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At least we know the AFPC folks are prepping for their future careers down the road at the VA. Seems the three tactics they have in common is delay, deny and shred.

Reminds me of this:

So the year group will no longer be a consideration, only AFSC? Interesting take. Hilarious. I used to JOKE that I was in command of all 379 OG kinetic assets when I would sit Top 3 for the BONES. I didn't know anyone would be serious about it.

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I don't know. Those sitting on the fence, trying to decide if they want to stick it out and continue doing all they can to fix their piece of the sinking ship, now will apply a ~$90-125K hit to the "continue to serve" option. What once was not entirely about money now is, and the airline copilot pay gap is comparatively smaller. I bet AFPC feels like they just used the nuke option. What they don't see is that they used it on themselves.

In all fairness it's not just you guys in Blue. The Doner stand in Bad Windsheim has a whole wall of awards from every Brigade and Battalion commander going back 15 years..... But it is a really fuckin good Doner.

Yeah, one my greater disillusionments with my Air Force "career" is the engrained airframe stovepiping handed down upon you on drop night. It's like fucking AIDS, one bad night and you're fucked for life. I figure it would do a lot for people's retention if you could experience a lot more airframe mobility in one's career. I about got cured from flying for the military altogether after 4 years of BUFFoonery; that airplane/mission put me to sleep. If it wasn't for the trainer I'm flying now I'd probably would have quit. Once they baptize you with an AFSC and you want to fly something else people act like you're asking for a goddamn Constitutional Amendment. I hear the Navy is a little better in this regard, but have no concrete proof of it. Special flying programs would be cool too. Catching the 3 wire on a carrier would be a sweet entry on the ol logbook. I know, it's not supposed to be Burger King. But 10 years of the same 3 day-old microwaved Whopper Jr. you didn't order would make anyone crazy though. LOL

Not quite Bendy, drill weekend, haveta go in At 0600 mañana. That's a 100% sober comment.

Hey FNG, stand up and tell us about yourself...

I fully expected that A1 would not understand authorization and restrictions or this drawdown....really, this is not a surprise to me. Again, when your people are focused on the wrong shit 96% of the time, when you need them to focus on what is really important (ie, their primary jobs), they have to play catch up. Like I've always said before, we can still get the job done, it just won't be timely or pretty. I expect this trend to continue for at least another generation of "leadership." The CSAF and A1 didn't know about VSP delays/shenanigans? Really!?!? Who the fuck was making the decisions on that if not the top two dudes in the reporting chain who are supposed to be directing this thing? Is Chang up there making decisions without talking to the boss?!? Great staff work! I've seen people fired for much MUCH less. How can you not brief THE boss on progress to cut 25,000 airmen? Good luck A1...we're all counting on you!

This isn't real.

You might hide it from your wife, but the NSA already knows....

I'd be happy with some firings and a "vector" at this point.

Don't pretend that Physicians are the only officers that make the circus of the MDG operate. It takes a lot more clowns to make the flying community's life difficult.

So competing in Cross Fit competitions is one of my civil rights. I've never thought of this complex concept from such a point of view before. I'm going to go to Pizza Hut, ask them for a Whopper, and sue them for a million bucks for infringing on my civil rights to eat what I want to eat at Pizza Hut. Am I doing this right? This world is getting more baffling by the day. No wonder you start out knowing it all and end up wondering WTF is going on... Bendy

Kadena, don't they fly light grays there? I hate to stereo type, but sometimes the shoe just fits.

Sum Ting Wong? https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane-missing/index.html