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Did he try and smell her hair?

He has been relegated to the back row. I wonder if he knows who the lady standing next to him is?

Most of aircraft landing at CNX are B737 or A319, 320 or 321 series so 10 to 15 knot tailwind should be within performance limitaions. To my surprise I just saw aThai Airways B787 taking off on RWY 36. So it looks 36 is now in operation.

Probably not 50% but it can be a dangerous landing attempt. . Many years ago I was trying land a Cessna 172 at my local airport and the wind had changed from a head to a tailwind and I almsot ran off the runway. The runway was 5000 feet. I called the tower later and asked did they notice the change in wind direction. The tower said they woudl get back to me. I am still waiting.

Senator Tammy Duckworth of IL is on the Senate Armed Services Committee. She is a Democrat. Also, she is a retired Lt Col from the Illinois Army National Guard who lost both legs while flying a Blackhawk helicoprter in Iraq. The helicopter was shot down. Her questions to Hegseth will be very interesting. This is irreleavnt to the subject but she was born in Thailand and is half Thai.

So any Sec Def candidate who worked at a Defense Contract company is disaqualified?

I mean it's not like there is a stable of 4 star generals just waiting in the wings in case a new Sec Def wants to clean house. Last time I checked military promotions at this level need congressional approval.

Name one major DOD contract Raytheon(correct spelling) was awarded between Jan 2021 until now? What was a major part Raytheon's business with the DOD? In the past it was part of the various UAV programs. UAV'shave been joint venture with multiple defense contract companies. I am not defending Austin because I have not been a fan of his but one has to prove his action or actions as Sec Def could be a conflict of interest.

"you can't fire everybody". A good leader finds a way to work with those he disagrees with. DEI is just one issue that is negatively affecting the current US Military. There are many others.

No. Of course not. Austin had been in office 8 months at the time fo the withdraw. I thought at least Miley, Army Chief of Staff, would have taken sword but he did not. Maybe that is the current state of Generals in the US Military? In my time did not have a lot of contact with general officers. Any Sec Def can olny work with the people that are currently in uniform.

What do you think? OF course I do. Been to Kabul airport many times. If I was a younger it could have been me at Abbey gate. Amazing question based upon on little to knowledge about me or my experience. Let me ask you "did you care when the decision to rapidly withdraw from Afghanistan was so poorly executed that 13 young service members were killed needlessly?". Also, who gave the final order to execute such an operation? I doubt this will ever be answered. But the decisions ike these are usually brought up the flag pole all the way to 1600 Pennsylavnia Ave. You know who lives there?

It depends on Sec Def Hegseth first meeting with the JCS. If he comes with humility and sets the tone tha he has a lot to learn and not lecture them then it could work. On the otherhand if he comes in with the perspective that he he is in town to tear it down then it could be a disaster. We shalll see and as it stands now I think Hegseth gets confirmed unless the Dems come up with some really dirt on him. "Politics is the dirtiest game in town".

Not everyone at Space X has a TS. I interviewed with Space X many years ago for a security position and a government clearance was not required. At that time my Secret clearance had already expired. Secret clearance are active for 10 years. Possibly only Space X employees working on classified government contracts would at least a need to have Secret level clearance. Mixing? I don't know anything about that. It is common practice for those who take government position to divest or even completely withdraw from commerical ventures to avoid a conflict of interest. If I know this then Democractic Senators know it and should bring this issue up at confirmation hearings.

For Trump that was in the past. For Musk does he currently hold a government security clearance? If he does then it could be an issue.

Trump has not been sworn in yet and Musk is a private citzen and he can talk to anyone and anywhere.

It has been like that for decades. What Dwight Eisenhower warned the world about has come true: The Military Industrial Complex thrives globally. Musk and/or Hegseth cannot touch it. If certains banks are too big to fail then the Defense Industry is the beast that cannot be killed. Experiened military officers knows this and work within the belly of the beast. Musk's Space X has been dealing with NASA but I do not know what their contracting process is. I am very versed in the DOD process and it is a beast. No one can kill it and I doubt Musk or Fox and Friends host Pete can impact it.

I hope that does not happen. Dem Senators have to decide who they want out of the running? My money is on Gaetz.

In some aspects the DOD is run like a business: 1) RFI-Request for Information on future contracts 2) RFP_Frequest for Proposals on future contracts 3) Competitive Bidding Process then occurrs 4) DCAA-Defense Contract Audit Ageny. The title explains it and these guys and girls were snoopiing around in many parts of Kuwait, A-stan and Iraq. Utlimately final decisions are made by Sec Def after consulting with POTUS.

Yes I am and a combat veteran. I care about the men and women under the command of Sec Def Hegseth.

Actually the CEO of a large Defense Contractor would have relevant experience to run the DOD. A good chunk of the annual defense budget ($800 Billion) is spent on contracts to the various defense contractors. Awarding of contracts is a big part of the business of the DOD. The DOD is run like a business. Government does not make anything. What they need is actually purchased from companies. The extent of Hegseth's leadership experience is an army platoon leader. At best he was in charge of 30 to 50 soldiers. If confirmed he would lead an agency with close to 2 million military, civilian and contractors. Scaling up be an understatement. Yes, the DOD needs change but I doubt Hegseth is the right man for the job. But with the Republicans in charge of the senate he might get confirmed.

I don't think they like each other:

I never mentioned POTUS or VPOTUS.

If she says yes it would happen. Many Californians would back Kamala Harris for California governor, new pollsuggests

Rubio will be an easy confirmation. Names like Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth will be difficult. Not uncommon for the firt nominees to be bow out before hearings.

In the Army we use the term Platoon Leader. As for the DOD it is a mess and yes DEI needs to go but Sec Def has a long list on a daily basis. As an outsider to the Pentagon he would offer a fresh perspective but he has to work with "old men" in uniform who have been in place for decades. If confirmed this will be the most difficult hurdle to overcome.