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bluedigger

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12. Pilots always need flight time.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 09:23 AM

Apr 28

Hopefully the jet fuel supply is sufficient to prevent grounding the fleet. Most back seaters are there for little more than flight balance unless they are going to a live fire range. And recruiters like having famous people in photos with their hardware, and the publicity in general. There is ample precedent for this sort of activity, even for a jerk like Kid Rock. Of the two, Hegseth's joyride is harder to justify, lol.

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Seduction attempt? Tim S Apr 28 #1

Why in the hell JBTaurus83 Apr 28 #2

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!!! BumRushDaShow Apr 28 #7

Kid Fucking Rock is what passes for a "celebrity" for repukes Skittles Apr 28 #22

Of course he did UpInArms Apr 28 #3

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Celebrities have been given guest flights on military aircraft for a long time now. bluedigger Apr 28 #9

Waste. Fraud. Abuse. BumRushDaShow Apr 28 #10

Pilots always need flight time. bluedigger Apr 28 #12

Irrelevant BumRushDaShow Apr 28 #14

Enlist WmChris Apr 29 #26

Exactly BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #27

Hegseth is missappropriating publicly funded taxpayer resources intended magicarpet Apr 29 #29

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could you provide examples of that? Skittles Apr 28 #23

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Article with photos on CNN . . . AverageOldGuy Apr 28 #13

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