[Shut down Air War College]

The last time I checked the "paying your dues" part of our job was college/OTS/Zoo/ROTC/UPT/MWS qual/Q1 mission checkride/AC or flight lead upgrade/IP/EP. Once those are accomplished you have made it to the NFL-level of warfare and the focus should be on the mission rather than the career.

Shack

[Shut down Air War College]

Guys are basically having to choose to either be the best fighter pilot they can be and risk not getting a school slot and BPZ to major, or going for all the squares at the expense of their primary job of flying and employing aircraft. I am just sick and tired of stupid policies killing morale, hurting retention, and making life worse, not better for the people. Maybe I've become too cynical after 18 years but the 25+ CBTs I have to stay current on, the reflective belt I must wear indoors and out, the blues on monday if I'm not on the schedule, and the total misprioritization of a pilot's focus have just left be burned out on the AF.

Well said...

Why is the AF so obsessed with LOOKING good, rather than actually BEING good? I'd rather having my wingie spending his time practicing his radar mech in the WTT than composing some BS outline for the next worthless paper he's required to write for his Master's degree.