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So we received a PowerPoint briefing today via email originating from the AFFOR/A1 Deputy. Copy, so after I distract myself from my warfighting obligations trying to figure out if I or my troops are eligible for this crap, and get done writing god only knows how many RRFs, I'll make an appoint to go do TAP just in case. It is?!? I have a question...that no one can answer.... WTF, Bendy

Sig block worthy.

Holy shit that was close; it's a damn good thing you got here in time! Obviously you couldn't stay long, but that was fuckin' clutch inputs right there! bendy

13S is Space...wrong career field. 13N are the cheating stoner depressed bunch.

Like a Letterman Top Ten List 1. Monetary incentives 2. No monthly bullshit proficiency testing 3. Make a test bank of questions (similar to rated folks instead of playing "stump the chump") 4. Don't crush people for making inconsequential mistakes (if you don't lose a weapon, security of it, or launch it when you aren't supposed to, then pretty much everything is recoverable). 5. Get better leadership in jobs who will be real with you. (There was a constant buzz of terrible leaders who always spouted bullshit about the locations not being that bad. I know there weren't ten but this is a good start. Holding a leadership position in missiles always seemed to be for those who stuck it out and made LTC because all of their peers got out. There are some awesome leaders in that career field though, as there are in every career field. On another note, crew dogs shouldn't complain about the job or the ops tempo. I can guarantee most folks would kill for a job where they could be at home often with their family. The job is easy, you get to go home most nights, but the majority of oeadership is horrendous. All most of them do is talk about making O-6 and they seem to be chomping at the bit to get out of their tour as quickly as possible. However, these things have all been suggested before, and nothing was done. I expect lip service, mass punishments, and continued morale in the gutter. Edit to add: When you are in a career field where you are expected to be perfect, people will lie to you and cheat the system, whether it is tests, or simple procedures. As the Minot helo pilot stated above, careerism is rife in that career field and CYA is a daily occurrence. You also don't have leadership who pull crew at all, and some truly don't understand what is going on. Also, when you aren't putting warheads on foreheads, you get measured by test scores. Those tests, as stated earlier are designed for you to fail. I remember hearing management state that they wanted testing so hard that people would fail. One test failure meant you were a bag of shit forever. Talk about pressure to perform, and you're telling me that doesn't create an unhealthy environment.

It was inevitable, the same thing happened to the Nazis when they brought back Hawaiian shirt day...

Brownie you're doing a heckuva job.

:raises hand from the back row:

Standardized morale...literally. Sweet.

Should be mostly functional now.

At any level, you should be concerned when your boss asks you to brief him on your plan to get done what he told you to get done, when he resourced you with everything you said you needed to get it done and he fully expected you to get it done. When your boss specifically asks you to include in this new plan your assessment on your leadership, management principles/practices, personnel health/culture and proposed remedies for gaps in personnel growth and development, you are probably close to getting replaced because he is telling you to do something you should already be doing (leading and taking care of your people). When your boss tells you to get all this done very quickly, then brings in outside help to check the accuracy of your assessment and suitability of your new plan, you probably need to start thinking about doing another job. My guess is that we will see the abrupt removal of a few GOs by the time this is over.

There are really no jobs for missileers after their first assignment. There is a reason that they have cross-flow boards to put them in the MX, PA, Space, and a couple other AFSCs. The vast majority of "combat-ready" missileers are O-1/O-2. Our Wg/CC and OG/CC have probably sat around 10-15 alerts (24 hrs each) SINCE THE LATE 1990's. Are there any flying group/wg commanders that haven't maintained BAQ since 9-11? The missile wing personnel system is designed for high attrition. A missileer thought that one of our pilots was "on the fast track" because he was flying on his third assignment. The crux of the problem is the piss-poor leadership and the lack of mission focus (surprise). Micro-management and lack of ability to think critically turns people in the ICBM enterprise into mindless robots. It's checklist or counseling. Leaders are so worried about their careers that they oversee every aspect of their command and influence it to portray them in the best light. It's just like the rest of the AF but the culture of the ICBM leadership and mid-level crew force amplifies the issue. We cannot go TDY without an O-5 and an O-6 asking us why we are claiming airport parking or why we gave the taxi driver a 20% tip (totally wish I was joking on the last one). Our OG/CC did not want a crew to classify a flight control malfunction on short final as a PL, rather a ground abort because the PL would drive a CCIR to NAF. As I had said before in the Minot mishap thread, it will require a complete gut-cleanse-replace of the ICBM force to bring about any meaningful change to the morale and motivation problems facing the nuclear enterprise.

Just pay them more money. We pay pilots more money after ten years because it's hard to keep them around. It's also hard to keep missileers around. This shit is easy.

Insurers downgraded on ObamaCare fears This isn't the big storm that is coming this summer/fall, but I believe it's a sign of what is to come. If the GOP led House has half a brain (not so sure these days), then they'll attach a provision to the upcoming debt ceiling extension that forbids the federal government from bailing out the insurance companies (or recouping any losses) from this mess, unless a new full vote on the bailout occurs. If the Dems in the Senate don't vote for it and/or Obama won't sign it, then they can be tied to supporting bailouts for the big insurance companies. Besides, if the program is as awesome as what we've been promised, then the insurance companies won't need any bailout money.

The only reason to dance on the rudder pedals is when the nav is trying to take a leak. Since you have no nav, there's no way to turn off yaw axis.

Yep...this time will be different. This time we'll be able to trust them.

Insurance inflates that market - when they negotiate the rates with the providers. The providers, in order to get a more favorable negotaited rate, will inflate their costs. So when an individual without insurance seeks care they get the inflated cost without the lower negotiated rate. You can't honestly tell me the market dictates that two ibuprofen pills in a hospital is $50 when I can go to Wal-mart and buy a bottle of 50 for $5.

Are enlisted guys flying RPAs now?