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1 hour ago, whiskeychevelle said:
Any info on how to get an assignment to c-12s at Elmo these days?
These days these assignments show on MyVector.
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2 hours ago, zachbar said:
[Inadequate] Pilot bonuses haven’t fixed the problem.
Fixed it.
RAND. Blah blah blah. And yes they can afford it.
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53 minutes ago, zachbar said:
it was refreshing.
Refreshing? That’s depressing. We’ve totally given up.
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34 minutes ago, Tank said:
If I were a guessing man, I’d say they manage records...
What would you say if you were a betting man?
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4 hours ago, Jetpilot said:
So...crisis mode??
On the contrary, there appears to be a blood pact from the top to simply not discuss the pilot shortage anymore. There’s been little to no publicly distributed news, briefs, or media, for what seems like months. I’m sure it will fix itself.
Just turn it off and back on again.
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What’s wrong with the AF finally just became the new normal and is being discussed casually in the other threads.
Word on the street is take rates are now in the 30%s. I think congress has tired of hearing about it so... 🤷♂️
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2 hours ago, di1630 said:
DG ROTC? What in the foooook? Really?
1 strat that captures 4 years against your peers? I’d buy it over SOS.
Wasn’t there talk of moving officers to a static closeout? Seems like that would close the loopholes on the strat game even further and allow everyone to be racked and stacked equitably once a year.
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🤦♂️ It looks like you both did everything the AF asked you to do and did well at it. One would think that if all strats represent the top 73% or so one would get promoted, much less top 50%, top 25%, or better. Two-line PRF and new OPR system can’t come fast enough, but we can only hope that improves things... PFM.
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7 minutes ago, dream big said:
Being a lethal pilot and progressing in one’s career don’t HAVE to be mutually exclusive...yes one of those paths means flying less as you get older; but at the end of the day, don’t we want the “lethal pilots” being the ones in charge?
One would think so. We want the "lethal" officers on the line and the lethal ones from there who can (and want to) make the transition to operational and strategic levels to be in charge. Hopefully breaking out the categories next year allows boards to make a more nuanced evaluation regarding who these folks are, rather than counting boxes checked and reading code that may or may not have been intentional.
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56 minutes ago, Chuck17 said:
Concur. So far the program is designed to not only create a new AFSC and MDC2 experts, its designed so that in the future the vast majority of GOs and C2 leadership will be 13Os (at some point) via one of several on-ramp timelines... which doesn't pass the sniff check as yet.
This one still has some baking to do, and its going to take some strong advocacy to live in the future.
If you're willing to step out and try something new, break new ground, and don't really care about glass ceilings, this is an option. IMHO, its a particularly good option to get some smarts and training that would otherwise take over 5 years to get by a conservative estimate (Operational level of war education + ASG level planning education + Doctrine/C2 education) through a number of selective courses and assignments.
But the bumpersticker is still attached - new is different, different is odd, odd is non-essential, non-essential gets cut when the belts tighten - and you can bet the belts are going to tighten.
Chuck.
Let me in at 16 YAS with the option to keep flying and I’m always down for something strange and different. Until then, let’s just see how this pans out.
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12 hours ago, pawnman said:
We've got a couple from the B-1 community that volunteered. They were excited to be picked up for the program. From the breakout, I would guess they'd promote in the same category as 11X, 12X and 13L.
Thanks. After I asked the question I saw a brief that said that their primary AFSC will become their secondary and 13O will become their primary... makes me think now that they may join a different category. For their sake I hope it doesn't end up like AFPAK Hands.
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Any aviators here who have set their wings down, made the jump, and parted the curtains on the new 13O gig? I’m well outside the window... I’m just curious to hear initial impressions, thoughts, and regrets if you have any.
Any rumors on which LAF category you might promote in?
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To make sure I’m tracking, word on the street is that we must push folks for “Sq/CC” as Majors and if we don’t (and it’s not consistent on their last 2 or 3 OPRs) they will not make Lt Col, regardless of other factors (strats, performance, IDE, etc)?
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2 hours ago, YoungnDumb said:
Would someone mind expanding on shout tours and short tour credit, i.e. what are they and what benefits are there to doing them?
From the 30,000’ view, tour lengths, “reflect the general desirability of each location and force protection and anti-terrorism considerations,” “full range of facilities both on and off the military installation,” and job (e.g. Defense Attaché Service and Security Cooperation Office, etc). Short tours are typically, “Remote and arduous locations with limited family support facilities or with economic conditions not supporting a quality of life reasonably comparable to U.S. standards,” or, “Locations lacking adequate family support facilities or with potential threat to the safety or security of families.” https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/131518p.pdf
You can also see the specific factors they consider at the end of that DoD Instruction (population, geography, climate, housing, medical, groceries, banking, etc).
As discovered by Ram, short tour credit is based on the above conditions, not on whether your family is with you or not. Some locations will still allow families. Any location with an unaccompanied tour of 15 months or less on the following list is considered a short tour location: https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/Docs/perdiem/browse/Travel_Regulations/Appendices/appQ.pdf
Everything else and all AF specific stuff is in the posts SurelySerious linked you to.
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5 hours ago, Swizzle said:
Case example/food for thought: Pilot put in charge of MX or LRS or other support area, not their functional promotion category...in which promotion pool will they compete? What functional area gets the quota? It'll probably be granted now based upon manning documents for which A1 is responsible.
They've already said that you will always compete in your core AFSC. Doesn't matter if you've spent the last 1-10 years in a non-standard, non-traditional, or out-of-core area.
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8 hours ago, Jetpilot said:
Do we know what what percentage of pilots the USAF intends to promote using this system? I fear next year's promotion board is going to be a bloodbath in terms of pilot promotions to O-5
Goldfein: Pilot Shortage, Retention Issues ... - Air Force Magazine Jun 11, 2019 · The Air Force’s pilot shortage has “leveled off.”
I was on board with Goldfein until this. This hit me like Welsh’s “pretty darn good.”
There may not be a bloodbath, but they’ll keep moving the shells around to keep the hopeful hopeful. The skeptical will remain skeptical. Anyone who tried to do what the AF told them to do 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 years ago will get shafted as the game changes yet again.
It’s like being on a life raft in open water. You rig up the shirt off your back to make a sail and hope for good winds before you get burned.
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1 hour ago, panchbarnes said:
FWIW, there are at least 2 FAOs that didn't make the cut. The board was supposed to count Monterey as in-res IDE for the FAOs.
Interesting. I think it may have been a little more complicated than that.
FAOs in the 2005 year group and on were considered for in-residence credit if they accomplished a certain combination of rigorous deliberate development which includes language training, postgraduate school training, 6 months of in-region immersion, and ACSC in correspondence. Not everyone got it. From 2007 on everyone should get in-res credit since the program has been restructured.
Now if you’re saying these guys got the in-res credit as reflected on their SURF, but got passed over, then I am a bit surprised, but not shocked. Few people know what FAOs bring to the table. That, and follow-on jobs can vary greatly.
Will be interesting to see what the stats are for this board and also if FAO promotions really tank in the competitive category system.
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8 minutes ago, pawnman said:
I'll post my redacted PRF when I'm not on leave.
Sorry to hear this. We are living in strange times indeed. Thank you for still helping others even when the AF has punched you in the gut.
I have to wonder, and hope, if competitive categories will put our APZers back in play...
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3 hours ago, baileynme said:
Anyone seen this before? For those keeping score at home, that puts me at four disapproval recommendations, 0 approval. 11M asking for 5 months with an intent to hire.
Yeah but...
Jun 11, 2019 · The Air Force’s pilot shortage has “leveled off,” and more pilots are now looking to stay in service, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said June 11. -
4 hours ago, Danger41 said:
We need to stand up a SECDEF retention task force.
If they would just let him fly more and not worry about additional duties he would have stayed.
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36 minutes ago, Hawg15 said:
You must not be a pilot or have experience with leading an organization if yelling at someone is the defining point of a toxic environment. It’s extremely common in every other branch of service. Some people need the tough love of being yelled at every now and then. Obviously not constantly, but it has a time and a place. And the fact that this whole thing involved civilians and not military members is telling. I doubt there would be any IG investigations going on if the Air Force didn’t try and replace every job with a contractor that can’t be fired, being paid 3x more than a service member, who has no clue or experience with military culture. I would bet money she had to deal with a lot of incompetent civilians who know she can’t do anything about it.
You must not be a hawg driver, because I’ve never seen a hawg driver act like the ass you are condoning.
Selectively raising your voice to get your point across on certain occasions can be effective, but that is different than habitual “yelling,” which if you’ve spent any time around other Services you’d know is not extremely common. It’s also just as effective in other Services (I.e. not). It really just makes you look like an ass and frankly it’s a failure to adult.
People don’t like talking to asses. That’s why they call it toxic. It’s not good for the mission if people don’t want to communicate with their leaders because they are asses. If you were a pilot you’d know that being an ass doesn’t work well in a plane, in combat, or anywhere else for that matter.
Training can tolerate some selective yelling because inducing a stress response can be beneficial when you want to help a person learn. Even in combat, a well-placed intentional yell may bring someone back to where they need to be. However, people can usually tell the difference between someone yelling to help them or the situation versus someone yelling because they’re a power-tripping overcompensating toxic ass.
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6 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:
How do y'all feel about a slightly overweight guy in his 50's, with a receding grey hairline, and bad breath?
Bad breath is a no go.
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43 minutes ago, MCO said:
So now you can get a second bonus?
Current offering is on MyPers, however, past performance does not indicate future performance. It’s always a gamble.
FY 18 ACP take rate?
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Posted · Edited by Klepto
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-08-08/air-force-believes-it-has-stemmed-the-pilot-shortage
So how can we say we have "stemmed" the pilot shortage???
Air Force Stemmed Its Pilot Crisis, Chief Says
A widespread shortage threatening the core of the Air Force’s mission appears under control