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Hermey

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  1. Isn’t the ADC where you go after the CC reads you your Miranda Rights?
  2. That’s pretty unacceptable. I’d get on you senior rater’s calendar and give that feedback to their face.
  3. I was told for acp this cycle the 3 year option will return. No idea if there will still be a 25/35k split based on number of years signed up for.
  4. Everything Whisky said checks. I’ll just add that attached flying from CRW/CRG as a C-17 AC is pretty tough to nearly impossible. That is the crew position with the most semi-annual requirements and pretty much all you will do is take training lines/sims, be flirting with dropping unqualed or NMR the whole time, and never have much time to contribute with flying missions due to ground duties, training and lengthy exercises or TDYs over at the CRW/CRG. If you’re wanting to contribute as an attached flyer you really need to be a C-17 IP first before going into contingency response (able to pay back locals to stay in good graces with the flying Sq, and even get on the road a bit since your beans are much less). As an attached AC the odds of the Sq giving you an IP upgrade are slim to none. They will want to upgrade their own first. I never saw it happen in 4 years. You won’t have time for it and your CRG/CRW leadership probably won’t support sending you away for it.
  5. Leadership gives up and everyone bails. This is where UPT tutoring comes in. Those guys are gonna be millionaires!
  6. Another big +1 for Jon and his team at Trident. I essentially had the same experience recently twice. I was close to closing on a house with Trident and my orders changed last minute. We got out of the deal with no money lost. I then had them help me again at my new assignment in a different location. Both times in the process I received positive feedback from the real estate agents, title companies, and insurance companies that they were impressed with Trident’s responsiveness and knowledge. My impression is that usually when buying a home the lender (big bank) slows the process down, but with Jon and Trident this was not true. They know their stuff and will guide you with integrity and get you a completive rate and quickly answer any questions you have along the way. I put them to the test soliciting a bid from a local lender and Trident came in 0.5% lower on the interest rate. Do yourself a favor and call Trident up for a quote on your next home purchase.
  7. This article read more like an advertisement for the T-X to me. Does Holmes really think the T-38C is only in IFF and UPT uses A models (or did I mis-read that)? One of his main arguements seemed to be T38A’s are used primarily in training and then Lt Snuffy has to jump right into an F35 with only a few IFF flights in the T38C.
  8. 1) get married legally before or early in UPT or AFPC won’t be obligated to work a join spouse anything or care 2) have your soon to be wife request to remain on casual status at UPT longer (ie roll back her class start date) and put a request to have you start soonest after showing up....stay within 2 months of grad date of each other so you can REALISTICALLY work an airframe you both deserve. I heard hard classes are going (or already went) away so maybe you can game this a bit by having her slowly go thru the syllabus / roll an ankle or something. 3) the key is being realistic (reference the bottom performer T38 guy pissing everyone off holding out for an undeserved fighter because his wife got one already in the story above)...you’ll have to chose an airframe that the weaker of the two of your performances in UPT merits. If you both deserve fighters then go for it....if you don’t both deserve your preferred airframe keep in mind assignments that might work great for your marriage (ie you don’t move much and can deploy together on the same schedule) but are not historically highly desired (wife body ISR Tinker/Robins or EC-130 DM comes to mind....AMC (tankers or airlift) after these bc you’re always gone at opposite schedules with trips/deployments....but they do a good job in AMC keeping you at the same assignment/base and I’ve seen a ton of upgrade TDYs to Altus worked together for couples). Again the key here is graduating as close together as possible 4) I’m not sure how no longer having hard classes at UPT will factor into all this. With a hard class you could kind of tell where in the class you stood...with folks graduating faster and slower based on performance it creates a whole new calculus. You’ll really need to be engaged with the flight cc and whoever is in charge of assignments and be vocal about your join spouse situation early as well as get honest feedback on your performance as you get close to assignment night. 5) Long term planning...I’ve seen DV airlift or U2s work out for married couples (or finally bring them back together when they flew different aircraft). Rare, but remember that good performance and meeting the requirements together for a selective program could help you get to a community together after that first or second assignment. IFF IP paired with UPT IP has also worked for heavy to fighter marriages so if you don’t end up in the same airframe at the first assignment there are ways to get back together if your marriage survives the long distance. Good luck!
  9. Don’t forget about those 14 new Tanker squadrons. Since the -46 works great and is ready now there’s gonna be plenty of AR for everyone! If you increase the squadrons the manning will follow. Problem solved. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/09/17/air-force-calls-for-74-more-squadrons-to-prepare-for-possibility-of-war-against-major-power/
  10. The first rule of stop loss is: you do not talk about stop loss.
  11. I’m 100% not surprised. It’s vacation season and a 4th of July holiday coming up....and this was only the first AFPC deadline for the MAF/DT using a new program Talent Marketplace which apparently was a bust (surprise, an underdeveloped IT system we probably spent millions on not working the way we need it to)....I’m guessing because CCs directly uploaded their requirements the wrong number of jobs at each location was put in for bids (I recall seeing tons of LT UPT positions being advertised....good luck finding many LTs ready to PCS from their first Ops assignment). That or they realized the majority of folks have to be non-vol’d to undesired locations (surprise all 100 of you that bid USAFA airfield #1 won’t get it) and they have to justify sending so many folks to jobs that weren’t even on their list in the middle of a pilot retention crisis (“fine tooth combing” it). In general, I’ve notice a lot of QOL initiatives with no follow through...increased lead times for PCS and deployments mandated by the higher ups but the staff is undermanned or under trained to meet those goals (here’s double the work, a new computer system you are untrained on, and a shorter suspense). Not trying to defend them too much, if they set targets and fall 2 weeks short they probably should have announced that before day last and absolutely should have worked a lot harder to not bust the suspense.
  12. A toast. Prayers for the families
  13. Another one yesterday....third in less than a year. http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/air-force-reserve-c-5-makes-emergency-landing-at-joint-base-san-antonio-lackland
  14. Guess they’ll need to drain the solo dunk tanks too when the T-6 is no longer grounded.
  15. They’ll just lower the crew to tail ratio to 2.0. Spreadsheet green again and problem “fixed”. (Lowering from 3.0 to 2.5 around 2015 is why the AD MAF is so “healthy” with a “surplus” right now).
  16. Jeeze what’s everyone doing with their 3 weeks off? I assume you can only get studs so far ahead on Sims and ground academics before they must have actual flights. Are all the IPs getting leave to prep for the weekend flying ops that are surely to come if they fix this obogs issue? Seems like a great time to knock out some airline apps / prep courses.
  17. Also took it recently....seems like the only thing you’d gain is “flying related jobs/deployment” only and the ability to stiff arm school. You trade a 7-10 year commitment for it...like signing up for a UPT commitment all over again. As mentioned that seems way to subjective to me! Doubt the Sq/OG/Wg is going to care if you are “fly only” versus traditional when they need FGO bodies for their queep. No thanks, I’ll keep my ability to 7 day opt an air advisor role or crappy assignment and take my talent/training elsewhere when active duty stops making sense for me.
  18. Another interesting perspective. I know there are a lot of MC-12 turned UPT instructor (T-6/T-38) about to start over in wide body ISR (and not happy about it, virtually guaranteeing they will punch at first opportunity....a large portion will be able to 7-day opt out of it I think). Not to mention most of them have experience standing up a squadron from nothing. I’d expect nothing less from AFPC, zero concern for career desires of these guys....Pilot crisis will get worse before getting better, but that’s a different thread. https://warontherocks.com/2018/01/an-unconventional-proposal-for-bringing-the-oa-x-to-life/
  19. It’s pretty infuriating the AF didn’t/hasn’t maxed out allowable monthly flight pay. I guess it makes sense when the sentiment I’ve seen is that the AF has conceded there is no way they can keep up with Major airline compensation and they don’t like the idea of trying. Maxing flight pay rates wouldn’t make our pay much closer to the majors anyways: https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/major/110196-2017-w2-earnings-18.html#post2494970 The optimist in me is hoping the DFAS flight pay table increase is just preceding an AF decision to also raise Flight pay. Small chance I’m sure...but they could always raise the rates tomorrow and say that was the plan all along to save face!!!
  20. "smartly reducing administrative burdens on squadron commanders." Maybe for next year. PRFs were due to the group weeks ago in my corner of the AF....countless Sq man-hours already wasted. I'm sure most Sq's have started...maybe this was announced just in time for some? Hope it sticks around! PRFs are a waste of time.
  21. I've seen many classes in my career where only the top 38 guy was truly happy on assignment night and all others felt they failed as they just missed the mark. This program may allow a second chance to those that had bad luck and timing on assignment night (and I'm talking more about the 09-12 classes than the more recent Oprah "fighters for everyone" classes). This crossflow program is very limited (4 slots) and they will only pull from very high performing officers in and out of the jet in the MAF. Specifically, it looks like they are targeting some of the year groups that had low numbers go to fighters. I agree with others on here that this is likely to increase the 11F numbers for staff or other unwanted bills later. For the guys that missed their first chance but still hold on to that dream of flying a fighter I say go for it. Even if it's just one Ops tour followed by a staff or whatever other long term plans they have in mind for these dudes. I'm glad some guys might get to cross over to fly their dream plane, and also glad it won't be faipmafiaoffical.
  22. "On new generation tankers, boom operators have to sit in front of 3D TV screens (and yes, theyre wearing 3D glasses) embedded in huge control control consoles that repeat stereoscopic video feeds from cameras mounted around the aircraft." Will the glasses work at the movie theaters too? In all seriousness: Is this already on the KC-30 and/or KC-767 or is this brand new, unproven and overcomplicated technology that is soley to keep the defense contract machine flowing with simulators and training as the article suggests? Do we gain a significant refueling advantage from 3D TV technology that a traditional boom window wouldn't provide? I could see this improving night refueling or other scenarios...if it works.
  23. One of these...or argue the T-37/T-34 you flew was replaced by the T-6 so they should consider waiving the prior training experience. If you ask 3 different support clerks, even in the same office, you'll probably get 3 different answers...find the answer you like
  24. For pilots: how many have graduate studies done beforehand with a engineering/technical masters/doctorate vs. non technical graduate studies vs. none at all?
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