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"I'm worried about the macro aggressions," he said. "Everything, when it comes to training, is an opportunity cost. Every hour, every day you're spending training on this stuff, you're not training on all the other things we need that I would argue would be a higher priority to fight and win wars."
I don't suppose the enemy gives one dead rat's ass if he offends your gentile sensibilities about your birthing person's fluid gender.
We went from sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me which made people confident to live life not worrying about what others think of you to now feelings getting hurt over words and all the progress of humans are taken away by a bunch of weak minded people with hurt feelings.
It's why there is so many more suicides. The likes on Instagram, FB, TIC TOC etc are a big part. What people think of you is now all that matters and that why is we have taken huge steps backwards in evolving.
Example, two girl besties start an Instagram and one girl gets 100 likes and the other gets 1000. The one girl thinks something is wrong with herself and gets insecure and they are no longer friends. Jealousy and insecurities are created instantly and now its all about a number that sets your value and someone considered more "valuable" than you can destroy you more by words that may hinder your likes count. This is why it's so hard for kids to act normal these days. There is actually 100 times more bullies now then ever and they are the supposedly woke ones.
“Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that all to the poor!”
This shit is actually happening.
Thankfully, there are plenty of young folk that are rolling their eyes at this shit and “getting thru it”.
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I don’t ever remember seeing one, or even know if they were real.
My son went through AF boot camp a few months ago and he had a couple instructors get pulled for things they said perceived to be sexist toward the women in the division. For the most part, it sounds like his experience wasn’t that much different than my navy training. He was only allowed to call me once after a couple weeks, and he cried for 5 minutes of the 7 minute call. So it’s not a total cake walk yet.
I can’t speak on the academy’s though. I could totally see that being a much different story.
And no, he never misses leg day.
You experienced the after-math as you were leaving.
Naval aviation was the most laid-back of the officer corps. We dispensed with the formalities and addressed each other by call sign or assignment (CAG, skipper, XO, etc.). Plus we had close relationships with the enlisted men, as our lives literally depended on them each time we shot off the pointy end. Shout out to Petty Officer Kissel!
I asked my buddies why none of their kids considered military service. Answers were fairly predictable, but largely they felt it’s not a “worthy” profession. I mean, they post support for the military on social media, but leave the actual work to others. Plus none live near a military community, so that world is almost alien.
No shit?
Did you ever fly the EA or the “Poor Man’s EA mission”…?
Pit Row
I grew up closer to Lake Chelan than Wenatchee and there were times that we'd be on an upper part of the orchard and actually look down at the planes going by.
I remember when this accident happened, it was pretty horrific. I think that the plane was actually coming down through the Palisades area and turning south when it reached the Columbia river but got too close and clipped a rock outcropping.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/57189
Here's a freak accident that happened a few years later that didn't result in any fatalities, by some bizarre twist of fate. I don't know if the pictures are available anywhere on the interwebs, but the cable fell straight down and missed the cab of a traveling pickup by just a hair. It completely destroyed the camper and bed of the truck, obviously, but it was a miracle that no one was hurt seriously.
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970215&slug=2524058
I served 20 years. I was always really F’ng irritated with the diversity training, thought it was a complete waste of time. Over the years I’ve come to realize that the training wasn’t for me, it was for the 5-10% of assholes that needed it.
Unfortunately they always jump the shark with this stuff… can’t say mom and dad? What an utter crock of shit.
Integrity of the fighting force is of utmost importance. Equipment, Logistics, Leadership, Knowledge, Tactics, and Training are what determines who wins. Cohesive units that aren’t undermining each other because they are different or “other” matters.
Long story short: the pilot unsuccessfully attempted a “tuck-under break” at min altitude over the river. Grady was but one of nearly a dozen guys I worked with who bought it during training exercises. And almost all could be chalked up to aircrew errors.
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