through the FTU at Kirtland until he fully retired in 2011. Sam was a phenomenal instructor and also a genuinely fantastic human being, he'll be missed. Galloway, Sam | Gathering of Eagles Foundation (goefoundation.org)
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Thread bump. Anyone have any recent experience with getting a FC1 waiver for eosinophilic esophagitis? According to the AF waiver guide it's a DNIFing condition but waiverable. Was curious if anyone had any data on likelihood of waiver, how long it would take, etc. Appreciate any help anyone can provide.
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Ole Buddy Lee isn’t someone you should casually trust/turn your back on. He’s one of Dag Andersen’s boys. On a side note, he went to the MC-W program right as it as standing up. AFSOC really fucked up the rollout of that; most communities in AFSOC used that as an opportunity to get rid of individuals they didn’t want in their respective communities (not all, there were some real good dudes that got sent as well). Don’t know if that was the case with Lee, but he was bounced between a lot of different communities, which is odd. Edit to add, he’s also at least DOS adjacent, he went to IDE out of the 27 SOW when Slife was the Grp/CC out there, if that helps paint the fuller picture.
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This would be a good idea. I thought my TC-12 training was a good feeder for the Herk. It would give the student a more complex airplane with more than one engine to worry about. At this point anything is better than the ridiculous idea of T-6s straight to whatever heavy the student tracks. Would probably be fairly cheap operating cost wise too. All those are reasons why the AF would most likely never go for it.
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In a spot of good news, the new aid bill for Ukraine (amongst others) was signed; hopefully they get the new weapons/supplies rolling forward quickly. Biden signs $95 billion aid package with assistance for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan. Calls for TikTok ban or sale | AP News
