Recent content by childs56

Is there a link to the deal? This is wonderful news.

I honestly have to ask how does the US ANG make it happen in their timeline commitments? ( I know it is more then one weekend a month) Besides having a lot of resources. Your saying a 6 year commitment just to be able to fly Peace time NORAD in Canada? Does that mean the US break down the...

What part is incorrect? Building on skill sets is not being incorrect. Simplifying maybe but not incorrect. If a reserve pilot plan does not work for use because of the lack of resources we have then maybe we need to add more resources. Simply put the system is broken, and needs to be fixed...

I also wonder how the Pilots proficiency cross country flights will be effected with the F35 security requirements. No more going to smaller towns/ US destinations. Will Simulator time suffice?

Keep doing things the way they are and hope for the best I guess. No way to create a Reserve Fighter pilot cadre from current commerical pilots. 1. They aren't in as good of physical shape as fighter pilots. 2. They don't have the mission planning training and or expierance. 3. They don't...

Which is not very many hours until you couple the rest of the hours together. I know. We dont have the numbers because we do the same things over and over again. Things need to change direction or they won't get better. I differ on this as I seen first hand the boys club protect their own...

Where and when? LOL, when someone says something you don't like you go on the attack. Just like the old boys group does in the military. Keep up the great discussions, we all enjoy them. You bring an expertise not seen for some time since a minute ago. Listen you have your ideas, you have...

The CF medicals for Pilots is pretty intense, have you seen how much popcorn and booze our pilots consume? LOL.....

I am more a fan of F15s with F35s. But we don't have any will for that. We will take F35s hopefully with what ever they come up with. But the Griphen can be used for lower taskings if we do buy them. Hope that we get other spin offs from that project. LOL, Good thing those covid shots and...

Your opinion. One that works and understand that not all things require a full time person to conduct operations. We could learn a lot from them. Similar training program, similar aircraft (for the new f35). If it works for them then maybe we should look at how to adopt what actually works...

Isnt it funny how the initial OIC stated compensation for the original firearms on the list. The follow lists stated no compensation. Here we are years later and now its first come first serve. How well of a plan is this if they cant even follow their own set plan.

Assumptions are always funny and often misguided. The ANG manages to perform decently, not sure why we can't other then we don't. It comes down to the mentality of I don't want to give up my piece of the pie. Even though there is no pie left and the pan has been thrown out the door. those...

That is a narrow mindset. Lots of recently retired folks that could be hired back to conduct much of that training while keeping our operations maintained. (since we are already having issues maintaining those operations it will be a crap shoot no matter how we do it). I don't really have much...

I think lack of outside experience being able to influence and used for face value is hurting the military. You are correct the over and over again is accomplishing nothing. You have to expect that from a group of people who know nothing else. Empire building diminishes any and all forward...

In practice it is true and proven. Companies who buy new equipment, have decent benefits offer opportunities often get the better and or best applications. Where they fail if they do, is sustaining That equipment and treating their workforce properly. Concurrently fix the cluster that is...