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    Maui and the ANG

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    It’s not so much government as bureaucracies interwoven paths of authorizations when the current environment is outside the status quo. The military exists to accomplish mission as a challenge. Regular government exists to accomplish day to day normality. Somewhere in the middle of that is these shit shows we keep dealing with.

    At the operator level of incident everybody is ready, because verbal orders can get stuff done. Step up to a HADR and suddenly as somebody else alluded to, letter agencies and people in positions which hold titles have to be involved so they can be seen as orchestrating the events.

    What we don’t ever see is those same orchestrating asshats involved when things go south. This being a great example of a whole lot of people at the O5 and below level told to sit on their thumbs to keep them warm, but a state government woefully out of its depth.


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    In Hawaii, the counties play an oversized role in disaster response. I can’t speak to this incident, but in previous disasters, State and Federal DoD assets were ready to roll, but their offer for assistance went unanswered or declined.

    Maui and the ANG

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    Is Hawaii using the ANG out there to haul people or aid? It seems like they have a refugee and recovery situation on their hands but pictures don’t show much iron.
    Anyone in the islands hearing any scuttlebutt?

    The ARNG and ANG are involved. But there isn’t a lack of commercial airlift to Maui.

    TIG change in NDAA23

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    Common misconception. You’ll be O-4 in Retired Reserve. Your high-36 will be calculated from the O-4 level for the 36 months pay charts preceding age 60 or your reduced retired pay age. This will be at the highest longevity (so topping out the O-4 payscale. This a key difference between regular and reserve retirement systems and why it is highly advisable for reservists to get TIG to hold their rank. 

    Thanks for the clarification, I must have mixed up the AGR and DSG retirements.
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    TIG change in NDAA23

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    On similar lines, can anyone back me up on this?  If a DSG/TR retires after only a year as an O-5, their retirement paperwork will show O-4 (who really cares).  However, since they live in the "grey area" and continue to accumulate years of service until they hit retirement age, their retirement pay is still all based completely off O-5 rates...right?  

    Your retirement pay is based on your High-3, highest 36 months of basic pay. So if you did 18 months of O-4, and 18 of O-5, it would be an average of the two. The rank on your retirement ID is dependent on if you did 3 years TIG at that rank.
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    Questions on the GI Bill (Tuition Aid)

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    On January 19, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Butters said:

    Now I will answer Champ's question. No, I will not be paying for any Airline or Air Line interview prep. I am not one of these scared little kids that that thinks the world outside the Air Force is this completely foreign culture that I have no chance of ever understanding. I know how to wear a suit (I have been doing it my whole life), I know how to present myself in a interview (I have done several, in the Air Force and out) I know how to Network (been doing that as well, helped me to stay at the same base for 11 years). I know how to read about an Airline or Air Line to see what is important to them. Also, Emerald Coast does not take the GI Bill.

    YMMV, but I found the Emerald Coast interview prep to be well worth the money, as did others in my Sqdn.  Granted the current airline hiring environment is very permissive, but I got hired at my #1 choice on the first crack.  The prep class I attended was 95% military dudes, and I think that everyone was a little shocked at how differently civilian companies perceive answers to interview questions.  A tweak here and there may be the difference between the CJO or a TBNT.  Technique only.

    Boeing Type Rating?

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    Technically there isn't. The Boeing designation is the 717. Whether an FSDO will give you a 707 type is beyond me.

    Anywords from Bergman or Scooter on this one?

    HD

    I don't believe they would give a 717 type. The 717 designator is now used for the Boeing version of the DC-9.

    Life Insurance questions (SGLI, supplemental)

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    While that may sound like a lot to a single dude, it is really not that much to leave a widow with kids to raise, especially one that is not working. Couple the loss of pay along with benefits, and you'll see that to ensure a widowed wife w/kids can keep a decent standard of living, the insurance should well exceed $1M to provide income that will not diminish over time due to inflation and draws on the balance.

    Exactly. Just in case I don't perform the Four Engine Flameout Boldface in time, I want the wife and baby(on the way) to have sufficient funds to live on. Never underestimate how much you need or may need in the future. I have no problem paying the yearly premium, it means I made it through another year! For the younger and single dudes, it may seem like a waste of money, but I would look into getting a policy asap. You can save some serious coin by locking in when you are young. You never know when a health problem might make you ineligible for coverage. My 6.9 cents, FWIW.

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