HossHarris

I'll gladly support trimming some military earned benefits (not entitlements thanks) when I start seeing other unearned entitlements (welfare) in society getting trimmed as well.

Think the adscs will go away once you have to pay in? Doubtful.

I'll just leave this here. The erosion continues

A - "crippling" pilot stortage B - VPLAD .... Y - stop loss Z - profit break the chain! Read up on the details ... likely not USERRA protected (kiss that line number goodbye) and no guarantee to return to your guard unit. There are probably several other unsavory factors, but that's just what the porch is acknowledging, and they don't even run the program

You can be the best of what's left!

That's not what I'm telling you at all. What I'm telling you is 38s are VERY limited in what they can do. And no, they can't >basically< do they same stuff as upt 38 pilots. There are several upt "events" that you can't do in the companion trainer.

U2 T-38 ops are very limited in what they are allowed to do.

I think it's rainman.

If you do that, you're almost guaranteed to be promoted.

Sort of. We still carry paper pubs at Tyndall.

seem like we were just firing people an assignment ago .... weird

I flew with one every sortie. Even over water .... it MIGHT stay dry enough to work again.

1. Ask to speak with the first officer in the finance chain 2. Have the JTR reference that shows you should be reimbursed for dragging a trailer. 3. The burden of proof is on FINANCE to show you the reg/reference that says 21 feet max. 4. If you think their proof is in violation of the JTR (which trumps local policy and afi), elevate. 5. If finance turns out to be right, work to fix the process so the next round of b-course dity movers aren't similarly surprised. 6. Profit

You can 3-day opt a 365 like you always could. You can no longer set a DOS if you get a 179 to get out of the 179. Did you notice that almost all the 365s have been split into 2x 179s. Weird coincidence I'm sure. (If you already have a DOS set before notification of a 179 you should be good. Of course if you have a DOS in the next 6 months you shouldn't be getting a 179 ....)

The table of DOOM!

Brilliant!! Btw, the fighter porch is on Facebook now....so you can get/give info straight to the horses mouth. They recently announced they got approval to leave folks in white jets and rtu IP slots for 2 consecutive assignments (6 years). So if that's something you're interested in, adp it. Also working on a bonus (with associated adsc) for 16-20 year dudes. Less free agency makes flesh peddling easier.

Which is part of the Afpc problem. I very specifically said in writing on my adp that I'd only accept x,y, or z. Afpc decided they knew better*, offered what they thought was a fantastic assignment, that everyone clamours for, that's in high demand ..,, that wasn't x,y, or z. And they lost another fighter pilot. Maybe not a very good one ... but a fighter pilot nonetheless. *-or had an unfilled requirement.

I got the fighter porch to admit, during a vml webinar, that they do and will "negotiate with terrorists" if you're on the fence, or a free agent, make it known on your adp. If you're really feeling froggy, put "I will accept assignment to x, y, or z or I will separate/retire". (If that is, in fact, your reality .... might as well use it to your advantage). (Full disclosure, I used that approach and 7-day opted an assignment that wasn't on my list)

CL may mean "contract lodging" in the afi above. Remember, despite what the lodging manager will tell you, if it goes on your credit card, it is NOT contract lodging. Just because the manager/base has some deal with the local Roach motel doesn't mean you have to use it.

They'll cite security concerns or good order and discipline or some other nebulous reason. If you have nothing to lose, ask for the order in writing ....

FALSE. and disobeying an order will have consequences.

What he said. You only have to check once. If they send you off base to a specific hotel and say come back in X days, I usually politely agree, get all the details, get the piece of paper that says "go to hotel Y for Z days," and then go stay wherever the hell I want for the duration. I've never had a voucher not approved for the duration. Of course, having the JTR reference helps ... just don't argue with the lodging folks .... take it up with finance on the voucher side of things.

So don't.

Well you COULD. .... it just wouldn't be as sexy. Reference archers/pythons on everything that can limp into the air.

It's like having the most awesome job in the world, with an awesome team of coworkers. But having to do that job in a prison. Its a sweet gig. But you're still in a prison.