Top Gun delayed to 2022

[electronman1729]

Given how they're trying to bend the knee to China in it, I couldn't care less.

Already happened.

https://consequence.net/2019/07/tom-...a-controversy/

[Doc45]

Well Cruise is 59 now, isn?t mandatory retirement at 62?

Hahaha-Stripes! When my son deployed the first time in ‘05 I sent him a bunch of dvds and included Stripes and MASH-the film (he was a Combat Medic then) none of those kids had seen them. They loved ‘em.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Well Cruise is 59 now, isn?t mandatory retirement at 62?

Hahaha-Stripes! When my son deployed the first time in ‘05 I sent him a bunch of dvds and included Stripes and MASH-the film (he was a Combat Medic then) none of those kids had seen them. They loved ‘em.

59 could fit with the timeline, he'd just have been an even more junior LT than I was allowing for in the original movie. Mandatory retirement for an O-6 would have been at 30 years of service, usually less but I could see a fighter pilot hanging on to the bitter end if he was allowed to keep flying the hot jets. The desk jobs are what tend to drive them out sooner.

[MrPrena]

We are trying our best to fit the Top Gun timeline into real timeline.

Our guess is that he GED the school at age 16 and went to academy or whichever academic school with reserve or whatever. Then Graduated at 20 and went to Navy at age 21.
Then few years to get to LT. So, age 24-25.

If THAT SPECIFIC TOP GUN TIMELINE is true: age 25 (@1983) + (2021-1983) = age 63


https://www.thebalancecareers.com/ar...on-age-3976316

The Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard all set their own policies, so the maximum age for service varies slightly in each branch, and even for different ranks within a branch.

For instance, for U.S. Marines the mandatory retirement age is 62, although some higher-level officers and specialized personnel can serve until age 68.

The policies change frequently, too, based on military needs and budgets. For example, in 2018 some Air Force colonels were invited to stay on for three years beyond the mandatory retirement mark, which is usually 30 years of service.

[MrPrena]

You noticed that too? How does this military pilot have the bank to buy and maintain a P-51?

my pure guess is he loves that F-5E or F-14 Tom-Gato so much that he bought bunch of his lifesaving into Northrop Grumman at around 1983. Cash out few % of it, and bought that thing.

[RblDiver]

The news blows but it's important that this film -- as one of the few non-woke films in recent years -- do very well.

Can't speak to whether it's woke or not, but it is playing to a Chinese audience (see the link Electronman posted), so that's just as bad imo.

[MrPrena]

Sadly we have potential of ~370m audience, and they have about ~1.2b potential audience.

it is not just us, but many Asian countries like Singapore, Japan, and South Korea , etc doing some sugar coating for Chinese market.

within 20 years, entire global economy have to also sugar coat for Indian market where as they are emerging [very] slowly.

[Mtneer]

my pure guess is he loves that F-5E or F-14 Tom-Gato so much that he bought bunch of his lifesaving into Northrop Grumman at around 1983. Cash out few % of it, and bought that thing.

Nah, grandad was a Kelly's Hero.

[MrPrena]

Here is a close substitute to a Top Gun Movie. Pretend those blue angel pax are flying and saying "Rodger!" "Yes sir" "Code red" "Bogie at 5!" "sidewinder at 6!"









Or F1 racecar headbanging action at 4g (2 seater) without DICKING AROUND with net force like a fighter jet.

[Great-Kazoo]

You noticed that too? How does this military pilot have the bank to buy and maintain a P-51?

Side work for the cartel. ??