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Yes - to a point. Initial training should be the same curriculum but even when I wrote that, it means that when we train people is at the mercy of VP-30’s schedule. Or, establish an international (allied) P-8 school. I’m also not advocating to disband 434 Sqn for force development, tactics...

Yeah, the argument was for deployed force protection at the time. Cold Lake doesn’t have a big Reserve presence so there would need to be a unit of some sort there. I would argue that the trial base should be one where the assets will be most required - Cold Lake, Bagotville, Comox, or...

Wait - you mean to say that someone who is really good at the tactical level may not be a good choice at the strategic level?

I’d say the same with the P-8, fold 404 Sqn, and send folks to VP-30.

Now you know how I feel when you guys speak Army.

The US military would disagree.

Is “Ripper” the tactical c/s for that aircraft? I know that Super Hornets are called “Rhinos” rather than Hornets to distinguish them on comms.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/s/tpJqmcbgZ8 Trump’s Christmas message on Truth Social, reposted on Reddit. 🤣

I can’t remember who said it, but I distinctly remember someone saying that a Bachelors degree is this generation’s High School diploma. In that most doors are closed to you unless you have it. My brother-in-law has a diploma and does well, but he has an obvious glass ceiling bc he doesn’t...

https://www.theautopian.com/how-i-got-my-navy-callsign-by-shitting-myself-in-an-f-a-18-fighter-jet-twice/

“Khaki”

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-fear-speaker-battle-cant-certify-election-2005510 Whoops…

“Should” being the key word.

Not sure if that’s the best way to go. They are still aircrew and would require aircrew medical standards, etc. Not to the level of pilots or ACSOs but some conditions can still rule them out which wouldn’t apply to ground-based folks. The Air Ops Officers and Techs don’t need them.

Hmm…sounds like a great niche to fill…

I’m just going off @FSTO ’s earlier post, but it said that he tried and failed, then clarified with the highlighted part I commented on. So…yes?

I find it interesting that Flight Attendants and Flight Stewards are just postings. In Australia (with a similar sized VIP fleet), RAAF Crew Attendants are a trade that hires off the street. Unsure how many of them then leave for Qantas or Virgin.

12 Wing really missed out on an opportunity to get the name of RHG instead…

I don’t know. From the highlighted bit I think he’s saying “it is what it is” in more words. So it’s more like “I’d want to, but currently don’t have the means to.”

Icelandair also likely has a different (monopolistic) supplier than whatever FBO (term escapes me but basically the place that exec jets land) that 412 landed at. For context, VIP jets don’t land and park at the international airport’s terminal. So they likely don’t use the same contracted...