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Ha. Fair enough, but by the time I have a decade of experience, you will be back in diapers.

Yes, that's exactly what's going on here. Since I'm assigned to a particular flight in a particular squadron in a particular group in a particular wing, I'm most concerned with the problems within arms reach. I'm not aiming to "strategically fix" anything with the Air Force at this point. It's not all about bitching, but it's a little about bitching. Actually I'd say it's complaining because bitching is complaining without a solution and the solution for my particular problem is to turn back the clock policy-wise and attitude-wise like 2-3 months and go from there. I'll send him that leadership should be focused on the mission and not stupid queepy shit like uniform wear and TPS reports. That stuff inevitably has to be done, but when it's priority #2 or #3 on the boss' agenda and he spends noticeable time kicking people in the nuts not for failing to accomplish the mission, but rather for failing to play by the exact letter of both the rule book and his personal, often unknown preferences as a CC, that's a foul IMHO. We should (speaking of AFSOC here) be flexible enough to provide specialized airpower anywhere in the world on a moment's notice without having to check our sock color or roll our sleeves down or file a goddam 2407 to change a take off time by ~30 minutes. Send that to the CSAF. Wasn't that the gist of what got pushed up to Gen. Welsh after his call for comments? It's not the endless deployments, it's not the state-side TDYs, it's not missing holidays that's making people pissed off, not me at least. Those things are mitigated by killing the enemy and doing some other good work for the nation. What's making guys pissed off is the stupid shit that's most prevalent back home or in other REMF-infested locations. That's what I'm complaining about WRT new wing policies and what others are talking about in the numerous threads on this topic I would venture. You have a step van? Man, I should bitch about having to walk... So what's the bigger picture here rainman? My BL problem is loss of mission focus. Other commands seem to be leading indicators, but my limited experiences with certain deployed locations as well as the fresh asspains new leadership have brought upon us have further solidified to me that this is the big problem. How far up AGL to I have to be to realize that a loss of mission focus really isn't the problem?

you have got to be shitting me pyle.

Really? Still in UPT?

Yes, via GoodReader.

Police Stop Man Attempting to Ignite Fireworks From Jeep at National Mall The Jeep had also been fitted with a turret and multiple PVC tubes from which fireworks could be shot out of. PYB?

The top comment on the YouTube page is: "Loved you in the Goonies"

Nope.

And Astronauts

Well shit, I tried to find another job back in March, but was denied. So now you're telling me I can fuck an Airman (female, of course) to meet my objective? I think I just figured out a new gameplan!

Here's one who is now sleeping with the "Tuna" after a "Rockin" Cross Country!!....

?? Comment on the circular "supporting" vs "supported" derail...it's not that I don't care how we talk about operations or don't want the AF to get credit where credit is due, but that I don't think we're helping our case with conversations like this. I thought quiet professionals meant hacking the mish and not giving a shit if the random person on the street even knew you were there let alone if you were the "supported" service or some nonsense like that. What I do care about right now is what my senior leadership is telling me and how that flies in the face of everything I've learned up to this point and everything that I believe to be true about being an officer and an aviator. That's whats wrong with my little corner of the Air Force.

...on the Thursday evening before a 4 day weekend.

Sarge...you have to admit some NCO's have really f-ing stupid haircuts. I keed, I keed. Now where is that belt I bought in 1994...I'm taking the wife to Chili's tonight.

To OP: yeah, there are assholes out there like this guy too

Kindles could be pretty good for pubs only, plus they're a lot cheaper. But I'd assume they're a lot harder to program stuff for. I think this is where a lot of people are missing the huge potential of the iPad. WE (the aircrew) could create whatever we feel like we need for the mission. There are a lot of smart, creative people in the AF that have to rely on contractors to make shitty computer programs that cost millions, both on the ground and in the air. Even if one of us wrote the world's best PC program, good luck getting the comm squadron to install it on a computer. If it's not a spreadsheet it won't happen. There's a lot of potential things the iPad could quickly and easily calculate while airborne: moving maps (or charts), killbox coordinates, divert fuel, frag fuel, a NEAREST function, ETPs, TOLD (heaven forbid), weight & balance, 781s, MARs, etc. None of which my current aircraft can do on its own. Sad but true. Someone has reportedly already found a workable mounting bracket for my aircraft that installs without screws. Either way would work, though I could see my arm always hitting the kneeboard and changing the screen at just the wrong time. There is an idea for separate "Secret" iPads with wifi disabled and the requisite stickers. Heavy guys would need them in the desert but not really anywhere else. Current pubs bags do not (usually) include porn. iPad could possibly. Case closed.

I could give less than two shits. Turn your autopilot on, give me my gas and go ###### off and enjoy your hardship deployment to Dafra.