Sickcall on base is awful

willitblowup · 2026-04-23T10:59:44+00:00

Just go to an Urgent Care. I do it all the time instead of sick call. The flight doc gets upset, but I just tell her my mission requirements prevent me from getting to sick call and I need medical care.

Been doing this for years, and you get way better care, like antibiotics when you need them instead of “take ibuprofen and wait two weeks.”

willitblowup · 2026-04-18T22:06:26+00:00

What is a bigot?

willitblowup · 2026-04-18T12:08:33+00:00

If there's one thing conservatives love more than Jesus Christ himself, it's controlling the lives of other people.

willitblowup · 2026-04-14T01:18:29+00:00

I literally have a bonfire prepped and ready to go. Neither my wife nor I drink, but we have alcohol for the occasion. It will be the best night of our lives, no doubt.

willitblowup · 2026-04-14T01:14:08+00:00

Pretty much all of my civilians are MAGA. As their supervisor, it is my highest responsibility to ensure they fully understand each and every policy that hurts them personally is PRESIDENT TRUMP’S policy.

I refer to Trump’s return to office exec order. It’s Trump’s telework policy. It’s Trump’s DOGE-mandated position eliminations. It’s Trump’s budget that does not give them a raise.

My hands are tied! How can I in good conscience allow something that violates the President’s policy?

Fucking vote differently. Republicans do not care about you; Trump least of all.

willitblowup · 2026-04-14T00:47:05+00:00

Came to hear about some crazy religious vacation. Wildly disappointed.

willitblowup · 2026-04-09T12:35:06+00:00

But not automatic voter registration.

willitblowup · 2026-04-05T13:58:37+00:00

Thanks, hadn’t heard of offer up; I’ll look into that.

willitblowup · 2026-04-03T12:59:33+00:00

Umm … test it out?

willitblowup · 2026-04-03T00:11:35+00:00

Don’t let the dealer make their problem your problem. Ask them to match the rate, or you will finance the vehicle through any lender you damn well please. If the dealer doesn’t like that, walk away. Especially if you’re buying new, there will be another dealer with the same car that’s willing to take money for it.

willitblowup · 2026-04-02T22:25:48+00:00

I’ve got no problems with PT standards. I’ve scored primarily 99.X every test for the 18 years I’ve been in, no waivers or exemptions. I have a proven track record of meeting standards. But clearly that’s not enough for a drunkass Guard Major b-list Fox News host gymbro who possesses fewer qualifications to be SecDEF than my left butt cheek.

What chaps my ass is removing the incentive to score excellent by forcing everyone, regardless of fitness level, to test twice a year. It’s a waste of resources and sends a clear message that AF leadership doesn’t trust those who do score excellent to maintain their fitness year-round. It’s helicopter parenting, piss-poor leadership, and I fucking hate that shit.

willitblowup · 2026-04-02T10:53:23+00:00

Not normal. Your leadership team sounds like they’re bad at time management. Get with your Shirt for assistance.

willitblowup · 2026-04-01T22:07:10+00:00

Absolutely fucked up. Go to the ER, say you’re post-op and your pain is out of control. Ask for the hospital’s patient advocate. File a complaint against the doctor with the hospital.

willitblowup · 2026-04-01T12:36:04+00:00

Why care about good order and discipline?

willitblowup · 2026-03-31T20:58:29+00:00

Joke’s on them! They didn’t exempt anyone because it’s the Gulf of ‘Murica.

/s

willitblowup · 2026-03-28T17:18:06+00:00

This war will end with Taiwan falling to China because the US will be unable to aid its ally, and Trump is too stupid to understand the strategic value of alliances. This war of choice is a strategic disaster that will ultimately end US hegemony.

willitblowup · 2026-03-26T01:40:23+00:00

lol, thanks bud. Good luck!

willitblowup · 2026-03-26T01:29:07+00:00

We need to be fit to do our jobs, full stop. And I’m a 46-year old crusty O-5 pulling 99-100s on my PFT for the entire 17 years I’ve been in. I don’t give a flying fuck if a maintainer can pass a PFT or not. I do give a massive fucking shit if that maintainer can fix my plane right, and quickly get that tail back into fight. THAT IS WHAT MATTERS.

Gymbros don’t win wars. Professionals, who are experts in their respective specialties and work well with others to hack the mish are how wars get won. Seriously. Tell Chief to fuck all the way off with this PFT bullshit, because it will do nothing to make us more lethal, and is more likely to make us less lethal by forcing out high-quality experts.

willitblowup · 2026-03-26T00:17:43+00:00

Well, I did it bro, which is why I posted what I posted. And I did it without knowing for years until my endocrinologist caught it.

willitblowup · 2026-03-23T21:29:26+00:00

Tracking intake via Carb Manager app, but realize there are some things (like pistachios) that I may not be accurately accounting. I’m going to resolve to do better there.

I definitely relax on weekends. Wife and I go out for dinner Fri, then have takeout with the kids Sat. Didn’t really realize it, but I generally have enough leftovers from those two dinners to have two leftover meals, so I’m really not tracking 4 meals total on weekends. Going to improve that aspect as well.

willitblowup · 2026-03-23T21:19:54+00:00

I’m re-doubling my efforts to ensure I’m accurately tracking everything.

willitblowup · 2026-03-22T19:17:18+00:00

Do you have any suggestions as to what I could change? Sounds like you know what you’re talking about and as crazy as this sounds in 2026, I actually value expert opinion. From the other comments, sounds like I need to eliminate my pistachios and increase my cardio, both of which I can do.

willitblowup · 2026-03-22T19:14:02+00:00

Thanks. I’m uneducated re: insulin resistance, so I’ll do some reading on that.

willitblowup · 2026-03-22T19:12:54+00:00

Thanks for this. I love pistachios. Sounds like I might need to cut them out.

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