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    More SARC briefings soon.

    in General Discussion

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    As for women in combat, my view is that combat effectiveness is more valuable than pandering to the wishes of a very small segment of society (women who want to be in combat roles). I have yet to hear an effective argument for how women in combat units can increase effectiveness.

    Do an Intelink search for CST and how effective they are for CT in OEF.

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    Promotion and PRF Information

    in General Discussion

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    Sorry, I just didn't really care for SOS. FLEX, TAV, briefings, reports, eSSS...thought I was back at airman leadership school minus the FLEX, TAV, and eSSS. Most of the flyers performed the jobs during TAV except for 1 guy. I will never get those hours back from TAV or FLEX. Hell, my flight got beat by the overweight flight in FLEX. I had to sit out for my disc in my back and it was a sad sight to see.

    Sounds like you were just too cool for your own good.

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    Apparently having "good hands" no longer matters....

    in General Discussion

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    Though it is indignant for the peanut gallery to hear such utterance from booger eating FAIPs and however easy it is to discredit their perspective due to lack of exposure (not their fault mind you), the jist of the argument is about right. I have met plenty of mediocre hands, some outright scary, I've had to seeing-eye help/rescue in the jet who have cleaner FEFs than mine. Being good on test day doesn't mean you're good.

    It's lowest common denominator fellas. Hands don't really mean shit past a nominal threshold of performance. Which is why FEFs and OPRs aren't reflective of an aviator's net daily skillset. In Blue's defense, the job is designed for all of us to be carbon copies of each other, just like the airlines, so individual differences in mechanical aptitude for flying don't mean one iota nor are recognized or awarded, outside a few niche special flying programs that require overt demonstration of above-average ability in order to get in.

    As to the rest of the article. Man, those two sound beat down, especially the T-1 chick. Talk about soul-crushing sour grapes. Somebody send these two a "3 rules of life" postcard with rule #1 highlighted in neon yellow. So, other people undeservingly get better deals than you...Um, welcome to Life?? Could be worse, she could be on a RC box watching her nail polish dry (is that comment degrading to women? lol). The power of perspective...

    Wrong. Young guys, pay no attention to this.

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    Electronic flight bags could boost operational safety, effectiveness

    in Squadron Bar

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    With the ipad on airplane mode (ya know, because of all the interference it causes to the instruments...), you'd have to be on a pretty epically long sortie to totally deplete the batter only occasionally referencing pubs. If you're using a GPS puck, foreflight, ok, maybe but come on...it's just OGV being queepy if this is actually true.

    New thought: ipad mini as EFB. Cheaper to acquire, potentially better form factor for strapping to your leg, pretty much exactly the same capes. Thoughts?

    Not everyone flies 5.0s and is not in-flight refuelable, like you.

    Agreed, iPad mini is probably abetter alternative.

    AFI 1-1 (AF Culture/Standards)

    in General Discussion

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    I intentionally break grooming standards everyday when I clip a knife to my flight suit and attach a finger light to my zipper. Maybe I deserve an article 92 for failure to obey a regulation.

    You and CAS wheel obviously didn't read what I said about a reason for doing something. Clipping a finger light to your zipper to help find your member is fair.

    AFI 1-1 (AF Culture/Standards)

    in General Discussion

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    Do people unintentionally break grooming standards? I mean, we all know the regs., they aren't that complicated, so can anyone honestly say they "accidentally" weren't within them? With the exception of being TDY/Deployed and not knowing a local standard.

    Maybe grooming was too specific. I was talking about overall appearance. I'm betting I'm not the only one who forgot to tuck in my shirt before leaving my hooch.

    AFI 1-1 (AF Culture/Standards)

    in General Discussion

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    This whole thread is ridiculous...the fact that we have eroded into a culture where it is ok for some goober to call out a superior from across a f^cking chow hall and not be backhanded for it is a sad, sad fact. Those of you who are of the line of thinking that this ok because it is "the rules" and if you can't follow simple rules, how can you be trusted to follow rules in the air...you are just part of the problem. The current leadership has screwed the pooch by enabling this logic and empowering the "chief syndrome"...it's like a virus that ultimately undercuts our ability to do our job.

    I agree that some random NCO rudely calling out an FGO about a rule violation is a culture problem. Like someone else said, the FGO and every other officer should have no problem admitting the accidental "infraction" but should then put the NCO in his place for how to respectfully handle said situation. And if said NCO is caught screwing up his primary job, then someone needs to talk to him about how he can spend more time worried about his job than other people's appearance.

    I'm curious though, does anyone here advocate intentionally breaking a grooming/sunglass/whatever standard if there's no reason for it?

    C-17 Lands at Wrong Airport

    in General Discussion

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    Buddy of mine overheard one of the IPs telling his student copilot he needed to work on his master's degree during the debrief...and I'm not kidding! The careerists are starting early. FWIW, the IP was the wing exec for a while...

    Is being a herk co-pilot really that hard? I've had plenty of debriefs with student co-pilots (who did well on the sortie) turn into BS sessions. I don't think I've ever brought up a Master's degree but I'm certainly not going to turn the dude into a SCAR-C or a Lockheed engineer.

    Boss, I quit...

    in General Discussion

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    Anybody else read the comments on the Small Wars Journal page?

    Mostly a lot of "boo hoo USAF guy, cry me a river" from the Army types who populate the page -- it strikes me that it's this perspective that is the precise reason we're in the position we're in (and obviously inspired this latest Dear Boss) -- people who fundamentally do not understand what the actual unique capabilities of the USAF are with respect to National Strategy, and because of that lack of understanding see advocacy of that position as out-of-step with the current wars.

    It's the very reason that the SECAF and CSAF were fired.

    Interesting you say that, considering the author's opinions are in direct contradiction of the latest NSS and QDR.

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