Remember that scene from Independence Day?

[NinjaKnight]

Where an old 'Nam vet hops into an F-18 and fights aliens? That's about to happen. Minus the aliens. And it wouldn't be an F-18 because the USAF doesn't have those. And it wouldn't be Vietnam Vets because they are too old. So it's basically nothing like that scene from Independence Day.

https://www.jqpublicblog.com/trump-grants-air-force-expansive-authority-recall-retired-pilots/

 

[fabknight]

yawn.

 

[Bob the Citronaut]

We need as many pilots as we can get to carry out whatever military strikes Putin wants us to do.

 

[NinjaKnight]

yawn.

What an odd thing to post. You obviously care enough to comment, but want to make it look like you don't care?

 

[barrister1602]

What an odd thing to post. You obviously care enough to comment, but want to make it look like you don't care?

I find it odd that you care that he is trying not to care.

 

[Happy Hands]

I find it odd that you care that he is trying not to care.

I find it strange that you find it odd that he cares about someone trying not to care.

 

[barrister1602]

I find it strange that you find it odd that he cares about someone trying not to care.

I find it queer that you find it strange that I find it odd that you find it odd that he cares about trying not to care.

 

[Great2BAKnight2]

Don't we have drones controlled by 30 year old gamers in the basement of CIA buildings? Who needs pilots.

 

[UCFWayne]

Don't we have drones controlled by 30 year old gamers in the basement of CIA buildings? Who needs pilots.

as long as they keep the mountain dew and doritos flowing, we should be fine.

 

[Jedi.Knight]

 

[UCFBS]

Don't we have drones controlled by 30 year old gamers in the basement of CIA buildings? Who needs pilots.

Attack drones cannot handle most combat situations.

It is very scary that we're doing this to retired pilots, who have served their duty, in an undeclared war situation. Emergency powers were never designed for the case of continual, undeclared wars.

 

[NinjaKnight]

Attack drones cannot handle most combat situations.

It is very scary that we're doing this to retired pilots, who have served their duty, in an undeclared war situation. Emergency powers were never designed for the case of continual, undeclared wars.

Exactly.

 

[UCFBS]

Exactly.

This is my problem with the F-35 as well. It's designed for stealth in a declared war.

It's not well designed for escorting aircraft with unknown intentions, within visual range. And in a CAS role (USMC), it's one expensive piece of equipment to lose.

 

[Great2BAKnight2]

Attack drones cannot handle most combat situations.

It is very scary that we're doing this to retired pilots, who have served their duty, in an undeclared war situation. Emergency powers were never designed for the case of continual, undeclared wars.

The Authorized Use of Military Force is BS and just an illustration of Congress abdicated power it is responsible for. The fact that the 2001 bill has now been cited for actions in Afghanistan, Cuba (Guantanamo Bay), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Iraq, Kenya, Libya, Philippines, Somalia, Syria and Yemen only illustrates the problem with it. It's too open and there's no endpoint.

From the bill:
That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.

This will never end and will continue to bleed us of resources that could be spent elsewhere.