Everything posted by 17D_guy
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The Next President is...
Link for it - https://oig.justice.gov/reports/2018/o20180413.pdf
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The Next President is...
I agree for the most part. We've seen what Obama's foreign policy brought. More death and destruction which he claimed to want to get rid of. Trump's been a lot of talk and chaos. We'll know in another year what role his bluster will do on the world stage. I'm not a fan. Plus the parade is ing stupid.
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Pilot Shortage Deepens, USAF is SCREWED.
For this the report mentioned the admin duties and other work that's been given to pilots, not your actual job. The one page is rather daming, not sure if the rest of the 69 is worth the look. Let me know when SECAF starts holding some former 3 & 4-stars accountable...
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The Next President is...
And the rats are fleeing the sinking ship.
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Latest Movies
Pacific Rim 2 - Fun addition to the original. If you liked the first, this one goes a little more light heartd, but has some interesting story decisions that kept me invested throughout. Ready Player One - Typical Spielberg quality with a mind-numbingly simple story trying to get by on cramming as many past pop-culture references as possible on a screen. Go see it either late, or after a few weeks to avoid the teenagers and weaboo's who think they're hip screaming when they see their favorite Pokeman.
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Sanity check - Should we buy our dream home?
So, I'll just say that if it's as lined up as you say and not a burden I'd probably pull the trigger myself. I'm older now, and the idea of finding a home I actually like, where I want to live is becoming my #1 priority.
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Sanity check - Should we buy our dream home?
Can you afford to not occupy it, have it sit there empty and require cleanup/home care while you're still gone?
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The Next President is...
Copy, no issues with Mueller or Rosenstein though. Source on the secret meeting w/ a FISA judge?
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The Next President is...
Are you saying that's weak as in pointless, or weak as in it didn't happen and some "deep state" is rising up against the anointed Prez? Just so we're clear, you're fine with some crimes getting prosecuted, but not others. So you're cool with the original Slick Willy issues while he was in office? Since you don't think lying to the FBI/investigators should be punishable.
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Air Force Site Certificate
It's extra cyber-secure if even you can't access it.
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Air Force Site Certificate
Upgrade to Win10.
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Apparently, we're all pretty stupid,...
Happiest disappointment of my life.
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That Cyber Thread
Don't know if this goes here, or in the politics thread. But good read and more info into Russian influence ops - https://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-lone-dnc-hacker-guccifer-20-slipped-up-and-revealed-he-was-a-russian-intelligence-officer?source=twitter&via=desktop
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Leadership at the 'Deid
Are you going to yell at someone to get off your patch of sand next?
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Leadership at the 'Deid
You rang?
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Pilot Shortage Deepens, USAF is SCREWED.
Historically has Flight Commander been viewed as an additional duty/queep job? Figure that's the first time (senior-ish Capt) there's a little more management mixed in with the leading.
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Pilot Shortage Deepens, USAF is SCREWED.
Part II - https://warontherocks.com/2018/03/air-force-in-crisis-part-ii-how-did-we-get-here/ How was leadership allowed to let this happen? I've never seen the damage put together so clearly.
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That Cyber Thread
So, Rocky Mountain AFCEA is in full effect this week. Basically the place all the GO's go to hobnob with their future employers and actually get work done. New AFSPC/CV preaching the truth about Cyber Ops Officers though - We've been offered a retention bonus and people still aren't staying that are worth much. Because there's the chance you'll get pulled off keyboard after your first/second assignment and go to a job that utilizes NONE of that experience. Plus we've still got Col's who think that we can't be a AFSC with "Have's and Have Not's." So from Cyber Ninja to Traditional Comm Sq should be looked at as good career progression, or to MAJCOM staff working the GO's cloud infrastructure project...or Win10 migration. We're all considered 17D's...which makes it easy for AFPC to move us around...because that's what's important.
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
Can confirm. Had a LtCol who was exec for a 4-star. He lost the keyed secure cell-phone in the O Club parking lot...in a foreign country (ok.. it was Ramstein). I tried to dissuade him, but he "wanted to get used to carrying it for the boss." Nada happened. BLACK pen, thank you.
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
Naturally. Didn't fill out the right checkbox, please resubmit.
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
Hey hey hey... that's 24 AF! I tried to fix it 3 times...then just quit and restarted.
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
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Queep Contractors, we got some, do you?
Also, word on the former-Comm side is a lot of the execs were Comm O's as well. I remember my first assignment (still an E) the Wing King's Exec was Mx. Wasn't until mid-2000's it started looking like a "promotion opportunity." But I may be mis-remembering when it happened.
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Pilot Shortage Deepens, USAF is SCREWED.
https://warontherocks.com/2018/02/air-force-crisis-part-pilot-retention-matters-right-now/
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The new airline thread
How do any of you stay in past initial commitment is beyond me. The QoL alone is worth more than I can even justify in dollars.