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Correction, AMC loves cross flow too much. To paraphrase an F-22 buddy of mine: "If an F16 pilot shows up in my F22 squadron, I don't see him as a future leader, I ask what he ed up to get sent away from his last community

YGBFSM. I saw the posts and had to look back to see what great deal this person got. You could not pay me enough to do that gig. In fact, I'd pay my salary not to do it. Teaching worthless stuff at a worthless school to go to another worthless school so I can compete to be a micromanaged sq/cc. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App!

With respect, it has always been thus. As infuriating as I find Chang's words and, apparently, attitude, he at least recognizes the 'system' and embraces it. Big Blue has always had its hoops to jump through, PME almost always being one of them. That the majority of talent finds the system repugnant doesn't matter to "The Man." The Man got where he and it is because it willingly jumped through those hoops. It finds those unwilling to do so as failures and unworthy. Fighting it, while morally satisfying, nearly always results in frustration for the fighter and a win for The Man. That "two below" and DG in academic situations counts so much for a military, thus warfighting, institution is demeaning but those in power have made/rigged the rules. They won't willingly change those rules and will very willingly cull from the herd those who won't embrace those rules. That it costs lives each and every time the "warfighting, i.e., bullets flying, things going 'boom,' bit occurs is acceptable to them to maintain the purity of the body. The AF is not different from any other large organization with its own culture. You either embrace those norms or the body eventually rejects you. Informed choice is the best any individual can do. That and being able to look yourself in the mirror... Nothing cosmic or wise, just recognizing the very well known threat.

1 & 2: You may think the school itself is a BS waste of time (and the in-res v coor is also BS) but if an organization thinks it's important for their leaders to have that education then why is it BS to only pick your leaders from the pool of grads. The problem is the school not the process. 3. I'm pretty sure the program of sending school guys to teach there and follow on to ACSC is an effort to correct the shitty SOS instructor problem. But I'm occasionally an optimist 4. Why shouldn't it be a competition? Once again, the problem is the method of evaluating. The whole point of the up or out system is to prevent old fucks hanging around at low levels long past their best used by dates, like in the inter-war years. While you might argue the pendulum has swung too far, it's a matter of degrees and I don't think we've gotten to "burn this bitch down" just yet. There are plenty of good dudes that just want to be pilots and fly the line. Good on you, but at the end of the day that doesn't equate to a 20 year military career in most cases without a big lump of luck. Look on the bright side, the airlines are hiring again!

This is why I am leaving. 1. Not everyone wants to go to school but the big AF thinks differently. 2. However, if you don't go in-res you won't ever really have a chance at SQ/CC or higher. 3. SOS instructor prestigious? Mine was fired from his last job and was clearly not on the fast track. WTF? 4. DG. It never stops in the AF. Your next OPR, next assignment, upgrades, schools and the constant competition to get ahead never stops. Just so you can be SQ/CC or higher where you will likely be a puppet to your OG or WG/CC. It's always something that the AF is holding over your head to get you to perform. I'm sick of that damn attitude and the queep that we create for ourselves. This place has become an utter clown show.

He was my best friend. Here's to you Will, you goofy SOB. You are already missed by 1000's and the world is a lesser place. A nickel on the grass...

Cheers! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/11248032/Wartime-spy-finally-accepts-she-is-a-French-heroine.html

Easy guys, I'm still pretty upset about my dog...

Short sighted.... When a tasker comes down who do you think does the back ground research (including reaching out to bros) to present things to the decision makers? If an action officer doesn't remotely understand the problem, he won't even know where to begin asking questions. I'm a staff bitch major (finally understand what Rainman meant: brown rank is brown rank), but I know for a fact that if what I'm currently working on was tasked to a mobility dude someone at the WIC/A-10 FAM/A3J would end up doing a lion's share of the work. It's not a knock on AMC, those guys just don't have the perspective to understand the problem let alone know how to structure the possible solutions for the actual decision makers. There are certainly plenty of action officer jobs that just need a motivated body, but many need someone with a back ground and/or connections to get up to date info and provide perspective. I understand that A1 has almost no options and hands are being tied at multiple levels, we're at rob Peter to pay Paul but don't down play the damage being done to Peter. Eventually robbing from Peter will fuck Paul.

95% of the smack-talking pilots on this forum are more worried about records that are competitive for airline gigs. Check out the "Leaving the AF for the Airlines" thread for starters. Get over yourself, nobody around here gives 2 shits about your ideal career track.

A toast... The emotional price paid to be one of the men in the arena can be steep, but there is no closer bond.

This is a huge opportunity for this individual that I'm betting 95% of the smack-talking pilots on this forum wished they had the record to compete for. My hat's off to your friend, Skitzo. Good work.