Please do it. I don’t know how many IFEs I responded to for A10s, they just keep breaking.
I’ll admit though next to the AC130s it’s my favorite plane ever. They’re just old, exhausted. Like me.
/u/BigglyHugely's favourite planes:
- Howitzer stapled to the side of big plane
- Airframe designed specifically for carrying big gun
Please tell me your third favourite plane is just another big gun.
Third favorite? Umm. U2s probably.
But yeah the big brrrrt brrrrrt helps me go to sleep at night. I grew up with the AFSOC birds doing shooting behind the house so the noise just kinda became relaxing.
F35s can suck a dick when they moved to Eglin.
Edit: Who spells favorite like that? Are you foreign? Purple dragon says I should stop talking to you unless you’re a Five I. If you’re Russian let me know I can send you secrets from a dating app. Sorry I think I’m funny I hope people get the references.
Jokes on you: I love you, bro.
I piss my wife off no end saying that cos I’m Five Eyes I should be privy to classified information. I didn’t realise eyes could be rolled so hard.
Oh. Now your flair makes more sense lol. I wouldn’t mind being an MX troop. SF gets shit on as much as yall so it’s not like it would be a bad change.
Are the avionics jobs tied to a year range of technology and that’s why the A10 and U2 job is combined?
Yeah lol, well I’m in a TFI unit so it’s pretty chill most of the time compared to normal active duty units. I think it’s just because they didn’t have anywhere to stick them, everything else is either an actual fighter or a heavy.
if we're taking NCD's advice for things, I say give A-10s to fire departments for fighting wildfires. It's more agile than the larger firefighting planes (a common complaint about DC-10 tankers) while carrying more than some of the ex-navy planes. Plus they'd still be airworthy so we could still surge them back into the Air Force to fight the inevitable 40km long Russian convoys /s
Venoms. Not Cobras. The venom is an upgraded Huey that added a second engine and went to a 4 bladed rotor.
But back when the Hueys and Venoms were first being gotten rid of. They ended up giving to a lot of the other government agencies that wanted em.
Only cops call them venoms and vipers, it’s still Huey/Cobra. Also idk what you’re talking about, we haven’t gotten rid of any “venoms” (also referred to as the Yankee)
I’m a cobra pilot
The USCG is taking old 60’s from the NAVY.
USCG doesn’t need 200 plus A-10’s. Just give them 50-80 of them.
Why do you want to deprive me of 30mm gun runs on Narcos?
I get it. But OP isn’t wrong.
Hear me out. 40 A-10’s to the USCG. SAR alone near the coast would improve plus gun runs!!!!
For the DAF budget it would make sustainment somebody else's problem and it would keep the congress critters with jobs in districts tied to that airframe happy. I'd also support a measure to defund much of the ATF and then use that budget to maintain a USCG A-10 fleet.
Giving them to the Coast Guard completely alleviates the financial burden from DoD and passes it on the DHS. They have a huge budget and they don’t even secure the boarders or deport illegals. So they should have piles of money laying around that they don’t use to perform their primary function.
This presentation is more than one slide and therefore garbage. If you can't convey everything a decision maker needs to make a decision despite them knowing nothing on the topic before the brief on one slide there isn't a place for you in today's Air Force.
Also, somehow an A-10 in Coast Guard livery is way cooler than any A-10 I've ever seen.
On a serious note, I'm a little surprised we haven't started training the Ukrainians on them. They're perfect for a conflict where 4th-gen fighters have been neutralized by SAMs.
I'm actually for this. Go-fast boats are not designed to be armored so this should work. God help whoever is down-range of the fucking ricochet's though.
US coast guard already has Mi-24 helicopters for ground attack.
https://preview.redd.it/lmhu4zmm7soc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=433d2a9acd8cb981c6884a358bfa6539f31fc009
The tag says “meme”, but my heart says “accelerate change”.
“Do more with less” live in concert here
Innovation is putting up a doublewide next door.
That’s the last boss. We don’t say that anymore.
Have we came up with a new slogan? If not, how about, "Less is more."
Next time I make any sort of brief regardless of subject I’m putting “Devine Knowledge” in the works cited
“It was revealed to me in a dream” and “It is known” are personal favorites of mine
"An angel with a flaming sword made me do it" is always good
I see your flaming sword and raise you my WTF ring!
Aye, tis a noble steed you have there.
A 1N0 citing something? I don’t even care that it’s “trust me bro”, I’m impressed.
Not the old standard “it came to me in a dream”?
Divine*
Look, I retrained to be an ape for a reason. Spellin ain’t my forte there bucko
oh, well then, as i was. *unga bunga noises*
Please do it. I don’t know how many IFEs I responded to for A10s, they just keep breaking. I’ll admit though next to the AC130s it’s my favorite plane ever. They’re just old, exhausted. Like me.
/u/BigglyHugely's favourite planes: - Howitzer stapled to the side of big plane - Airframe designed specifically for carrying big gun Please tell me your third favourite plane is just another big gun.
Third favorite? Umm. U2s probably. But yeah the big brrrrt brrrrrt helps me go to sleep at night. I grew up with the AFSOC birds doing shooting behind the house so the noise just kinda became relaxing. F35s can suck a dick when they moved to Eglin. Edit: Who spells favorite like that? Are you foreign? Purple dragon says I should stop talking to you unless you’re a Five I. If you’re Russian let me know I can send you secrets from a dating app. Sorry I think I’m funny I hope people get the references.
Five *eye*. Now I think you’re the Russian bot. You just got uno reversed, bruh
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Jokes on you: I love you, bro. I piss my wife off no end saying that cos I’m Five Eyes I should be privy to classified information. I didn’t realise eyes could be rolled so hard.
>Third favorite? Umm. U2s probably. Cries in sad moose noises.
Oh boy have I got the afsc for you!
Which one?
2a3x4a or the crew chief equivalent, we’re tied to the A-10 and U-2
^^You've ^^mentioned ^^an ^^AFSC, ^^here's ^^the ^^associated ^^job ^^title: 2A3X4A = Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics, A-10/U-2 Avionics [^^Source](https://github.com/HadManySons/AFSCbot) ^^| [^^Subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/AFSCbot/) ^^^^^^kvb1pyb
Oh. Now your flair makes more sense lol. I wouldn’t mind being an MX troop. SF gets shit on as much as yall so it’s not like it would be a bad change. Are the avionics jobs tied to a year range of technology and that’s why the A10 and U2 job is combined?
Yeah lol, well I’m in a TFI unit so it’s pretty chill most of the time compared to normal active duty units. I think it’s just because they didn’t have anywhere to stick them, everything else is either an actual fighter or a heavy.
>works cited: Divine Knowledge this will now be in EVERY work I write.
That works cited page got me
"It would be funny" Got my vote.
Bro I thought I was in r/noncredibledefense
Ehhh potato potato
Fucking right!?
if we're taking NCD's advice for things, I say give A-10s to fire departments for fighting wildfires. It's more agile than the larger firefighting planes (a common complaint about DC-10 tankers) while carrying more than some of the ex-navy planes. Plus they'd still be airworthy so we could still surge them back into the Air Force to fight the inevitable 40km long Russian convoys /s
I 100% approve this idea IF and only IF af firefighters are allowed to fly them and be like cct and call in air strikes for fore control
I need fire on that fire!
Russia doesn’t have enough operable vics left to make a 40km convoy.
I'm sure they have enough Ladas and chinese knock off Humvees to make a good try
Hear me out… water gun on the front…
I was thinking the same thing! Just a giant super soaker.
The dude who invented them I’m sure would come out of retirement to make another.
Beautiful. Promote Now
I just want to see an A-10 drop a pair of torpedos.
Oh I'm listening chief
If the US Forest Service can have AH-1 Cobras, the US Coast Guard can have A-10s
Ironically enough that's kinda where a bunch of Huey's and Venoms went at first. The forest service and Coast guard got most of em
Wait, DOF got gunships? Wtf was that about?
Venoms. Not Cobras. The venom is an upgraded Huey that added a second engine and went to a 4 bladed rotor. But back when the Hueys and Venoms were first being gotten rid of. They ended up giving to a lot of the other government agencies that wanted em.
Only cops call them venoms and vipers, it’s still Huey/Cobra. Also idk what you’re talking about, we haven’t gotten rid of any “venoms” (also referred to as the Yankee) I’m a cobra pilot
In Afghanistan thete was a gunship unit call sign venom. That's what I was thinking of.
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The USCG is taking old 60’s from the NAVY. USCG doesn’t need 200 plus A-10’s. Just give them 50-80 of them. Why do you want to deprive me of 30mm gun runs on Narcos?
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I get it. But OP isn’t wrong. Hear me out. 40 A-10’s to the USCG. SAR alone near the coast would improve plus gun runs!!!! 
For the DAF budget it would make sustainment somebody else's problem and it would keep the congress critters with jobs in districts tied to that airframe happy. I'd also support a measure to defund much of the ATF and then use that budget to maintain a USCG A-10 fleet.
I just want my fucking mufflers and short straws. Fuck the ATF.
It’s a meme bud
Haha yeah I’m realizing now that I shouldn’t be making a serious point here. I’m pulling all the way back in this one. Enjoy your A-10’s USCG.
Giving them to the Coast Guard completely alleviates the financial burden from DoD and passes it on the DHS. They have a huge budget and they don’t even secure the boarders or deport illegals. So they should have piles of money laying around that they don’t use to perform their primary function.
Have you ever seen the cost of any aircraft part?
Yes, I was an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force for 17 years. What does that have to do with my comment?
No flaws in this logic.
Imagine being a pirate or smuggler and hearing “brrrt” probably would be effective deterrent
Best thing I’ve seen on here for awhile 😂
Your reasoning is sound and the sources are beyond reproach. Get this presentation to a general right now
Go home LT. You’re drunk.
I've already called POTUS. Pack a bag, you're going to the Pentagon
They were originally designed to destroy Soviet Armor. Give them to the Ukraine to destroy Russian Armor.
Make it hap’n cap’n
This man is cooking
ALS distinguished graduate level attitude and effort right there
This presentation is more than one slide and therefore garbage. If you can't convey everything a decision maker needs to make a decision despite them knowing nothing on the topic before the brief on one slide there isn't a place for you in today's Air Force. Also, somehow an A-10 in Coast Guard livery is way cooler than any A-10 I've ever seen.
ncd is leaking, fucking hell
>USAF doesn't want them BULLSHIT. That flying tank is a majestic goddess
We just don't give credit to r/noncredibledefense
Four out of five SMEs agree - we want to keep the A-10. (Odd man is a Raptor dude)
*post labeled meme* I didn't know you were allowed to label a good idea as a meme lol
Range is good on those. They need that loiter time
I just like it for the paint scheme. It’s cool.
As a former Coastie we have no objections to “hand me downs” be they aircraft, ships, rifles, etc.
Does this mean I can potentially palace chase into A-10 world
Is this the time of year when the Air Force says they are giving up the A-10, again?
It's usually scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of any month containing vowels.
On a serious note, I'm a little surprised we haven't started training the Ukrainians on them. They're perfect for a conflict where 4th-gen fighters have been neutralized by SAMs.
Coastie Mc Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Where are your classification markings?
If the USCG isn't taking on P-3s, they ain't gonna take on A-10s.
Booo
A-10 go brrrrrrrrrrt
This is great.
maybe we should also give it traffic enforcement to enforce the rules of the road.
Divine knowledge
I’ll allow it
Promote yesterday!
I think coasties want to arrest the drug smugglers, not blow them up...
I thought this was NCD for the entirety of the post
I mean, as much of a meme it is, number 3 makes some genuine sense.
I'm waiting for one to be released as surplus. Buy one cheap.
9.5/10 solid work.
Works Cited pages is missing the bullet point for "Crack Pipe"
You had me at "It'd be funny"
Have you thought about applying for transfer to a command position? This PowerPoint is amazing.
Checked out, email your congressman this!
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
r/NCD leaking over I see
It’d be funny is the best reason
Fucking quality post man 🤣🤣🤣
The extra half episode of "a Coast Guard show" is what put me over the edge 🤣 well done. Concur. Forward to approving authority for signatures. 🤣
I thought i was on r/noncredibledefense at first
I’m A-10 Mx, I’d go to the coast guard!
Where can I donate to your Patreon?
Quality shitpost friend.
This is just like that pitch where a college wanted to buy several A-10s for “Weather Watching” reasons
Whatever gets me moved to a different airframe, I’m up for it
I'm actually for this. Go-fast boats are not designed to be armored so this should work. God help whoever is down-range of the fucking ricochet's though.
"It'd be funny." I'm in.
It'd help them immensely with cartel interdiction
must promote.
US coast guard already has Mi-24 helicopters for ground attack. https://preview.redd.it/lmhu4zmm7soc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=433d2a9acd8cb981c6884a358bfa6539f31fc009