Empty Bag of Ducks📎
@emptybagofducks.bsky.social
Ex-Army officer, retired civil servant. Historian. Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma victim. Diehard Packer fan. Fighting the dying of the light, the dying of liberal democracy and the death of the American Republic. My bags of ships and ducks are empty
Trying to understand how what Hegseth is saying differs from spiral development that’s already a fairly entrenched approach.
Amen to trashing PPBE and JCIDS processes. I sat through to many FCBs, JCBs and even the occasional JROC wondering what the hell are we doing here?
Amen to trashing PPBE and JCIDS processes. I sat through to many FCBs, JCBs and even the occasional JROC wondering what the hell are we doing here?
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Trying to understand how what Hegseth is saying differs from spiral development that’s already a fairly entrenched approach.
Amen to trashing PPBE and JCIDS processes. I sat through to many FCBs, JCBs and even the occasional JROC wondering what the hell are we doing here?
Amen to trashing PPBE and JCIDS processes. I sat through to many FCBs, JCBs and even the occasional JROC wondering what the hell are we doing here?
He was the primary author
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
He was the primary author
Unless they choose to ignore it, the law says furloughed workers do get back pay.
November 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Unless they choose to ignore it, the law says furloughed workers do get back pay.
That brings back memories. Started to hallucinate once.
November 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
That brings back memories. Started to hallucinate once.
Speaking from current experience, I wholeheartedly concur
November 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Speaking from current experience, I wholeheartedly concur
as someone who spent most of my career in that realm, you are spot on
November 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
as someone who spent most of my career in that realm, you are spot on
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He was right about it all.
October 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
He was right about it all.
That is a hugely expensive trip. USTRANSCOM will have to devote dozens of C-17 tails just for all the support equipment/personnel, as well as air refueling assets. It’s not just Air Force One.
This will rapidly deplete the Transportation Working Capital Fund that TRANSCOM operates on.
This will rapidly deplete the Transportation Working Capital Fund that TRANSCOM operates on.
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
That is a hugely expensive trip. USTRANSCOM will have to devote dozens of C-17 tails just for all the support equipment/personnel, as well as air refueling assets. It’s not just Air Force One.
This will rapidly deplete the Transportation Working Capital Fund that TRANSCOM operates on.
This will rapidly deplete the Transportation Working Capital Fund that TRANSCOM operates on.
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I dislike "big tent." I like "solidarity." Solidarity holds on even when it's unpopular, which is dangerous, but it doesn't let people go. I distrust those willing to give up this group to get that group while saying "we need all groups." We DO need all groups; so hold tightest to marginal groups.
October 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I dislike "big tent." I like "solidarity." Solidarity holds on even when it's unpopular, which is dangerous, but it doesn't let people go. I distrust those willing to give up this group to get that group while saying "we need all groups." We DO need all groups; so hold tightest to marginal groups.