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All true. But changing the entire enterprise simply isn't feasible anymore, if it ever was. Regardless, I doubt the AF would change to a "pilots fly" model even if they could. It's where the generals come from, for better or worse.

Is this real life?

Bump. AMS robot sent the hiring message this week. Does anyone know how much AR time is "enough" to apply? I was RT qual'd in the -135 but had min boom time.

So? Your average retired on active duty Lt Col makes this much. At least she knows what an Air Force is...

How do you think this happens? Or this

Put it on the top of your ADP and hope for the best.

Meanwhile North Korea is warming up their silos

Wonder if "Bradley" Manning gets that same treatment. Or Snowden...

Just print more money.

I had finance recoup about $400 from an overpaid voucher over four years old...apparently they do know how to audit their books. Also, apparently you're not authorized to mail pro-gear to your 365-ITDY location...

I thought about some of these but didn't want to deal with paying an annual fee or closing the account after leaving active duty.

that's because he's a dick.

I just signed up for the Citi Double Cash card. No annual fee, 1% back on all purchases and 1% additional when you pay your bill. Going to give that a go this year switching from USAA where I was getting 1% cash back.

The DNC should have hired Snowden to teach them how to properly encrypt their confidential communications.

https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/812061677160202240 Trump tweets. Says he's asked Boeing to price a super Hornet due to Lockheed cost overruns.

Didn't the enlisted RPA board announce like 300+ names for the program?

Good luck downrange. Remember: trust no one.

The counter argument was that it's unlikely that pilots would want the rate of flying done as a Capt to continue for 20 years. That is, 120 days deployed and 100 more days TDY per year (or whatever the line guys in your unit are doing these days). It's not a bad argument. But the speaker had the guy who asked the question about a non-command track stand back up for like 5 minutes while giving the counter argument. It was like how I talk to my 5 year old when he's done something stupid. Except this was an O-6 talking to a guy with a college degree in something who had been flying in the AF for 4-8 years.

Yup

They also are aware that it isn't about money. Money doesn't hurt, but it doesn't solve the problem either. They need to figure out how to make guys want the AF when they have solid option on the outside. Overall, I got the feeling that while they're not blind to the current and pending shortage of pilots, they just don't have the information they need to make decisions. It was mentioned that this will be the first year that the AF runs an exit survey for pilots. They should have been doing that for years.

Bottom line is that the MAF forecasts their pilot shortage to be 600+ by 2023 (I think). They can push more MAF pilots through initial which delays the inevitable. By 2023 the MAF pilot shortage will be as acute as the CAF pilot shortage is now.

Yeah, that was pretty good. The saddest thing was watching the Capt get stood up and dressed down for daring to suggest that there be a flying track for officers not interested in command. I felt that was unnecessarily patronizing.

A/TA had a seminar on the "National Pilot Shortage" this year. Didn't address the pilot bonus that I can recall, but it was an interesting seminar nonetheless discussing some of the reasons pilots are bailing on the AF.

True story. I would never have volunteered to do it, but I learned a lot about what's important as a pilot, and have some pretty cool stories flying the Caravan. It's easier to take in hindsight.