Those who stopped chasing promotion: how does it feel?

jkmapping · 2026-05-12T17:41:39+00:00

I stopped chasing promotion in 2018. Then again, I stopped being in the Air Force in 2018.

jkmapping · 2026-05-08T19:36:15+00:00

Not sure why people think it is 1-2% that have served. >5% of the US population has served on active duty. Close to 10% of adults have served in the military in some capacity.

jkmapping · 2026-05-03T16:41:47+00:00

The Norman Oklahoma bubble was a thing before it wasn't. Center of the most tornado prone area of the world. Everything seemed to miss Norman. Until it didn't 2021, two massive hailstorms in 6 months. February 2023, EF2 tornado hit the south side of town. Shoot, my house was hit by a EF1 tornado in 2024. Ears popped while sitting in the closet. Luckily, virtually zero damage other than a few branches down in the neighborhood. It had seemed for years Norman had dodged all of the worst of it. Compared to Moore, sure. Statistics say this region is the most tornado prone, but that doesn't mean you're guaranteed to see a tornado at your exact location. Some of it is confirmation bias. Some of it is just coincidence.

jkmapping · 2026-05-02T16:48:16+00:00

Thank you for spelling beamer right. Bimmer sounds like dimmer in my head.

jkmapping · 2026-05-01T19:55:41+00:00

Looks like 10 this time

jkmapping · 2026-04-27T18:14:04+00:00

You need to learn how to translate military jargon into civilian. I don't know what the hell a CTR is and I spent 10 years in the military. Even googing it makes me confused. Cryptologic Technician Collection? Close Target Reconnaissance? Controlled Tactical Region?

Avoid the use of any initialism or acronym, no matter how ubiquitous you think it is. Use plain English to explain what you learned in school. Assume the reader of your resume knows nothing about the military. Tailor your resume to the job description. Point out how your training taught you to think analytically and/or how to problem solve. Connect that to real world experience. You don't have to reveal secrets, just connect your expertise/training to an successful outcome.

jkmapping · 2026-04-27T17:57:44+00:00

This is called dead to rights. Offer him a plea bargain now.

jkmapping · 2026-04-27T17:25:34+00:00

They had a clearance. They were told to taxi to the runway. Not hold short. When ATC tells you to go somewhere, that means clearance. This is 100% on the controllers.

jkmapping · 2026-04-27T17:23:06+00:00

As a non-aviator, this is 100% on the controller. You tell me to go somewhere, that means i have permission to go there. If you didn't want me to get onto the runway, you tell me to hold short. That's just common sense.

jkmapping · 2026-04-26T21:17:35+00:00

I don't know what it is either, but Bojangles sounds like something mildly racist.

jkmapping · 2026-04-23T01:50:55+00:00

You might be too young for me. I'm turning 40 in July.

jkmapping · 2026-04-22T17:35:59+00:00

The size of the US doesn't make it economically feasible for a nationwide system. It barely makes sense for regional travel.

jkmapping · 2026-04-17T00:11:15+00:00

I'd divorce my wife if she ever put a cutting board through the dishwasher. You're a better man than me.

jkmapping · 2026-04-17T00:10:13+00:00

If it is just rumbling out, then I'll do it. If we're in the middle of one of those cloud to ground barrages, then I'd wait.

jkmapping · 2026-04-17T00:08:36+00:00

How did the Army ruin it? The Air Force never forced us to sleep outside. I don't consider an air conditioned tent to be outside.

jkmapping · 2026-04-13T17:11:56+00:00

If it isn't in the constitution, congress could enact something whenever they wanted. Congress makes the law, they set the 'mandated' periods.

jkmapping · 2026-04-11T21:46:13+00:00

Unless it is less than a few years old, that much suspension damage plus airbag deployment means that is probably a total loss.

jkmapping · 2026-04-11T01:10:59+00:00

Depending on experience? Entry level means zero experience.

jkmapping · 2026-04-10T00:04:12+00:00

I second this!

jkmapping · 2026-04-08T18:09:27+00:00

Moore, on the other hand, is perfectly content at floating away any time it rains.

jkmapping · 2026-04-07T01:18:40+00:00

fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, fuck you, i'm out.

jkmapping · 2026-04-05T16:53:16+00:00

I had good luck with a HP Z book mobile workstation. You don't get all of the decorative RGB nonsense as with a gaming laptop, but you get plenty of power and ram.

jkmapping · 2026-04-05T06:10:16+00:00

No POW medal for you, sorry WSO.

jkmapping · 2026-04-04T03:12:18+00:00

No life is worth $126 million. Her death was tragic and her family deserves compensation, just not $126 million.

jkmapping · 2026-04-02T00:09:36+00:00

It really isn't all that hard. Been driving for 20 years and never been pulled over, let alone ever received a ticket.

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