SMAX posted an update 7 months ago
7 months ago (edited)
There’s a reason military aviators have a sense of arrogance to them. We are trained and laser-focused on all the mission sets our aircraft can possibly provide to commanders and have to be ready at a moment’s notice to decisively and accurately accomplish the mission. Those objectives have to be met whether that is in a fighter aircraft…
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F-35s Deploying To Caribbean Amid Growing Tensions With Venezuela (Updated)
A U.S. official has confirmed to us that 10 F-35s are heading to Puerto Rico as the counter-narcotics operation aimed at Venezuela expands.
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SMAX replied to the discussion Alternative Options For Flying in the forum Air Force 7 months ago
Reply to Alternative Options For Flying
Randy,
I can appreciate the frustration with putting in lots of work and it hasn’t paid off so far. If this is truly your dream, then don’t give up. An age waiver is nothing more than a piece of paper, and if you are the right fit for a unit, the unit will go to bat for you and convince their upper levels of leadership that this age waiver…
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GuardPuller replied to the discussion Alternative Options For Flying in the forum Air Force 7 months ago
Reply to Alternative Options For Flying
Hey Randy, I want to say don’t downplay yourself! I understand you want to be realistic but I’ve heard from many pilots that if they were realistic or listened to every person who told them no, they wouldn’t be where they are today.
Capitalize on what you can; you have a hard degree, so sell that. I’m sure you’ve heard plenty of times to get the…
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BogiDope posted an update 7 months ago
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Reply to Crohn's Disease - the dream's dead right?
Were you able to get an answer to your question?
If you haven’t already, you could work with a recruiter to have them schedule you to go to MEPS to see if you are medically qualified. I got disqualified for having a sore knee 🤣, working on getting a wavier for it.
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Randy_N started the discussion Alternative Options For Flying in the forum Air Force 7 months ago
Alternative Options For Flying
Hello everybody,
I’m trying to explore other opportunities to fly for the military. It has always been my goal to fly for the Air National Guard, but I haven’t been successful. I suspect my age(32) and me working as a security guard isn’t impressing anyone on a hiring board 😂.
I’m currently applying to a rated board for Active Air Force as…
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CAGE posted an update 7 months ago
Even when you’re not in a combat zone things can happen that test your skill and adaptation under pressure. As your train daily for combat purposes it’s still important to do emergency procedures. This article talks about the F35 crash in Alaska and how everyone worked their hardest, even Lockheed engineers.
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military.com
F-35 Pilot Was on Phone for Nearly an Hour with Engineers Before Ejection and Fiery Crash
The 39-page crash report, released this week, detailed the circumstances of the fiery crash, which completely destroyed the F-35, valued at $196.5 million.
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CAGE posted an update 7 months ago
Innovation is key and it may not be the prettiest but making things to get the j.o.b done during wartime is needed. Especially when going up against what was supposed to be a superior entity you need ingenuity. This article talks about the UKR AF and using a new glide weapon to strike further…
twz.com
First Look At Ukraine's New Glide Bomb On A MiG-29
Looking very similar to the Russian UMPK glide bomb kit, Ukraine will hope its analog of the air-launched munition is similarly difficult for hostile air defenses to counter. Looking identical to the Russian UMPK weapon, Ukraine will hope its analog … Continue reading
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CAGE posted an update 7 months ago
Hey BD, the US is making “waves” against drug trafficking. If you didn’t know a strike was conducted on a boat destroying product coming into the US. As a fighter pilot, depending on platform, you could be integrated in that fight. Here is the article that is a good read.
http://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-strikes-venezuelan-drug-boat-in-the-southern-caribbean
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