guineapigfury

I remember this. Most of the guys who were competing for something were all within the margin of error for "Flight Commander's Ranking" or whatever it's officially called. This is where the "don't be a douchebag" technique pays off. It also pays off if you're at the bottom of your T-1 class like I was. I and one other student vied for the lowest ranking with ever escalating checkride buffoonery. I'm not sure which of us was last, but I'm sure we were the last two. I was always on time, stuck with customs and courtesies and took my extensive debriefings without quibbling. The other person ... not so much. You get one guess which one of us was smiling on assignment night.

While we're on wrong holiday:

On the passing out in formation ... locked knees will get you everytime. If it was intentional, I recall Ancient Romans were forced to attend Emperor Nero's musical recitals and plays. They were so bad, people faked heart attacks or going into labor so they would have an excuse to leave. The analogy here is clear. Let me give you every CoC speech I've ever heard: Thank you (insert name of person who just handed over guidon here), this is a big honor. Yadda Yadda Yadda, I couldn't have gotten here without the support of my family (cue kid unable to sit still in front row with frazzled wife staring blankly ahead with attempted Stepford Wife Smile), Yadda Yadda Yadda, hard work to do, yadda yadda yadda, /Returns Salute to new squadron.

Lucky bastard.

Mine was at OTS at their simulated deployed location while I was still an officer trainee. For whatever reason, there were a couple of Army Warrant Officers hanging out. One was literally leaning against a sign that said "No Hat - No Salute Zone", saw me, came to the position of attention and saluted. I of course returned the salute and carried on.

Off topic, but one of my friends got a 57 downgrade "good" in T-6s on a particular checkride.

The saddest part of this thread is the poor guy who thinks AFPC would ever take his past performance into account when delivering a future assignment.

I've never understood the aversion to using street names and addresses like the rest of the civilized world.

Actual RPA UDM here. Yes, RPA crews deploy. Not every squadron deploys people, but the community as a whole does. The amount of volunteers varies by time, squadron and crew position. An LRE deployment is a great experience for a new Lt/Airman. They return with better flying skills, systems knowledge, understanding of datalink architecture, improved situational awareness, and a renewed appreciation for supporting the dudes on the ground. So CCs like to send them after they've built some experience (normally a minimum of a few hundred flight hours). BLOB*: expect one 4month-ish deployment during your first assignment. I've seen a handful of folks on the enlisted side who've been twice or thrice, but in those cases that's spread out over many years. *Bottom Line On Bottom

Sweet. My 78 should keep me safe. Fat Bastard like a boss.

If the CSAF did sign this off at CORONA, then hopefully the intent was to build buy-in amongst his likely successors. If the change sticks, then the delay will have been well worth it.

27 of 70 ... I knew the washout rate used to be higher but damn.

That is unlikely. What isn't unlikely is that $1M asset getting sent to Creech.

The above is why we need universal mental health care.

If anyone doubts this, look into how your squadron is doing RRFs on the enlisted side. I know people who are going to lose their job this year because they failed a single PT test 3+ years ago. Solid bros, excellent at primary duties, no EPR or discipline issues. Ugh.

Mess dress purchase was mandatory at OTS. IIRC, you had to buy it the first week, presumably so AAFES could capture $400 from the 10% who quit before they threw in the towel.

FTFY.

You're assuming the only option was to go in the way we did, with 100,000 troops. We should have left Big Army at home, and let the bearded commandos and air strikes do their thing. Afghanistan would be the same festering shithole it is today, we'd still have killed plenty of terrorists, 2000+ servicemembers would still be alive, and we'd have an extra half-trillion dollars lying around.

A first PFT failure should only cause a referral report if the report closes out before it is corrected. Somewhere is actually closing out reports early because of a single PFT failure? If that's true, we're so far past full retard that I don't know what to say.

The other thing to factor in to junior enlisted pay is the GI Bill, amortized over the first enlistment. Let's say a guy is an E-2, making $1717 a month. That's not much, but now add in free college and it's the best deal you're gonna see with nothing but a high school diploma unless your name is Lebron James.

As an added bonus, no more combat pay at the Deid after June!

Lakers cheerleader with STDs? Leave Paula Abdul out of this.

The proper verbiage is "emphallusing", which is like emphasizing only with more cock and balls.

We had some at OTS too.

That would be interesting. I'm stuck in RPAs and leaning very strongly toward getting out. Not sure how much it would take to change my mind.