Good morning BogiDope. Join us tonight (Jan 28th @ 8pm EST) as CHAOS kicks off 2026’s Annual Training Plan. The initial topic will be about Resumes which is obviously so important to this entire process and standing out. Google Meet link will be posted in the Activity Feed today. Have a great day!

If anyone is on the fence about retaking the TBAS, DO IT!!!

I had a PCSM of 82 after my first TBAS. I checked this morning and my PCSM is now 97!!

That said, does anyone know when more units will be opening the window for applications? MilRecruiter seems a little thin now with options.

One of the most interesting and relevant articles I have come across during my time at BogiDope!

To summarize, the Air Force is mandated by Congress to maintain a certain number of “combat coded” fighter aircraft in the inventory; That number is 1,145 “combat coded” fighters. The key term here being “combat coded”. The Air Force calls…

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airandspaceforces.com

Air Force’s New Fighter Math Doesn’t Add Up for Critics

A new metric for how the Air Force counts fighters could affect how comprehensively the fleet is funded, experts said.

So this article should really say “USAF fighter force finally gets bigger.” Looks like we are at the bottom and climbing out. A moment we’ve been waiting for.

Husky’s spicy take: We’ll buy more iron each of those years. No way we buy that few F-35 (LM will throw a fit it production goes from 100->50)

Husky super spicy take: It will be great…

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“There I was…” with “Woody” Oaks (cc @Rain )

Check out the full episode in the Podcast Library!

https://vimeo.com/1057383369