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"The other side of the story here is that the pilot has spent the past six years completing a two year training course, and still hasn’t passed any of the tests necessary to become a pilot. The airline became fed up, and since they’re firing pilots anyway and trying to cut costs, they also decided to terminate their contract with her at this point."
What's that saying? Six years of pilot training down the drain, might as well join the f**ckin' peace corps.
https://onemileatatime.com/qatar-airways-fires-pilot/
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Just wanted to give a shout out to any of the MARS guys who might see this. I've used them many times over the years for both official and morale purposes and I am so grateful these guys are around.
My favorite MARS story of all was calling home from just off the west coast Italy to wish someone a happy birthday. HF propogation is an amazing thing!
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With 69 percent of the vote no less..
With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, the 48-year-old McSally had 69 percent of the vote, compared to 24 percent for retired Air Force Sgt. Chuck Wooten and 7 percent for businesswoman Shelley Kais.
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Dan Ward has written some incisive pieces on acquisition and I'm looking forward to his new book. One of my favorites was his treatment on the construction of the Death Star.
You sir made my afternoon.. I never thought in a million years I'd read anything from a DAU publication but Ward's commentary was spot on and entertaining to boot!
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BTLflyer, you will indeed have to renounce your citizenship. I was in the same boat as you, just the other way round (US citizen by birth but UK citizen as well due to my father being born there)
You'll want to contact the British embassy in D.C. to start the process soon as it takes some time. HM government charged me $700 for the privilege as well so look forward to that.
If you have any questions shoot me a PM. I went through that process a few years ago and should be able to answer any questions you might have.
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This is great stuff! I was familiar with the MARS folks but never tried it out. I've tried the HF Global network several times back home and was only ever able to make a successful phone call once..
Will look forward to giving this a go on my first flight back home.
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Reasons I want to get out (even though I'm about to pin on Captain):
- I can't stand the ever-looming threat of PCS'ing to FOB Cannon/Creech/Whiteman/Grand Forks, regardless of my performance as a pilot.
You mean you didn't figure this out before you signed on the dotted line and now you're pissed? Are you ######ing serious?
- I knew what I signed up for
Your derp derp filled rant indicates otherwise.
Anyone care to add anything?
Yes. Do someone else a favor and FSB yourself if you feel that you've made such a poor life choice.
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Then pick a careerfield that isn't able to be contracted out (i.e. Services, Comm, etc). Sorry Services SNCO we're forcing to retire, we need to keep the Boom or Loadmaster SNCO since, on paper, they're more valuable to the USAF.
Doesn't compute. Services SNCO would have inevitably been the Wing Holiday Party POC or Multicultural Committee Chairperson, therefore on paper they are more valuable.
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How many people do you think will get OPR Bullets / promoted for managing this process? I put the over/under at 3 stars, two eagles, 38 stripes, and 17 oak leafs.
Don't forget the Bronze Stars
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Didn't see that coming...
RIF, FSB and VSP
AFPC has announced that the RIF and FSB rosters will be further delayed, and that as a result the VSP window for application will NOT open on 14 Jan as advertised for these programs. It WILL still open on 14 Jan for other programs. Further details are expected to be released within the next two weeks.
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FAM? As in Functional Area Manager? Why in the heck would you ask them those questions?
You need to talk to your Unit Deployment Manager. If your UDM is useless (or like so many others, overtasked in a position that should NOT be an additional duty for non-Logi types), talk to your home station Installation Personnel Readiness folks to give you the lowdown on what you'll be doing and who you're working for.
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Farley, a professor at the University of Kentucky, thinks the military should go back to how it was structured before the Air Force became an independent service. Ultimately, such a move would curb how often the military would be used, he argues.
“As far back as the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, [civilian policymakers] have found air power too attractive because of the promise of relatively cheap, relatively efficient war,” Farley said in a Jan. 8 interview. “Putting the Air Force back into the Army creates more perspective with respect to what war really costs and what the prospects of war really are.”
Gee, thanks for your perspective there Farley.. Merge the Air Force and end up with a force that is not only less capable but less able to prosecute national security objectives. Gotta love the way tenured academia types think..
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True story: my RFF in 2011 was due just after my PRF so I thought "Sweet, I'll just copy/paste." The RFF form looked to be the same, but was actually one or two characters per line shorter than the PRF, causing a near complete re-write.
Amazing isn't it? You'd think that for as much as Big Blue preaches standardization, A1 would be smart enough figure out how the standardize the length of a bullet between it's own forms.
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1. It looks like there isn't any current ADSC's that would prohibit one from applying for VSP if eligible (to include the bonus).. correct?
That was exactly what AFPC said last time... And we all know how that turned out. What is it they say about history being doomed to repeat itself?
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BAH is prorated, so most likely what will happen is that when you in-process with finance at your new base, you will receive prorated BAH that reflects a couple of days from your old base and the rest of the month being at your BAH rate for your new base.
"Most likely" being the operative words...
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At least they didn't randomly change the size of the bullet lines like they did when they randomly dropped a new PRF form on everybody a couple of years back. Having said that, I guess it's not entirely unsurprising that given how much the Air Force preaches standardization, A1 can't seem to standardize the length of a bullet between various forms.
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I'm sure Trident will offer grants to everyone because they care about education and not the bottom line.
No way! I thought it was standard policy for all military masters factory schools to raise their tuition rates just weeks after barely hanging on to their accredations because they "care" so much about allowing us to get our learn on..
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I gave trident the middle finger a couple of months ago after they announced they were raising their tuition rates. Went ahead and transferred to Columbia Southern and couldn't be happier.
They are only "nationally accredited" which might put some folks off, but if you're just looking for a check the box masters, the coursework is very light and they match what TA pays.
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Take charge of your own career. Let your leadership know you care about your direction and place in the world. That is more important than any AAD, PME, or other bullshit you're going to do anyway.
Spot on. Nobody and I mean nobody cares about your career more than you do. They say the squeaky wheel gets the grease, but the trick is to be tactfully "squeaky" and not a whiner.
Aquilaex Iridium Helmet Visors
in General Discussion
Posted · Edited by drachen
We've got a few T-6 pilots (AETC unit) that really like the visor shown at the link below.
http://www.aquilaoptics.com/index.php?m=Home&c=Products&a=view&id=2
This visor is not currently approved for flight in AETC, and I'm trying to do our folks a solid and at least run down if there's an easy path for the powers that be at AETC to say yes without going down the AF1067 rabbit hole.
Anyone here fly with this visor in ACC or elsewhere and familiar with any official safe to fly approval for them?
Thanks in advance!