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    VA Loans

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    Add in another satisfied customer. Reached out to Jon in Feb for a refinance and he was able to hook me up with a 2.875% rate. I know rates have gone up, but regardless of what they are hit up Trident whenever you are buying a home or thinking of refinancing.


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    VA Loans

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    Just closed with Jon at Trident (3.5% in UT). He was awesome from start to finish; I deployed when trying to close on one house and when the deal fell through, he took care of the cost of appraisal. On the second attempt, I was sent on a TDY that was going to cover the day I was supposed to close and Jon and Bri made sure this didn't impact the deal and minimized the pain even with the change in location. Jon and Bri were both quick to respond to any questions or requests and always had solutions to problems. It was great to work with someone who understands how the military can send you someplace with short notice regardless of what is going on in your life.

    VA Loans

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    Just want to give a shout out to Jon and the team at Trident. They gave me a great interest rate and their service was top notch. Unfortunately, the closing was canceled because of shenanigans and not being forthcoming with information on the seller's side, but Jon offered to cover the cost of the appraisal so I would not have to pony up more cash on the failed endeavor. If you have an opportunity to work with the Trident team give them a call and they'll treat you like a bro.

    Future of E-8 JSTARS?

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    23 hours ago, Davesky said:

    Hope everyone had a great 4th! 

    Does anyone have an idea of what the future of JSTARS looks like? Seems like an interesting mission and wondering what would happen if I dropped E-8s. Would this be disadvantageous considering they're planning on retiring the E-8 in the coming years? Currently they have no plans/budget for replacement aircraft correct?

    The plan right now is we start sending aircraft to the boneyard starting next year but continue to fly the JSTARS until 2025+, not sure on the number per year that will be retired though.

    As for the RECAP, it is yet again in limbo.  Air Force wants to kill it but Congress was fighting to keep it going.  Last RUMINT I heard though was a lot of the support RECAP was getting from Congress was lost when they announced ABMS would be put at Robins.

    Master's Degree Madness

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    Saw this on John Q Public's fb this morning, anyone out there more important than me that can vouch for this?

    From: Welsh, Mark A III GEN USAF AF-CC (US)

    Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 3:59 PM
    Subject: What We Value

    Commanders, DT Chairs, and Functional Managers,

    As you are well aware, our Air Force is extremely busy, and each officer’s time is extremely valuable. We ask a lot of all Airmen, both personally and professionally, and we’re all acutely aware of their sacrifices. For some time now, Senior Leaders have been assessing the perceived requirements for officer professional development, especially in terms of Developmental Education (DE) and Advanced Academic Degrees (AAD). Most have realized that we are driving our Airmen to unnecessarily invest more of their precious personal time than necessary to meet arbitrary requirements.

    I’d like to share with you several changes Secretary James and I are implementing with the hope that it proves useful in communicating these changes to your Airmen. In no uncertain terms, we must make “What We Value” clear to our raters, senior raters, DTs, MLRs and promotion boards as they assess individuals for future leadership roles. We also need a common view of the level of DE and AADs expected for an officer to be promoted to each rank in our Air Force.
    Developmental Education:

    We expect officers to complete the level of DE appropriate for each grade as they meet promotion boards for the next highest rank; SOS for Major, IDE for Lt Col, SDE for Col. Completing the same level of DE twice is an inefficient use of time, so we must eliminate the perception that "selects" who complete DE by correspondence early are demonstrating more initiative and are more competitive for future opportunities and/or promotion. In the future, if officers are selected by a board to attend DE, they will not be eligible to enroll in distance learning (DL) versions of that level of DE, unless they have been designated to attend a DE program that requires the completion of a DL course to obtain full JPME program credit. Boards will be instructed to consider status as a "select" as having completed DE. Duty Qualification History Briefs (DQHBs) will clearly identify IDE and SDE “selects” and exclude any additional information regarding any previous DE completed via DL programs at the same level. As we transition, “selects” who are already enrolled in a DL course may continue in the program to completion or they may dis-enroll at any time. For those not identified as "selects", I encourage them to enroll and complete the appropriate DE via distance learning. In all cases, the DQHB will only include "select" or "complete".

    We are also moving SOS in-residence attendance opportunity to 100%, with time-in-grade (TIG) as the primary factor in determining the timing for attendance. Only LAF Captains with at least 7 years of commissioned service, or LAF-J, HC, NC Captains with 3 years TIG, or MSC and BSC Captains with 2 years TIG will be eligible to enroll in SOS by DL.
    Advanced Academic Degrees:

    A master’s degree (or higher) is not expected until the colonel promotion selection board for Line of the Air Force officers. If getting advanced academic education makes you a better performer in your job, i.e. STEM and professional career fields, pursue the education and let the improved performance show in your performance reports; however, we do not expect you to have an advanced academic degree for promotion until eligible for Colonel. Similar to DE, AAD information on DQHBs will reflect what we value and advanced academic information will not be included until meeting a promotion board for Colonel.

    We want to make sure our Airmen understand we value their time by offering them realistic expectations. It is essential that they understand the AF needs them to focus their efforts first and foremost on job performance, especially early in their careers, which will help them excel in our Air Force. We will continue to offer our officers a number of options to earn AADs during the course of their career; you should encourage your subordinate commanders to discuss the best timing for seeking those degrees with the officers they lead.

    As you advise your subordinates on how to develop and use their off-duty time, we simply can’t afford multiple views of what’s expected, or most valued, for officer promotions. I expect you to stay true to what I have outlined in this note. Additionally, I need to reinforce the importance of following the guidance in AFI 36-2406 in writing PRFs. It will soon be updated to eliminate the use of any comments about AAD attendance or completion when writing PRFs. I expect you to adhere to this guidance. AF/A1 will soon provide additional details and timelines for the specific policy and process changes we’ll make to formalize these decisions.
    I hope this provides clarity on where we’re headed as we continue to identify and act upon “What We Value” in our Air Force. Official guidance will be forthcoming through the A-1 chain. As always, thanks for all you do to lead our magnificent team!

    r/mark

    Latest Movies

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    Surprised to say that Kick Ass 2 was pretty good and pretty damn funny. Never seen (or even heard of the original) Kick Ass but they did a good filling in the gaps I might have missed not seeing the first one.

    VA Loans

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    Just closed yesterday with Dave Devine, all the reviews above about him and NBOKC are spot on. He always returned my calls/emails and got answers to my questions when they popped up. Dave got me a great deal of 30 years for 3.25%. Couldn't be more impressed with the customer service offered by him and NBOKC. Highly recommend him to anyone looking at getting a mortgage.

    Information on PCS/moves/moving (DITY, TMO, DLA, storage)

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    Probably, but talk to TMO and see what they have to say.

    If the movers were going to pay you full replacement for damaged goods, technically they then own the damaged goods.

    Why anyone wants broken shit is beyond me ... but that may just be their "out"

    2, had my TMO brief yesterday and they said the movers had salvage rights and if you got rid of it, it was their out to not have to pay you. You will pry now have to see if the government will pay you the depreciated value.

    Robins AFB info

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    Thanks for all the insight, I'll have to have my realtor add Bonaire to list of prospective places to look. I did see one house I liked that was halfway between Warner-Robins and Macon, a couple miles NW of Middle Georgia Regional Airport; I was wondering if that area was any better for crime and traffic problems or would I still face those problems there?

    Thanks again for the help.

    Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Q&A

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    Is there somewhere on my online TSP account that I can see if I'm contributing to the Roth TSP? I believe I selected that when I set it up in November, but I don't see any indication on their website as to where my money is going, besides the normal funds. All Roth info on the TSP site is just referencing "future changes"

    Thanks.

    When you log on click on the "Account Balance by Contribution" tab, this will break out how much you have in each fund and how much of it is in the Traditional vs Roth TSP. This will at least let you know if any money has gone into the Roth since you set it up in November.

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