17D_guy

Hasn't MX moved into and out of OPS in the past decade? Seems like every 7 years they move.

Thank you. Do you have any insight into why the cutting hasn't happened?

Thanks gents, didn't know if I could just call and see about a static. I'm trying to get it rolled into FTAC here so all the Amn can roll through once they get to the base, not just my nerds. Don't know what a DOC statement is. From your last sentence I'd say we don't have one. That would be very difficult for us to develop and we have so many other controlling agencies (DISA, CyberCOM, 24th AF, shudder AFSPC) our mission focus is very difficult to maintain sometimes. I'll ask around though.

Negative. It's a culture we've allowed to build up over time in all communities. I can't tell you how many Comm guys I get to re-educate about how the aircraft flying is more important than patching their systems, or doing some nerd work. Look at the ESD, you think anyone educated about providing air power had a hand in deciding to roll-out.. and then kill that atrocity? But.. you think only support guys were involved in that decision? No, it's a failure of Support and the Rated officers who run stuff in the Air Force. I imagine some of the same problems persist with our MX brethren as well. Cyber can't get anyone but Space Generals running. Good thing they know what the local Comm Sq. is going through. I'm very thankful for this board because it's helped me realize the Ops side of the house. The Amn in my Flight don't even know the aircraft at my base. I'm trying to think of ways to fix that.

Hey did I miss the part where we start blaming support for the problems in the AF?

Exactly. Am I a hero? Nope. But I did my duty faithfully.

Between the two firings, that are now extremely public, how is the CSAF going to have the audacity to say there's no ethical problem within the ranks? These are being discussed in my own little part of the Comm world. This is a real discussion point for use lowly CGOs. Chist.. now I have to document, document, document when I want to fire someone. And do it when I'm a CC just to make sure if I'm relieved of command for no reason I can start a Congressional that'll go nowhere. At least the Maj who created a toxic environment this dude got blamed with will be handled appropriately.

Knew a Lt that parked in the "Any General Officer" spot at the BX at Ramstein. Because.. "general officer" includes comm. guys right?

Narcissism is a hell of a drug...

Got to hear Louis tell his story in person. What an amazing man and Godspeed.

Well.. looks like I'll volunteer for Turkey instead. Holy balls that's awful. Nothing you want to do more after getting the the jailbird rotator than sit through inprocessing and all those briefing wacked out of your brain.

X course is no longer offered. It was used as a bridge course to get us from 33S to 17D. There was a classified portion. Are you looking for Cyber 200 or 300? I can shoot you a PM if necessary.

Best part about the whole thing is the kid is staying with his new wife. So we're going to rip that kid from there and put her into the arms of someone deemed unfit a few years ago. You know, because that's healthy since the walking incubator's done so much and it's harming the kid to be away from it.

By all means, elaborate on your new found enlightenment.

I'm not a Nav and I even I know you're still digging for bed rock here.

Why exclude rated? Serious question, as at least my Comm Sq Lt's/Capt's get a lot of experience in their positions that just gets flushed at PCS to some staff-bitch job. Well, good thing his poor decision making was identified...

Are your IAO's DoD 8570 certified? Actually the majority of "automated" tasks are the IAO functions. As much as I realize it's important to "get it done" having every org on base with 2+ individuals with admin rights is a management and security nightmare. But, it might go back to that if they keep hammering the Comm Sq personnel as "not vital." Many admin tasks will be returning to the Comm Sq so, hopefully you'll see faster service once it's complete.

I'll post the email about the ESD going away and what AFSPC A6 had "planned" to do for the bases to get support once that happened. And by planned I mean, "Hey, we're taking this away in 2 months. Your base will take all support calls that we haven't automated (<10%). They will not get the bodies we took from them to man the ESD. Thanks for your time." ACC was pissed. O6's and GO's who've done Comm all their lives just thought they'd turn off the switch and Ops would be fine with it. Then AFSPC just signed off 'cause... you know, they care about operations. These are our "leaders" and have AAD's, PME and are hand selected. They are talking about splitting the AFSC AGAIN with 17DS or some other shite for the actual Ops folks. I am not one of those, (un)luck of the draw. Now I'm too old. Ain't that a bitch. The only thing I want to do in the AF is grow this Ops mission and the Amn to run it. Sadly.. I don't think it's going to happen. Got a few buds who are Ops and a few people who could barely understand how a router works who are Ops. I don't know how the A3 side decides who's got the hands for a fighter and how doesn't but send someone down to Kessler so we keep the drool off the keyboards. Please note that the Cyber MAJCOM was murdered by Skeletor in his infinite wisdom to recover the nuke problems. So, as I've said before - AFSPC destroyed the nuke enterprise so AF gives them the fastest growing, most technologically/adversarial challenging, and stupidly expensive domain as a trade in the 24th AF. Please note - it's stupidly expensive because they don't want to pay for O&M on the regular - normalized MX/upgrade of classified network equip, why would we want that? They also don't want to grow through training/long-term acquisition, so we just pay contractors. They also have ideas they want but refuse to fund adequately. So we're buying F-35's, missing vital avionics, OBOGS, other aeronautical crap I cant' remember. For example - not every hosting site has a full real-time monitoring system. Think about that. Also, 1/2 your Comm Sq will be deployed at a time under this AFNext or whatever it's called now. Surely.. Comm Guys with years of exp are running the 24th by now. It's been at operating capacity since 2008. Lets check - https://www.24af.af.mil/library/biographies/ FML Oh hey, any one at hosted out of Andrews in the past 3 months. How's that email working now? Can I have a flight suit now?

FTFY, and it would be Keesler.. which is awful.

May work for flying units, wouldn't work in, at least, Comm. No DO's, ADO's and secretary is hit or miss. I generally hate exec duty, but see it as a necessary evil in some positions. Unless you want more career civilians "supporting & leading" the operational missions.

Well, now we've got pictures of mass executions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/15/these-dramatic-images-show-apparent-mass-execution-of-iraqi-soldiers-by-isis/

The club at Vandenberg had a huge turnaround in 2010. They hired a legit outside chef, she came in and cleaned house. Food was great. No more stale potato chips with a "lunch." We actually took people there to eat instead of going downtown. I don't know how it did after hours, because I lived 40 min away. But there were lines out the place for lunch, and no one bitched about the awards luncheons anymore. It's really as easy as getting a professional in there with some pride in their product. And hot chicks.

Went and saw Edge of Tomorrow. Was a good film, with really good special effects and characters. Very little down time in it.

Yea, I believe the technical term for that amount is "Budget Dust"

The one guy I know is now a Mr. Same scenario as StoleIt's bud. Civilian case dropped, but it was reflected in his OPR... somehow. Too bad, he was a good dude.