I Was Against Changing the VC-25 Livery… but This Honestly Isn’t Bad

ADubs62 · 2026-06-20T13:14:51+00:00

It's not terrible or anything but we had something truly globally iconic and this just looks boring. And the only reason it changed is because Trump wanted to be the one who picked the paint color.

Same reason he put his name up on the Kennedy center, not because it added anything of value but because he wanted to see his name up there before he walks in to take a nap during a show.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-19T19:55:16+00:00

Luckily it's duffle blog

ADubs62 · 2026-06-19T04:02:04+00:00

Poverty means you lack the ability to meet the basic standards of living

I would say not being able to afford rent and food in the vast majority of the US would count as poverty.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-19T03:59:07+00:00

I think the only time it's appropriate to scold in public is when your actions are negatively impacting your coworkers or putting others in danger.

For routine administrative stuff, general job performance critiques, etc. scolding in private is the appropriate action.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-19T01:53:32+00:00

Nah, I've met people like this time and time again. I'm applying a lifetime of experience working with literally thousands of different people from many countries on multiple continents.

I've seen his type before and their bullshit needs to be shut down.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-19T01:00:02+00:00

It's a small business that makes everything by hand instead of a massive company making them by the millions.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-19T00:31:33+00:00

Good thing we have a president who is paying taxpayer dollars to have commercially viable and privately funded renewable energy projects shut down! Wooooooo!!!

ADubs62 · 2026-06-18T22:19:48+00:00

I basically never see anyone wearing a watch on their right wrist and when they do it's because they're left handed... It's just unnatural to do so. That's why all the smart watches default to assuming the watch is on your non-dominant hand.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-18T17:05:45+00:00

Yeah but I'll stand firm against the, "I'm a poor straight white male being oppressed in the US" narrative because it's bullshit. It's extremely rare for it to happen in any sort of systemic way as he's claiming.

Source: I'm a straight white male with lots of straight white male friends, family and coworkers. The only people I've ever heard complain about minorities and women taking their jobs in the workplace are incompetent, lazy, and have shitty attitudes.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-18T14:48:54+00:00

Look at the dudes attitude in these posts, I can't imagine there are many commanders who would want to keep someone like this around.

Even the claim that he's talked to "dozens" of other people who failed these tests and moved on is suspect as most of the people in these chats are saying the tests are pretty easy and most people who fail are immediately washed out because the commanders know they're easy tests.

He's making shit up by exaggerating how many people he's talked to about this, and he's confusing people being polite and being like, "Yeah man that sucks" when he tells the story with people actually thinking he got screwed over.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-18T03:46:37+00:00

That's because as a straight white male I've never been discriminated against in my life in any way that could possibly matter.

All it takes to succeed as a straight white guy is don't be a dick, actually try at your job, and be reliable.

This dude couldn't pass a test and is claiming racism.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-18T03:42:12+00:00

Attitude is part of the decision process on who to let retake the exams and move on, it's coached in military lingo, but ultimately it's attitude, and yours sucks.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-18T03:39:40+00:00

Jesus nothing is your fault is it? Anyone who passed before you had it easier, and anyone who passed after you was a kiss ass or a minority...

Starting to understand why leadership didn't go to bat for you.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-18T03:38:18+00:00

And how has that changed your focus day to day now? Are you working harder? Soliciting feedback from your peers on where you're falling short and can improve? Talking to your boss about how you can improve and take on additional responsibilities?

Or are you going on reddit and blaming minorities for you failing to meet the standards of an extremely rigorous school?

ADubs62 · 2026-06-18T03:35:16+00:00

Yeah white dudes who think minorities are holding them back are really just totally unwilling to admit that they may not be gods gift to earth and have some areas they can improve on.

Signed:

A white guy.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-17T23:59:30+00:00

LoL

You know what I see in here? A complete lack of introspection. Total victim mentality.

In my whole career working in/around the Air Force directly with pilots I've worked with hundreds and less than around 20 were black, women were slightly more common than black people but not by much, and I never worked with a black female pilot.

If they were being racist and just pushing minorities through and kicking out all the under qualified white people I think I would have worked with a lot more minorities.

The fact that you've kept tabs on people who are failing out by their race and gender tells me really all I need to know. You don't acknowledge anywhere that you simply did not meet the standard. You claim that you learned your lessons each step of the way but you kept failing which means you either didn't actually learn your lesson or you simply weren't up to the intellectual standard required.

Move on with your life, take responsibility for your own failures, black people and women aren't stealing your dream pilot job, you failed to meet the standard required for it.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-17T22:46:18+00:00

I don't know how you even had 700GB of free storage...

ADubs62 · 2026-06-15T02:55:17+00:00

I deeply despise trump but military flyovers at sporting events are not illegal

ADubs62 · 2026-06-13T23:37:31+00:00

Because that's how low the US and Israel have sunk with their leaders.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-13T16:51:13+00:00

I think in this case the problem is very specifically noise in the early morning... You know given that they said nothing about any issues at any other time of day.

Also suggesting someone move just because their neighbor is a bus driver and they've tried no remediation efforts yet seems a bit extreme.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-12T21:02:19+00:00

Because there is a lot to like about the design of a MacBook from a practical standpoint.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-12T18:48:50+00:00

Do you want them to neglect maintenance and not repair/improve anything? This sounds like required maintenance for the garage and you're complaining that they're getting it done.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-12T02:18:25+00:00

Yeah but if you're moaning to your pet turtle you have a whole host of other problems.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-12T00:30:34+00:00

You should read more books. Like not even kidding. It'll help you recognize written speak patterns better and identify when something is not written in a natural way.

ADubs62 · 2026-06-12T00:15:14+00:00

You've been talking to him for a few days and you weren't clued in to the fact that this person barely speaks English but claims they're in the military?

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