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    Leadership at the 'Deid

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by capt4fans

    Assuming his avatar is accurate... with regards to the pjs I've met, I would never call one of them a SNAP. For one it doesn't make sense. For two, it would take a life time of the bad-assery of what I do as a pilot to make up for one day in their shoes. I'm sure the level of difficulty of his training more than makes up for X number of times you've made four month deployments. Let's not even get into any actual service time he has...

    Edit: Typo

    APOLLO is calling in A-3 for SARCASM DETECTOR INOP. The rest of the formation itsokimapilot, Tank, Danny Noonin, and frog are A-3 for the same problem.

    And on a realted subject, Apollo, if you look above that cool Avatar that you have, it says SNAP. Next time you try to call someone out, please do your research.

    Fixed it.

    Leadership at the 'Deid

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Succesfully ate 3 meals transiting through the deid without a reflector belt. Also had three brews at the Fox Sports club....bless that fine American company.

    OK, so you survived one day. Try a four month deployment without ever wearing it, and then let's hear back from you, SNAP. Get your head back in the books, and quit trying to impress everyone.

    Bye bye demo teams (A-10, F-15E, F-16)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    TLDR: You can fly a low of fighter airshow demos for $750K-$2.2M. And this is only one TIB trip.

    This July, TIB will be performing across the AOR for two weeks. Being a numbers kind of guy, I wanted to quantify the cost of this "deployment" (that's what they call it, no kidding), so I busted out the trustly old excel spreadsheet. I came up with a low-end cost (KC-10 deploy/redeploy, C-130J intra-theater) and a high-end cost (C-5/C-130H) based on the USAF CPFH models and hours assumptions. A good friend of mine had to move these guys, their standard cargo weight 70k, along with 40-45 personnel.

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    Can we get this in a power point brief so it all makes sense?

    Promotion and PRF Information

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    What if you're still in student status? (UNT/Little Rock, now Cannon)

    There's an accounting date for the board. Whoever owns your pink body as of that time, writes the PRF. We have guys overseas now that are having their PRF written from their MWS initial qual school stateside, because their training was a PCS to there, and while they're in our Sq now, as of the accounting date, they were stateside.

    Promotion and PRF Information

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I second Danger41's statement - don't worry about that crap (yet). You won't even have an OPR due until 120 days after you show up to your new squadron, which means you won't have anything to bullets from for your PRF. If your Captain PRF is due and you don't have an OPR yet your flight commander(s) will gin up an MFR with some generic bullets. In the MAF world you will have plenty of opportunity to spend a few hours 'volunteering' during the duty day setting up some lame bullets while you are getting mission ready (read: endless CBTs/ground training events/appointments/etc.) before you go on your dollar ride.

    Your priorities in UPT:

    1. Bust your ass learning how to fly

    2. Don't do anything stupid like get a DUI / hit on the enlisted / fail out

    Let your gaining flight commander(s) worry about PRF queep - they are much better at it than you are.

    Erroneous again. Unless you did something wierd when you first show up to your squadron, either your UPT grad date or your MWS school date (if the course is longer than 20 weeks) will reset your clock for another year before you have and OPR due. And if your Sq tries to short turn your OPR 120 days after you get there, then you're getting fucked theminute you walk in, and I'd be as scared as BQZip's mom at a Frat Party.

    AFI 36-2903 and dress/uniform regs and issues

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by capt4fans

    This was brought to my attention earlier and I figured this belonged here. I bolded the part at the bottom because I still find it hard to believe someone's priorities can be that backwards.

    p.s. First post and all, I'll owe beers for all my mistakes.

    Chiefs’ Corner

    by Chief Master Sgt. xxxxxx

    I recently became intrigued with the phrase, “You’ve been chiefed.” Apparently, getting “chiefed” happens when you are corrected on the spot about blatant violations of regulations or reminded about customsand courtesies, something each Airman should subscribe to anyway. Of course, “getting chiefed” can only be done by a chief master sergeant.Unfortunately, it appears that more chiefs are forced to refocus from the strategic level of operations to address issues noncommissioned officers would normally take care of at the tactical and operational levels. The issues with an Airman getting “chiefed” are probably because they weren’t “sergeant-ed” or “captain-ed” by their first line supervisors. We are called to lead in many capacities. As a leader, walking past problems hoping someone else will address them or not being familiar with the regulations used in day to day operations is wrong. If it takes a chief to address issues that are easily fixed at lower levels, then we have failed as leaders. I submit that if we do not correct our Airmen we set them up for failure. How would they have the skills to lead later? Being a leader is about adhering to standards that are prominently and perfectly placed to affect good order and discipline. What may seem trivial can be the difference between life and death in combat and is vital to our profession of arms. The concern is not solely on proper uniform wear, the issue of addressing a senior master sergeant as “senior” or how long it takes an Airman to remove the sage green fleece when indoors — that scope would be mistakenly minuscule for this monologue. It’s about having the mindset that understands the small things do matter. This perspective focuses on paying attention to details of dress and appearance, AFIs, and technical order compliance to help us execute the mission on a broader scale. These details are the rules and make us all better warriors. This responsibility to follow the rules does not solely fall on a chief master sergeant’s shoulders. It is shared at all levels of leadership. So, have you been “chiefed” lately? Each of us should take an introspective look and ask if we are properly focused to execute the mission. Have we lost focus on details to “get the mission done?” Let’s commit to living the Air Force Core Values and being leaders in our Air Force. Don’t get “chiefed.” Do it right the first time.

    First off, edit it so it can be read without me zooming in to 3000% on my computer, and then put the Chief's name back into the article, so we can all email him and correct his mistakes. And then send me a 6 pack.

    Additionally, the "Chief" and I use that term loosely, might want to read up a little on AFI 36-2903..."Exception: Local commanders have the authority to allow indoor wear of the sage green fleece jacket as mission needs dictate.)"

    On the plus side, I can wear that nice Authorized Leather A-2 Flying Jacket wherever the hell I want, indoors, or outdoors, in front of the Chief, or beside him, and he can't say shit about it. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.....moron.

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    PCS weigh-in

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'm not suggesting this in any way, but that full tank of gas is totally optional...I'm just sayin'...

    My gripe at the weight station was they made me take my dog out of the car because he was "moving around" and it threw off the measurement. I said BS, I hauled his heavy ass all the way across the country! Anyways, GL man.

    The tank has to be the same each time it's weighed. Otherwise, it's called FRAUD nsplayer. Not saying, but I'm just saying.

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    I Hate Reflective Belts

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    OK Ladies and Gents....the "I hate Reflective Belts" page is about to be archived due to not enough activity. Here's the official word from Facebook.

    "Over the next few months, Facebook will be archiving all groups created using the old groups format. When this group is archived, its wall posts, photos and discussion threads will move to the new groups format, but group members will need to be re-added."

    I'd love to keep this group going without having to have everyone readd themselves when the group gets moved. However, there's only one way to do that. You guys gotta go to the page, get your friends, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, girlfriends, and siginificant others to post enough on the wall so that the group gets pushed without deleting the 33,799 members.

    Help spread the word. I'll do my best to keep checking on it, but it's PCS time, so my ability will be limited.

    Please help out a good cause. Thanks and have a great summer.

    Stan Eval Shenanigans

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    The problem in the Herk community is that there are Sq/CC and DO's that will never have an "A" Code on the flight orders and never be in that position you just described. But they are very good at micro managing their people and armchair QBing every situation their young AC/IP's experience when they are the "A" Code. They're called Navs.

    Easy way around that one. Go to 17's or be a J pilot. No Nav!!! I keed, I keed. :notworthy:

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    C-17 Globemaster Q&A

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    what's the harm in it? it's good fun imo and the fighter culture is A+ in my book. beats having no culture.

    Seriously.....a 3 year old post and you bring it back.....wow...trolling the boards and nothing else to do? Go read that Dash 1 about 15 more times, and quit wasting space here.

    ASBC information

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks dude....exactly what I was "pinging" for!

    I'm not much for drinking the kool-aid and smoking the pole either...but this one time at band camp I had SEX. WITH A GIRL! :bash: Although, I do not like kool-aid or smoking the pole, I am super nervous about going to such a challenging training program after an easy one like pilot training. Not earning DG could severely hamper my efforts and master plan for making spec ops 4 star general(a plan I'm already enacting at this point in my career). My pings didn't have anything to do with being curious about the minimum amount of work that ASBC would require.

    Good STS btw! :drinking:

    MegaPieBoy=DOUCHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Back to the thread.

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    New Fitness Rules

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Gents, here's the point. The PT test is a standard. It is a standard in the AF, as it is in every other service in every other military in the world. While there may be some bafoonery being executed by the FACs, that is not an excuse to perform piss poor on the PT test. Trust me, nobody admires you if you barely pass your PT test, regardless of what you read on here. Sister service members do not admire that, and neither do coalition partners. If the FAC is bafooning your score, roll in your commander. Saying that you don't need to excel on the test because of your "job" is a cop-out. A Pakistani helo pilot probably doesn't need to run a 6 minute mile for two miles. An Army heavy brigade commander probably doesn't need to run a 6 minute mile for two miles. A Marine Harrier pilot probably doesn't need to run a 6 minute mile for two miles. But if they are all doing that, and the USAF dude is complaining about the USAF PT test, it is difficult for them to put that into perspective. I get it, the USAF probably could do without a PT test. But think bigger than that. Strive to do the best you can, and if the FAC is clowning up, get your CC involved. It is a standard that is inherent in every military, and has been for several years prior to any of us joining the service. Be the guy or gal that people look at and say yea, you smoked the standards. There will be more of those folks, believe it or not, than the folks that are listening to you complain about the PT test. If you min run the PT test, most folks will not sympathize with the "my job doesn't require that" argument. Most folks will wonder why you are min running the standard, and your rep will come into question. And it gets worse with the more rank you have and the further you wander from tactical operations in a USAF squadron.

    That's my two cents on that, I know a lot of you disagree. I've read the Deid thread, and yes, there are a lot of rules that are lunacy. The difference, in my opinion, is that the lunacy rules are pretty much viewed the same way universally. But if you min run a USAF PT test, and complain about it....there isn't going to be much sympathy outside of your flight or maybe squadron. Doesn't matter if you are a pilot or a door kicker, an American or a New Zealander.

    The difference here, and we've tried to tell everyone that will listen to this is that if you min run the AF PT test, YOU FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Min run the other services PT test, and you pass (AFAIK) I know it's true in the Army, and pretty sure it's true in the Navy and Marine Corps. So, explain to me how I can do the MIN and FAIL? :darkcloud: :darkcloud: :darkcloud:

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