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Better advice: Get out and do literally anything else. Side note: I am not following my own advice.
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I second that advice while stroking my beard thoughtfully.
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whatspeakyou posted:My best advice for you is, besides more cardio to lean out your muscles and HIIT to burn fat off, do the old ben gay wrap the night before. You'll shave about an inch off. I'm planning to up the running to at least 20 miles a week but I do need to do more interval stuff for sure. I'm pretty sure I can find somewhere to work it in.
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whatspeakyou posted:
IIRC, they changed the formula so you now need to buy Canadian Bengay for it to work. Put that stuff under the wrap and then use one on those tummy tightener elastic bands they sell on Amazon.
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May 4, 2017 21:14
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dscruffy1 posted:I'm planning to up the running to at least 20 miles a week but I do need to do more interval stuff for sure. I'm pretty sure I can find somewhere to work it in. Christ, what a terrible way to live.
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May 4, 2017 22:47
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I'm pretty sure I could lose a few inches on my waist if the Air Force would just stop buddy loving me and causing me to drink so I don't jump in front of a train.
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May 4, 2017 23:44
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I realized a few months back that I was drinking every evening. Not enough to be dangerous, but every day. Until my current assignment, I never had alcohol if I needed to work the next day. I cut back to weekend drinking, but man, it sneaks up on you fast, if you hate your job enough.
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May 5, 2017 01:10
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My friend works at a beverage distribution center. He came to visit the other day and dropped off like 50-60 beers that he got for free. I'm glad I got out and haven't fallen back to drinking every night. There's so much less stress and I hope everyone gets their freedom back one day.
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May 5, 2017 01:38
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There's an airshow going on at my base this weekend. I'll be working it, as usual, so I hate it. But I've got to begrudgingly admit that these things remind me just how cool airplanes are. It's also a reminder that the Blue Angels are so much better than the Thunderbirds it's not even funny.
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Arc Light posted:There's an airshow going on at my base this weekend. I'll be working it, as usual, so I hate it. But I've got to begrudgingly admit that these things remind me just how cool airplanes are. It's also a reminder that the Blue Angels are so much better than the Thunderbirds it's not even funny. and yes, the Blue Angels are better in every way.
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We've got an airshow on our guard base this weekend too, and god drat is the Raptor demo incredible. It almost makes up for putting up with all the bullshit.
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Its kind of sad that the service where aviation is kind of a side gig has the better show off team
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Casimir Radon posted:Are you going to be the guy from that parody commercial holding the parking sign? That guy was me every year up through staff. Then I made tech, so I became the guy who sells beer under a nice tent. Also the guy who drinks beer while selling it. It's legit the only time of the year I'm glad I live on base, because I sure as poo poo won't be good to drive afterward.
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May 6, 2017 02:28
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pkells posted:We've got an airshow on our guard base this weekend too, and god drat is the Raptor demo incredible. It almost makes up for putting up with all the bullshit.
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Larry Parrish posted:Its kind of sad that the service where aviation is kind of a side gig has the better show off team Well to be fair the Navy has always been better at flying pointy jets than the Air Force. The AF only is on top now cause the F-22 is basically a cheat code.
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pkells posted:We've got an airshow on our guard base this weekend too, and god drat is the Raptor demo incredible. It almost makes up for putting up with all the bullshit. last summer for fleet week in baltimore the blue angels practiced over the port the week prior. so we get a free air show every day. one day a raptor or two came out and did all sorts of crazy poo poo that i didnt know jets could do.
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Rekinom posted:Well to be fair the Navy has always been better at flying pointy jets than the Air Force. The AF only is on top now cause the F-22 is basically a cheat code. Pretty sure the Navy has shot down more Air Force jets than vice versa, too.
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McNally posted:Pretty sure the Navy has shot down more Air Force jets than vice versa, too. I have no idea if that is true, but I do recall a Navy pilot (either Tomcat or Hornet) saying how they could hold their own or win vs Eagles within certain dogfighting parameters, but then the F-15s would "wall up" and gently caress them over six ways to Sunday.
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May 7, 2017 22:35
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F-15C's considerably out perform F-18's in air superiority, Super Hornets included.
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Derek Dominoe posted:I have no idea if that is true, but I do recall a Navy pilot (either Tomcat or Hornet) saying how they could hold their own or win vs Eagles within certain dogfighting parameters, but then the F-15s would "wall up" and gently caress them over six ways to Sunday. It helps if the Air Force pilots think it's a training exercise. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/16/us/pilot-faulted-for-downing-jet.html
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McNally posted:It helps if the Air Force pilots think it's a training exercise. That Derek Dominoe posted:I have no idea if that is true, but I do recall a Navy pilot (either Tomcat or Hornet) saying how they could hold their own or win vs Eagles within certain dogfighting parameters, but then the F-15s would "wall up" and gently caress them over six ways to Sunday. Starting from a par position, no Tomcat or Hornet will win without an error by an Eagle driver. From an advantageous position, maybe. But the Eagle can better accelerate, outrun, out turn, and gain/maintain energy through a sustained turn by a significant margin over any jet fighter the Navy has ever operated. I'm curious how an F-14D w/AMRAAM would've fared BVR against a contemporary F-15C, but alas, Dick Cheney is an rear end in a top hat.
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Was it hornets by themselves or with their own awacs and jammers?
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I assumed we were talking straight DACT. F-14s didn't carry AMRAAM and Phoenix was not particularly good against fighter-sized targets, and legacy Hornets are hilariously outclassed in every single metric. Unless they had serious jamming support to shut down the APG-63 (and I don't know if that existed in the inventory at the time) they'd never get a shot off. Modern Super Hornets vs modern F-15Cs...they have a good radar now, but the F-15 will still have the basic airframe-derived advantages I listed. And superior missile kinematics. Again, unless the F-15 pilot fucks up, it doesn't matter if AWACS support is included. Jamming, maybe.
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Dogfighting is dead, our future is drone tanks launching air drones to fire drone missiles at BVR drones
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Until you fight someone who spent $75 at Radio Shack and aliexpress and can jam the everloving gently caress out of your radar and datalink.
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May 9, 2017 14:44
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I went to my Radio Shack awhile back and couldn't buy anything because the only actual Radio Shack employee was gone to lunch and the only person actually there was a Sprint person
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Casimir Radon posted:Radioshack is dying for real this time. One of my friends bought the entire drawers of components
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After taking over the unit safety program from a do-nothing turd while simultaneously organizing this month's promotion ceremony I now understand why your liver gets worse the more stripes you have.
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That's why you shoot for mediocrity. Everybody else fights over volunteer bullshit for 10% of the promotion ratings and you get sit back stress-free, focusing on whatever else you want to do. My NCOIC is the same rank as I am. He's the interim flight chief, leads several volunteer groups, and is the general go-to guy for a lot of stupid tasks. I have the same job as the two Airmen I supervise and don't volunteer for poo poo. NCOIC got the same Promote statement I did for 10 times the effort.
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The Air Force really feeds on people who don't understand how to break into the 10%. Those dudes are always the most ate up and grouchy when they get out too. Having said that, a few strategic volunteer gigs here and there can keep you coasting for quite a while
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Well gents, I tested for E-5, AkA surf master and im sure i missed it by like 5 or less points without studying. What does that tell me? I dont belong here or that I dont want to belong here? who knows it depends on the promotion rates of this year. #blessedAF.
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I haven't even tested for MSgt yet and I probably won't until August or so. With promotion rates being poo poo lately I don't have much faith but at least I don't have to wait forever for results.
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Softface posted:After taking over the unit safety program from a do-nothing turd while simultaneously organizing this month's promotion ceremony I now understand why your liver gets worse the more stripes you have. Dude safety is easy. IDK why youre so salty, its just shuffling paper around to show that as a shop Supervisor (or program MGMT) that you own it and everyone has had a taste of your Koolaid. zombieswithblenders fucked around with this message at 02:10 on May 14, 2017 |
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zombieswithblenders posted:Dude safety is easy. IDK why youre so salty, its just shuffling paper around to show that as a shop Supervisor (or program MGMT) that you own it and everyone has had a taste of your Koolaid. It depends on your area. I was my shop's safety supervisor, but that's for Command Post, so there weren't things like confined spaces or heavy equipment to worry about. I assume there's more to it if you are a MX or CE safety guy.
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Kuroyama posted:It depends on your area. I was my shop's safety supervisor, but that's for Command Post, so there weren't things like confined spaces or heavy equipment to worry about. I assume there's more to it if you are a MX or CE safety guy. My supervisor was the safety/shelter in place lackey and all she did was occasionally get me off the console to spend an hour pretending like we actually did something
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So I dropped by my old lab on Friday and talked to all the guys still there. Things were actually split reasonably even on getting out and staying in, despite my claims to how legit it is and how awesome the pay is on the outside. I don't think I changed any minds but I certainly gave some of them hope for the future
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So this is making its rounds on FB, pretty funny. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...m=.22509e46fbdd
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Welp, commander wants to have one more session of squadron PT... ...on the BMT side of Lackland on graduation day at 7 am. Can't wait to start 30 minutes late because people can't get through the gates!
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