Recent content by dimsum

I remember seeing a courthouse on a base. I thought that was different.

It’s too reductive to say that “disagree = stupid”. I disagree with some work colleagues’ political positions all the time but I acknowledge that they are not dumb people. What I see is the difference between what I would say “short term” and “long term” thinking (and priorities), assuming...

I’m surprised that you’re surprised. (Yes I know that you’re not surprised) Again, one of the larger US bases (e.g. Fort Cavazos) is essentially half of the entire CAF personnel.

I don’t know when they were issued until, but Afghanistan rightly had the publicity (and lion’s share of the budget).

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-burglary/ Well that article is a bit of a ride.

That’s the one.

That looks about 1000x better than the one I was issued a few decades ago. Can’t remember what it was but it was a European company and honestly looked like a plastic fruit knife. I wore my (purchased) Leatherman instead, before they issued Gerbers.

Granted, this is Wiki numbers but they say there are 300 CAF folks in JTF-N. That’s a pretty decent size for a place you need to screen for (and not “screen” like Cold Lake). NORAD HQ in Colorado Springs only has 150.

Well obviously you doxxed yourself as Arizona AG Kris Mayes. :sneaky:

Check out the book “Fluke” by Brian Klass. You may find it enlightening. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fluke/Brian-Klaas/9781668006528

I knew about a dozen people posted to YK over the years. They all absolutely loved it (even their families). I went there a few times and I totally get it - it has the amenities of a much larger city than its population. As a complete aside, Thule AFB is no longer named Thule...

I know a fair few folks doing that already. Strangely (or not) it seems like they’re all RCAF. There are entire Reg F RCAF units like Plan Qulliq who are all remote. There are a bunch of RCAF Reservists who are working for the RAWC fully remote. It will be…interesting to see how they get...

The Dems had a huge campaign to get people to vote in the 2020 election. Folks who wouldn’t normally have cared to vote, voted. I hope that everyone here agrees that Russia hasn’t been exactly a good actor since 2016, so I’d dismiss Russia Today (state-owned and probably closest to the modern...

For comparison, since people like to compare us to Australia. https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/unattainable-sydney-s-median-house-price-hits-record-high-of-1-6-million-20240422-p5flmr.html

…and those folks won’t properly show up on polls until pretty much right at the election.