ThreeHoler

This. Those who have completed AMIC or FSO should understand the losses the USAF has suffered because of squadron culture. There are many previous accidents that are direct results of a culture that accepts FM/TO/POH deviations because they're cool, or a right of passage, etc.

It would have to be more than just a message. There has to be accountability. As long as one dude thinks he can get ahead by doing a Master's early; as long as one commander racks and stacks by PME/AAD completion date; this will continue. In that vein, word on the street is changes are coming to AMC's GRACC program that will require co-rockets to be secondary dutiless for the first six months after IQT. One can only hope.

I love your avatar.

My friends in the B-1 and C-17 also think they're doing fine at putting the landing gear down and following that pesky checklist. /douchecommentbecauselotsofcommunitiesarefuckingupandleadershipislost Seriously though, if multiple communities continue to see issues with the "basics," perhaps we really do need to focus on those flight basics. As to the "why" problem...sternly worded emails are far easier than looking in the mirror and assigning (CAUSAL) to leadership failures, and I'm not talking about silly little uniform infraction leadership "failures." I once investigated a mishap where a particular O-6 was casual as this O-6 directly ordered subordinates to violate T.O. guidance. We got really lucky on that mishap and no one got hurt/no metal got bent. It could have been a lot worse. It was still an uphill battle to publish the report because many refused to believe that an O-6 would disregard T.O. guidance. Sometimes, I think he who will not be named had a good concept when he challenged the culture of the AF...it's too bad he got personal with it and completely lost credibility due to shoddy research.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203413304577084770973155282.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop Not at all, and neither does Tebow. Supposedly.

Ok, so someone posted an excerpt from a manual that I assume is appropriate to this discussion. It said "no acro." How do you justify violating the POH/TO/AFI when it is not mission essential? Flying a VFR leg up the Grand Canyon in said heavy aircraft, for training? Yes. Flying a low-level because the Strike Eagle bubbas get Nellis to approve you as part of their package (sts). No. Should it have gone to the level of an AF-wide FCIF? Maybe. It depends on the culture of the unit and the pervasiveness of said culture (I say this as an AMIC/FSO trained individual with quite a few investigations under my belt).

Incoming IFS washout for poor attitude...

Maybe we will see this in AMC soon.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1070312_dartz-reveals-bulletproof-electric-roadster-video Bulletproof convertible. What could possibly go wrong?

Mind. Blown.

Since the C-5 has IPs and "AR qualified" IPs, I could see other communities have different levels of qual.

Home every night, better than banker's hours, "freebie" promotion to LtCol, and the "high level of academic rigor" for which AU is known? Sign me up!

"You lack discipline!" - Ahnold

I have seen a range in the MAF. We had one OG who used to stop copilots in the squadrons and ask them how many hours they flew the previous month. He would then brag when he had more hours. He also maintained his IP qual, and when he wasn't yelling or throwing things, he was a shit hot pilot. I had one Wg/CC who maintained proficiency and was a solid pilot. I also saw some Wg/CC and OG/CC who were senior staff qual'd and barely flew. IIRC Gen Lichte went through a copilot course as a 4-star (was a previous Sq/CC and IP in the jet). He was still pretty decent as a 4-star pilot from what I heard.

Has anyone seen anything new on the Roth TSP option? https://www.tsp.gov/PDF/bulletins/10-13.pdf

If the crew's immediate supervision (AC, MC, etc) isn't working to push award packages through for their enlisted crew, they're doing it wrong. At least until their guys all have 25 points.

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This is the exact opposite of the benefit provided by the particular tanker WIC dude described by brabus. You just made yourself sound like a typical douche-bag tanker pilot who doesn't have an ounce of receiver consideration in his blood...kind of like those Copperheads who try to drag their receivers through thunderstorms because it's too much of a "pain in the ass" to coordinate random AAR with ATC.

No transfer credit at all. As far as getting shit done...honestly, if a Master's degree makes or breaks your chances at promotion to Major...you're doing it wrong. If your leadership is racking and stacking Lts and even young Capts by whether they have an "advanced degree" from some shithole for profit online degree mill...they're doing it wrong. That said, finding time to do the Master's degree is up to you. For me, I started it about the time my PRF was due. Is that the right time for you? Maybe. Is the right time for you right after you get to your new squadron and you're just out of IQT? Maybe...but probably not. My current mentoring to new dudes I fly with is simple: 1) learn the jet now. 2) Do SOS once you're eligible, because then you don't have to worry about it...and if you don't get to go in residence for some reason...you're still promotable. 3) The Master's degree is up to you; but I recommend the ACSC OLMP because it is "free" (some courses have books that you have to buy/rent/borrow/etc), you don't have to deal with TA, you get "free" credit for 3 of 7 ACSC exams after you're a Maj(s), and you can complete it in just under two years...which means if you start it when you're eligible (Capt, 6 years TAFSC, and SOS complete) you'll finish it before your PRF is generated.

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1:2 deploy-to-dwell would be nice reduction in deployments by half for some of us...

The last time people did a KC-10 Breitling deal, I think it was a minimum order of 50 units at $1800 each...